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Nov. 17, 2006
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The UMES women's basketball team rallied in the second half against Canisius but it was not enough as the Lady Hawks dropped a 48-44 non-conference decision to the Griffins at the Koessler Center in Buffalo. Canisius held a 17-point lead at 8:39 in the second half until a trey by Candyce Jeter (Baltimore, Md.) sparked an 11-3 run by UMES over the next minute and a half. Jasmine Speed's (Chesterfield, Mich.) jumper at the six minute mark closed the deficit to nine points. Key baskets by April McBride (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Natalia Benton (Brooklyn, NY) and Kristi Veltkamp (Hudsonville, Mich.) pulled the Hawks within two points of the Griffins, 46-44 with 1:35 left in regulation. Canisius (2-1) responded as Ellie Radke and Megan Lyte each split a pair of free-throws to put the Griffins up by four with 28 seconds left. The maroon and gray pulled down two offensive boards in the final 15 seconds but missed their final three shots to give Canisius the slim four-point win. UMES (0-5) got eight points each from Jeter and Danielle Cooper(New York, NY). McBride, Benton and Qiana Cheatham (Baltimore, Md.) each added six rebounds for the team high. Amanda Cavo had 10 points for the Griffins. The maroon and gray will conclude their road trip with a contest against Niagara on Sunday, Nov. 19.
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