2020-21 Lady Bears Women's Basketball Notes

2020-21 LADY BEARS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

Women’s Basketball SID: Kevin C. Paige ♦ Phone: (443) 885-3009 ♦ Email: [email protected] / [email protected] 1700 East Cold Spring Lane ♦ Hill Field House, Room 123 ♦ Baltimore, MD 21215

Year-By-Year Series Results vs. Delaware State (Last 10 Meetings) 2020-21 Schedule/Results Delaware State leads series: 44-37

Overall: 4-2 MEAC: 1-1 Date Site Result 1/10/15 A 64-56 W

NOVEMBER 1/9/16 H 56-49 W 25 UMBC W 67-58 2/11/17 H 74-47 W Games 7-8 (MEAC Contest) 2/20/17 A 71-52 W DECEMBER at Delaware State “Hornets” 1/22/18 H 54-62 L 5 SAINT PETER’S W 65-57 Record: 2-4, 1-1 MEAC 3/1/18 A 56-60 L 18 NAVY W 67-63 Date: Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 16-17 ♦ 1 p.m. 3/2/19 A 57-62 L 20 at Towson ^ L 59-95 Place: Dover, Del. (Memorial Hall) 1/4/20 A 61-69 L 28 at Syracuse Canceled Series: Delaware State leads, 44-37 2/24/20 H 61-41 W TV: YouTube (DSU-TV) 3/12/20 N* 64-63 W JANUARY Audio: HSRN.com 2 HOWARD * ^ L 48-73 Live Video: YouTube (DSU-TV) * MEAC Quarterfinal; Norfolk, Va. 3 HOWARD * W 71-58 Live Stats: dsuhornets.com 16 at Delaware State * 1 p.m. 17 at Delaware State * 1 p.m. Women’s Basketball Visits Delaware State For MEAC Weekend Series 30 at Coppin State * ^ 12 p.m. 31 at Coppin State * 12 p.m. Morgan State returns to the court after a 13-day layoff, when it travels to Dover, Del. to take on the Delaware State Hornets on Saturday, Jan. 16 in the opener of a two-game Mid-Eastern Ath- FEBRUARY letic Conference (MEAC) series. The two will wrap up the weekend on Sunday, Jan. 17. Both games tip-off at 1 p.m. and will be played at Memorial Hall. The contests will be carried live on 6 at Howard * TBA the Heritage Sports Radio Network at HSRN.com and on YouTube (DSU-TV). 7 at Howard * TBA 20 DELAWARE STATE * 2 p.m. BEAR CLAWS: Morgan State (4-2, 1-1 MEAC) heads on the road for its first road trip of the 21 DELAWARE STATE * 2 p.m. season, when it visits Delaware State this weekend. The Lady Bears’ lone road game this season 27 COPPIN STATE * 2 p.m. was a 12-minute ride to rival Towson (12/20), a 95-59 loss to the Tigers. Morgan enters the 28 COPPIN STATE *% 2 p.m. weekend coming off a 71-58 victory over Howard (1/3) to earn a series split, after falling the day before by a score of 73-48. Ja’Niah Henson scored a game-high 19 points to lead four Lady Bears in double figures scoring. Dahnye Redd finished with 15 points and a team-high nine MARCH boards, Adia Brisker came off the bench to score 12 and Sydney Searcy added 11. Morgan State 10-13 at MEAC Tournament $ TBA forced 31 Howard turnovers and turned them into 35 points. The Lady Bears have been paced by

Home games are in bold and all CAPS the MEAC’s leading scorer in Redd, who is averaging 16.0 points per game and a team-leading * MEAC Contest; ^ FloHoops-TV; % Senior Day 7.4 rebounds. Henson is scoring 13.3 points per outing and Ashia McCalla is scoring 10.8 points. $ MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) Desiree Allen is coming off the bench to contribute 6.0 rebounds and Nina Carpenter leads the team with nine blocks to go with 5.3 rebounds.

A LOOK AT DELAWARE STATE: The Hornets (2-4, 1-1 MEAC) enter the series coming off a 70-47 non-conference loss at La Salle (1/9). Kiana Coomber recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, both game highs. Sharajah Collins came off the bench to score 10 points in the loss. The Hornets finished the game going 11-of-13 (85 percent) from the free throw line. Delaware State began the conference slate splitting its opening series on the road at Coppin State. The Hornets suffered a 56-54 loss to the Eagles (1/4), before claiming a 60-45 victory the next day in the finale behind a game-high 14 points by Collins off the bench and 11 from Daije Harris. Delaware State has been paced by Collins, who is averaging 10.8 points per game. Zoe Holmes leads the team in rebounding with 6.7 boards per game, while Coomber is grabbing 5.7 rebounds per outing.

