PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team will play two more games on their current trip away from Princess Anne. As part of the Progressive Legends Classic, the Hawks will face the University of Detroit Mercy on Monday, and then either Bucknell or Toledo on Tuesday night. Both games will be played at John F. Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.

UMES is coming off a close defeat to Saint Francis on Saturday, as the Red Flash outlasted the Hawks in the final minutes, 57-53. After Saint Francis nearly led wire-to-wire, the Hawks battled all the way back to tie the game at 51-51. However, Greg Bell came up with a big three-point play for the Red Flash, and Isaac Smith missed a go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds.

The Hawks come into the two-game set in Toledo with a 1-4 record. UMES matches up with the Detroit Titans (2-2) on Monday with a 4:30 p.m. tip-off. Depending on the results of Monday's games, UMES will either face the Bucknell Bison or the host Toledo Rockets. Tuesday's game will start at either 4:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. depending on Monday's result.

Through five games, the Hawks have been led by a pair of newcomers, Devin Martin and Mike Myers. Martin tops the team with 12 points per game, while Myers has put up 10.8 points per game and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game. The Hawks have shown offensive improvements, limiting turnovers against Saint Francis while continuing to nail free throws at a higher rate. The 11 turnovers against the Red Flash were a season-low while the Hawks went 9-of-10 from the foul line.

Detroit is led by a senior with a familiar name, Juwan Howard, Jr. The son of the former Michigan Wolverine and NBA All-Star, most notably with the Washington Bullets, Juwan Howard, Jr. leads the Titans with 19.5 points per game. Howard thrives in nearly every aspect, also leading in rebounds (6.8 per game) and second in assists (2.3 per game). Howard is also an incredible free throw shooter at 92.6% on the season, and the team as a whole shoots an impressive 77.3%, including 27-of-31 in its last two games.

Hawk fans can listen to all the action on the Hawks Radio Network powered by SFMSports.Net and Fox Sports 960 AM in Salisbury, Md. Pregame coverage starts twenty minutes before tip-off for both games.