Game Notes

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The No. 2 seed Lady Pirates (17-11, 12-4 MEAC) will return to action on Friday, when they face the No. 6 seed Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman (17-14, 9-7 MEAC) at 2:30 p.m. at the L. Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. in the semifinals of the 2010 MEAC Championships.

Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) poured in a career-high 22 points and corralled 10 rebounds, and Quanneisha Perry (Decatur, Ga.) added a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds (her 11th of the year) to lead Hampton University to an easy 65-41 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. No. 6 seed Bethune-Cookman advanced to the semifinals by virtue of its 63-52 quarterfinal win over Morgan State. 

The Lady Pirates are 18-6 all-time against Bethune-Cookman. The teams split the regular season, with both teams winning at home. The Lady Pirates won 81-44 win at the HU Convocation Center on Jan. 23 and the Lady Wildcats won at the Moore Gymnasium 62-53 on Feb. 20. Hampton has won five of the last six games against the Lady Wildcats, dating back to Jan. 6, 2007. Hampton won the first-ever meeting between the two teams on Jan. 2, 1997, 73-67 at the HU Convocation Center. From 1999-2003, the Lady Pirates won six straight over Bethune-Cookman. 

The Lady Pirates have won 12 out of the last 13 games, beating their opponents by an average of 22 points per game. Bethune- Cookman has won two straight games, beating Norfolk State in the opening round of the tournament before beating Morgan State in the quarterfinals. 

The Lady Wildcats went 12-17 last season and 4-12 in conference play. Bethune is looking to surprise a lot of teams this season, as the Lady Wildcats have been projected to finish ninth in the MEAC in 2009-10. 

Junior center Sarah Bolden was named Preseason All- MEAC First Team and junior guard Demetria Frank also earned a spot on the Preseason All-MEAC second team. Frank is leading the team in scoring and steals with 14.1 points and 3.0 steals per contest. Bolden is nearly averaging a double-double, with 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. 

Bethune-Cookman is averaging 62.9 per game on offense, while its defense gives up 67.4 points a night. The Lady Wildcats are committing19.4 turnovers a game, while forcing 19.0 turnovers a contest. 

For more information on the MEAC Championships, please visit www.meachoops.com. For Lady Pirates basketball games can be heard live on WHOV 88.1 FM, with Shemar Woods and Ron Pinkney calling all the action. For more information on Hampton University women's basketball, please call Derrick Coles, Assistant Sports Information Director, at (757) 727-5906, or visit the official Pirates website at http://www.hamptonpirates.com