South Carolina State dominates NAIA's Voorhees 90-69
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Ozante Fields and Damni Applewhite both recorded double-doubles as South Carolina State got off to a fast start and eased to a 90-69 victory over NAIA's Voorhees to halt an eight-game losing skid on Thursday night.
Fields was almost perfect, making 7 of 7 field-goal attempts and 5 of 6 free throws for 19 points while grabbing 11 rebounds. Applewhite contributed 16 points with 11 rebounds. Aramani Hill added 12 points, Janai Raynor-Powell chipped in 11 and Rayshawn Neal had 10 points for South Carolina State (2-8). The Bulldogs won the rebound battle 48-27 and made 16 more free throws than Voorhees.
South Carolina State raced out to a 47-25 lead by halftime and was up 62-33 with 14:24 remaining in the second half.
Javari Albergottie was 7 of 18 from beyond the arc to total 21 points for Voorhees. Alex Brooks added 18.
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2023-24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| North Carolina Central | 9-5 | 2 | 18-13 |
| Howard | 9-5 | 2 | 18-17 |
| South Carolina State | 9-5 | 2 | 14-18 |
| Morgan State | 7-7 | 4 | 11-20 |
| Delaware State | 6-8 | 5 | 15-19 |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | 4-10 | 7 | 9-20 |
| Coppin State | 1-13 | 10 | 2-27 |
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