Bears Host Delaware State Saturday On Senior Night - Morgan State University Athletics

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BALTIMORE, Md. -- The top-ranked Morgan State Bears (18-11, 11-3) will close out its home schedule this season against Delaware State (7-22, 5-9). Morgan State will celebrate senior day for Rogers Barnes, Jermaine Bolden and Marquise Kately. The Bears are coming off of a 49-47 loss win at Hampton on Monday night in an ESPNU televised game. The loss snapped Morgan State's eight-game winning streak. Delaware State fell to Florida A&M in Tallahasse (Fla.) 63-61 in overtime on Monday. Delaware State has lost three straight games and four of its last five.

Morgan State leads the all-time series between the two teams 44-38 and has won four straight against the Hornets, including five of the last six. Delaware State's last win against the Bears was a 56-53 overtime victory in the MEAC Semi-Finals during coach Todd Bozeman's first year as Morgan State's head coach.

Radio Coverage: WEAA, 88.9 FM coverage begins at 4:00 PM.

Game Time: Delaware State at Morgan State, 4:00 PM. LIVE STATS will be provided at www.morganstatebears.com

Last Time: DOVER, Del. – When Morgan State needed a defensive stop and free throws with the clock running down, their starting point guard made it happen. Jermaine Bolden scored 13 points Monday, and the Bears made all the important plays in the closing minutes, holding on for a 57-54 victory over Delaware State extending their record to 7-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and 12-10 overall. Reggie Holmes scored a game-high 15 points and Marquise Kately had 10 for the Bears, who sit atop the MEAC standings. This one was in doubt down to the final seconds, until Bolden stole the ball from Hornet guard Trevor Welcher and was immediately fouled with 1.7 seconds remaining and the Bears holding on to a 55-54 lead. Bolden stepped to the line and hit both of his free throws to seal the victory for the Bears.

Home Sweet Home: Bozeman finished the season with a career record of 116-75 overall as a collegiate head coach. He is 53-40 in his third season as the Bears' head coach, including a sensational 28-6 mark in home games. In fact for the first time in school history the Bears finished last season unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark at Hill Field House, and had their 15-straight home winning streak snapped by St. Francis-Pa. in a 65-61 loss on Dec. 1, 2008. Prior to the loss the Bears had not been defeated at home since a two-point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. MSU is currently 7-2 at home this season.

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