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After four seasons in Princess Anne, UMES coach Frankie Allen   admits that he thought his program would be further along by now. The Hawks went 7-23 during the 2011-12 season, giving Allen a record of 34-89 at UMES. But Allen, the former Virginia Tech, Tennessee State and Howard coach, is optimistic that things will be better for the Hawks starting this year. UMES returns two starters in junior guard Louis Bell and junior forward Ron Spencer , and three reserves in senior center T.J. Kosile , senior forward Pina Guillaume and sophomore guard Ishaq Pitt . Joining those five veterans will be an “infusion of new blood.” Allen has added six players to his roster: Jarrod Davis , a 6-foot-6, 220-pound freshman forward from Lakewood, N.J.; Kevin Mays , a 6-foot-4, 220-pound freshman forward from Brooklyn, N.Y.; Troy Snyder, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound junior forward from Chicago who transferred last year from Wisconsin-Green Bay; Donald Williams , a 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior guard from Hyattsville who played at Prince George's County Community College; Kyree Jones , a 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore guard from Indianapolis who comes from Kankakee (Ill.)

Tony Gallo scored a career-high 26 points and Coppin State earned its first road win, 77-68 over UMES on Saturday. Gallo went 8-for-14 from the field and 8-for-11 from the line. The Eagles (8-9, 3-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) made 19 of 26 free throws in the second half to erase a nine-point deficit. Hillary Haley led UMES with 23 points. Delaware State 70, Morgan State 65: Jay Threat hit two free throws and Casey Walker sank a 3-pointer to lift the Hornets (8-9, 4-1 MEAC)

Women's college bowling UMES repeats as NCAA champs UMES became the first school to win back-to-back NCAA women's bowling championships since Nebraska in 2004-2005 with a 4-2 defeat of Fairleigh Dickinson University in the championship finals Saturday night at Freeway Lanes outside Cleveland. T'nia Falbo was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the tournament and an All-Tournament Team selection. "Words cannot describe the feeling of winning, it's the greatest feeling ever," she said.

Tucked away amid farm country in Somerset County, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus is making significant headway.UMES now has one of 30 accredited construction management technology programs in the nation. That could help UMES students win summer internships on projects around the country and help them land permanent jobs.UMES' Department of Natural Sciences has won grants totaling more than $800,000 for specialized environmental research and to enhance preparation of minority students in marine science and biomedical research careers.

Sophomore forward Jamie Ruttle had 14 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Canisius women's basketball team held off a late UMES comeback to win, 45-43, on Monday. The Hawks (0-3) went into halftime trailing by three, but they went through a scoreless spell of nearly nine minutes to start the second half as the Griffins (1-2) built a 35-25 lead. The second-half slump highlighted a night in which UMES shot only 20.4 percent from the field. Junior guard-forward Chelsea Sanders scored seven of her game-high 15 points in the second half to help UMES climb back into the game.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Latroy Strong scored 19 points and Lamont Parrish added 18 as Bethune-Cookman topped UMES, 70-65, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game last night. Terrell Harris scored 26 for the Fighting Hawks.Richard Leonard added 12 points, all in the second half, for the Wildcats (4-7, 2-0). Leonard also had seven assists.Aaron McKinney had 10 points and six steals for UMES (6-7, 2-1).The Fighting Hawks forced 21 turnovers, but shot 38 percent from the field."I think our team played good enough to win tonight," UMES coach Jeff Menday said.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The ninth-seeded UMES women could manage just 27.2 percent shooting from the field and were eliminated by Hampton, 66-54, in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.Top-seeded Hampton (17-9), led by 20 points from Felicia Bryant, took control in the second half to advance to tomorrow's semifinal against Morgan State or Coppin State.UMES finished 11-17.UMES -- Sheldon 1-3 3-4 5, Lewis 3-9 0-1 8, Council 3-18 2-5 9, Dowell 6-16 2-4 15, Smith 0-3 1-7 1, Appleberry 0-3 0-0 0, Thompson 3-9 2-2 9, Simmons 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 18-65 13-27 54.HAMPTON -- Jones 2-6 1-2 5, Bryant 7-14 6-10 20, Poteat 2-5 2-3 6, Noa 0-1 0-0 0, Phillips 4-14 0-0 12, Murray 0-1 0-0 0, Roberson 2-5 3-4 7, Dawson 1-5 6-8 9, Cleveland 3-3 1-4 7. Totals 21-54 19-31 66.Halftime--23-23.

Hillary Haley scored 20 points as the host UMES men's basketball team built a nine-point halftime lead and held off Navy, 80-72, on Wednesday for its third straight win. UMES last beat Navy on Dec. 11, 1993, 82-71. Chris Harris led all scorers with 23 points for the Mids (4-6), who have lost two straight. Women's basketball: Mount St. Mary's led for 33 minutes and had a chance to tie the score in the closing seconds, but host Virginia Tech came away with a 44-42 win. After the Mount's Sandra Andresson (12 points)

PRINCESS ANNE -- John Woods scored 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked four shots to help UMES to a 78-63 victory over Centenary last night.Woods hit 10 of 15 shots, and led a strong defensive effort with four blocks for the Hawks (5-3), who have won three straight.The Cyclones (7-2), who had won six in a row, turned the ball over 20 times and shot 36 percent.CENTENARY -- Forrest 2-8 0-2 5, Davis 1-8 3-5 5, Tutler 7-14 7-10 25, Fernandez 2-5 0-0 4, Hahne 1-2 0-0 2, Duffy 0-0 0-0 0, Wallach 0-0 0-0 0, Farina 1-5 0-0 3, Howe 1-4 2-2 4, Blagojevic 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 21-58 13-20 63.UMES -- Woods 10-15 4-9 24, Langhorne 4-9 0-0 9, Grady 0-2 0-0 0, McKinney 2-8 3-4 7, Cook 1-2 0-0 2, Elston 0-0 0-1 0, Reynolds 2-5 0-0 4, Ligon 0-1 0-1 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Garrison 2-6 0-0 4, Mobley 3-7 0-0 7, Wright 5-8 4-6 14, Christian 2-4 3-5 7, Wood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 14-26 78.Halftime--UMES, 34-25.

RICHMOND, Va. -- After a season of many ups and downs, it all came together last night for the Coppin State women's basketball team in the final five minutes against Maryland-Eastern Shore in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.The Eagles were in a tie with UMES when they suddenly began running perfect fast breaks that resulted in layups and free throws on the way to a 76-70 win.Simone Adams, Trisha Allen and Javonti Jones took turns racing down court in the last five minutes for crucial baskets off passes from point guard Liesha Mitchell.