Morgan State University Athletics

BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov.13, 2026)--Graduate guard Mihjae Hayes scored a game-high 17 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while freshman guard Dru Carolton came off the bench to score 12 points, but it wasn't enough as Morgan State dropped its opening game of the inaugural 410 Invitational, powered by Under Armour, to host Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 85-50 on Friday night at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
 
For Morgan State (1-4), which is on a four-game losing skid, the loss was its third straight to UMBC, while the Retrievers, who remained unbeaten, are off to their first 4-0 start since the 2018-19 team went 6-0.
 
The Retrievers recorded 14 steals and forced 26 Morgan State turnovers, which they turned into 27 points.
 
UMBC, which never trailed in the contest, used a 21-7 second quarter to build a 53-20 halftime advantage.
 
UMBC was led by Heidi Williams, who recorded a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while adding a game-high four steals. Shariah Baynes came off the bench to score 11 points and Kennedy Austin finished with 10 points.
 
The Lady Bears shot 19-of-55 for the game, including 3-of-13 from beyond the three-point arc. Morgan also finished 9-of-14 at the free throw line. UMBC shot 43.9% (25-of-57) from the floor and connected on 5-of-17 (29.4%) from three-point range. The Retrievers went to the charity stripe 41 times, knocking down 30 for 73.2%.
 
Morgan State will now take on Loyola Maryland in a battle of Cold Spring Lanes in the consolation game on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at SECU Arena on the Towson University campus.
 
 
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 150 baccalaureate, master's degree, doctorate and certificate programs. 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.