Norfolk State and UMES women's basketball teams participated in a historic event in the nation's capital over the weekend.
teams for Norfolk State and University of Maryland Eastern Shore took part in the fourth annual Coaches vs Racism Roundball Classic held at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC, on Saturday, December 7th. It is the fourth installment of this event and marks the first year that women's teams have headlined.
The Spartans maintained the 8-point lead to close out the first as Diamond Johnson finished the quarter a perfect 3/3 from the floor, including 2/2 from three-point range. Diamond continued red-hot shooting in the second quarter en route to a 19 - 6 run that gave the Spartans a 43 - 25 lead with 2:30 remaining in the first half.
"This go around in December is going to be even more of a challenge. Just to start off, they got us ranked number fourteen in the mid-major poll so these tests will be good for us to show that we can compete against top teams." The game was intense from the outset in a back-and-forth battle where the two teams were knotted 12-12 after one quarter. Iowa State began to create separation early in the second quarter while building a nine-point advantage with 6:57 remaining in the half.
Despite turnover woes, UMES connected on three Consecutive 3-pointers to claw back to within 10 points of Arizona State with 5:40 left to play in the game. UMES would get as close as 7 points but committed their 32nd turnover of the contest with 0:43 seconds, which sealed the game for Arizona State.
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