Jan. 10, 2005
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The Men's Game
The UMES men's basketball team concludes its stretch of six straight road contests with a conference match-up against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Monday at the Ocean Center in Daytona. The Hawks (1-10) come in on an eight-game losing streak, following a 93-68 loss at Florida A&M Saturday.
The Wildcats (5-6), one of the MEAC's biggest surprises in the early season, improved to 2-1 in conference with a 77-64 win at FAMU Thursday. UMES and Bethune played two thrilling games last season, with the Wildcats winning in Princess Anne in double-OT and the Hawks taking a 51-50 win in the MEAC Tournament.
Scouting the Wildcats
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (5-6, 2-1 MEAC), come into Monday's contest on a two-game winning streak, following a 13-point road conference win at Florida A&M Thursday night. The team is playing only its second home game of the season (first vs. MEAC opponent).
The Wildcats finished eighth in the MEAC regular-season standings last season and were picked eighth again in the preseason poll this year, but have been an early surprise under head fourth-year head coach Clifford Reed. Bethune began the season with a 3-1 record, then dropped five straight before beginning the current two-game win streak.
Senior forward Diondre Larmond leads Bethune in scoring (13.9 ppg) and is second in rebounding (4.1 rpg). Junior-college transfer Antonio Webb has made a big splash in his first season with the Wildcats, scoring 13.7 ppg and leading the team in assists and three-point shooting. Big man Michael Williams, replacing Pape Ba this season at center, is third in scoring (12.5 ppg) and first in boards (7.0 rpg).
News and Notes
The Hawks are allowing 85 ppg to its opponents this season (94.4 ppg the last 5 games), and have twice given up at least 100 points...UMES is concluding a season-long six-game road trip (0-5). The Hawks are 0-7 away from the Hytche Center this season (and 1-3 at home)...The Hawks have struggled to score so far this season, averaging 58 points through 11 games. The team is shooting 39% from the field thus far, and 28% from three-point range...The Hawks won their first game of the season in their third attempt (12/1 vs. UMBC). Last season, it took the Hawks nine games to record a victory (started 0-8), while in '02-'03 it took them 12 games (started 0-11)...The Hawks returned only five players from last season's team that finished 8-21 (6-12 MEAC). Gone from `03-'04 are all three coaches including head coach Thomas Trotter, leading scorer Tee Trotter, leading rebounder Javes Wiggins and leading three-point shooter Aaron Wellington.
Fort Sumter
Saturday the Hawks dropping their eighth straight, falling to the Florida A&M Rattlers, 93-68. O.J. Sumter recorded his first career double-double, leading FAMU to victory with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rattlers led from start to finish, jumping out of the gates with an 8-2 lead, and finishing the first half strong to take a 48-28 halftime advantage. FAMU carried over the momentum from the first half to extend a 22-5 run at the outset of the second frame to take a 24-point lead.
Senior Jareem Dowling got hot in the second half after a scoreless first, making 6-11 FG's after halftime for 14 points, and helping the Hawks get back within 15 at at 62-47 with 12:10 left. That is the closest UMES would get, as the Rattlers pushed their lead to as high as 32 points.
UMES placed four players in double figures, including Ryan Leak and Dowling's 14 points. Tim Parham scored all 13 of his points in the first half, and added nine rebounds in the loss. Jason McKinnon rounded out the scoring for the Hawks, adding 10 points and five rebounds.
UMES HAWKS AT A GLANCE
Probable Starters
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG
3 Aly Samabaly G 6'3 200 Jr. 1.6 2.5
Totaled 14 assts and 9 stls the past 3 games...Had 5 pts, 8 assts, 5 rebs, 4 stls at Baylor 12/22...Transfer from Duquesne, sat out entire `03-04 season...Played at St. Vincent/St. Mary HS in Ohio, where during junior and senior seasons he was a teammate of current NBA guard Lebron James.
5 Corey Brown G 6'0 158 Jr. 9.4 2.4
Had 9 pts in 37 min at FAMU...Leading active Hawk players in scoring...Committed 28 combined turnovers the past 4 games...Career-high 17 pts (5-6 3's) at TCU 12/21...Junior College transfer from Mott C.C. (Flint, MI), where he won a JUCO national championship in `02-'03.
