DAYTONA BEACH, FLA----The South Carolina State men's and women's basketball teams will wrap the regular season Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) road games in Florida over the weekend, beginning with Bethune-Cookman Saturday (Feb. 22^nd) at Moore Gymnasium.

Tip-off is 2 p.m. for the women, followed by a 4 p.m. start for the men.

The Bulldogs (11-13 overall, 6-6 MEAC) look to avoid a season sweep to the Wildcats (13-13 overall, 7-5 MEAC) after dropping a tough, 78-74, defeat to BC-U earlier in the season.  Senior forward Damani Applewhite and junior guard Tariq Simmons both finished with 17 points each in the loss.

The Wildcats lead the series 16-12 over the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile on the women's side, the Lady Bulldogs (3-22 overall, 2-10 MEAC) look to upset one of the top teams in the conference in the Lady Wildcats (19-5 overall, 11-1 MEAC). The two teams met earlier this season with BC-U pulling out a 66-55 victory over SC State in Orangeburg. Junior guard Heniaya Moton tossed in a game-high 26 points in the loss.

South Carolina State leads the series 15-14 over Bethune-Cookman.

Next up South Carolina will remain in the sunshine state to take on Florida A&M Monday (Feb. 24^th) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader with the women beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m.

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