NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Olivia Allen scored 16 points and Hampton finished an unbeaten season in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play with a 59-38 victory against Howard in the championship game Saturday, the Lady Pirates’ 19th straight victory.
Hampton (28-5), the top seed, became the first team to go through the MEAC regular season unbeaten and also win the conference tournament since Coppin State in 2006. It also became the second school to win the conference tournament four consecutive years; Howard did it from 1987-90.
Alyssa Bennett added 14 points and Keiara Avant 12 for the Lady Pirates.
Kara Smith led Howard (20-11) with 12.
Howard shot just 21.4 percent (12 of 56) overall and was 3 of 19 (15.8 percent) on 3-pointers. Saadia Doyle, the leading scorer in MEAC history, was matched up against Bennett, the league’s defensive player of the year, and finished with nine points on 2-of-9 shooting. She averages 20.6.
