2011-12 MORGAN STATE WOMEN’S NOTES

Women’s Basketball SID: Kevin C. Paige Phone: (443) 885-3009 Email: [email protected]

2011-12 Schedule/Results Game 26 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Contest) Overall: 6-19 MEAC: 3-9 Morgan State “Lady Bears” (6-19, 3-9 MEAC)

vs. Coppin State “Eagles” (15-11, 10-3 MEAC) NOVEMBER Date: February 22, 2012 ♦ 5:30 p.m. 11 at UMBC 50-72 L Place: Physical Education Complex ♦ , Md. 16 at George Washington 73-68 W Series: Coppin State leads, 34-26 20 at Saint Bonaventure 55-79 L Radio: WEAA 88.9 FM / www.Herbfm.com 22 at Bucknell 54-52 W Live Video: www.coppinstatesports.com DECEMBER 1 at Cincinnati 60-64 L 14 at Northwestern 74-87 L Round 2: Lady Bears Travel To Rival Coppin State Wednesday 18 at Missouri State 74-104 L In what has been a long season for the Lady Bears, Morgan State, which is currently on a five- 19 at Arkansas 50-81 L game losing skid will look to end its losing ways when they visit crosstown rival Coppin State in 21 at Stony Brook 48-65 L a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game this Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. at the 28 vs. Virginia Commonwealth # 52-73 L Physical Education Complex. Coppin State won the first meeting this season, 80-77 at Hill Field 29 vs. Holy Cross # 66-73 L House (2/4). The game will be streamed live at www.coppinstatesports.com and can be viewed through windows media player.

JANUARY BEAR CLAWS: Morgan State (6-19, 3-9 MEAC) which has been off for the last nine days is 3 at Florida International 60-77 L coming off a 67-53 loss to Delaware State (2/13). Senior Omara Parker tallied a team-high 19 7 at S.C. State * 71-84 L points, a game-high six assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block in her final home game. Fel- 9 at Savannah State * 60-69 L low senior DeKeisha Mathis added seven points and five rebounds in her home finale. The Lady 11 at Columbia 70-66 W Bears have been paced by Parker (12.7 points, 5.6 rebounds) and Mathis (12.3 points). Amarah 14 NORFOLK STATE * 75-76 L Williams has a team-high 5.9 rebounds and a team-leading 24 blocks to go with her 7.2 points 16 HAMPTON * 51-83 L per game.

21 N.C. A&T * 85-83 W OT EAGLE SCRATCHES: Coppin State (15-11, 10-3 MEAC) enters the contest coming off a 23 N.C. CENTRAL * 64-59 W tough Homecoming loss to Howard, 50-49 on Saturday, which ended the Eagles’ eight-game 28 at Norfolk State * 75-68 W winning streak. The one-point loss was a result of an administrated technical foul which was 30 at Hampton * (ESPNU) 60-74 L given to Coppin State prior to tip-off. The Lady Bison would connect on 1-of-2 free throws, proving to be the difference in the game. Larrisa Carter scored a team-high 11 points and added FEBRUARY nine rebounds. Crystal Whittington and Shawntae Payne also added nine rebounds apiece to help 4 COPPIN STATE * 77-80 L the Eagles hold a 50-35 rebounding advantage over Howard. The Eagles have been led by 6 HOWARD * 55-64 L Jeanine Manley, who is coming off the bench to average a team-leading 13.5 points, a team-high 11 MD EASTERN SHORE * 57-75 L 27 blocks and 6.0 rebounds per game. Whittington is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.7 per game to go with her 8.9 points per game. 13 DELAWARE STATE *% 53-67 L 22 at Coppin State * 5:30 pm MORGAN VS. COPPIN STATE SERIES NOTES: Coppin State has won two straight over 25 at MD Eastern Shore * 2 pm Morgan State and leads the all-time series, 34-26. The Eagles won the first meeting this season, 27 at Delaware State * 5:30 pm 80-77 at Hill Field House (Feb. 4).

