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Baltimore, Md. - Shalane Price and Tamara Rogers combined for 25 second half points to help Morgan State pull away to a 70-57 win over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's game at Hill Field House.

The Lady Bison appeared to be in good shape, trailing by four at the half.  Then the Lady Bears used a 6-0 run to open a 32-22 lead.  Howard (3-22 overall, 2-10 in the MEAC) aided the Morgan State cause with turnovers that allowed easy transition baskets.

The Lady Bears (17-9 overall, 9-4 in the MEAC) were able to maintain a 10-12 point cushion through the early part of the second half until Howard made a push and cut the margin to six on three different occasions.  But each time, the Lady Bison missed out on the opportunity to get closer with untimely mistakes.  Their miscues contributed to 18 of the Lady Bears' second half points.

Howard stepped up its full-court pressure late but Morgan State was able to put the game away at the free throw where it converted 20 of 24 in the second half, including 10 of its last 12 points from the charity stripe in the last three minutes.

The Lady Bison added to their woes by having one of their poorest performances of the season from the free throw line, missing their first 9 and finishing 3 of 11 for the game.

Asha Santee led Howard with 17, Tamaya Daniels recorded a double-double of 12 points-11 rebounds and Shannon Carlisle contributed 10 before fouling out.

Price and Rogers each finished with 18 while Corin Adams and Brittany Dodson tallied 11 apiece for Morgan State.

NEXT UP: Howard returns to the Charm City to take on Coppin State on Monday at 5:30 pm while the Lady Bears host the Lady Pirates of Hampton on Monday at 5:30 pm