Maryland-Eastern Shore 73, at South Carolina State 53

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — The Maryland-Eastern Shore women’s basketball team used a dominant third-quarter defensive performance to pull away from South Carolina State and secure a 73-53 victory in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Wednesday night at SHM Memorial Center. The Hawks, who improved to 13-11 overall, held the Bulldogs to just four points in the pivotal third period, turning a narrow 34-36 halftime deficit into a commanding 54-40 lead entering the final quarter. South Carolina State fell to 5-16. The game was a tight, back-and-forth affair for the first 20 minutes. Maryland-Eastern Shore led 17-16 after a first quarter… Read more...