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02/06 03:43 CST Morgan State takes on Maryland-Eastern Shore, aims to break 3-game skid Morgan State takes on Maryland-Eastern Shore, aims to break 3-game skid By The Associated Press Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (13-11, 6-1 MEAC) at Morgan State Lady Bears (3-20, 2-5 MEAC) Baltimore; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State will try to end its three-game losing streak when the Lady Bears take on Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Lady Bears are 2-4 on their home court. Morgan State ranks eighth in the MEAC with 6.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Jael Butler averaging 1.6. The Hawks are 6-1 in conference games. Maryland-Eastern Shore allows 65.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.1 points per game. Morgan State's average of 4.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Maryland-Eastern Shore gives up. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 63.8 points per game, 9.7 fewer points than the 73.5 Morgan State allows. The Lady Bears and Hawks face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ja'la Bannerman is averaging 12.1 points for the Lady Bears. Tiyanna James is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Ashanti Lynch is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds for the Hawks. Desi Taylor is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bears: 2-8, averaging 55.2 points, 25.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game. Hawks: 7-3, averaging 65.8 points, 35.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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