MARCH NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will travel to Princess Anne, Md. to take on the Lady Hawks of the 1 at Florida A&M * 5:30 pm University of Eastern Shore (UMES). The contest, which will be Homecoming for the Lady Hawks, will tip-off at 2 p.m. at the William P. 5-10 MEAC Tournament $ TBA Hytche Athletic Center.

Home games are in bold; * MEAC Contest MORGAN VS. UMES SERIES NOTES: Maryland Eastern Shore leads # Miami Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.) the all-time series, 37-30. The Lady Hawks defeated Morgan State, 75-57 $ MEAC Championships (Winston-Salem, NC) earlier this month in Baltimore on Feb. 11.

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SAYING GOODBYE: Seniors DeKeisha Mathis and Omara Parker after Morgan State defeated Norfolk State, 75-68 on Jan. 28, 2012. Last played in their final home game at Hill Field House on Monday, Feb. 13. season he moved into second-place on the school’s all-time career coach- The two were honored prior to the game against Delaware State. ing victories list, after guiding the Lady Bears to a 51-44 victory over Delaware State. The victory was his 86th win, surpassing Anderson Pow- MATHIS, MORGAN SECOND IN 3-POINTERS MADE: Senior ell (85-179 from 1986-94). Beasley, who has a career mark of 99-108, DeKeisha Mathis by far is having her best season at Morgan State. The recorded his 80th career win, following a 53-48 victory over Northwest- St. Louis, Mo., native has connected on 85 three-pointers for her career ern State (11/27). LaRue Fields (122-60 from 1979-85) is the school’s all- heading into tonight’s Coppin State game with 65 of them coming this time leader. season. Mathis knocked down a trey against Delaware State (2/13) and ranks second in the MEAC behind Hampton’s Choicetta McMillian, who WILLIAMS SETS CAREER-HIGH: Freshman Amarah Williams has 73. As a team the Lady Bears also rank second in the MEAC behind scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and Hampton in three-pointers made with 168, while the Lady Pirates have went 5-of-6 from the free throw line in the win over North Carolina Cen- made 169 from beyond the arc. tral (1/23). Williams, who also had two steals and a block, added a game- high 10 rebounds to record her second consecutive double-double and TRACKING DAVIS: Junior Moneshia Davis recorded two steals at third of the season. Hampton (1/30), giving her 101 for her career. Davis, who last season tallied a career-high 10 steals in a win over Northwestern State, was held NOT UP IN HERE: For the second consecutive season the Morgan State without a steal in the loss to Delaware State (2/11). Davis has 107 steals -North Carolina A&T contest went down to the wire in Baltimore and had for her career and is now 13 steals away from tying former Lady Bear added drama. Morgan State appeared to have the game won when Tracey Tracy Lewis (120 steals from 1989-93) for 10th all-time at Morgan State. Carrington hit two free throws with .04 remaining in the game. Carrington was then called for a foul on the ensuing play prior to the ball being in- PLAYING ON THE ‘U’: The Lady Bears made their 2011-12 television bound and A&T hit both free throws to send the game into the extra peri- appearance as part of the MEAC ESPNU regular season TV schedule on od. In the end the Lady Bears would prevail earning an 85-83 decision in Jan. 30, 2012 when they visited defending MEAC Tournament champion overtime and their fourth straight win over the Lady Aggies. Morgan Hampton. This was the fourth consecutive season that State, which has not lost at home to NC A&T since Jan. 2009, defeated Morgan State has been part of the league’s television the Lady Aggies last season at Hill Field House on a baseline jumper by schedule with the Lady Bears holding a 2-2 record when Brittany Dodson at the buzzer as an A&T defender fell down on the play. playing on ESPNU, following the loss to Hampton. All four games have been played on the road. Last season the BEWARE OF THE PAPA SMURF: Forget the Dougie and the Stanky Lady Bears defeated host North Carolina A&T, 74-69 to Leg. Along the Morgan State sideline, it’s all about the clinch the No. 2 seed for the league tournament. A year Beasley AKA “The Papa Smurf,” which is Morgan State prior Morgan State was dealt a 37-74 loss at Hampton (1/11/10). Morgan head coach Donald Beasley’s sideline dance. Beasley’s State’s first ESPNU game was on Feb. 23, 2009 and the Lady Bears de- dance, which is subject to take place at any moment dur- feated the Lady Pirates, 90-87 in overtime. ing a game, usually can be seen prior to the start of the second half during home games when the Morgan State WILLIAMS EARNS SECOND MEAC ROOKIE HONOR: Amarah band is playing or even on the road when the opposing Williams was named MEAC Rookie of the Week, as announced by the band is playing or a good song is being pumped through league office on Monday, Jan. 30. It was the second MEAC honor for the arena speakers. If you miss it during the course of the Williams, who also received the award on Monday, Jan. 7. A native of St. game, the ‘Papa Smurf’ makes an encore appearance Louis, Mo., the 6-foot-2 Williams scored a career-high 19 points and following victories. grabbed 10 rebounds against North Carolina Central (1/23) to record her third double-double of the season. TRUE ROAD WARRIORS: Through the Lady Bears’ first 15 games of the season, all of which were on the road, the players knew nothing else BEASLEY ONE SHY OF 100 WINS: Seventh-year Morgan State head but airports and playing on the road away from Hill Field House. After a coach Donald Beasley is one win shy of reaching the 100-wins plateau, nine-day road trip in December which took the team to Northwestern,

