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Feb. 18, 2006
PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The Maryland-Eastern Shore Lady Hawks took down the Florida A&M (FAMU) Lady Rattlers, 75-56, in a homecoming contest Saturday afternoon. With the win, UMES improves to 11-11 (8-5 MEAC) while FAMU drops to 9-14 (5-9 MEAC). The Lady Hawks are the first UMES basketball team to be at or above the .500 mark in February, in eight seasons. Toni Kennedy (Baltimore, Md.) led the way for the maroon and gray with a game high 24 points on 6-for-13 shooting from 3-point range. Kristi Veltkamp (Hudsonville, Mich.) pulled down a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds while Rachael Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn.) dished out a game high 10 assists. Veltkamp also added a game high seven blocks. The Lady Rattlers got 19 points from Ifeoma Onuaku while Deidra Jones added 14. Kennedy's trey with five seconds remaining in the first half capped a 7-0 run by the Lady Hawks. UMES went on to take a six point lead at the break, 38-32. The maroon and gray missed their first nine shots to open the half but later rebounded after a Daynese Stowe lay-up at 15:46 spurred a 17-2 run by the Lady Hawks. A Kennedy 3-pointer at 5:45 capped the UMES run and gave the maroon and gray a 21 point lead, their largest of the afternoon. The 21-point lead was also a season high for the Lady Hawks. Kennedy had 11 of UMES' 17 points during that run. FAMU cut the advantage down to 16 but would get no closer as the Lady Hawks took home the 19-point Homecoming victory. UMES will do battle with Bethune-Cookman in their next decision. The Lady Hawks takes on the Lady Wildcats on Monday, February 20 at 5:30 pm.
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