Softball | 5/10/2026 10:00:00 AM

BALTIMORE, Md. (May 10, 2026)--Morgan State junior pitcher Millie Cousins and sophomore shortstop Olivia Garner were named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Tournament Team, following Saturday's championship game between Howard and South Carolina State at TowneBank Softball Field in Norfolk, Va.
 
A native of Sydney, Australia, Cousins pitched 15 innings, surrendering eight runs on nine hits, allowing only two earned runs, while tossing eight strikeouts in three games. Twice she recorded a game-high three strikeouts against Norfolk State and Coppin State. As a batter she totaled a hit, a walk and 2 RBI.
 
Garner collected three hits, including a home run, 4 RBI, scored twice and drew three walks in three games. A native of West Chester, Pa., she began the tournament going 2-for-2 with 3 RBI, two walks and a run scored in the opening win over Norfolk State. In the quarterfinal match-up against Howard, Garner finished 1-for-2 with an RBI, including a solo homer hit to left field, giving the Lady Bears a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
 
Morgan State ended the season with a 15-28 record and entered the MEAC Softball Championship as the fifth seed with a 9-12 mark. The Lady Bears closed out the regular season on a five-game winning streak, including a three-game sweep of rival Coppin State, which would finish as the sixth seed.
 
The Lady Bears began the tournament defeating host and fourth-seeded Norfolk State, 6-3 in the opening round on Wednesday, May 6. Later that evening, Morgan State would fall to eventual back-to-back champion Howard, 11-2 in a quarterfinal contest, before falling to Coppin State, 4-3 in an elimination game.
 
2026 MEAC All-Tournament Team
 
MEAC Softball Championship Most Outstanding Performer
OF- Maryn Jordan, Howard University
 
MEAC Softball Championship Most Outstanding Coach
Tori Tyson, Howard University
 
2026 MEAC Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
3B -Karly Cain, Delaware State University
P - Kristin White, Delaware State University
C - Chandler Martin, Delaware State University
OF - Maryn Jordan, Howard University
P - Millie Cousins, Morgan State University
SS - Olivia Garner, Morgan State University
P - Maddy Morris, Norfolk State University
1B - Dallas Hill, South Carolina State University
P - Dymond Roundtree, South Carolina State University
P - Julia Holt, Howard University
C - Makyia Taylor, Howard University


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