2011-12 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster MSU QUICK FACTS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Location: Baltimore, Md. 10 Tracey Carrington G 5-9 Fr.-HS Baltimore, Md. (Dundalk High School) Founded: 1867 11 Kelsey Jones G 5-8 Fr.-HS Dardenne Prairie, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt West High School) Enrollment: 7,500 13 Whitney Southerland G 5-2 So.-1L Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert High School) President: Dr. David Wilson 15 Briana Coardes G 5-5 Jr.-2L Clarksville, Tenn. (Kenwood High School) Nickname: Lady Bears 20 Taylor Kline G 5-3 Fr.-HS Cleveland, Ohio (Villa Angela-Saint Joseph High School) Colors: Orange & Blue 21 Chyress Lockhart G 5-6 Fr.-HS South Euclid, Ohio (Shaker Heights High School) Arena: Hill Field House 22 Omara Parker G 5-10 Sr.-TR Annapolis, Md. (Towson University) Conference: MEAC 23 DeKeisha Mathis G 5-6 Sr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. (Metro Academic & Classic Academy) Athletic Dir.: Floyd Kerr 24 Keirah Hicks G 5-5 So.-TR Baltimore, Md. (West Virginia State University) Head Coach: Donald Beasley 30 Moneshia Davis G 5-9 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. (Edwardsville High School) Record at MSU: 99-108/7th yr. 45 Amarah Williams F/C 6-2 Fr.-HS St. Louis, Mo. (Althoff Catholic High School) Career Record: 99-1087th yr. 52 Moriah Goodman F 6-1 So.-1L Baltimore, Md. (Polytechnic High School) Assistants: Alicia Richardson Christopher Lewis Head Coach: Donald Beasley (Morgan State ‘84; 7th Season) WBK Contact: Kevin Paige Assistant Coach: Alicia Richardson (Fayetteville State ‘03; 7th Season) Phone: 443-885-3009 Assistant Coach: Christopher Lewis (Emporia State ‘03; 4th Season) Email: [email protected]

