Game 13
Morgan State (7-5, 1-1 MEAC) at Norfolk State (6-7, 2-0 MEAC)
Date: Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
Site: Norfolk, Va. (Echols Hall)
Tip-off: 4 p.m.
Series Record: Norfolk State leads, 23-17
T/V: N/A
Audio: HSRN.com
Live Stream: Here
Live Stats: Here
Websites: MorganStateBears.com | nsuspartans.com
 
BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 23, 2022)-Morgan State travels to Norfolk, Va. for its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) road trip of the season to take on the Spartans of Norfolk State on Monday, Jan. 24. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. at Echols Hall. This will be the first meeting between the two programs since, March 5, 2020 – a 73-55 victory by Morgan State in Baltimore. The two did not meet last season due to the MEAC going to divisional play. The Lady Bears were in the Northern Division and Norfolk State was in the Southern Division.
 
HOW TO WATCH GAMES: All men's and women's basketball home games will be video streamed for free through the MorganStateBears.com website. The latest broadcast and video stream information will always be listed on men's and women's basketball schedule pages at MorganStateBears.com.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Ed Davis and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to the MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.

BEAR CLAWS: The Lady Bears (7-5, 1-1 MEAC) got back in the win column on Saturday with a 67-61 victory over Howard in Baltimore. Morgan State improved to 4-1 at home this season. Graduate forward Dahnye Redd scored a team-high 14 points to lead three Lady Bears in double figures scoring. Redd shot 3-of-5 and connected on 8-of-11 from the charity line, while Ashia McCalla finished with 10 points and Jayla Atmore came off the bench to also add 10. Charlene Shepherd pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and Taylor Addison, who scored nine points, and Redd, each had seven rebounds.
 
SPARTAN LEGION: Norfolk State (6-7, 2-0 MEAC) is coming off its second straight win, following a 71-60 win at home against Coppin State. Junior guard Deja Francis scored a career-high 32 points to help the Spartans remain unbeaten in the MEAC. Francis shot 8-of-14 from the floor, including 2-of-2 from three-point range and connected on 14-of-16 free throws. Camille Downs, who started her collegiate career at Coppin State, added 15 points against her former team. Niya Fields recorded a game-high five steals, while Mahoganie Williams had a team-leading seven rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots.
 
MSU VS. NSU SERIES NOTES: Norfolk State leads the all-time series, 23-17. The two last met in Baltimore on March 5, 2020 with Morgan State claiming a 73-55 victory. The win marked the 400^th career coaching victory for Morgan State's Ed Davis.  
 
NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will return home next Saturday, Jan. 29 to take on Delaware State. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. at Hill Field House.
 
ADDISON PERFECT FROM THE FLOOR: Taylor Addison connected on 6-of-6 shooting to finish with 18 points against Coppin State (1/15). The Columbia, Md. native was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range and also knocked down all three of her free throw attempts. Addison also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, falling one board shy of recording a double-double.
 
STREAKS COME TO AN END AT SIX: Morgan State's loss to Coppin State (1/15) put an end to several active streaks involving the number six (6). Morgan State entered the MEAC season opening contest against Coppin State with a season-long six-game winning streak and had won six consecutive games against the Eagles. The Lady Bears were also sporting a six-game home court winning streak at Hill Field House, dating back to the 2020-21 season. All of that would come to an end, following a 67-65 victory by Coppin State. 
 
PROTECTING THE 'HOUSE': Morgan State improved to 4-1 at Hill Field House during the 2021-22 season, following its 67-61 victory over Howard (1/22). With the win, Morgan State has now won 21 of its last 24 home games dating back to the 2018-19 season finale. The Lady Bears' lone home loss was a 67-65 setback to Coppin State (1/15). During last year's abbreviated season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MSU went 6-1 at Hill Field House. The season before that the Lady Bears concluded the 2019-20 campaign with a 10-1 home record, which was the program's best home court mark since the 2017-18 team finished 10-3.
 
