PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Four University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball players tallied double figures in the Hawks 95-69 win over Mercy College Saturday. Ishaq Pitt had a game-high 18 points shooting an impressive 75 percent (6-of-8) from the field. Percy Woods marked his first double-double of the season with a 16-point 10-assist performance.
Pitt, a freshman, scored 12 of his 18 points from inside the paint. He has consistently been a physical guard this season, making many of his points from within the lane. Due to his strong play near the rim he often is sent to the free-throw line. Pitt had the second best free-throw percentage of the game making 6-of-7 (.750) at the charity stripe.
Two of Pitt’s free throws gave the Hawks a 10-point (27-17) lead with 8:14 remaining in the first half. Following his free throws, Mercy made a slight cut into the lead, but a three pointer by Woods put UMES up by 12 points.
Woods was 4-of-6 (.667) from behind the three-point arc. He was 6-of-11 (.545) from the field and dished out his first double figure assist performance. One of Woods assists came during a run late in the first half to give UMES its second highest lead of that period. Woods dished the ball to Hillary Haley at 2:07 in the lane for a good lay-up. Haley’s score gave the Hawks a 21-point lead (48-27) late in the first half.
Haley had 17 points for the Hawks in his 30 minutes of play. He knocked down five shots from the field and was a team-best 7-of-9 (.778) at the free-throw line. With the crowd roaring behind the Hawks, Haley received a pass from Woods who stole the ball from a Mercy guard, and rushed down the court to dunk on a Maverick defender. Haley completed the dunk and received a foul on the play.
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