UMBC men’s home woes continue in loss to Florida Gulf Coast

Schadrac Casimir and Decardo Day scored 14 points apiece to help the visiting Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball team beat UMBC, 76-53, on Sunday night.

Day hit four of six, and Casimir — a graduate transfer who scored 1,112 points at Iona — made three of five from 3-point range as the Eagles (4-6), who ended a six-game skid with a 96-76 win at Oral Roberts in their last game Dec. 5, have won consecutive games for the first time this season.

Casimir hit a 3-pointer that capped a 10-3 run and made it 30-21 and his 3-point play gave FGCU a 14-point halftime lead. UMBC (6-6) trailed by double figures throughout the second half.

Joe Sherburne scored 14 points and K.J. Jackson added 12 and five assists for the Retrievers, who have lost three in a row at home. The Eagles, who hit a season-high 15 3s against Oral Roberts, made made 13 of 25 on Sunday, while UMBC shot just 8-for-32 (25 percent) from 3-point range and 30.6 percent overall.

Women

NO. 24 MIAMI 71, UMES 53: Emese Hof scored 20 points, Beatrice Mompremier picked up her seventh double-double of the season and No. 24 Miami defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 71-53 on Sunday.

Mompremier had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Hurricanes (9-2), who never trailed after scoring the first seven points of the game and raced to a 15-2 lead. Mykea Gray added 12 points.

Keyera Eaton had 15 points and Ciani Byrom 14 for UMES (2-8), which shot just 29 percent in losing to an ACC team for the third-straight game. Blairesha Gills-Miles had 12 rebounds.

VIRGINIA TECH83, MOUNTST. MARY’S 51: Taylor Emery scored 24 points to lead the host Hokies (10-0) to victory, ending the Mountaineers’ four-game winning streak.

Juliette Lawless paced Mount St. Mary’s (5-4) with a team-high 24 points and Jatarrikah Settle added 12 points and seven rebounds. Bridget Birkhead had a seasonhigh 11 points.

The Mount shot 33.9 percent from the field and went 3-for-23 from 3-point range.