Liberty eases past Maryland-Eastern Shore 71-49
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Ryan Kemrite had 12 points and reserves Caleb Homesley and Myo Baxter-Bell combined to score 21 to lead Liberty to a 71-49 romp over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Friday night.
Baxter-Bell scored 11 with four rebounds and four assists and Homesley added 10 points, four assists and three rebounds for the Flames (7-3), who dominated the first half and led 38-16 at intermission.
Logan McIntosh totaled 18 points and seven boards to pace the Hawks (3-7), who fell to 0-3 all-time against Liberty. The schools were squaring off for the first time since playing twice in the 1991-92 season. Tyler Jones finished with 12 points and six rebounds for Maryland-Eastern Shore, which shot just 32.7 percent (16 of 49) from the floor and 20.8 percent (5 of 24) from 3-point range. The Hawks are 0-6 on the road.
The Flames connected on 26 of 53 shots (49.1 percent) from the floor, but they too struggled from long range -- making just 7 of 27 (25.9 percent).
Liberty forced 17 turnovers, while committing only seven.
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2018-2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Norfolk State | 9-1 | - | 14-11 |
North Carolina A&T | 8-2 | 1 | 13-11 |
North Carolina Central | 7-4 | 2.5 | 12-13 |
Florida A&M | 7-4 | 2.5 | 10-16 |
Howard | 6-4 | 3 | 12-13 |
Savannah State | 6-4 | 3 | 9-15 |
Bethune-Cookman | 6-5 | 3.5 | 11-14 |
Coppin State | 5-6 | 4.5 | 5-21 |
South Carolina State | 4-6 | 5 | 6-20 |
Morgan State | 3-8 | 6.5 | 8-16 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | 2-10 | 8 | 4-23 |
Delaware State | 1-10 | 8.5 | 4-20 |
2018-2019 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 11-1 | - | 22-5 |
Lipscomb | 11-1 | - | 20-5 |
NJIT | 6-5 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 6-6 | 5 | 11-16 |
North Alabama | 5-6 | 5.5 | 8-18 |
Jacksonville | 5-7 | 6 | 12-15 |
North Florida | 5-7 | 6 | 11-16 |
Kennesaw State | 2-9 | 8.5 | 5-21 |
Stetson | 1-10 | 9.5 | 5-21 |