Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hampton University women's basketball team cruised to its second straight win Monday night, defeating Morgan State 68-37 at the Hill Field House.

This was Hampton's largest margin of victory on the season.

Freshman Nicole Hamilton (Hampton, Va. ), the MEAC Rookie of the Week, led the Lady Pirates with 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting, while junior guard Choicetta McMillian (Fairfield, Texas) poured in 16 points. Junior forward Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Senior forward Quanneisha Perry (Decatur, Ga.) pulled down a team-high 15 rebounds, while junior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) dished out 11 assists.

Morgan State took a 2-1 lead at the 18:38 mark of the first half after a Brittany Dodson layup, but that would be the Bears' only lead of the night. The Lady Pirates responded with a 12-0 run to take a 13-2 lead at the 14:15 mark thanks to a jumper by senior guard Laura Lewis (Dallas, Texas).

The run expanded to 33-5 with 3:28 left in the first half, after a pair of Lewis free throws ballooned Hampton's lead to 34-7. Morgan State went on a 7-2 run to close Hampton's lead to 36-14 at the half.

Hampton held Morgan State to 14 first-half points. McMillian had 13 points at the half.

Erin Hawkins hit a 3-pointer with 11:59 left in the game to cut Hampton's lead to 46-28, but the Lady Pirates scored the next six points to go back up by 27, 55-28.

The Lady Pirates (10-5, 3-0 MEAC) shot 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from the floor, while also holding a sizeable 51-30 rebounding edge over the Bears. Hampton forced Morgan State into 14 turnovers, turning them into 17 points.

Thanks to 16 offensive rebounds, the Lady Pirates held an 18-2 edge in second-chance points.

Morgan State (7-7, 2-1 MEAC) shot just 29.4 percent (15-for-51) from the floor, making just four of 21 3-point attempts. The Bears also went just 3-for-11 from the free throw line. It was the second-lowest shooting percentage Hampton has allowed this season, and the Bears' 37 points are a season low for points allowed by the Lady Pirates.

Dodson led Morgan State with 12 points.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they return to the HU Convocation Center to take on Norfolk State at 4 p.m. 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.