American tops Hawks on Saturday, 78-60
 

SUMMARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks fell victim to the three-point shooting of the American Eagles in a 78-60 loss on Saturday.



THE SCORE 

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-8) -  60
American Eagles (7-4) - 78
 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

UMES jumped out to an early 12-9 lead thanks to six points from forward Joseph Locandro. Up 16-14 at the 10:03 mark, the UMES offense went cold while American put together a 9-2 run and end the half with another run of 7-0 capped off by a Matt Mayock three pointer to give AU a 32-20 lead at intermission.

The three point shooting of American kept the Eagles comfortably ahead throughout the second half. AU made 10 of 15 three point attempts in the second half and led by as many as 25. UMES was never able to recover from their struggles late in the first half as turnovers als krept up to 19 by the conclusion of the game in the 18-point loss.



 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 


UMES committed 19 turnovers compared to nine giveaways from American. AU held a 16-6 edge in points scored off turnovers.


AU made 14 of 29 three point attempts while UMES was four-of-eight from beyond the arc.


Joseph Locandro led UMES with a game-high 20 points along with four rebounds. Justin Monden came off the bench to add 10 points.


Dean Hogans led a balanced American offense with 14 points while making four of five three point attempts.



COMMENTS FROM COACH CLEO HILL, JR.


"I thought we played well early, but give American all the credit. They executed for 40 minutes; I don't think they had any lulls. We had a lot of lulls. We executed really well early, and then it tailed off. Give them credit. They played well throughout."


"It's sustaining that effort on both ends of the floor, defensively and offensively. But offensively, just maintaining being connected through five players. That's what we're not doing well enough for long enough stretches."


"The bench guys play well in spurts. We're trying to find different units that play together well. We have some units that play together well offensively, but not defensively. And others where they play well defensively, but not offensively. So that's kind of where we are with the depth of the team. I like it, we've got some good size and athleticism, but not a whole lot of shooting. We have some pieces, we just need to bring it together."


"Hopefully the camaraderie will strengthen. It's 11 straight days. Some tough games, but great atmospheres to play in for college basketball players. We want to go ahead, get prepared, enjoy it, play hard and see what happens."
 
 
 
 

 
NEXT UP 

UMES travels to the University of Virginia on Tuesday.