Women's Basketball | 11/18/2014 5:39:00 PM
LIVE STATSLIVE FREE VIDEOBALTIMORE-- The Coppin State women's basketball team will pause from its North Carolina excursions to travel a short distance across town to meet UMBC Wednesday night in a non-conference contest beginning at 7 p.m. Fans can watch the live stream of the game for free.
Series HistoryUMBC leads the all-time series between the two schools, 12-11. The Eagles captured a 78-62 victory over the Retrievers last season. Nine of UMBC's wins have come at home.
About Coppin StateThe Eagles (0-1) dropped their season opener to North Carolina State, 81-61, Sunday afternoon. Three players reached double figures highlighted by
Jordan Swails and
Janelle Lane, each of whom scored a team-high 16 points.
Amber Griffin added 12 points for the Eagles, who held a pair of nine-point leads during the first half.
Bria Harris led Coppin State with nine rebounds against the Wolfpack. Even though she didn't score, head women's basketball coach
Derek Brown said she was a 'force' on defense. Swails also pulled down eight rebounds, which was a career high for her. Coppin State's defense limited North Carolina State to 33.3 percent shooting.
A Look At UMBCOff to a 2-0 start following wins over Division III Eastern University and Loyola, UMBC was picked to finish sixth in the America East Conference. In its two victories, UMBC has averaged 87.0 points per game and shot the ball at a 51.3 percent clip while averaging 49 rebounds. three players averaging double figures: Capree Garner (18.5 points per game), Amanda Hagaman (14.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game) and Pandora Wilson (10 ppg, 7.0 rpg.). In its victory over Loyola, UMBC scored 48 of its 81 points in the paint. Garner scored 21 points to lead the Retrievers. UMBC shot 47.1 percent from the field and picked up its second straight 20-assist performance, including a career-best eight helpers from sophomore guard
Emily Russo.
Career PerformancesJordan Swails and
Amber Griffin tied their career-high point performances against N.C. State. Swails also set a new personal single-game rebounding standard.
Keena Samuels also chipped in with a career-best eight points.
Setting the Nets on FireJanelle Lane picked up where she left off last season with her shooting. She made 50 percent of her shots last season and she opened the year with a 7-for-10 effort against N.C. State. Meanwhile, Swails made all six of her shot attempts against the Wolfpack.
Quotable"Our defense was OK for most of the game," Coppin State head women's coach
Derek Brown said following the N.C. State. "That's what really got us going. Overall, we didn't play for 40 minutes. We played 28 good minutes. We just have to play consistently for the entire game and rebound better."
What's NextCoppin State finishes its three-game road trip when it returns to North Carolina to meet Wake Forest.
