Game 23
Morgan State "Lady Bears" (11-11, 7-2 MEAC) vs. Maryland Eastern Shore "Hawks" (4-16, 1-6 MEAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
Site: Baltimore, Md. (Hill Field House)
Tip-off: 2 p.m.
Series Record: MDES leads, 42-39
Gameday: Here
TV: N/A
Audio: HSRN.com
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Live Stats: www.MorganStateBears.com
Website: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.easternshorehawks.com
Game Notes: Morgan State | MDES | MEAC
 
BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 7, 2020)-Morgan Morgan State returns home following a successful 3-0 road swing to welcome visiting Maryland Eastern Shore (MDES) for a Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Hill Field House. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on both WEAA 889.FM and online on the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN). Fans can also watch the action on www.morganstatebears.com.
 
BEAR CLAWS: The Lady Bears (11-11, 7-2 MEAC), winners of a season-long five straight, are coming off a 68-52 victory at Howard (2/1). Chelsea Mitchell set a new Morgan State career-high 26 points, falling two points shy of her collegiate high of 28 set during her junior season at Lander. Mitchell also added a game-high 14 rebounds to earn her 10th double-double this season and had a career-tying eight steals in the win. Dahnye Redd also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Ashia McCalla added 16 points. Morgan State is led by Mitchell, who is averaging 14.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. Redd is averaging 12.9 points and 7.6 rebounds, while McCalla is adding 12.3 points per game.
 
MORGAN VS. MDES SERIES NOTES: Maryland Eastern Shore leads the all-time series, 42-39. Morgan State has won two straight and seven of the last nine meetings, including a 55-44 victory this season in Princess Anne, Md. (1/27).
 
HAWK TALONS: Maryland Eastern Shore (4-16, 1-6 MEAC) has dropped four straight and nine of its last 10 games. The Hawks recently lost 72-58 at Delaware State (2/3). Amanda Carney came off the bench to score 10 points and Adrienne Jones added nine and four steals. Carney has paced MDES with 10.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Brooklyn Bailey is scoring 9.5 points a game.
 
NEXT UP: Morgan State will welcome the North Carolina Central Lady Eagles on Monday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Hill Field House.
 
THIRD QUARTER DOMINANCE: Morgan State has outscored its opponents in the third quarter by a whopping 65 points (370-305). In the win over Howard (2/1), the Lady Bears limited Howard to just three points in the third period.
 
SEE YOU REAL SOON: Morgan State and Maryland Eastern Shore are meeting for the second time in just 12 days. The two met just 12 days prior in Princess Anne, Md. The Lady Bears, who are coming off a season series sweep of Howard (2/1), had played the Bison just 14 days earlier in Baltimore (1/18).

NOT UP IN HERE: Morgan State remained unbeaten at Hill Field House this season after defeating North Carolina A&T (1/20). MSU improved to 6-0 with the win and have won seven straight home contests dating back to last year's regular season finale victory over Coppin State (3/7/19).
 
STREAK ENDERS: When the Lady Bears defeated North Carolina A&T, 42-38 at Hill Field House (1/20), the win put an end to the Lady Aggies' 28-game regular season winning streak over MEAC opposition. It would not be the first time that the women's basketball program was responsible for ending a lengthy MEAC winning streak. During the 2007 MEAC Tournament (3/9), Morgan State came-from-behind to defeat defending champion Coppin State, 69-67 in overtime in the semifinal round. The win ended a 14-game losing slide to Coppin State, as well as put to rest a 49-game winning streak against MEAC opponents by the Eagles.
 
MAKE IT A DOUBLE: Chelsea Mitchell picked up her team– and MEAC-leading 10th double-double of the season in a victory at Howard (2/1). Mitchell scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed a  game-high 14 rebounds. She also added a career-tying eight steals.
 
LOOKING FOR A SIXTH: Morgan's win at Howard (2/1) marked the first time this season that the Lady Bears have earned five consecutive victories. It's the first five-game winning streak since 2016-17. 
 