Missouri State, Arkansas and Stony Brook, the Lady Bears returned home for just four days for the Christmas holiday, before heading out again on Dec. 26 for a 10-day trip to Miami to compete in the Miami Holiday Classic (Dec. 28-29) and against Florida International (Jan. 3). After spending just a day and a half at home, Morgan State was back on the road, this time for a six-day trip beginning Saturday, Jan. 7 at South Carolina State, then onto Savannah State (Jan. 9) and concluding with its final non- conference game of the season at Columbia on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Columbia game wrapped up 15 straight road games to start the season. 2011-12 Preseason Poll MORGAN IN MEAC SEASON OPENERS: The Lady Bears fell to 4-3 in MEAC openers under head Rk. Team Points coach Donald Beasley after having their four-game winning streak snapped by South Carolina State on 1. Hampton (23) 667 Jan. 7 in Orangeburg. Prior to the SC State game, the previous six contests all came against cross town 2. Howard (1) 557 rival Coppin State. The SC State contest was the first MEAC season opener since the 1999-2000 season 3. North Carolina A&T (1) 495 that Morgan State did not play against Coppin State. 4. Florida A&M 482 5. Morgan State 464 LADY BEARS CONCLUDE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE WITH WIN: Morgan State ended what 6. Coppin State (1) 415 was a tough and frustrating non-conference schedule on Wednesday with a 70-66 non-conference victory 7. Bethune-Cookman 290 over Columbia. The win ended a 10-game losing skid for Morgan State, as the Lady Bears concluded its 8. Maryland Eastern Shore 264 9. South Carolina State 242 non-conference slate with a 3-12 record this season. 10. Delaware State 184 PARKER SETS NEW CAREER-HIGH: Omara Parker shot 10-of-19 from the floor, including 3-for-5 11. Savannah State 178 from three-point range to finish with a career-high 26 points to lead Morgan State past Columbia (1/11) 12. North Carolina Central 94 13. Norfolk State 90 and end a season-long 10-game losing skid. Parker’s performance surpassed her pervious career high of 23 points, which set tallied twice at Missouri State (12/18) and against at Stony Brook (12/21). MEAC First Team Antonia Bennett, FAMU, F, 6-1, Sr. LOSING SKID REACHES 10: Morgan State dropped its 10th straight game of the season, following a Tameka McKelton, FAMU, G, 5-8, Sr. 69-60 road loss to MEAC newcomer Savannah State on Jan. 9. The 10 consecutive losses are the most in Jericka Jenkins, Hampton, G, 5-4, Sr. head coach Donald Beasley’s career at Morgan State, surpassing the previous high of nine in Beasley’s Saadia Doyle, Howard, F, 6-1, Jr. first season at Morgan State in 2005-06, when the Lady Bears began the season with nine straight losses. JaQuayla Berry, NC A&T, G, 5-11, Jr. Player of the Year: Saadia Doyle WILLIAMS NAMED MEAC ROOKIE OF WEEK: Amarah Williams was named MEAC Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday, Jan. 7. A native of St. Louis, Mo., the 6-foot-2 MEAC Second Team Williams totaled 21 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and a steal in two games. The freshman center Larrisa Carter, Coppin F, 6-0, So. Qiana Donald, FAMU, F/C, 6-0, Sr. scored a career-high 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and had two assists in the MEAC opener at South Melanie Warner, F, 5-10, Sr. Carolina State (1/7). Choicetta McMillian, Hampton, G, 5-5, Sr.

NOT THIS YEAR: Due to the new MEAC scheduling with the addition of North Carolina Central and Jasmine Elum, B-Cookman, G, 5-8, Jr. Savannah State this season, Morgan State will not face Bethune-Cookman at all in 2012. It marks the first time since the 1983-84 season that the Lady Bears will not play Bethune-Cookman. 2010-11 Final Standings

