BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 30, 2017)-Florida A&M scored the first 16 points of the game and cruised to a 61-26 victory over Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Monday evening at Hill Field House.
 
Shalaunda Burney-Robinson came off the bench and scored a game-high 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Alicia McCray scored 11 points and Shakerrya Morrison hauled in a game-high 15 rebounds and added eight points, for the Rattlers.
 
FAMU improved to 6-15 overall and 4-4 in the MEAC with the win. The victory was the third straight for the Rattlers, who swept the season series against the Lady Bears and improved to 35-13 all-time.
 
Morgan State (2-19, 0-8 MEAC) was led by Kaylin Ellis, who scored six points and Tykyrah Williams, who came off the bench to score six points. Chelsea Mitchell and Zuri White each came off the bench to lead the Lady Bears with six rebounds. Jayde Duncan recorded a team-best four steals for the Lady Bears, who tallied 15 steals and forced 25 FAMU turnovers.
 
Trailing 21-3 after the opening quarter of play, Morgan State scored the first four points to start the second quarter and pulled within 21-7 after a basket by White with 7:22 to play.
 
That would not only be the last field goal, but the last points of the half for the Lady Bears. FAMU would close out the second quarter with a 14-0 run to increase its lead to a commanding 28-point lead (35-7) at the intermission.
 
FAMU would go up by as much as 37 points (44-7) when Victoria Nguyen hit a jumper with 3:36 left in the third period to cap off a 9-0 run to start the quarter.
 
Morgan State will host the second leg of a three-game homestand on Saturday, Feb. 4, when it welcomes North Carolina Central to Hill Field House. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. .