Women's Basketball 2/10/2019 9:40:00 PM Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletic Communications

Lady Bears Look For Season Sweep Over Savannah State

Morgan State looks for fourth straight road win.

Women's Basketball 2/10/2019 9:40:00 PM Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletic Communications

Lady Bears Look For Season Sweep Over Savannah State

Morgan State looks for fourth straight road win.

Game 25 (MEAC Contest)
Opponent: at Savannah State ( MEAC)
Date: Monday, Feb. 11, 2019
Site: Savannah, Ga. | Tiger Arena
Tip-Off: 5:30 p.m.
Series Record: Morgan State leads the series, 8-6
TV: None
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (Feb. 10, 2019)-The Morgan State Lady Bears will look to extend their season-long three-game winning streak, when they visit Savannah State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) clash on Monday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is at 5:30 p.m. from Tiger Arena. It will be the final regular season meeting between the two schools as MEAC members. Savannah State will leave the conference and return to the Division II level at the end of the 2018-19 academic calendar.

BEAR CLAWS: Morgan State (8-16, 6-4 MEAC), in the midst of a season-long three-game winning streak, is coming off a 63-61 victory at South Carolina State on Saturday. Seniors Kayla Horn and Adre'onia Coleman each scored a team-high 13 points and Coleman grabbed a team-high four rebounds, as the Lady Bears swept the season series from South Carolina State. Coleman has been a force for the Lady Bears, averaging 16.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Ashia McCalla is averaging 9.6 points. Jihayah Chavis is contributing 8.8 points and leads the team in assists (55) and steals (46). The Lady Bears, winners of four of their last five games are averaging 54.5 points per game and allowing 64.5 to their opponents. During the Lady Bears' current winning streak, Morgan State has averaged 70.6 points and surrendering 63 points.

TIGER STRIPES: Savannah State (5-13, 3-6 MEAC) ended a five-game losing streak, following a 68-57 victory over Coppin State on Saturday. Myasia Jones led four Lady Tigers in double figures with a team-high 14 points and had a game-high five steals. Alexxus Sowell had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and six blocks. Jacquece Alston and Jalea Gray each scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and had four steals. Jones leads the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game, while Alston is averaging 8.8 points and leads the squad in steals (69) and assists (63). Sowell leads the Lady Tigers with 6.8 rebounds per outing and a team-best 24 blocked shots.

MORGAN VS. SAVANNAH STATE SERIES NOTES: Morgan State has won four straight over the Lady Tigers and leads the all-time series, 8-6. The Lady Bears won the first meeting this season, 64-47 in Baltimore (1/7).

NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will be off until Saturday, Feb. 23, when they host Norfolk State. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. from Hill Field House.

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, Feb. 4 by the staff of College Sports Madness. She also earned the honor on Jan. 14. Coleman averaged a double-double of 22 points and 10.5 rebounds to lead Morgan State to a 2-0 week. Coleman began the week recording her eighth double-double of the season, finishing with a game-high 24 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in an overtime victory over Florida A&M (1/28). She closed out the week scoring a team-high 20 points, pulling down a team-best eight rebounds and had an assist and a steal in the win at Coppin State (2/2).

HORN SETS CAREER-HIGH: Senior guard Kayla Horn recorded a career- and game-high seven assists at Coppin State (2/2). Her seven assists are the most by a Lady Bears this season. The Romulus, Mich. native ranks second on the team in assists with 50.

LADY BEARS PICKUP BACK-TO-BACK WINS AGAIN: Morgan State recorded back-to-back wins for just the second time this season, following victories over Florida A&M (1/28) and at Coppin State (2/2). It was the first two-game winning streak for the Lady Bears since victories last month over Savannah State (1/7) and South Carolina State (1/12).

FARWELL: Morgan State and Savannah State 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. Savannah State will leave the conference and return to the Division II level at the end of the 2018-19 academic calendar. The Lady Bears' win over the Lady Tigers (1/7) marked the final meeting in Baltimore between the two programs as members of the MEAC.

COLEMAN EARNS THIRD MEAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR: Senior guard/forward Adre'onia Coleman was named MEAC Player of the Week (1/29). It was her third MEAC weekly honor this season for Coleman, who also earned the award (11/20) and (1/8). The Baltimore native was shy of averaging a double-double for the week, scoring 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per contest, while adding 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists to help the Lady Bears to a 1-1 week. She shot a combined 17-for-39 (.436) from the floor and was 7-for-9 (.777) from the free throw line. Coleman began the week with 17 points and six rebounds against Bethune-Cookman (1/26), before totaling a game-high 24 points and pulling down 13 rebounds against Florida A&M on Monday to record her eighth double-double of the season.

MCCALLA NAMED MEAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Freshman Ashia McCalla was named MEAC Rookie of the Week (1/29). McCalla averaged 17 points and six rebounds per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the floor, going 12-for-22 (.545). The Greenbelt, Md. native scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds and three steals in an overtime loss to Bethune-Cookman (1/26). McCalla, who connected on 3-of-5 three-pointers against B-CU, recorded a steal at half court and knocked down an off balanced three-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to force overtime. She then came off the bench and scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds, two assists and two steals in an overtime win over Florida A&M (1/28).

COLEMAN RECORDS EIGHTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Adre'onia Coleman picked up her eighth double-double of the season in the win over Florida A&M (1/28). Coleman would score a game-high 24 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. The Baltimore native would also add three assists, three steals and a block in 45 minutes of play.

MORE TIME PLEASE: The Lady Bears are coming off back-to-back overtime games against Bethune-Cookman (1/26) and Florida A&M (1/28). Morgan State would fall to Bethune-Cookman (73-69), before bouncing back to defeat Florida A&M (75-71). They were the first extra period games this season for Morgan State.

NO LONGER SEARCHING: The Lady Bears recorded their first road win of the season, following a 65-62 victory at North Carolina Central (1/21). The win put to rest an 0-8 start in true road games this season and a combined 0-11, including three neutral site losses away from Hill Field House.

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, Jan. 14 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 HELD TO SEASON-LOW IN SCORING: Morgan State was held to a season-low 29 points in a loss at North Carolina A&T (1/19). The Lady Bears were limited to five points in the opening period and shot 22-of-54 (22 percent) from the field and went just 3-for-12 from the free throw line.

FAITHFUL EIGHT: With the dismissal of three players prior to the start of the season due to conduct detrimental to the team, two players sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules and a fourth player removing herself from the team after just three games, the Lady Bears have gone into battle each game with eight strong and dedicated players. Despite a tough non-conference schedule and the shortage of numbers, the Lady Bears have fought in every game and have picked up their play since the start of the MEAC schedule.

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 376-296. 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.

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.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Jihayah Chavis: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#21 Adre'onia Coleman: G/F; 5' 10"; Senior

#11 Kayla Horn: G; 5' 6"; Senior

#4 Ashia McCalla: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Jihayah Chavis
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#21 Adre'onia Coleman
: 5' 10"; Senior
: G/F

#11 Kayla Horn
: 5' 6"; Senior
: G

#4 Ashia McCalla
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G