33 Jareem Dowling F 6'6 235 Sr. 8.4 5.0
Scored 14 pts (all in 2nd half) at FAMU...Career-high 22 pts at Baylor 12/22...Committed 20 combined turnovers the past 4 games...Shooting 34% in FG's this season (9-37 3's)...One of two returning regular starters from `03-'04 (Tim Parham)...Transferred to UMES in 2003 from Cecil C.C. (Cecil, MD), originally from U.S. Virgin Islands.
42 Tim Parham F 6'9 240 Jr. 8.6 5.3
13 pts (all in first half) and 9 rebs at FAMU...Averaging 15.0 ppg past 3 games...Had first car. double-double at PSU 12/29 (15-10)...One of two returning regular starters from `03-'04 (Jareem Dowling)...Transferred to UMES in 2003 from Ellsworth C.C. (Iowa Falls, Ia).
45 Jason McKinnon C 6'11 270 Sr. 8.4 5.9
Had 10 pts and 5 rebs at FAMU...Recorded second career double-double and set career-highs with 13 pts and 11 rebs vs. UMBC (other was 12/21/03 at Rob. Morris)...Missed most of first two games this season (ankle)...Returnee from `03-'04, in which he started 9 of 29 games.
Reserves
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG
15 Louis Brookins F 6'6 215 Fr. 2.6 1.0
Has 2 pts the past 3 games...Career-high 9 pts at Nicholls St 12/18...True freshman from Silver Spring, Md., first recruit signed by Larry Lessett.
21 Shondale Robinson F 6'5 208 Jr. 2.2 1.1
Already has scored 24 points this season (4 all last season)...Career-high 6 pts off the bench at Va Tech 11/23...Nicknamed "Texas"...Returnee from `03-'04, when he walked onto team in late December.
23 Anthony Davis F 6'3 190 So. 2.4 1.5
Scored 4 pts combined the past five games...Career-high 9 pts vs. UMBC 12/1...Junior College transfer from Bunker Hill C.C. (Boston, MA), averaged 26 ppg there in `03-'04.
24 Stephen Kallman G 6'1 165 So. 0.0 0.3
Played in 4 games this season (Fresno, Nicholls, Baylor, PSU), total 6 min...Transfer from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), did not play there.
30 Tal Cohen F 6'8 230 Fr. 2.3 1.4
Had 7 pts and 5 rebs the past 2 games after totaling 2 pts and 2 rebs the previous 5 games...True freshman from Hadera, Israel, played on the Israeli Junior National Team while in the Israeli Army for three years.
32 Ryan Leak G 6'4 185 Fr. 5.6 1.1
Scored 14 pts (12 in 2nd half) at FAMU...Started 4 of past 7 games...Career-high 15 pts (14 in 2nd half) at Baylor 12/22...True freshman from Jamaica, NY, averaged 21 ppg for Bayside H.S. his senior season.
44 x-Carl Pruitt F 6'7 215 Sr. 10.7 4.6
Academically ineligible to compete...Played 7 games this season, in which he was the Hawks leading average scorer...Career-high 20 pts vs. Howard 12/6...Returnee from `03-'04, played in only 9 games.
UMES Hawks (1-10, 0-3 MEAC)
2004-05 Schedule:
Previous Games
Date Game Result
11/13 Eliz City St. (Ex) L 59-74
11/19 at Fresno State L 42-83
11/23 at Virginia Tech L 50-102
12/1 UMBC W 69-62
12/4 Delaware State* L 55-65
12/6 Howard* L 68-88
12/11 Morehead State L 45-62
12/18 at Nicholls State L 66-100
12/21 at TCU L 53-93
12/22 at Baylor L 73-97
12/29 at Portland State L 44-89
1/8 at Florida A&M* L 68-93
Upcoming Games
1/10 at Beth-Cook.* 7:30 pm
1/14 Brown 7:00 pm
1/17 at Hampton* 8:00 pm
1/19 at Norfolk State* 8:00 pm
1/22 Coppin State* 4:00 pm
1/24 Morgan State* 7:30 pm
1/29 at N.C. A&T* 4:00 pm
1/31 S. Carolina St.* 7:30 pm
2/5 at Delaware St.* 4:00 pm
2/7 at Howard* 8:00 pm
2/12 Florida A&M* 4:00 pm
2/14 Beth-Cookman* 7:30 pm
2/19 Norfolk State* 4:00 pm
2/21 Hampton* 7:30 pm
2/26 at Coppin State* 7:30 pm
2/28 at Morgan State* 7:30 pm
3/7-12 MEAC Tourney TBA
*denotes MEAC conference game
The Women's Game
The UMES Lady Hawks look for their second straight MEAC road win Monday as they take on the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats at the Ocean Center in Daytona, Florida. The Lady Hawks come in at 3-8 (2-1 MEAC) after snapping a three-game losing skid with an overtime victory at FAMU Saturday.
