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Weekly Recap: Women’s Stingy Defense & Men’s High-Scoring Offense Open Perfect 2026

The College of Southern Maryland athletics program returned to the hardwood with a vengeance to begin the 2026 portion of the schedule as the men’s team averaged 116 points per game while the women held a high-octane Beaver County squad to just 49 points as the Hawks started the new year with a bang.

Weekly Recap: Women’s Stingy Defense & Men’s High-Scoring Offense Open Perfect 2026
January 12, 2026

LA PLATA, Md. – The College of Southern Maryland athletics program returned to the hardwood with a vengeance to begin the 2026 portion of the schedule as the men's team averaged 116 points per game while the women held a high-octane Beaver County squad to just 49 points as the Hawks started the new year with a bang.

 

Men's Basketball: 

 

  • Results
    • Thursday, January 8
      • Win vs. Central International
        • 118-80
    • Saturday, January 10
      • Win vs. Beaver County
        • 114-56

 

  • Top Performers
    • Shamir Taylor started off 2026 as hot as he left 2025, averaging 30.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.5 steals, and 4.5 assists per game in addition to shooting an eye-popping 57.9% (22-for-38) overall along with draining 7-of-15 (46.7%) three-pointers.
    • Amir Dade has emerged as the Robin to Taylor's Batman, going for 31 points (15.5 p/g), 11 boards (5.5 p/g), eight assists (4.0 p/g), and a field-goal percentage north near 70% (13-of-19, 68.4%).
    • James Hans was the scoring runner-up in the explosive two-game sweep of Central International and Beaver County, going off for 17.5 points a night on top of a 60.9% success rate (14-for-23) from the floor despite coming in off the bench.
    • Donnie Stafford gave Coach Hoyt four separate players to average in double-digits last week, dropping 22 points for an 11.0 scoring average whereas Malik Acker as well as Kacee Hewitt rounded out the starting five by combining for 30 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, two blocks, and two steals between the duo.

 

  • Coming Up
    • Monday, January 12 (6 p.m.)
      • vs. Louisburg
    • Wednesday, January 14 (7 p.m.)
      • at Allegany (Maryland)
    • Saturday, January 17 (2 p.m.)
      • vs. Allegheny County

 

Women's Basketball: 

 

  • Results
    • Saturday, January 10
      • Win vs. Beaver County
        • 58-49

 

  • Top Performers
    • Sanaa Morrow recorded a double-double of 13 rebounds and ten assists but nearly had so much more as she was on the verge of a quadruple-double if she could have mustered one more field goal (8 points) and four more takeaways (6 steals).
    • Demi Lathern fronted the scoring department on the afternoon courtesy of 18 points, registered eight boards including six on the offensive glass, and notched a pair of steals / assists each.
    • Cailyn Samuel made contributions up-and-down the stat sheet via ten points, six steals, six rebounds, four assists plus a blocked shot.
    • Amoni Taylor earned her keep via 15 points and a trio of dimes while being the lone student-athlete with numerous rejections, swatting down two potential Titans baskets.

 

  • Coming Up
    • Wednesday, January 14 (5 p.m.)
      • at Allegany (Maryland)
    • Saturday, January 17 (12 p.m.)
      • vs. Allegheny County

 

 

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