Callahan, North Carolina Central Eagles square off against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks

By Canadian Press on February 1, 2026.

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (12-10, 5-0 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (3-14, 0-4 MEAC)

Durham, North Carolina; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ashanti Lynch and Maryland-Eastern Shore take on Morgan Callahan and North Carolina Central on Monday.

The Eagles have gone 2-6 at home. North Carolina Central averages 21.7 turnovers per game and is 3-4 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Hawks have gone 5-0 against MEAC opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore ranks second in the MEAC with 33.5 rebounds per game led by Dakieran Turner averaging 6.8.

North Carolina Central scores 60.8 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 66.4 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 3.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.3 per game North Carolina Central gives up.

The Eagles and Hawks match up Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Callahan is averaging 12.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals for the Eagles. Aniya Finger is averaging 9.2 points over the last 10 games.

Lynch is shooting 43.3% and averaging 12.6 points for the Hawks. Brianna Barnes is averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 2-8, averaging 63.7 points, 30.2 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 12.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points per game.

Hawks: 6-4, averaging 66.7 points, 35.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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