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Jan. 29, 2004 Savannah, GA - Erica Bennett scored a season-high 20 points for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, (5-10, 2-6 MEAC) including ten straight in a big second-half run to help propel the Lady Hawks past the Savannah State Lady Tigers (5-16), 65-57 in a non-conference match Thursday evening. With the victory, the Lady Hawks won their second game in a row and improved to 5-10 on the season. Savannah State had its last lead with eight minutes left in the second half at 47-46, but sparked by defensive steals and Bennett lay-ups, UMES went on a 19-5 resulting in a 13-point lead with less than a minute remaining. The teams went back and forth for most of first half, but the Lady Tigers came out on top at the half by a close score, 28-27. With less than seven minutes left in the second half and UMES still down by a point, Bennett started her ten-point scoring streak that helped UMES break open the close game. Laconia Hatcher and LaToshia Bailey each scored 13 points, while Tiffany Winkfield added 12 points and five rebounds. Tiffany Stephens scored 14 points for the Lady Tigers, while her teammates Caroline Moore and Nicole Hunter each added 13 points.
The Lady Hawks will continue on the road this weekend to play Florida A&M in Tallahassee at 2:00 p.m. Their next home game is on February 2 against Bethune-Cookman College, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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