SUMMARY

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore improved to 2-0 at home with a one-sided 113-57 win over Galluadet on Monday night. Kyrell Shaw poured in a season-high 31 points while brother Ketron "KC" Shaw recorded a triple double to highlight the Hawks' high scoring night.
 
 
THE SCORE
 
Gallaudet Bison (0-4) –  57
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-4) - 113
 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

 
The Hawks jumped out to a 11-3 lead thanks to an early four points from Maurice Vassel and Jose Cuello while holding the Bison to just 1-for-10 shooting during the first four minutes of play.

 
Kyrell Shaw knocked down three of his first four three pointers and scored a quick 11 points off the bench to help the Hawks extend the lead to 28-9 by the 10:05 mark. The Hawks went on to shoot 60 percent from the field including nine makes from beyond the arc to take control by halftime, 57-22.

 
The Hawks opened the second half by knocking down four straight three pointers. UMES extended their lead to as many as 57 by the 11:55 remaining as Shaw and the Hawk shooters continued to connect from beyond the arc. UMES went on to make an impressive nine three pointers in the second half and a total of 18 for the game while shooting 55.7% from the field in the 113-57 victory.
 
 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

 
Kyrell Shaw led all players with a season-high 31 points, including seven makes from three point range.

 
After leading the Hawks in scoring over the first five games of the year, Ketron "KC" Shaw dished out a season-high 12 assists while finishing with a triple double by adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. Shaw's triple double is the first by a UMES player since 2014.

 
Six Hawks scored in double-figures on Monday. In addition to the Shaw brothers, Christopher Flippin had 16 points. Jose Cuello added 13 points. Cardell Bailey finished with 11 points while Maurice Vassel had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

 
The Hawks scored the most points in a single game since December of 2015 (115 – Central Penn).

 
UMES recorded 30 combined team assists in the victory – the most by any team dating back to the 2007-2008 season.

 
Led by Ky. Shaw, the Hawks made 18 three-pointers which marks the most by any UMES team since 2006.

 
The Hawks held the edge in a rebounding with a season-high 56 compared to GU's 30.
 
 

 
COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR

 
"A great shooting performance from our guys tonight. I can't remember the last time one of my teams had 18 three-pointers. While that wasn't our overall goal, it was impressive to see. We also wanted to set the tone in the paint tonight which I thought we did a good job of early. We were able to score 50 points in the paint. Overall, we started the game scoring inside and finished it from the outside."

 
"I wanted us to come out with a little more intensity and execution on the defensive end tonight. I thought we did a good job of that and we hope it continues as we enter our road trip."

 
"Ketron (Shaw) is simply a very good player who can defend multiple positions. He is one of our top defensive players. While we have asked him to score a lot, one of his more underrated abilities is his passing. He showed he can do it all tonight and I am proud of him."

 
"We are looking forward to competing against some top-level competition over these next few games. We think we can turn some heads and show everyone want UMES basketball is all about."
 


 
NEXT UP
 
The Hawks are back on the road on Wednesday at Murray State University.