MARYLAND'S FINEST: Of all the leading rebounders of the eight Division I women's basketball programs in the State of Maryland, Morgan State's Chelsea Mitchell ranks third with 9.3 rebounds per game. A native of Columbia, Md., she has led the Lady Bears in rebounding 14 times, including a season-best 16 rebounds against South Carolina State (1/6). She was held without a rebound in the loss at Bethune-Cookman (1/13), which marked the first time this season she failed to grab a rebound.
 
Rk. Name, School     Rebounds
1.         Stephanie Karcz, Loyola-Maryland    9.6
2.         Chance Graham, Coppin State          9.5
3.         Chelsea Mitchell, Morgan State      9.3
4.         Kaila Charles, Maryland                     8.1
5.         Nukiya Mayo, Towson                        7.7
6.         Janee'a Summers, UMBC                 7.6
7.         Morgan Taylor, Navy                          5.3
8.         Amanda Carney, Maryland Eastern Shore    4.4
 
CHAVIS CLOSING IN ON FIFTH ON STEALS CHART: Senior Jihayah Chavis totaled one steal at Howard (2/1) to give her 205 steals for her career. She is now four steals away from passing Monique Liddell (208 from 1996-00) for fifth.
 
MITCHELL MOVES INTO NINTH ON STEALS CHART: Chelsea Mitchell tallied eight steals in the win at Howard (2/1) to give her 166 steals for her career and tie her with Moneshia Davis (166 steals from 2009-13) for ninth all-time at Morgan State.
 
MITCHELL RANKS FOURTH NATIONALLY IN STEALS: Chelsea Mitchell ranks sixth in the nation in total steals (87) and is sixth in steals per game (3.95). She leads the Lady Bears in steals this season and recorded a career-high eight thefts at Howard (2/1) to give her 166 for her career.
 
CHAVIS SETS CAREER HIGH: Senior guard Jihayah Chavis scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting in the win over Howard (1/18). Chavis also tied a game-high five assists and added four rebounds and two steals.
 
MORGAN PICKED SEVENTH IN MEAC: Morgan State was picked to finish seventh in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) preseason poll, as voted by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. Last year, the Lady Bears were picked to finish sixth, and went 10-21 overall and finished 8-8 in the MEAC to finish sixth.
 
UNBEATEN STREAKS ON THE LINE: The Lady Bears entered the 2019-20 campaign looking to remain unbeaten against three teams on the schedule: Notre Dame-Maryland, Washington Adventist and Hofstra. The Lady Bears were successful in extending their winning streaks against both Notre Dame-Maryland (4-0) and Washington Adventist (5-0), but suffered its first loss to Hofstra (2-1).
 
TOURNAMENT EXPOSURE: Six of Morgan State's 2019-20 opponents advanced to postseason play last season in Marquette-2nd round, Michigan-2nd round and Bethune-Cookman-1st round (NCAA Women's Tournament); North Carolina A&T State-1st round (Women's National Invitational Tournament); Akron-1st round and Marshall-2nd round (Women's Basketball Invitational).
 
SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to five seniors at the conclusion of the season. Four-year member Jihayah Chavis, three-year member Chelsea Mitchell along with Dawn Gipson, Sydney Searcy and Dezyree Morales, who all came to Morgan State a year ago as juniors, will be honored on 'Senior Night' prior to their final home game at Hill Field House against Norfolk State (3/5/20).
 
2020 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's and women's basketball tournament is scheduled for March 9-14 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. Ticket books can be purchased at all 12 MEAC university ticket offices, the Norfolk Scope Arena, Ticketmaster outlets, the MEAC Administrative Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available by calling the MEAC at 757-951-2055 or Ticketmaster at (800)-745-3000. The annual MEAC Basketball Tournament moved to Norfolk in 2013 after spending the previous four years in Winston-Salem, N.C. from 2009 through 2012.