Trio of Hawks leads UMES to 81-64 win over Cairn
 


SUMMARY

A trio of Hawks scored 20 points a piece in a 81-64 win over Cairn University on Monday night.
 

THE SCORE

Cairn Highlanders (6-4) – 64
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-11) - 81
 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

The Highlanders of Cairn University jumped out to an early 8-4 lead sparked by three pointers from Jaylon Simpson and Josiah Hardy and battled with the Hawks throughout the first half. UMES built double digit leads of 30-18 and 36-26 but were unable to fully separate themselves from the Highlanders. A layup by Simpson late in the first half cut the Hawk lead down to five before a spinning layin by Ketron "KC" Shaw put UMES up 40-33 at the break.

A motivated Hawks team came out in the second half upped their lead to sixteen, 57-41 after a layin and dunk from Chris Flippin. Up by a healthy margin at the 15:24 mark, the Hawks maintained a double-digit cushion through the remainder of the game. Five straight point by Flippin late in the game gave the Hawks their largest lead, 79-58, with a minute to play and they cruised to the 17-point victory.
 


BY THE NUMBERS
 
Chris Flippin was perfect from the field, hitting 9-of-9 field goals and finishing with a team-high 21 points.
 
Ketron "KC" Shaw picked up his ninth game of 20 or more points. Shaw finished with 20 points along with nine rebounds.
 
Evan Johnson was the third Hawk to finish with 20 points while dishing out three assists.
 
Jalen Ware added 12 points and five rebounds in the UMES victory.
 
Cairn's Josiah Hardy had 21 points while Corey Baldwin finished with 17 for the Highlanders.
 
UMES held a 50 to 26 edge in points in the paint.
 
UMES recorded their fifth game of shooting 55% or better from the field.
 
 
 
COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR
 
"We wanted to play solid defense. I thought our guards did that tonight and we showed signs of improvement."
 
"Evan (Johnson) and KC (Shaw) continue to be solid. I thought we did a good job of getting the ball to Chris Flippin. Moving forward, we look to get more consistency from other guys as we prepare for a tough game against Maryland followed by MEAC play."
 
"It has been a challenging semester both on and off the court for our guys and I want them to take a little bit of time over the next few days to be with their family before we get back to work. With an entirely new team, we continue to learn and get better. We will come back from this short break refreshed and reenergized for the second half of the season."
 

 
NEXT UP
 
The Hawks conclude non-conference play at the University of Maryland on December 28^th.