WILLIAMS RECORDS FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Freshman Amarah Williams shot 5-of-8 from Rk. Team MEAC Overall the floor to finish with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to tie game-high honors against Holy 1. Hampton 15-1 25-6 Cross in the consolation game of the Miami Holiday Classic (Dec. 29). 2. Morgan State 10-6 17-14 3. N.C. A&T 10-6 15-14 NO TITLE APPEARANCE THIS TIME: After trailing Virginia Commonwealth at halftime by just 4. Howard 9-7 15-18 two points (28-26) in the opener of the Miami Holiday Classic, the Rams outscored Morgan State 47-24 5. Florida A&M 9-7 15-13 in the second half, en route to a 73-52 victory, thus spoiling the Lady Bears’ hopes of returning back to 6. Coppin State 9-7 13-17 the title game against host Miami for a second consecutive year. 7. Md. Eastern Shore 8-8 11-19 8. Bethune-Cookman 5-11 13-16 MATHIS EARNS MIAMI CLASSIC HONORS: Senior DeKeisha Mathis was named to the Miami 9. S.C. State 6-10 12-17 Holiday Classic all-tournament team. Mathis finished the classic with a combined 31 points, 11 re- 10. Delaware State 5-11 9-19 bounds, three assists and three steals in two games against Virginia Commonwealth and Holy Cross. 11. Norfolk State 2-14 9-19

Mathis, who knocked down four three-pointers in each game, recorded a team-high 15 points against 2010-11 All-MEAC Teams VCU and added 16 points in the consolation game against Holy Cross. MEAC First Team

MORGAN STATE HAS A ROUGH DECEMBER AGAIN: For the second consecutive season the Tameka McKelton, FAMU, G, 5-8, Jr. Jericka Jenkins, Hampton, G, 5-4, Jr. Lady Bears have struggled in the month of December. Morgan State went winless this season in Decem- Jacquayla Berry, N.C. A&T, G, 5-11, Sr. ber, dropping all seven of their contests. Last season the Lady Bears went 2-4 during the month, includ- Saadia Doyle, Howard, F, 5-11, So. ing a 1-3 mark during a four-game homestand. Antonia Bennett, Florida A&M, F, 6-1, Jr.

REMATCH: Morgan State had three rematch games this season against non-conference opponents from MEAC Second Team the 2010-11 schedule and went 1-2 in those games after going 2-1 a year ago. MSU defeated George Brittany Dodson, Morgan State, G, 5-5, Sr. Washington for the second straight time, but fell to Saint Bonaventure a team the Lady Bears also defeat- Casey Morton, Md. E. Shore, G, 5-9, Sr. ed last season. The Lady Bears’ third rematch game came on the road against Missouri State and resulted Whitney Wiley, S.C. State, G, 5-10, Sr. in a loss. Missouri State also defeated Morgan last season. Jalessa Sams, N.C. A&T, F, 5-11, Sr. Quanneisha Perry, Hampton, F, 5-10, Sr. WHAT’S ANOTHER DAY?: Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it’s about to. Morgan State, which is coming off a nine-day road trip prior to the holiday break, will be away from home for 10 days when they head to Miami this week. Morgan State will leave for Florida on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 and will not return until Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.

SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT: For the first 19-plus minutes of the first half of Morgan State’s loss Morgan’s Record When… at Arkansas on Monday, the two teams played with a men’s basketball. That might explain why both Leading at halftime 4-2 teams struggled shooting early on. After several player complaints about the feel of the ball, referees Trailing at halftime 1-17 finally checked the ball and noticed it was not a women’s sized basketball. Tied at halftime 1-0 Playing overtime 1-1 NINE-DAY WORLD TOUR COMES TO AN END: The Lady Bears who have been on the road Playing in double overtime 0-0 since the morning of last Tuesday, Dec. 13, will finally return home to Baltimore following their FG% is .500 or better 0-0 contest against Stony Brook.

