Hawks eclipse century mark in win over Cheyney

 
SUMMARY

A hot shooting University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawk team cruised to a 104-59 win over Cheyney during Saturday's Homecoming celebration.

 
THE SCORE

Cheyney Wolves - 59
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 104
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

After trading baskets with Cheyney early in the game, the Hawks went on a 10-2 run to jump up 27-17. The Hawks took control at the end of the half with a 11-0 run capped off with a jumper by Trey Brown to give UMES a 43-26 lead at intermission. UMES opened the second half on a 13-0 run sparked by three pointers from Jaden Cooper and Justin Monden. The Hawk lead ballooned to as many as 51 by the 6:55 mark and the team went on to the 45-point victory.

 

 
BY THE NUMBERS

 
The Hawks shot an impressive 78.8 percent from the field (41-52) - the highest shooting percentage since the 2017-2018 season.

Zion Obanla made all eight of his shot attempts while leading the team with 17 points.

Jaden Cooper and Dorion Staples each scored 13 points.

Javoy Thompson went five for five from the field for 11 points and Joseph Locandro added 10 points in the win.

13 UMES players logged points in the victory.

Cheyney was paced by Clyde Frasier's 15 points.


 

 
COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH CLEO HILL, JR


"We are happy to deliver a victory on Homecoming and thank the fans for their support today."

"I thought we did a better job defensively tonight. Our guys followed the game plan and made Cheyney work for everything. I think we eventually wore them down and managed to take control through the late part of the first half."
 
"We had quite a few guys step up and play well tonight. We have a good group of guys who enjoy competing and earning their minutes."

"We have a long trip ahead of us with games against Nebraska and Creighton. Our focus will turn towards getting our players mentally prepared for this upcoming trip and be ready to go on Tuesday night in Lincoln."





UP NEXT


The Hawks play at Nebraska on Tuesday night at 7 pm.