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McBride Leads Hawks to Victory Over Coppin State
February 20, 2010PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- April McBride scored 34 points and Maryland Eastern Shore shot 55.8 percent from the floor as the Hawks defeated Coppin State 76-56 on Saturday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.
McBride was 13-of-21 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the line to lead the Hawks. She also added a game-high seven rebounds, three assists and a steal.
Maryland Eastern Shore (9-14, 6-7 MEAC) also received Latoya Buckner and 10 points from Chena Parker.
Coppin State (9-15, 4-8 MEAC) was led by freshman Leola Spotwood who scored 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the floor. The Eagles also received 10 points each from Lakeytah Irving and Crystal Whittington.
The Eagles, who played the game without leading scorer Jeanine Manley, shot only 39.7 percent from the floor for the game.
Maryland Eastern Shore shot 59.1 percent from the floor in the first half on its way to a 34-26 lead at the intermission.
Trailing by 13 early in the second half, the Eagles answered with an 8-0 run to get back into the game.
Whittington sparked the run by scoring four points as the Eagles cut the Maryland Eastern Shore lead to 39-34 with 15:51 to play in the game.
A three-pointer by Buckner helped the Hawks increase the lead back to 48-38 with 11:51 to play in the contest.
Spotwood keyed a 9-2 run by scoring five points as the Eagles trimmed the lead to 50-47 with 9:52 to play.
McBride connected on a three-pointer that started a decisive run for the Hawks. UMES reeled off a 15-0 run that gave it a 70-52 lead with 2:54 to play in the game.
Coppin State will travel to Delaware State on Monday (Feb. 22) for a 5:30 p.m. game in Memorial Hall.
