Kyla Rollins finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks against Delaware State.
Delaware State 59, Morgan State 47
BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 19, 2011)-Delaware State's Brittany Washington scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Tasia Bristow and Kianna Conner added 13 and 12 points, respectively, to lead the visiting Hornets to a 59-47 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Morgan State on Saturday afternoon at Hill Field House.
The victory ended a two-game losing skid for Delaware State (8-17, 4-9 MEAC) which has now won three of its last 11 contest. The win also ended a three-game losing slide to the Lady Bears, while extending Morgan State losing streak to a season-high three games.
Morgan State (14-11, 8-4 MEAC), which has fallen to 37-28 all-time against Delaware State, got a team-high 13 points from Kyla Rollins, who came off the bench and connected on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and had a game-high three blocked shots. Moneshia Davis added 11 points and Brittany Dodson added seven points and five rebounds before fouling out.
Delaware State shot 17-of-51 (33 percent), including 3-for-10 (30 percent) from three-point range. The Hornets, however shot 73 percent (22-for-30) from the free throw line, while Morgan State shot 61 percent (11-of-18). The Lady Bears also shot 34 percent (17-of-50) from the field and just 11 percent (2-of-17) from three-point range.
Morgan State, which has held onto first or second-place in the league standings for the entire season, still remains in second, despite its recent slippage, behind first-place Hampton. Florida A&M (13-12, 8-5 MEAC), which was a game behind Morgan State heading into Saturday, was dealt a 67-58 loss at Howard (12-15, 8-5 MEAC) and remains in third-place tied with Howard.
The Lady Bears will return to action on Monday, Feb. 21, when they play host to Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in a MEAC contest at Hill Field House at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Hawks are coming off a 62-50 loss at Coppin State on Saturday. Monday's game, which will be the home finale for the Lady Bears, will also mark Breast Cancer Awareness Night, as well as Senior Night for four Morgan State players (Brittany Dodson, Brittany Noel, Theresa Davis and Erin Hawkins), who will all be playing in their final home contest.
