Tameka McKelton scored on an inbounds play under her basket with four seconds remaining to give FAMU a hard-fought 50-48 win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament.“That was the first time that we have run that play all year,” said FAMU Head Coach LaDawn Gibson, the MEAC Coach of the Year. “
The No. 3 Lady Rattlers (22-7) will take on No. 2 Howard in the semifinals on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
FAMU and Howard ended the season as regular season co-runners-up in the conference. The Lady Bison defeated the Lady Rattlers, 68-61 in Washington, DC in a matchup on February 11th that snapped FAMU win streak.
“It should be another great game,” Gibson predicted. “Howard is a great team. We will have to correct the things that we did not do well in that game.”