Corin "Tiny" Adams scored a game-high 25 points to lead Morgan past UMES on Monday night.
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BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 25, 2010)-Corin Adams led three Lady Bears in double figures with a game-high 25 points and Kristina Rosario tied her career-high with a game-high 15 rebounds, as Morgan State defeated visiting Maryland Eastern Shore, 65-51 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game on Monday evening at Hill Field House.
Morgan State's win completed a successful two-game homestand, while extending the Lady Bears' winning streak to a season-long four games. The win also gives Morgan State sole possession of second-place in the league standings, while ending a four-game losing skid to the Lady Hawks and improving the Lady Bears to 3-0 at home this season.
Adams, who was 10-for-20 from the field, also added a game-high five assists and had two of Morgan State's three blocks. Adams also recorded two steals, giving her 352 for her career and moved her four steals away from becoming the school's all-time steals leader. Theresa Davis added 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Erin Hawkins came off the bench to score 10 points, including 8-for-8 from the charity line.
Maryland Eastern Shore (7-8, 4-2 MEAC) was led by April McBride, who tallied a double-double with a team-high 24 points and a team-high 11 rebounds and also added a game-high six steals. Chelsea Sanders also finished with a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lady Bears (9-9, 5-1 MEAC) used an 11-2 run to take a 23-11 lead, following six straight free throws with 4:42 remaining in the opening half, and took a 26-18 lead into the lockerroom.
UMES, which never led in the game, would get within 26-20 after two free throws by Sanders, 30 seconds into the second half. But Morgan State would use a 10-3 spurt to increase its lead to 36-23 with 16:08 left.
The guests would cut the deficit to eight points twice with the last coming at 46-38 after two McBride free throws at the 9:36 mark. Morgan State would again go to work, extending its cushion to 15 points (61-46) after a 15-8 run to put the game away with 1:35 to play.
Morgan State will return to the road on Saturday, Jan. 30, when they travel to Norfolk, Va. to take on the Spartans of Norfolk State. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Echols Hall.
