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PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - Zykia Brown scored a career-high 19 points and Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) survived 66 points by the Bison in second half as the Hawks defeated Howard 105-87 in MEAC action on Saturday in the Hytche Center.

HU (2-19, 2-7 MEAC) outscored UMES 66-51 in the second period and made a game out of it after cutting a 41-point Hawk lead down to 24 during a three minute span, forcing a UMES timeout at 7:44.

Three consecutive treys by the Hawks pushed the lead to 31 at 6:31. Howard outscored UMES 22-9 over the final six minutes and outscored the Hawks bench 44-11 in the second stanza.

Brown scored 16 of her 19 in the second period. Shannon Carlisle added 19 while Asha Santee and Lonice Kenley chipped in 17 and 13, respectively.

Maryland Eastern Shore got a game-high 24 points from Tiffany Reid. April McBride finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Kristi Veltkamp chipped in 16 points and nine boards. Freshmen Josephine McLane and Casey Morton added 16 and 12, respectively.

Howard continues MEAC play on Monday with a matchup against the Hornets of Delaware State in Dover.