NORFOLK STATE [20-4, 7-0 MEAC] vs. UMES [8-14, 3-4]		vs. DELAWARE STATE [4-17, 0-7]
Date / Time	Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 | 2 p.m.	Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.
Location	Princess Anne, Md. | Hytche Athletic Center	Norfolk, Va. | Echols Hall
Tickets	Purchase Tickets Here	Purchase Tickets Here
TV / Streaming	delmarvasportsnetwork.com	espn.com/watch
Game Notes	Norfolk State Notes	Norfolk State Notes
Game Notes	UMES Notes	Delaware State Notes
Live Stats	umeshawksports.com	nsuspartans.com
All-Time Series	NSU Leads 34-17	NSU Leads 31-24
First Meeting	NSU 96, UMES 55 [1981-82]	NSU 54, DSU 41 [1980-81]
Last Meeting	NSU 72, UMES 54 [2024-25]	NSU 73, DSU 64 [2024-25]
Series Current Streak	NSU - 8	NSU - 9
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NORFOLK, Va. --- The Norfolk State women's basketball team enters Saturday's contest on a nine-game winning streak dating back to Dec. 29th.
 
NSU is set for a matchup with Maryland Eastern Shore at the Hytche Center in Princess Anne, Md. at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Eagles and Spartans will meet for the 52nd time in program history.
 
The Spartans lead the all-time series against Maryland Eastern Shore 34-17. The teams met earlier this season with Norfolk State taking the 72-54 win. Senior forward Kierra Wheeler led NSU with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Saturday's game will air live on Delmarva Sports Network. Radio coverage will be available on WNSB 91.1 FM, featuring Ross Gordon on the call.
 
Norfolk State last took the court on Monday, Feb. 3, taking down North Carolina Central 88-52 at Echols Hall. Graduate guard Diamond Johnson led NSU with 24 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and three assists. Da'Brya Clark (14) and Ciara Bailey (13) also scored in double-figures in the win.
 
Norfolk State returns home on Monday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. for its second contest of the weekend against Delaware State. The matchup marks the 56th time that the two schools have met.
 
The Spartans took down the Hornets 94-54 at DSU on Monday, Jan.  6. Johnson led NSU with 28 points, adding eight steals, six assists, and five rebounds to her totals. Makoye Diawara (16), Clark (10), and Wheeler (10) also scored double figures for Norfolk State in the win.
 
Gordon and Woube Gebre will provide the call on both ESPN+ and WNSB 91.1 FM for Monday's contest.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Norfolk State defeated North Carolina Central 88-52 on Monday, Feb. 3 at Echols Hall
• Graduate guard Diamond Johnson led NSU with 24 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and three assists
• Da'Brya Clark (14) and Ciara Bailey (13) both scored in double-figures in the win
• Graduate guard Niya Fields matched her career high in rebounds (8) and surpassed her career high in assists (9)
• NSU's bench outscored NCCU's bench 32-8

 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS

• UMES enters the contest 8-14 on the season with a 3-4 record in the MEAC
• Maryland Eastern Shore fell to Howard 66-56 on Monday, Feb. 10 at the Hytche Center
• Graduate guard Zamara Haynes leads the Hawks in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game
• Maryland Eastern Shore averages 60.2 points per game while shooting 37.4 percent from the floor
• Head coach Malikah Willis is in her first season at UMES

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

• Norfolk State leads the all-time series 34-17.
• NSU picked up a 72-54 win the last time the two teams met (Jan. 4, 2025)
• NSU is 9-1 over the last 10 meetings against UMES
• The Spartans have won the last nine meetings

 
SCOUTING THE HORNETS

• Delaware State enters the weekend 4-17 on the year with a 0-7 record in the MEAC  
• Last time out, DSU defeated Virginia-Lynchburg 84-55 in Dover, Del on Saturday, Feb. 8.
• Sophomore point guard Kiarra McElrath leads the Hornets, averaging 12.8 points per game
• Sophomore guard Mahogany Cottingham averages double figures with 12.6 points per game
• Forward McKenzie Stewart leads DSU in rebounding, averaging 8.4 rebounds per contest

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. DELAWARE STATE

• The two teams meet for the 56th time
• NSU took down DSU 94-54 earlier this season in Dover, Del.
• Norfolk State has won the last nine meetings against Delaware State
• The Hornets have not defeated the Spartans at Echols Hall since 2010.

 
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