FG% is less than .500 6-19 ALL TRAVEL LEADS TO DALLAS-FT. WORTH: The Morgan State women’s basketball team Opp. FG% is .500 or better 0-0 has become familiar with the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport during its previous nine-day road trip. After Opp. FG% is less than .500 6-19 taking on Northwestern (12/14) the Lady Bears flew from Chicago to Dallas to Springfield, Mo. for Outrebounding opponent 2-2 their contest against Missouri State (12/18). From there they took vans to Arkansas for their contest Opp. outrebounds Morgan 4-17 against the Razorbacks (12/19), before flying out of Arkansas Regional Airport only to return to Dal- Tied in rebounds 0-0 las to then fly to New York’s LaGuardia Airport for Wednesday’s contest against Stony Brook. Commit fewer turnovers than opponent 4-10 Commit more turnovers than opponent 2-8 COARDES RECORDS CAREER-HIGH: Junior Briana Coardes came off the bench and scored a Tied in turnovers 0-1 career-high eight points on 3-for-3 shooting, including 2-for-2 from three-point range in 18 minutes Bench outscores opponent’s bench 5-15 of play against Missouri State. Coardes also added two rebounds, an assist and a steal. Opp. bench outscores Morgan’s bench 1-4 Tied in bench points 0-0 “SHOW ME STATE” CONNECTION: Morgan State has four players from Missouri. Senior Shoot more free throws 3-3 DeKeisha Mathis, junior Moneshia Davis and freshman Amarah Williams are all from St. Louis, Shoot fewer free throws 3-15 while freshman Kelsey Jones is from Dardenne Prairie. Tied in free throws 0-1 Final margin is 1-5 points 5-3 FRESHMEN PRODUCTION: In the loss at Northwestern (12/14), the Lady Bears bench outscored Final margin is 6-10 points 1-3 Northwestern, 43-12. Of those 43 bench points, 35 of them came from Morgan State’s freshmen with Final margin is 11+ points 0-13 Chyress Lockhart leading the way with a team-high 12 points. Scoring 30-39 points 0-0 Scoring 40-49 points 0-1 WELCOMED ADDITIONS: Sophomore Keirah Hicks and freshman Kelsey Jones both made their Scoring 50-59 points 1-8 Morgan State debut in the loss at Northwestern. Hicks finished with eight points, including 2-of-3 Scoring 60-69 points 1-5 from three-point range and added three rebounds, an assist and a steal against the Wildcats in 15 Scoring 70-79 points 3-5 minutes of action. Jones contributed six points, five rebounds and had a team-leading four steals in 21 Scoring 80-89 points 1-0 minutes played.

Scoring 90-99 points 0-0 STREAK COMES TO AN END FOR MATHIS: DeKeisha Mathis’s string of four three-pointers Scoring 100 or more points 0-0 made in consecutive games came to an end in the Lady Bears’ loss at Cincinnati (12/1). Mathis, who Home White 2-6 scored a team-high 19 points in the loss to the Bearcats was limited to 3-of-6 from three-point range, Home Orange 0-0 ending her streak of four three-pointers made at three consecutive games. Road Blue 3-4 Road Orange 1-9 DAVIS MAKES DEBUT: Moneshia Davis, who missed the previous four games due to an injury,

made her season debut at Cincinnati (12/1). Davis started the game and tallied six points, four re- Games Led* MSU In… bounds-all defensive, two assists and two steals. Scoring Parker 9, Smith 1, Mathis 11, Carrington 3, Lockhart 2, Southerland 2, OPENING ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Morgan State, which will host just eight games at Hill Field Williams 2 House this season, began the 2011-12 campaign on the road for the seventh consecutive season, when it visited cross town rival the University Maryland Baltimore County (Nov. 11). Rebounds Parker 8, Carrington 7, Williams 9, Mathis 2, Lockhart 1, Davis 4 MATHIS HAS CAREER-DAY: Senior DeKeisha Mathis continued her hot shooting, recording a

Assists Smith 6, Parker 4, Carrington 3, career– and game-high 20 points in the Lady Bears 54-52 victory at Bucknell (11/22). Mathis shot 7- Lockhart 12, Hicks 2, Davis 4, Southerland 2, of-15 from the floor, including four three-pointers. It was the third consecutive game that Mathis knocked down four three-pointers. Mathis 3, Kline 1

