Dec. 30, 2004
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The Game
The UMES Lady Hawks play only their second game in three weeks as they travel to Philadelphia for a match-up with the Temple Owls Thursday at the Liacouras Center. The Lady Hawks come in at 2-7 after consecutive losses against Howard and Bucknell.
The Owls, coached by women's basketball legend Dawn Staley, come into the non-conference contest at 6-3 and riding a three-game win streak. Temple is in a stretch of playing four out of five games at home, where they are 3-1 so far this season. The team has played some tough competition thus far, having lost to then-#2 LSU by 14 and then-#1 Tennessee by 4. Temple won the A-10 Conference title last season, its second championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons.
News and Notes
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, and played in only four total, averaging 8.3 ppg...The Lady Hawks have been fast starters so far this season. Despite a 2-7 record, UMES has taken a big early lead in 5 of its 9 games (13-3 vs. Laf., 11-4 vs. Tow., 16-8 vs. LIU, 17-7 vs. Mia., 18-7 vs. Win.). UMES then trailed at halftime of 4 of those 5 games...UMES is averaging 56 points per game over the first nine games of the regular season. The team scored 90 points in its only exhibition game, a win over Wilmington College.
Bison Battle- Part II
In their first action in two weeks, the Lady Hawks fell to the Bucknell Bison, 60-48, in a non-conference game in December 20th. Led by freshman Kristi Veltkamp's career-high 10 points and six block shots, UMES dropped its second straight game.
The Lady Hawks (2-7) fell behind 8-0 in the first three minutes of the game and were never able to pull closer than seven points as Bucknell (3-6) held UMES to only 25% shooting on the night. UMES committed 26 turnovers and shot only 15-29 from the free-throw line, helping to prevent the Lady Hawks from getting back into the game.
Bucknell outscored UMES 23-13 off of turnovers guiding the way to a 30-17 lead at the half. In the second half, UMES outscored the Bison 31-30, but the 13-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome. UMES trailed by as many as 15 points at three separate times throughout the game, but twice were able to pull back to within seven points.
The Bison won despite 39% shooting from the field. Hope Foster and Lindsey Hollobaugh scored in double-figures with 12 and 11 points respectively for Bucknell.
UMES Lady Hawks (2-7, 1-1 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
Upcoming Games:
Date Game Time
12/30 at Temple 7:00 pm
1/8 at Florida A&M* 2:00 pm
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 (0-5 record). 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
