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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball squad faced significant challenges protecting the basketball during their recent matchup against North Carolina Central University, ultimately falling to the Eagles in a game where ball security proved decisive.<\/p>

The Hawks found themselves unable to establish offensive consistency as repeated giveaways disrupted their scoring opportunities throughout the contest. These possession losses allowed NCCU to capitalize on extra scoring chances and maintain control of the game’s tempo.<\/p>

UMES coaching staff will likely focus on ball handling fundamentals and decision-making in upcoming practice sessions as the team works to address these recurring issues that have impacted their performance.<\/p>

The defeat adds another loss to the Hawks’ season record as they continue working to find their rhythm in conference play. The team will need to shore up their ball security moving forward to compete effectively in their remaining games.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team suffered a defeat against North Carolina Central University, with ball security problems proving costly throughout the contest. The Hawks’ inability to protect possession hindered their offensive rhythm in the loss to the Eagles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772511515008.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7YH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21254,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-womens-basketball-defeated-by-howard-in-conference-matchup\/","url_meta":{"origin":30671,"position":0},"title":"UMES Women’s Basketball Defeated by Howard in Conference Matchup","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's basketball team suffered a loss to Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game. 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