Blocks Parker 12, Williams 13, Mathis 2, Davis 9, MORGAN STATE DEFEATS GEORGE WASHINGTON AGAIN: Morgan State improved to 4- Lockhart 2, Carrington 1, Hicks 1, Southerland 1 2 all-time against the Colonials, following its 73-68 victory over GW on Wednesday night at the

Steals Lockhart 5, Smith 1, Mathis 3, Parker 4, Charles E. Smith Center. It was the second consecutive season that Morgan State has defeated the Southerland 3, Carrington 3, Davis 9, K. Jones 5, Colonials. Last season Morgan State won, 70-66 in overtime in the opening round of the Miami Holi- Hicks 1, Williams 1 day Classic.

* includes ties SOMEONE NEW: Morgan State has five opponents on its schedule (Bucknell, Cincinnati, Arkan- Double Figures In… sas, Holy Cross and Florida International) which it has never faced in the program’s history.

Points Parker 14, Smith 3, Carrington 9, WELCOME BACK: Senior guard DeKeisha Mathis and junior guard/forward Tireion Turner return Mathis 17, Williams 9, Lockhart 3, Hicks 4, to the Lady Bears this season. Mathis left the team in the middle of last season, while Turner has not Southerland 2, Davis 3 played since Feb. 27, 2010. Rebounds Williams 3, Parker 1 WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State will welcome the addition of seven newcomers to the 20-Point Games 2011-12 squad, including junior transfer, Omara Parker and six freshmen in Tracey Carrington, Kel- Mathis 2, Parker 5 sey Jones, Zameria Jones, Taylor Kline, Chyress Lockhart, Amarah Williams.

30-Point Games ROAD WARRIORS: Morgan State will kick off the season by playing its first 16 games all on the road and will close out the regular season schedule with four straight road contests. The best chance for Lady Bear fans to see the team prior to the ‘New Year’ will be the season-opener on Nov. 11 at the CAREER LEADERS

