(March 8, 2011)-The 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) basketball tournament got underway on Monday night with its cheerleading championship at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Morgan State Cheer Bears got things started by capturing the first MEAC championships of the week, taking home three first-place titles, including the MEAC overall grand champions title.
Morgan State’s Ashley Cottrell brought home first-place honors in the All Star Division, while Howard’s Candace Scales and Norfolk State’s Shareice Small, placed second and third, respectively. The Cheer Bears run continued when they were awarded first-place in the All Girl Division. Norfolk State claimed second, while the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) placed third.
The Cheer Bears then wrapped up the evening by claiming the MEAC overall grand champions title, thus bringing the trophy back to Baltimore. The Spartans of Norfolk State finished second, while UMES placed third.
The MEAC basketball tournament kicks off on Tuesday, March 8, with women’s first round action beginning at 11 a.m. The Lady Bears, who are the No. 2 seed, take to the court on Wednesday, March 9 at 10 a.m., when they face the winner of No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore/No. 10 Delaware State. The Bears’ men’s team, the No. 4 seed will face No. 5 North Carolina A&T on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m.
2011 MEAC Cheer Championship Results
All Star Division
1st-place – Ashley Cottrell, Morgan State
2nd-place – Candace Scales, Howard
3rd-place – Shareice Small, Norfolk State
All Girl Division
1st-place – Morgan State
2nd-place – Norfolk State
3rd-place – Maryland Eastern Shore
Co-ed Division
1st-place – Florida A&M
2nd-place –Delaware State
MEAC Overall Grand Champions
1st-place – Morgan State
2nd-place – Norfolk State
3rd-place –Maryland Eastern Shore
