PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The Hampton University men's basketball team will look to get back into the win column on Monday, when they travel to the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center to take on the Hawks of Maryland-Eastern Shore at 7:30 p.m.

The Pirates picked up their second loss in the last three games, falling 58-56 to Delaware State on Saturday at Memorial Hall. Michael Freeman (Alexandria, Va.) led the Pirates with 13 points and 10 rebounds to record his eighth double-double of the season. Maryland-Eastern Shore squeaked past Howard 67-66 on Saturday, its second win in the last three games.

Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates are 17-6 all-time against Maryland-Eastern Shore, including last season's 56-42 win on Feb. 9, 2009 at the HU Convocation Center. The Pirates have won 14 of the last 15 meetings in the series, dating back to 2001. Hampton is 7-4 all-time against the Hawks at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center.

The Hawks went 7-23 last season, finishing 11th in the MEAC with a 3-13 record before falling in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune-Cookman 52-47. Neal Pitt was named Second Team All-MEAC, while Keishawn Mayes was named to the All-MEAC Rookie Team.

UMES was picked to finish 11th in the MEAC this season.

Hillary Haley is leading the Hawks in scoring, averaging 12.8 points per game, while Tim Burns pours in 10.8 points per night. Pitt, on top of averaging 9.5 points per game, is leading UMES in rebounding – pulling down 6.9 boards per contest. Sean Berry is averaging 6.2 rebounds per game.

The Hawks are averaging 60.2 points per game on offense, while giving up 72.8 points on defense. They are being out-rebounded by an average of 36.0-37.7 per contest.

The Pirates are 2-8 so far this season in true road games, thanks to victories at Wyoming (Nov. 28, 78-67) and at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 18, 65-55). Ten of Hampton's first 12 games were away from the HU Convocation Center, including a stretch of games from Nov. 25 through Dec. 23. Hampton is also 1-2 on the season in neutral-court games, including a 56-54 loss to Howard in the Big Apple Classic in Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5. So far this season, the Pirates are 1-3 on the road in MEAC games.

Live stats for Monday'sgame between Hampton and Maryland-Eastern Shore are available through the official Hornets website at www.umeshawks.com. Pirates basketball games can be heard live on WHOV 88.1 FM, with Rod Pinkney and Shamar Woods calling all the action.

For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.