University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and the second game of the season at George Wash- ington in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 16. The MEAC opener will also be on the road when the Lady Bears SCORING visit South Carolina State on Jan. 7, 2012. Morgan State’s home opener won’t come until the following Rk. Name Points week (Jan. 14) against MEAC foe Norfolk State as part of a four-game homestand. 1. Corin Adams (07-10) 2,058 2. June Walton (78-81) 1,574 LADY BEARS TO SPEND NEW YEAR’S IN THE SUN: In what has become a Morgan State tradi- 3. Shakira Smith (97-01) 1,464 tion as of late, the Lady Bears will once again bring in the new year in Miami. For the second consecu- 4. Monique Liddell (96-00) 1,420 tive Morgan State will take part in the Miami Holiday Classic (Dec. 28-29) in Coral Gables, Fla. The 5. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 1,409 team will then take on nearby Florida International (Jan. 3) in Miami. 6. Whitney Johnson (04-07) 1,287 7. Debbie Grey (85-90) 1,215 NO EAST VS. WEST OPENER OR FINALE THIS SEASON: This season cross town rivals Morgan 8. Adrienne Bond (82-86) 1,190 State and Coppin State will not kick-off their MEAC schedules or close out their regular seasons against 9. Carla Thomas (84-87) 1,117 each other. Morgan State opens up league play at South Carolina State (Jan. 7) and ends the regular sea- 10. Sherie Cornish (98-02) 1,070 son at Florida A&M (March 1), while Coppin State opens up at Howard (Dec. 3) and closes out at Bethu- ne-Cookman (March 1). The last time that Morgan State and Coppin State did not open and close the REBOUNDING conference schedule against each other was during the 1999-2000 season. Rk. Name Total 1. June Walton (78-81) 1,021 MORGAN PICKED FIFTH IN MEAC: Morgan State was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-Eastern 2. Carla Thomas (84-87) 874 Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head coaches and sports information direc- 3. Theresa Brown (89-93) 827 tors. Last year, the Lady Bears were picked to finish seventh, but finished the season at 17-15 overall, 10- 4. Monique Liddell (96-00) 790 6 in the MEAC and for the second consecutive season shared MEAC co runner-up honors, this time with 5. Britney Griffin (04-08) 679 North Carolina A&T. Morgan State earned the No. 2 seed in the league tournament, its highest seed ever 6. Cheryl Jackson (87-91) 668 and advanced to the postseason for the first time ever on the Division I level with a first round appear- 7. Latricia Jones (04-07) 624 ance at Virginia in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). 8. Theresa Davis (08-11) 622 9. Shakira Smith (97-01) 602 PACK YOUR BAGS, WE’RE HEADING OUT: For the second straight season the 2011-12 Lady 10. Corin Adams (07-10) 564 Bears’ non-conference slate will not be restricted to the typical Atlantic Coast region of New York to North Carolina, as it has been in past years. This season Morgan State will head North to New York ASSISTS twice and Pennsylvania, before visiting the Midwest with stops in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. Rk. Name Assists The Lady Bears return to for the second consecutive season to take part in the two-day Miami Holiday 1. Corin Adams (07-10) 455 Classic in Coral Gables (Dec. 28-29). Last season the Lady Bears reached the title game, before falling to 2. Mary Frazier (78-83) 340 host Miami. Morgan will conclude its trip to the Sunshine State with a non-conference game against Flor- 3. Debbie Grey (85-90) 336 ida International on Jan. 3. With the addition of MEAC newcomer Savannah State, Morgan State will 4. Tracy Lewis (89-93) 285 also make its way to Georgia this season. 5. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 286 6. Lisa Mickens (97-01) 271 2012 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basket- 7. Shakira Smith (97-01) 265 ball tournament is scheduled for March 5-10 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Win- 8. Terri Alexander (77-80) 249 ston-Salem, N.C. Ticket books can be purchased at all 13 MEAC university ticket offices, Lawrence Joel 9. Whitney Johnson (04-07) 232 Coliseum Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, the MEAC Administrative Office and online at Ticketmas- ter.com. Tickets are also available by calling the MEAC at 757-951-2055 or Ticketmaster at (800)-745- STEALS 3000. The annual MEAC Basketball Tournament moved to Winston-Salem during the 2008-09 season Rk. Name Steals and will call the city home through 2012. 1. Corin Adams (07-10) 404 2. Kaira Warfield (93-97) 355 3. Shakira Smith (97-01) 353 4. Monique Liddell (96-00) 208 5. Whitney Johnson (04-07) 201 6. Lisa Mickens (97-01) 174 7. Karla Warfield (93-96, 97) 150 8. Brittany Dodson (08-11) 142 9. Debbie Grey (85-90) 138 10. Tracy Lewis (89-93) 120

2011-12 Morgan STaTE WoMEn’S BaSKETBaLL

#10 TRACEY CARRINGTON #11 KELSEY JONES #13 WHITNEY SOUTHERLAND #15 BRIANA COARDES G, 5-9, FR G, 5-8, FR G, 5-2, SO G, 5-5, JR Baltimore, MD Dardenne Prairie, MO Gilbert, AZ Clarksville, Tenn.

#20 TAYLOR KLINE #21 CHYRESS LOCKHART #22 OMARA PARKER #23 DEKEISHA MATHIS G, 5-3, FR G, 5-6, FR G, 5-10, SR G, 5-6, SR Cleveland, OH South Euclid, OH Annapolis, MD St. Louis, MO

#24 KEIRAH HICKS #30 MONESHIA DAVIS #45 AMARAH WILLIAMS #52 MORIAH GOODMAN G, 5-5, SO G, 5-10, JR F/C, 6-2, FR F, 6-1, SO Baltimore, MD St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Baltimore, MD

DONALD BEASLEY ALICIA RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER LEWIS Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Morgan State ‘84/7th Yr. Fayetteville State ‘03/7th Yr. Emporia State ‘03/4th Yr.