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Maryland-Eastern shore beats Delaware State 53-50
Dec 6, 2009 - 12:26 AM PRINCESS ANNE, Md.(AP) -- Hillary Haley scored 14 points and Maryland-Eastern Shore rallied to beat Delaware State 53-50 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.The win broke Delaware State's 10-game winning streak over the Hawks.
The Hawks (2-5) trailed by seven points at halftime and took the lead for good with five straight points to lead 50-45 with 1:14 to play. Haley had two free throws and a steal during that stretch, then iced the game with a layup with 50 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 52-48 lead.
Kevin White added 12 points for the Hawks.
With the Hornets (4-2) trailing 53-50, Marcus Neal missed a 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining. Frisco Sandidge led the Hornets with 10 points.
The Hawks won despite shooting 38.8 percent from the field (19-for-49). However, the they forced 19 Delaware State turnovers and had eight steals.
- NCAA BB
DELAWARE ST 50
MD EASTRN SHORE 53 FINAL
Dec 5 6:47 PM - 22
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Delaware State 45, Maryland-Eastern Shore 48 2nd - 2:15Dec 5 6:31 PM - NCAA BB
DELAWARE ST 23
MD EASTRN SHORE 16 HALFTIME
Dec 5 5:24 PM
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