UMES Hawks win
77
Penn St.-Schuylkill PSUS 0-2
96
Winner UMES UMES 1-2,0-0 MEAC
Penn St.-Schuylkill PSUS
0-2
77
Final
96
UMES UMES
1-2,0-0 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St.-Schuylkill PSUS 26 51 77
UMES UMES 37 59 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hawks soar to 96-77 homecoming victory

Hawks soar to homecoming win over Penn State Schuylkill
 

SUMMARY

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks soared to a 96-77 win over Penn State Schuylkill on Saturday, 96-77.

THE SCORE

Penn State Schuylkill Nittany Lions (0-1) - 77
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (1-2) - 96
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

As the University of Maryland Eastern Shore welcomed back alumni and friends for its annual homecoming celebration, the Hawks maintained a two possession lead throughout the majority of the first half. After back-to-back baskets by forward Christopher Flippin and a buzzer beating jumper from Jalen Ware, UMES took a double-digit lead, 37-26, at the half.

UMES maintained a double-digit lead throughout the majority of the second half. With a 71-61 lead at the 6:44 mark, the Hawks seized control as Ralph Martino, Jr. shook a defender for a step back three pointer and Ketron "KC" Shaw flew in for a dunk. Cardell Bailey hit on his next two attempts from beyond the arc to up the lead to 18 with 4:42 to go. A Martino dunk put UMES up by 20 and an alley up dunk on a brotherly connection from Kyrell Shaw to Ketron put the exclamation point on the Hawk homecoming victory.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

KC Shaw continues to impress in his first season as a Hawk. He led all scorers on Saturday with 25 points, converting nine of 12 field goals. He also added four rebounds and four assists in the win. In the first week of the season, Shaw has recorded games of 23, 24 and 25 points.
 
UMES forward Chris Flippin recorded back-to-back games of 20 or more points with 21 on Saturday. The transfer junior is shooting .750 percent from the floor and also averaging eight rebounds per contest.

Guard Cardell Bailey added 11 points in Saturday's win.
 
Saturday's 96 point performance was the most scored by a Hawks team in a single game since February 20 of 2017.
 
The Hawks held a 24-5 edge in points off turnovers.
 
Led by the efforts of Flippin and a slashing KC Shaw, UMES outscored PSU-Schuylkill, 58-32, in the paint.
 
UMES made 57.8% from the field on Saturday.
 
COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR.
 
"For us to be able to deliver a win on homecoming, it means a lot. I loved the fan support tonight and we look forward to giving them more to cheer about as the season goes on. I was happy about our crowd and hope we can get this type of support for every home game."
 
"We had some former players including members from our 1974-1974 team who came to practice and into the locker room. Our guys took the message from the alumni to heart and really feel like they are part of something bigger."
 
"I thought KC (Shaw) showed what type of athlete he really can be in front of our home fans. He was ready to perform tonight and had an efficient game from the field."
 
"With all the new players and coaches this year, we continue to grow and mature as a team. This first slate of games was a busy week and now we turn around and are back on the road to play at Miami-Ohio on Tuesday. We are still learning each other and finding out what everyone likes and how they perform in games. It is a learning process.

 

UP NEXT
 
The Hawks travel to play at Miami (OH) University on Tuesday at 7 pm.
 
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