SUMMARY

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks fell on the road to South Carolina State, 64-56, on Monday night.


 
THE SCORE


Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (8-17; 3-8) - 56
South Carolina State Bulldogs (12-16; 7-4) - 64
 



HOW IT HAPPENED
 
In back-and-forth first half, the Hawks managed to go up by five, 31-26, after a 7-0 run sparked by a three-pointer by Troy Hupstead. SC State responded with the final five points to end the half all tied up, 31-31. UMES sophomore Devon Ellis led the Hawks in scoring with nine first half points while Hupstead scored eight points.
 
UMES scored on its first three possessions to start the second half to take a 37-31 lead. SC State reclaimed momentum with a 11-2 run. With under seven minutes to play and the score tied, 46-46, the Bulldogs used a 9-0 run to take control, 55-46, with 4:56 to go. During that span, UMES shooters struggled from the field as the Hawks combined to make just one shot from the field in the final eight minutes of the ballgame. The SC State lead expanded to as many as 15 with under two minutes remaining before UMES free throws and a late three-pointer trimmed the final margin to eight.

 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
 
With the loss, UMES remains winless on the road this season.
 
UMES was led by Troy Hupstead with a game-high 23 points and six rebounds in the loss.
 
 
SC State's Mitchell Taylor led the way with a team-high 12 points and five rebounds. Foward Drayton Jones added 10 points and five rebounds.
 
South Carolina State held advantages in points in the paint (36-22), bench points (41-6) and rebounding (38-30).
 

 
COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH JASON CRAFTON


"It was an incredible effort from our guys tonight. We did a good job of competing and bouncing back on short turnaround from a tough game at North Carolina Central."
 
"Shots didn't fall for us in the key moments of the game and we struggled to keep the top offensive rebounding team in check. I also thought we turned the ball over too many times in the first half which ultimately hurt us."
 
"We have learned a lot on this road trip to NC Central and SC State and will grow from these experiences."

 
 
UP NEXT


The Hawks host Howard on Saturday at 4 pm.