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Jan. 25, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Men's and Women's Basketball teams begins a two game swing in the Sunshine State with a match-up against Florida A&M University (FAMU) tomorrow night in Gaither Gym. The Lady Hawks (8-8, 1-2 MEAC) will enter tomorrow night's game in search of their second MEAC win of the year after picking up their first against Norfolk State, 88-65, on Monday night. UMES will rely upon the play of April McBride (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle H.S.) who is averaging 20.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.33 steals per game through conference play. For the season, McBride leads the Lady Hawks with 15.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Teammate Tiffany Reid (Philadelphia, Pa./National Christian Academy) is posting a solid 13.8 points per game as the team's second leading scorer, while averaging a team-high 2.92 assists and 2.38 steals per game. FAMU (9-7, 1-4 MEAC) comes into the game on a six game skid, including a 90-62 loss to Coppin State on Monday. The Rattlers opened up their season as one of the hottest teams in the conference, winning nine out of ten, but have since faltered and will look to their big three of Joslyne Jackson, Stephanie Foster, and Q'Vaunda Curry, who are averaging 14.1, 13.9, and 10.3 respectively, to get them back on track. UMES split the series with FAMU last season as both teams won on the road. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Read tomorrow's game notes here. Listen live to tomorrow's broadcast.
The Hawks (2-17, 0-4 MEAC) enter tomorrow night's game having lost eight consecutive games and in search of their first conference win of the season. UMES fell to Dartmouth on Wednesday, 86-62, but hope to bounce back behind Ed Tyson (Baltimore, Md./Walbrook), the MEAC's second leading scorer, and his 18.4 points per game. Senior BJ Nimocks (Detroit, Mich./Cloud County C.C.) will look to continue where he left off against Dartmouth after posting a career-high 16 points on a perfect six-from-six from the field.
FAMU (6-11, 2-3 MEAC) is coming off a win against Coppin State, 63-48, and will be looking to pull even in the MEAC column. Senior Leslie Robinson leads the Rattlers with 12.2 points per game, while backcourt mate Lamar Twitty is chipping in 10.3 points per game. UMES dropped both games to FAMU last season. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Tonight's games can be heard on the internet at www.umeshawks.com thanks to www.AllInBroadcasting.com. Read tomorrow's game notes here.
Listen live to the game here on the Hawk Radio Network.
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