The Lady Wildcats are led by first-year head coach Francis Simmons, who took over for Sandra Booker last summer. Bethune comes into the contest 2-7 overall and 1-2 in the MEAC following an 81-47 loss at Florida A&M Thursday night, their third straight setback. Led by junior guard Katie Clark, the team has a MEAC road win at Norfolk State in addition to losses at Hampton and FAMU. The Lady Wildcats beat UMES in Princess Anne 70-61 last season Feb. 2nd.
News and Notes
After failing to score more than nine points in any of her first eight collegiate games (battling an ankle injury), freshman Kristi Veltcamp has scored in double-figures in each of her past three games (10, 10, 16)...Walk-on Toni Kennedy is leading the Lady Hawks in scoring (10.3 ppg) and in three-pointers made (24-61 3's)...Octavia Thompson, the Lady Hawks leading returning scorer from last season, left the team due to personal reasons after the December 6th game. The senior had started only one of the team's eight games this season (played in only four total) averaging 8.3 ppg...The Lady Hawks have been fast starters so far this season. Despite a 3-8 record, UMES has taken an early lead in 6 of its 8 losses (13-3 vs. Laf., 11-4 vs. Tow., 16-8 vs. LIU, 17-7 vs. Mia., 18-7 vs. Win., 13-8 vs. Tem). UMES then trailed at halftime of 5 of those 6 games.
Hawks Not Rattled
In a game of offensive runs, the Lady Hawks outlasted Florida A&M 71-68 in an overtime thriller Saturday in Tallahassee. The Lady Hawks withstood a furious FAMU run at the end of regulation to earn their second MEAC victory of the season.
Freshman Kristi Veltkamp had her best game in a UMES uniform, scoring a career-high 16 points, including the Lady Hawks first six points in OT. The Lady Rattlers missed two late three-point attempts that would have tied the game in the extra session, securing the victory for UMES (3-8, 2-1).
FAMU (4-8, 2-2) had offensive runs of 10-2 and two 13-0 spurts during regulation, but the Lady Hawks weathered each storm to hold a 62-55 lead with 1:22 seconds left in the second half. The Lady Rattlers then went on a miraculous 9-2 run over the next minute, including a prayer three-pointer banked in by Charon Williams that tied game and forced overtime.
UMES had runs of 15-2, 11-0 and 14-1 in regulation, led by impressive play from point guards Erica Bennett and Ashley Chase. Chase and Bennett, however, were involved in an altercation in the final minute of the second half with FAMU's Candace Crawford, that resulted in Bennett being ejected for fighting and helping the Lady Rattlers furious comeback.