MSU VS. DELAWARE STATE SERIES NOTES: Delaware State leads the all-time series, 44 -37, but Morgan State has won two straight. The two teams split last season’s series, each winning on their home floor, before the Lady Bears defeated the Hornets, 64-63 in the MEAC Quar- terfinal (3/12/20) in Norfolk, Va.

NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will be off next week, before paying a visit to crosstown rival Cop- pin State for two games on Saturday, Jan. 23-Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Physical Education Complex. Tip-off is at noon.

REDD HONORED BY COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS: Dahnye LADY BEARS RECORD IN DECEMBER (Since 2003-Present) Redd was named Madness MEAC Player of the Week (1/4) by the staff of College Sports Madness. It was her second honor this season for Redd, Year Record The month of December hasn’t been that 2003 0-4 who was also named on Nov. 30, 2020. The Darby, Pa., native averaged kind to the Lady Bears over the years. 2004 1-4 15.5 points on a combined 12-of-26 shooting and added 6.5 rebounds and Dating back to the 2003 season, Morgan 2005 0-5 two steals in two games. She nearly recorded a double-double in the win State has a combined record of 22-78 in the 2006 3-3 over Howard (1/3), finishing with 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals. month of December, including a 2-0 mark 2007 2-3 this season. A win percentage of 22 %. 2008 2-3 HENSON MATCHES CAREER HIGH: Ja’Niah Henson matched her Morgan State closed out 2019 and its non- 2009 0-5 career high of 19 points to lead Morgan to a MEAC win over Howard in conference slate going 1-5 during the 2010 2-4 Game 2 of their series (1/3). Henson, who shot 6-of-13 for the game and month of December, following back-to- 2011 0-7 was 6-of-8 from the charity stripe, also added three assists and three steals. back losses in the Puerto Rico Clasico. It 2012 1-4 was the second consecutive season and 2013 1-6 TURNING UP THE PRESSURE: Morgan State forced an opponent third time in the last four, that Morgan 2014 0-6 season-high 31 turnovers out of Howard in its 71-58 victory over the Bison State has won just one game in the month 2015 2-5 (1/3). The Lady Bears converted those 31 turnovers into a season-best 35 of December. Five times within the 17-year 2016 1-6 points. The 31 turnovers surpassed the previous opponent high of 26 by span, the Lady Bears went winless in the 2017 3-3 month of December. The most wins for 2018 1-4 Saint Peter’s (12/5). Morgan State was three (3), something it 2019 1-5 ALLEN MAKES MORGAN DEBUT: Graduate student Desiree ‘Dez’ accomplished twice in 2006 and 2017. 2020 2-1 Allen made her Morgan debut in the MEAC opener against Howard (1/2). Total 22-78 (.220) A native of Neptune, N.J., Allen, who graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2020, stepped on the floor with 7:09 remaining in the MSU SECURES NON-CONFERENCE WINNING RECORD: The first quarter. She recorded her first rebound as a Lady Bear at the 3:55 Morgan State Lady Bears secured their first non-conference winning rec- mark of the first period and scored her first points in a Morgan uniform on ord since the 2017-18 campaign (7-6), following a 67-63 victory over the a layup with 9:13 to play in the second quarter. Allen would finish the day Naval Academy (12/18). MSU improved to 3-0 on the season with the win, with a team-high eight rebounds, six points and two steals off the bench. before dropping its lone non-conference loss at Towson (12/20).

OFF TO A GREAT START: Morgan’s 3-1 start matched the 2010-11 CARPENTER RECEIVES MEAC DEFENSIVE HONOR: Graduate and 2008-09 teams. Both of those squads finished the season with identical center Nina Carpenter was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week 17-13 records. Like this season, the 2008-09 team started off winning its (Dec. 8). Carpenter was a defensive force in her second game as a Lady first three contests, while the 2010-11 edition ended the season advancing Bear in the victory over Saint Peter’s (12/5). The Las Vegas, Nev. native to the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament recorded a game-high five blocked shots, scored eight points and grabbed a (WNIT) where they lost at Virginia 69-56 on March 17, 2011. team-high eight rebounds (seven on the defensive end).

