Game 18 (MEAC Contest)
Opponent: at Howard (9-6, 2-1 MEAC)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
Site: Washington, D.C. | Burr Gymnasium
Tip-Off: 5:30 p.m.
Series Record: Howard leads, 50-19
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BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 14, 2019)-Fresh off completing a successful five-game home stand (3-2), following a 62-51 victory over South Carolina State (1/12), the Lady Bears will head on the road for the first time in 2019, when they visit the Howard Lady Bison on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. The game was originally scheduled for Monday, but had to be postponed due to inclement weather.
 
Tuesday will be Morgan State's first trip to the Nation's Capital since Feb. 13, 2017, when the Lady Bears defeated Howard, 73-72 on two free throws by Tykyrah Williams with .4 seconds remaining in the game.
 
The Lady Bears, who as of late have been playing their best basketball of the season, head into the Howard contest, riding a two-game winning streak and winners of three of their last four games.
 
Howard has won two of its last three games and is 4-2 at home, including 2-0 in MEAC play this season.
 
"We already know Howard is a high powered offense. We've seen that in some of the bigger schools. So right now it's about us going in with a confidence level of containing shooters," said Morgan State head coach Ed Davis. "We've got to be the aggressors with more of the inside play. We've got to be more of the aggressors on defending the arc against Howard, because they like to catch and shoot. So the edge has to be with rebounding. It has to be with us being able to contain multiple shooters on each rotation of the basketball. That's their strength."
 
BEAR CLAWS: The Lady Bears (4-13, 2-1 MEAC) are coming off a 62-51 victory over South Carolina State (1/12). Adre'onia Coleman scored a team-high 17 points and added a team-high eight rebounds to lead four Lady Bears in double figures scoring. Ashia McCalla came off the bench to score 14 points and tied Coleman with a team-high eight rebounds. Jihayah Chavis and Kayla Horn each added 10 points. Morgan State has been paced by Coleman, who is averaging a team-leading 16.5 points and 8.4 rebounds. McCalla is averaging 9.1 points per contest, while Chavis and Naomi Bolasingh are adding 8.5 and 8.1 points per outing. Morgan State is scoring 51.5 points per game and surrendering 63.6 points to its opponents.
 
A LOOK AT HOWARD: The Lady Bison (9-6, 2-1 MEAC) improved to 2-0 at home in MEAC play, following a 61-40 victory over Bethune-Cookman (1/12). Sarah Edmond knocked down five three-pointers on her way to a game-high 25 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Ayonna Williams added 14 points and seven boards, while Imani Bryant finished with a game-high 14 rebounds. Edmond is averaging a team-best 16.6 points, while Jayla Thornton is contributing 13.6 points. Krislyn Marsh is recording 11.4 points per game and pulling down a team-high 7.9 rebounds. As a team the Lady Bison are averaging 70.6 points per game and are allowing their opponents 68.4 points.
 
SERIES NOTES: Howard leads the all-time series, 50-19. Last season the Lady Bison defeated Morgan State, 68-61 in the lone meeting between the two teams in Baltimore (2/5). Howard's win ended a four-game winning streak by Morgan State.
 
NEXT UP: Morgan State will head to North Carolina to face defending MEAC tournament champion North Carolina A&T on Saturday, Jan. 19. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. at the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C. The Lady Bears will conclude their trip through the Old North State when they travel to Durham, N.C. to take on the North Carolina Central Eagles on Monday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. at McDougald-McLendon Arena.
 
COLEMAN EARNS COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS HONOR: Adre'onia Coleman was named Madness Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday by the staff of College Sports Madness. Coleman averaged a double-double of 20.5 points and 11.5 rebounds last week to lead the Lady Bears. Coleman began the week scoring a game-high 24 points, while pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds, including 11 defensive against Savannah State (1/7). She then scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Lady Bears past South Carolina State (1/12).
 
LADY BEARS RECORD BACK-TO-BACK WINS: Morgan State recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season, following victories over Savannah State (1/7) and South Carolina State (1/12). It was the Lady Bears' first two-game winning streak since Feb. 10-12, 2018, following road wins at Savannah State (2/10) and Florida A&M (2/12).
 
COLEMAN NAMED MEAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior guard/forward Adre'onia Coleman was named MEAC Player of the Week (1/8). It was her second MEAC weekly honor this season for Coleman, who also earned the award (11/20). The Baltimore native averaged a double-double for the week, recording 21 points and 14.5 rebounds per contest to help the Lady Bears to a 1-1 week. Coleman began the week with 18 points and 14 rebounds to go with two assists, two steals and a block against Maryland Eastern Shore (1/5). She then dropped a game-high 24 points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds in a win over Savannah State (1/7). It was her third straight double-double and sixth of the season.
 
COLEMAN RECORDS SIXTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Adre'onia Coleman picked up her third straight and sixth overall double-double of the season in win over Savannah State (1/7). Coleman would score a game-high 24 points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. The Baltimore native would also add two assists in 38 minutes of play.
 
FARWELL: The Lady Bears' win over Savannah State (1/7) marked the final meeting in Baltimore between the two programs as members of the MEAC. Savannah State will leave the conference and return to the Division II level at the end of the 2018-19 academic calendar. Morgan State and the Lady Tigers will square off one final time during the regular season in their annual 'Orange & Blue' battle on Monday, Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Ga.

RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S BEST: Adre'onia Coleman's 108 made field goals ranks 18^th in the NCAA, while her six double-doubles ranks 34^th and her 134 rebounds ranks 49^th.
 
DAVIS RECORDS VICTORY No. 370: Morgan State head coach Ed Davis Jr. recorded career coaching victory 370, following the Lady Bears' win over UMass Lowell (12/29). Davis, who is in his seventh season with the Lady Bears and third as head coach, has an overall record of 372-292. He has guided his teams to a total of four NCAA Tournament appearances, while at Bowie State (3) and Delaware State (1) and two Division II Sweet 16 appearances.
 
COLEMAN HAS CAREER DAY: Senior Adre'onia Coleman scored a career-high 26 points in the Lady Bears' loss to UMBC (12/20). The 5-foot-10 forward, shot 8-of-16 from the floor, while adding six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block against the Retrievers.
 
REMATCH: Five of the Lady Bears' non-conference opponents (Lincoln-Pa., Central Connecticut, Florida International, West Virginia, UMass Lowell) will be rematches from the 2017-18 campaign. Morgan State went 4-1 a year ago against those opponents with its lone loss coming at then 10th-ranked West Virginia. Morgan State finished 1-4 this season in those rematch games with the lone win coming against UMass Lowell (12/29).
 
LADY BEARS TAKE IN NBA GAME IN MOTOWN: The Lady Bears concluded their trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., by attending the Boston Celtics-Detroit Pistons game on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. Following the game the team got to go on the court and attempt a free throw shot, before meeting and taking pictures with Celtics players Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. The host Pistons defeated Boston, 113-104. It was the first time the program caught an NBA game since 2014, when they went to Phillips Arena to see the home team Atlanta Hawks take on the Utah Jazz, prior to the Lady Bears' season opener at the University of Georgia.
  
DAVIS A THREE-TIME HALL OF FAMER: Morgan State head coach Ed Davis Jr. was inducted into his third Hall of Fame in September 2017, when his 2006-07 Delaware State women's basketball team was inducted for capturing the 2007 MEAC title. Davis was also inducted into the Bowie State University Hall of Fame in 2014 as a coach, where he guided the Lady Bulldogs to three CIAA titles and a pair of Division II "Sweet 16" appearances and in 2008 he was inducted into the West Virginia State University Hall of Fame as a basketball player.