Feb. 10, 2014
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HAMPTON, Va. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team continues its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule on Monday night as the Hawks are set for battle against Hampton University at 8 p.m. UMES stands at 12th in MEAC, while Hampton is among the conference's elite in fourth. The contest is one of two road contests for the Hawks in month of February.
The Hawks are looking to win at Hampton for the first time since 2000 as UMES has lost the last six games to the Pirates. The men are also looking to snap the nation's longest road losing streak, which sits at 31 games since 2011. UMES has been exceptional at home, however, where the men have a +22 scoring advantage in eight games. HU leads the all-time series record, 22-6.
UMES (3-17, 1-7 MEAC) will look for senior Troy Snyder (Chicago, Ill.) to continue his strong play. The forward is averaging 13 points-per-game over his last three games and led UMES in points, rebounds, assists, steals and minutes against Coppin State on Saturday. Snyder has atleast six boards in each of his past four games and has five steals in that span. Junior KyRee Jones (Indianapolis, Ind.) has scored in double-digits in 11 of his past 13 games, while freshman Hakeem Baxter (Philadelphia, Pa.) has run the point efficiently all season. Freshman Shane Randall (Philadelphia, Pa.) has started in three of the past four games.
Hampton (12-11. 7-3 MEAC) is being paced by Du'Vaughn Maxwell, who leads the team in points (15.1), rebounds (6.9) and blocks (3.3). Maxwell's block total leads the MEAC. Deron Powers has stood up to his MEAC Rookie of the Year honor last season as he is averaging 11.0 ppg and leads the team with a 84-percent clip from the charity stripe. Hampton features a young squad, but have a +1.7 scoring advantage and are averaging 38.2 rpg.
Let's take a look at a few game notes for today's matchup:
- LAST TIME OUT: UMES fell to Coppin State, 58-50, this past Saturday night. UMES used a jumper by KyRee Jones to take a three-point lead, 50-47, with just under five minutes to go. The points were the best the Hawks got the rest of the way as Coppin State closed the game on a 9-0 run. The Hawks led for the majority of the contest, but the strong final push by CSU proved to be too much. Troy Snyder had a game-high 15 points and nine boards
- MATCHUP AGAINST HU: HU holds a 22-6 record all-time against UMES. The Hawks have lost the last six games against Hampton and have not defeated the Pirates since the 2007-08 season. UMES has not scored 70 points in a contest against HU since 2006.
- HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: UMES holds a +22 scoring advantage at home this season with all three wins at the W.P. Hytche Center. The team is shooting 43 FG%, nearly eight points higher than on the road (35.6%). UMES has shot atleast 40% in three of the past four home games
- BAXTER BACKING IT UP: Freshman Hakeem Baxter has been nothing short of brilliant to open his collegiate career. He has been named MEAC Rookie of the Week three times (11/25, 12/9, 2/3) and is in the top-3 in seven statistical categories. He was named CSM Player of the Week on Feb. 2
- STREAKY JONES: KyRee Jones recently had two streaks end. He had made 20 consecutive free-throws across a four-game span end against Norfolk State (Jan. 11). He also saw a seven-game double-digit point streak end in the game. He has atleast 10 points in 11 of his last 13 games
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