PICKPOCKETS: As a team, Morgan State has recorded 151 steals on the season through its first 12 games, which ranks No. 1 in the MEAC. Adia Brisker leads the team with 29 steals, while teammate Jayla Atmore has totaled 27 thefts. Brisker is averaging 2.6 steals per game and Atmore is recording 2.5 steals, which rank first and second, respectively in the MEAC
 
TURNING UP THE PRESSURE: To date, Morgan State has forced 293 opponent turnovers, while collecting a league-leading 151 steals (12.6) per game. Morgan State forced an opponent season-high 40 turnovers out of Washington Adventist (11/24) and turned those turnovers into 40 points. 30 of the turnovers were by way of steals with Adia Brisker and Jayla Atmore leading the way with five steals apiece. The 40 turnovers surpassed the previous season high of 36 by Notre Dame of Maryland (11/19). The Lady Bears scored a season-high 48 points off Notre Dame. 
 
38-DAY LAYOFF: Morgan State ended its longest in season hiatus between games in program history when it finally returned to the floor against Coppin State (1/15). It had been 38 days since the Lady Bears last played a game – a 64-55 victory at Loyola Maryland (12/8). Since that time, Morgan has had four games that were canceled or postponed due to Covid protocols either in the MSU or its opponent's program.
 
POSTPONMENTS: Morgan State had its MEAC opener in Durham, N.C. against North Carolina Central (1/8) postponed due to Covid protocols within the Eagles' program. No makeup date has been announced. The Lady Bears' contest at South Carolina State (1/10) was also postponed because of Covid protocols in the Bulldogs' program. That game is slated to be made up on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Orangeburg, S.C.
 
WELCOME HOME: A familiar face joined the Morgan State sideline this season with the addition of Jamie Smith as an assistant coach. Smith, who is no stranger to Morgan State, was a three-year starter for the Lady Bears from 2010-13, after transferring from Saint Peter's, following her freshman season. As a sophomore, she helped the Lady Bears advance to the first round of the WNIT against host Virginia, where she scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-3 from three-point range. It was Morgan State's first-ever postseason appearance on the Division I level. Smith returns to Morgan State after spending a total of four seasons at Niagara University, the last three as an assistant coach and her first as the Director of Women's Basketball Operations.
 
MSU SECURES NON-CONFERENCE WINNING RECORD: Morgan State secured its second straight non-conference winning record (6-4), following a 64-55 victory at Loyola Maryland (12/8). The Lady Bears' final two originally scheduled games at Kentucky (12/17) and against Penn (12/30) were both cancelled due to Covid protocols. Last season Morgan State finished 3-1 in non-conference competition, to earn its first winning record against non-conference opponents since the 2017-18 campaign (7-6).
 
TAKE SIX: Morgan State upped its season-long winning streak to six games, following a 64-55 victory at Loyola Maryland (12/8). The win also gave the Lady Bears a 3-0 start in December, a month which since 2003, Morgan State has not won more than three games in.
 
A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER: Morgan State, which is having its best month of December in program history, enters the contest 3-0 in the month. Dating back to 2003, the three wins tie for the most victories in December matching the 2006 and 2017 teams, which each went 3-3 in the month. MSU has been off since a 64-55 victory at Loyola Maryland (12/8). The team's road game at Kentucky (12/17) was postponed due to COVID issues within the Morgan program. In the win over Loyola, Dahnye Redd scored a team-high 15 points, Ashia McCalla added 14 and Charlene Shepherd came off the bench to add 10 points and a game-high six rebounds

MORGAN-LOYOLA MARYLAND RENEW SERIES: The Morgan State and Loyola women's basketball programs renewed its series on Dec. 8 after a 35-year hiatus. The Lady Bears would win 64-55. It was the first meeting between the two schools separated by 2.7 miles, since the 1985-86 season. Morgan State now leads the all-time series, 12-2.
 
2022 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's and women's basketball tournament is scheduled for March 9-12, 2022 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. 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.
 
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.