Hawks unable to keep pace with Boston College, 82-54
CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks were unable to keep pace with Boston College in a 82-54 loss on Tuesday night.
THE SCORE
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (1-3) - 54
Boston College Eagles (2-0) - 82
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hawks struggled early onand fell behind 17-6 after going over four minutes without a field goal. UMES appeared to recover by making their next five shot attempts. A jumper by
Isaiah Griffin narrowed the gap down to eight, 31-23, with 4:34 remaining in the first half. Another Hawk scoring drought coupled by a 6-0 run by Boston to end the half had UMES trailing by eighteen, 43-25, at the break.
An early 8-0 run in the second half gave BC full control of the contest and the Hawks were unable to bounce back. UMES would trail by as many as 29 in the second half before falling, 82-54, to their ACC opponent.
BY THE NUMBERS
Hawk guard
Isaiah Griffin continues to be a consistent scorer for the Hawks. Griffin led the Hawks with 23 points while recording his fourth straight contest scoring in double figures.
Bobby Gardner added 12 points in the contest.
Boston forward Luke Hunger led the Eagles with 20 points. Zak Smrekar added 16 points while Colby Duggan scored 14.Â
Boston made 11 three pointers compared the three Hawk makes from beyond the arc.
BC held a 42-20 edge in rebounding and made 23 of 24 free throw attempts.
UP NEXT
The Hawks continue their Northeast road trip at Rhode Island on Thursday night.