SIX DIVISION I TRANSFERS ON ROSTER: The 2020-21 Morgan REDD EARNS COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS HONOR: Senior State roster will feature a total of six Division I transfers, including three Dahnye Redd was named Madness Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference graduate players. Headlining the list is senior Sydney Searcy (University of (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week (Nov. 30) by the staff of Florida), who transferred to Morgan State prior to the 2018-19 season. College Sports Madness. Redd recorded a double-double in the season Senior newcomer Jayla Atmore (University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff) and opening win over UMBC (11/25). The Darby, Pa. native scored 16 points sophomore newcomer, Adia Brisker (Niagara University) are also joined on 7-of-14 shooting and tied a game high with 12 rebounds. Redd also this season by graduate transfers Nina Carpenter (Cal State Bakersfield), posted two assists in the win over UMBC. Desiree Allen (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and Takara Wade (Houston Baptist University). HENSON SCORES CAREER-HIGH 19 IN OPENER: Sophomore Ja’Niah Henson, who was making her fourth career start, totaled a career- PROTECTING THE ‘HOUSE’: MSU has picked up right where it left high 19 points in the season opening win over UMBC. The Baltimore na- off last season, by defending its home floor, winning its first three home tive, shot 6-of-13 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from three-point range, games to start this season. After dropping its MEAC opener to Howard while adding three rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead Morgan. (1/2), thus ending a seven-game home winning streak, the Lady Bears bounced back to win Game 2 against Howard (1/3) to improve to 4-1 at MORGAN IN SEASON OPENERS: The Lady Bears improved to 12-32 home. Morgan State has now won 15 of its last 17 home games dating all-time in season openers dating back to 1977, following its 67-58 win back to a 70-47 win over rival Coppin State in the season finale during the against UMBC (11/25). The victory was just the second season opening 2018-19 season. Morgan closed out last season with a 10-1 record at Hill win for the Lady Bears in eight years. Morgan State at one point had lost Field House. The Lady Bears’ 10-1 record was the program’s best home 23 straight season openers, prior to winning three straight from 2006-08. court mark since the 2017-18 team finished 10-3.

2020-21 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster MSU QUICK FACTS

Location: Baltimore, Md. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Founded: 1867 0 Sydney Searcy G 5-6 Sr.-1L Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (University of Florida) Enrollment: 7,643 1 Carrie Lee G/F 6-0 Jr.-TR Largo, Fla. (Daytona State College) President: Dr. David Wilson 2 Khaliah Hines G 5-10 Jr.-TR Kansas City, Mo. (Highland Community College) Nickname: Lady Bears 3 Ja’Niah Henson G 5-3 So.-1L Baltimore, Md. (Roland Park Country School) Colors: Orange & Blue 4 Ashia McCalla G 5-6 Jr.-2L Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Arena: Hill Field House 5 Adia Brisker G 5-7 So.-TR Pittsburgh, Pa. (Niagara University) Conference: MEAC 10 Desiree Allen G 5-10 Gr.-TR Neptune, N.J. (New Jersey Institute of Technology) Athletic Dir.: Dr. Ed Scott 11 Jayla Atmore G 5-8 Sr.-TR Winter Haven, Fla. (University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff) Head Coach: Edward Davis 12 Maiya Bumbray G 5-8 So.-1L Ellicott City, Md. (National Christian Academy) Record at MSU: 56-72/4th Season 14 Takara Wade G 5-4 Gr.-TR Goodyear, Ariz. (Houston Baptist University) Career Record: 405-316/24th Season 20 Elaija Demeza G 5-10 Sr.-1L Frederick, Md. (Harford Community College) Assistants: Wanika Owsley 21 Lana Skripkina F 6-2 Sr.-1L Russia (Lamar Community College) Donchez Graham 22 Dahnye Redd F 5-11 Sr.-1L Darby, Pa. (Harford Community College) Danielle Robinson 23 KaMaree Donald G 5-5 Sr.-1L Sacramento, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) WBK Contact: Kevin Paige 32 Nina Carpenter C 6-3 Gr.-TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Cal State Bakersfield University) Email: [email protected]

Phone: 443-885-3009 Head Coach: Edward Davis (West Virginia State ‘70; 5th Season, 9th at Morgan State, 25th overall) Associate Head Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State ‘06; 5th Season, 10th overall) Fax: 443-885-8307 Assistant Coach: Donchez Graham (Morgan State ‘91; 5th Season, 9th at Morgan State, 12th overall) Assistant Coach: Danielle Robinson (Morgan State ‘14; 2nd Season)

CAREER LEADERS THE MAIN EVENT: Morgan opened the 2020-21 season as the main event in their season opener doubleheader on Nov. 25, featuring the men’s team. The Morgan State men’s team played host to Mount St.

