Hawks drop final non-conference game to Maryland, 81-66

 
SUMMARY

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks dropped Saturday's final non-conference game to Maryland, 81-66.


 
THE SCORE

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-12) – 66
Maryland Terrapins (11-2) – 81

 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Maryland Terrapins jumped out to early 11-2 lead while the Hawks managed just one field goal through the first five minutes before a 8-0 run by UMES narrowed the deficit down to one, 11-10, by the nine minute mark. A pair of Maryland dunks combined with a three-pointer put the Hawks back down by eight with just under six minutes remaining in the first half. UMES struggled to close out the first half going one of seven from the field in the final three minutes while the Terrapins went on a 13-3 run to take a 40-24 lead at intermission.
 
UMES found early momentum in the opening minutes of the second half. The Hawks made their first six shot attempts capped off by a Ketron "KC" Shaw fastbreak dunk to narrow the Maryland lead down to eight, 45-37, by the 16:04 mark. The Hawks continued to battle throughout the half. An Evan Johnson three pointer and free throws by Christopher Flippin brought UMES to within six, 54-48, with 10:42 to go. Baskets by Maryland big men Derik Queen and Julian Reese sparked a 6-0 run to up the Terrapin lead to twelve, 60-48, with 8:59 remaining.

Behind the scoring of Queen and Reese, Maryland upped its lead to eighteen by the 3:58 mark. Maryland led by as many as 23 in the final stretch before a late UMES run narrowed the final margin to 81-66.
 
 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
 
KC Shaw led the Hawks with 20 points while grabbing nine rebounds.
 
UMES guard Evan Johnson added 15 points while forward Chris Flippin finished with 14 points.
 
Maryland held a 20-12 in points scored off turnovers.
 
UMES was outscored in the paint, 46-36.
 
Julian Reese led the Terrapin scoring with 23 points and finished with a double-double with 11 rebounds.
 
Derik Queen added 18 points and 14 rebounds in the Maryland win.
 
 
 
 
COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR
 
"I am proud of our effort today. We have to clean up quite a few things going into conference play but today's effort and energy was good."

"Today's game raps up a tough non-conference schedule for us and we feel we are well prepared to go up against the MEAC. We have a good idea of who we are and our style of play and will be ready to go for conference play."

"I thought Evan (Johnson) and Hassan (Perkins) played well while together out on the court. We expect them to play well and make an impact in every game moving forward."
 
 
 
 
NEXT UP

The Hawks begin MEAC play on the road on January 4 at Norfolk State.