The Short Story:  The Hawks' women's basketball team returned to the court for the first time in the new year and walked off with a dominating win over Lancaster Bible on Wednesday evening. Five different Hawks reached double figures, led by Ariana Seawell's double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. 

THE GAME FACTS
Score: UMES 99, Lancaster Bible 37
Location: Princess Anne, MD

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It did not take long for the Hawks to take control of the game, starting with a 18-4 run to begin the game, with 3:11 remaining in the first quarter. LBC would try to play even the rest of the period adding six more to their total, but UMES added nine, capped by a Seawell three-pointer with 59 seconds left. The Hawks held the 27-10 lead going into the second quarter.
• UMES took a 20-point lead at 34-14 with 6:44 left in the first half before the Chargers hit their first three of the period. The Hawks followed up with a 12-0 run beginning with a Aysia Hinton layup and capped by by a Seawell one. Once again the teams would go scoreless in the final minute of the period as UMES kept a 46-19 lead going into the locker room break.
• The third quarter saw the Hawks stretch their lead even further outscoring the Chargers 33-9, including holding the visitors to just two points over the final five minutes of the period. The Hawks took a 79-28 lead going into the final quarter. 
• For the third period in a row, UMES held the Chargers to just nine points in the period. Despite seeing more players take the court for the Hawks, the home team scored 20 points and nearly reached triple-digits for the first time since a 100-30 win over Bryn Athyn last season.

BY THE NUMBERS

• In addition to Seawell's 16, Ashanti Lynch (14), Lainey Allen (12), Zamara Haynes (12), and Mahogany Lester (10) all reached double figures.
• The Hawks forced LBC into 29 turnovers and scored 34 points off the Chargers' miscues.
• UMES also led in second-chance points (21-3), bench points (51-7), points in the paint (70-8), and fast break points (28-5). 
• The Chargers were led by Jenna Dombach's 20 points and five rebounds.

FROM COACH BACHELOR: 

• "I really like this team. They respond to coaching. They respond to instruction. It is going to be an interesting couple of days going into this (Morgan St game) as we know how critical every game is in the MEAC, especially home games and opening up here. Morgan State is led by a legendary coach and will have them prepared and they have played some really tough competition so we have to be ready for conference play. 

UP NEXT

• The Hawks open up MEAC play on Saturday, Jan. 6 when they host Morgan State. Tip-off with the Bears is scheduled for 2 p.m. and is part of a MEAC double-head with the men.
• The game is free admission for all fans.