SCORING Mary’s in their season opener, while the women followed with their contest against the University of Rk. Name Points Maryland Baltimore County. Last season the Lady Bears were also the main event in their MEAC opener 1. Corin Adams (06-10) 2,058 doubleheader at Delaware State (1/4/20). That contest marked the first time in nearly three decades that 2. Braennan Farrar (14-18) 1,584 the women’s team followed the men’s game in a MEAC doubleheader.

3. June Walton (78-81) 1,574 WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: The Lady Bears welcome a total of seven transfer players this season. 4. Tracey Carrington (11-15) 1,536 5. Shakira Smith (97-01) 1,464 Two are junior college transfers, while the other five are coming from four-year Universities, including 6. Monique Liddell (96-00) 1,420 three graduate players. Sophomore guard Adia Brisker, comes to Morgan State from Niagara and senior 7. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 1,409 guard Jayla Atmore transferred from Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Brisker and Atmore are joined by graduate 8. Whitney Johnson (03-07) 1,287 students, Desiree “Dez” Allen (NJIT), Nina Carpenter (Cal State Bakersfield) and Takara Wade (Houston 9. Debbie Grey (85-90) 1,215 Baptist). Carrie Lee (Daytona State) and Khalia Hines (Highland), are both junior college transfers.

10. Adrienne Bond (82-86) 1,190 SPORTING A NEW LOGO: Morgan State will have a new 11. Carla Thomas (84-87) 1,117 uniform and apparel outfitter for the 2020-21 season, as the Lady 12. Sherie Cornish (98-02) 1,070 13. Tykyrah Williams (14-18) 1,068 Bears will now wear Baltimore based Under Armour. The part- 14. Vinstel Watson (87-89) 1,064 nership with Under Armour will allow Morgan State to provide 15. Tracy Lewis (89-93) 1,039 Under Armour uniforms, apparel, gear and equipment for its

complete roster of student-athletes, coaches, athletic department REBOUNDING personnel and the campus community. The agreement with Un- Rk. Name Total der Armour will last for five years and the affiliation will debut 1. June Walton (78-81) 1,021 with the first the first game of the season on Nov. 25 at Hill 2. Carla Thomas (84-87) 874 Field House. 3. Theresa Brown (89-93) 827 4. Monique Liddell (96-00) 790 THE RIVALRY CONTINUES WITH A DOUBLE DOSE: With the MEAC going to a Northern and 5. Britney Griffin (04-08) 679 Southern Division format in basketball this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, crosstown rivals 6. Cheryl Jackson (87-91) 668 Morgan State and Coppin State will get a double dose of their annual “East vs. West” season series in 7. Latricia Jones (03-07) 624 2021. For the first time since the 1995-96 season, when they met three times, the two programs will meet 8. Theresa Davis (07-11) 622 more than twice during the regular season, as they will play a total of four times. Last year Morgan State 9. Shakira Smith (97-01) 602 swept the season series over Coppin State, earning a 47-42 road victory on (1/25), before defeating the 10. Tykyrah Williams (14-18) 589 Eagles, 68-42 at home (2/29). It was the second consecutive year the Lady Bears have won both regular 11. Lexus Spears (14-18) 589 season contests. Morgan State has won five straight regular season match-ups and six out of the last sev- 12. Tracey Carrington (11-15) 567 en meetings against their rivals. 13. Corin Adams (06-10) 564

MORGAN PICKED SECOND IN MEAC NORTH: Morgan State was picked to finish second in the ASSISTS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division preseason poll, as voted by the league’s Rk. Name Assists head coaches and sports information directors. The MEAC will move to division play for the 2020-21 1. Corin Adams (06-10) 455 season. The Lady Bears were picked to finish seventh last season and went 17-13 overall and finished 12- 2. Braennan Farrar (14-18) 361 4 in the MEAC to finish the 2019-20 regular season tied for second and earned the No. 3 seed in the 3. Mary Frazier (78-83) 340 league tournament. 4. Debbie Grey (85-90) 336 5. Jihayah Chavis (17-20) 288 REDD, MCCALLA EARN PRESEASON ALL-MEAC HONORS: Senior guard Dahnye Redd was 6. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 286 selected to the MEAC Preseason All-MEAC first team and junior guard Ashia McCalla was named to the 7. Tracy Lewis (89-93) 285 second team. Redd averaged 13.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game last season. A third-team 8. Lisa Mickens (97-01) 271 All-MEAC selection a year ago, Redd ranked seventh in the MEAC in scoring, fifth in rebounding, fifth 9. Shakira Smith (97-01) 265 in offensive rebounding (3.0), eighth in defensive rebounds (4.5), ninth in field goal percentage (.437), 10. Terri Alexander (77-80) 249 10th in free throw percentage (.694) and 14th in blocked shots (0.8). A native of Darby, Pa., Redd 11. Whitney Johnson (03-07) 232 reached double figures in scoring 21 times and had five double-doubles. She scored 24 points, grabbed