UMES Lady Hawks (3-8, 2-1 MEAC)
2004-'05 Schedule:
Previous Games
Date Game Result
11/10 Wilm. Coll. (Ex) W 90-44
11/19 vs. Lafayette# L 44-60
11/20 at Eastern Michigan# L 52-80
11/23 Towson L 68-73
11/26 at LIU^ L 49-56
11/27 vs. Miami^ L 64-88
11/30 at Winthrop W 62-55
12/4 Delaware State* W 58-56
12/6 Howard* L 70-86
12/20 at Bucknell L 48-60
12/30 at Temple L 53-77
1/8 at Florida A&M* W 71-68 (OT)
Upcoming Games:
Date Game Time
1/10 at Beth-Cook.* 5:30 pm
1/17 at Hampton* 6:00 pm
1/19 at Norfolk St.* 6:00 pm
1/22 Coppin State* 2:00 pm
1/24 Morgan State* 5:30 pm
1/29 at N.C. A&T* 2:00 pm
1/31 vs. S. Car. St.* 5:30 pm
2/2 at American 7:00 pm
2/5 at Delaware St.* 2:00 pm
2/7 at Howard* 6:00 pm
2/12 Florida A&M* 2:00 pm
2/14 Beth-Cookman* 5:30 pm
2/19 Norfolk State* 2:00 pm
2/21 Hampton* 5:30 pm
2/26 at Coppin State* 5:30 pm
2/28 at Morgan State* 5:30 pm
3/7-12 MEAC Tourn. TBA
#=Eastern Michigan Eagle Classic
^=LIU Turkey Classic
*denotes MEAC conference game
Fred Batchelor- Head Coach
Fred Batchelor is in his first year as head coach of the Lady Hawks. He comes to Princess Anne after two seasons as head women's basketball coach at Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), where he took his team as high as third place in the CIAA. Batchelor has a career head coaching record of 62-45 over four seasons.
Before moving to the CIAA, Batchelor spent two seasons as head women's basketball coach at Buffalo State College. There, he guided the Bengals to a regular season championship of the SUNY Athletic Conference in his final season (2001-`02.) That season he led his team to a Division III NCAA Tournament appearance and was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year. In 2000-'01, Batchelor led Buffalo State to a fourth place conference finish.
Batchelor has also served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's basketball teams at Buffalo State, a men's assistant coach at the University of Buffalo, men's head coach and Athletic Director at Villa Maria Junior College and men's head coach at his alma mater Valley Forge Christian College.
Batchelor graduated from Valley Forge Christian College in 1988.
Assistant Coaches
Revonda Whitley- Assistant Coach
Revonda Whitley, a first-year assistant at UMES, serves as the recruiting coordinator in charge of player development, budgeting, and scheduling for the Lady Hawks. Whitley comes to UMES from Elizabeth City State University, where she served in the same capacity under then-head coach Fred Batchelor.
Prior to her post at Elizabeth City, Whitley coached high school girls and AAU boys basketball in Columbia, SC. She has a Bachelors degree from Winthrop University and a Masters in Human Performance and Sport Studies from the University of Tennessee.
Chris Massey- Assistant Coach
Chris Massey, another first-year assistant at UMES, comes to Princess Anne from New York state where he made several coaching stops in the high school and collegiate ranks. Massey was most recently head women's coach at Mt. Mercy Academy, where he complied a 49-6 overall record in two seasons.
Massey worked in the college ranks at Buffalo State College under then-head coach, Fred Batchelor in 2001-`02. That season the Bengals won the SUNYAC Championship with a 25-4 record.
Destiney Avent- Assistant Coach
Destiney Avent is in her second season as an assistant coach at UMES. She returned to her alma mater (`02) after spending one season as the head women's basketball coach at Montgomery Community College.
Avent played for two seasons at UMES, earning team MVP honors in 2002. Before her time in Princess Anne, Avent played two seasons at Tallahassee Community College. Avent holds a B.S. degree from UMES in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
MEAC 2004-`05 Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
Rk School Points
1. Delaware St. (13) 432
2. Hampton (6) 422
3. Coppin State (2) 352
4. Florida A&M 340
5. Howard (1) 248
6. Bethune-Cook. 234
7. MD East. Shore 190
8. Norfolk State 148
9. South Carolina State 138
10. North Carolina A&T 104
11. Morgan State 54
Preseason MEAC First Team
G Mandy Clark, Delaware St.
G Terrell Waller, Delaware St.
G Katie Clark, Bethune-Cook.
G Sharema Dean, Hampton
C Leisel Harry, Coppin St.
Second Team
F Sherrie Tucker, Coppin St.
G Kiesha Beard, Hampton
F Evena Morency, S. Car. St.
F Yomika Corbitt, Norfolk St.
C Elana Greene, FAMU
Player of the Year:
Mandy Clark, Delaware St.
-Selected in a vote by MEAC coaches and Sports Information Directors
