2011-12 MORGAN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 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 ♦ Baltimore, 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 Maryland 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. FOLLOW THE LADY BEARS ON TWITTER: Fans of Morgan State women’s basketball can follow the Lady Bears on Twitter. Check out regular updates on the team which will feature live tweets from games and on road trips. To follow the Morgan State Athletics Twitter page visit Twitter.com/MorganStBears. 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.