Hawks cruise to 84-60 win over Gwynedd Mercy
SUMMARY
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks cruised to a 84-60 win over Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday night.
THE SCORE
Gwynedd Mercy Griffins (5-2) - 60
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-6) – 84
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hawks shooters were hot to start off the game, making four of six three point attempts in the first eight minutes. UMES went on to convert 18 of 33 shots from the floor (54.5%) in the first half and took a 42-28 edge into intermission behind 11 points each from forwards
Joseph Locandro and
Dorion Staples.
UMES remained in control throughout the second half. UMES upped their lead to 20 points midway through the half and never looked back. The Hawks led by as many as 27 and went on to the 84-60 victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
UMES never trailed in Saturday's ballgame and held the lead for a total of 38 minutes and three seconds.
UMES held a significant edge in rebounding, 48-23. The Hawks also outscored the Griffins, 52-28 in the paint.
Joseph Locandro led UMES with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Dorion Staples finished with 14 points while leading all players in rebounds with eight and assists with seven.
Christopher Flippin added 10 points and six rebounds off the bench in the UMES victory.
UMES converted 35 of 64 shot attempts (54.7%) while holding the Griffins to 24 of 65 from the field (36.9%).
Dashon Lewis led the Griffins with 12 points.
COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR
"We were able to do some good things today. We had good ball movement and I thought guys like Joe (Locandro), Dorion (Staples) and Chris (Flippin) were efficIent on the offensive end"
"I thought we had some guys step up and play well. Our big men gave us some excellent minutes when called upon and helped us take advantage in the paint and on the glass. We were able to limit second chance opportunities and executed well defensively."
"We have a good group this year and they have the ability to play a lot of different styles of basketball. We hope to maintain our confidence from today's game as we prepare for a long string of road games."
NEXT GAME
The Hawks travel to East Carolina on Tuesday.