STEALS seven rebounds and had a steal in the MEAC quarterfinal win over Delaware State (3/12) and added a Rk. Name Steals career-high 26 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks at Saint Peter’s (11/26). McCalla aver- 1. Corin Adams (06-10) 404 aged 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game last season. She ranked 14th in the MEAC in scor- 2. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 355 ing, fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.343) and fourth in three-point field goals made (58). 3. Shakira Smith (97-01) 353 McCalla reached double figures in scoring 17 times and was also second on the team in free throw shoot- 4. Braennan Farrar (14-18) 276 ing at 80% (56-of-70). The Greenbelt native set a career-high 31 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three- 5. Jihayah Chavis (17-20) 214 point range, hauled in a season-high eight rebounds and had two steals and an assist in the home opener 6. Monique Liddell (96-00) 208 against Notre Dame Maryland (11/8). 7. Whitney Johnson (03-07) 201 8. Chelsea Mitchell (15-17, 20) 183 REMATCH: Two of Morgan State’s non-conference opponents this season (UMBC and Saint Peter’s) 9. Lisa Mickens (97-01) 174 are rematches from the 2019-20 campaign. Morgan State went 0-2 a year ago against both opponents. This season the Lady Bears returned the favor and defeated both programs. 10. Moneshia Davis (09-13) 166 11. Karla Warfield (93-96, 97) 150 SAYING GOODBYE: The Lady Bears will say goodbye to a total of eight seniors, including three grad- 12. Tykyrah Williams (14-18) 147 uate transfers at the conclusion of the season. Two-year members Elaija Demeza, KaMaree Donald, 13. Brittany Dodson (07-11) 142 Dahnye Redd, Sydney Searcy and Lana Skripkina who came to MSU a year ago as juniors, along with 14. Debbie Grey (85-90) 138 first-year members Desiree Allen, Nina Carpenter and Takara Wade will all be honored prior to the Lady 15. Tracey Carrington (11-15) 124 Bears’ season finale at Hill Field House for ‘Senior Night’ against Coppin State (3/4/21).

2021 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s and women’s basketball tournament is scheduled for March 8-13, 2021. First-round games will take place on campus sites, before moving to the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. The annual MEAC Basketball Tour- nament moved to Norfolk in 2013 after spending the previous four years in Winston-Salem, N.C. from 2009 through 2012.

AN ABRUPT END: Moments after celebrating the program’s first MEAC Tournament victory in two years, Morgan State’s 2019-20 season came to a screeching holt, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the court, the Lady Bears had just defeated Delaware State, 64-63 in the MEAC quarterfinal round (3/12) to advance to their first semifinal appearance since 2007. Once in the locker room, the team was told the remainder of the tournament had been cancelled. The Morgan State-Delaware State contest was the final NCAA Division I college basketball game played in the 2019-20 season.

2020-21 Starting Lineups

Date Opponent Result Starters N25 MD BALTIMORE COUNTY W, 67-58 Henson Redd McCalla Searcy Carpenter D5 SAINT PETER’S W, 68-57 Henson Brisker McCalla Searcy Carpenter D18 NAVY W, 67-63 Henson Redd McCalla Searcy Carpenter D20 at Towson L, 59-95 Henson Redd McCalla Searcy Carpenter D28 at Syracuse Canceled J2 HOWARD * L 48-73 Henson Redd McCalla Searcy Demeza J3 HOWARD * W 71-58 Henson Redd McCalla Searcy Demeza J16 at Delaware State * 1 p.m. J17 at Delaware State * 1 p.m. J30 at Coppin State * 12 p.m. J31 at Coppin State * 12 p.m. F6 at Howard * TBA F7 at Howard * TBA F20 DELAWARE STATE * 2 p.m. F21 DELAWARE STATE * 2 p.m. F27 COPPIN STATE * 2 p.m. F28 COPPIN STATE *% 2 p.m. M8-13 MEAC Tournament $ TBA

Home games are in BOLD; * MEAC Contest; % Senior Day; $ MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.)

Lineup Record Henson, Redd, McCalla, Searcy, Carpenter………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 2-1 Henson, Brisker, McCalla, Searcy, Carpenter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 1-0 Henson, Redd, McCalla, Searcy, Demeza…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 1-1