Lady Eagles Looking to Keep Win Streak Going at Bethune-Cookman

BALTIMORE- Coppin State (5-9, 2-0) takes on Bethune-Cookman (8-8, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon in Moore Gymnasium Tipoff is at 2:00 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Moore Gymnasium (1,000)
Tipoff Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
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ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Eagles are 5-9 and are on a current three game win streak, including 2-0 in MEAC play… Coppin State defeated Howard, 83-67 in its first MEAC road game of the season on January 9.
 
Six Lady Eagles are averaging at least 8.0 points per game, with four players in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC. Janelle Lane is putting in a team-leading 10.9 points per game. She has started all 14 games for Coppin State.
 
Senior Omaah Tayong has registered a double double in two of the last three games for the Lady Eagles. She is averaging 8.9 points and 8.3 rebounds on 48.7% shooting from the field off the bench.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (24) and assists (47) through 12 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 12 times and assists 16 times in her career. She is scoring on a 8.8 point per game clip in 33.6 minutes per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Keena Samuels led Coppin State with a career best 23 points in a road win against Howard. She shot 5-of-13 from the field, including 12-of-16 from the free throw line. Samuels added five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
 
Coppin State controlled the game and led 40-33 at halftime. The Lady Eagles scored a season high 83 points on a team best five made 3-point field goals.
 
Janelle Lane finished with 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 accuracy from the floor before fouling out with 5:39 left to play in the 3rd quarter.
 
Genesis Lucas played tenacious defense all game long. Lucas compiled 13 points, three assists and two rebounds on 5-of-7 from the field including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
 
Omaah Tayong came up just short of her third consecutive double double with 10 points and nine rebounds on 4-of-8 accuracy shooting off the bench.
 
SATURDAY'S GAME
Bethune-Cookman leads the all-time series 31-24 over Coppin State. The Wildcats won last season's meeting 61-58 in Baltimore at PEC Arena.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAISNT BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Bethune-Cookman leads the all-time series 31-24 over Coppin State. During head coach Derek Brown's tenure, Coppin State is 21-6 agaisnt BCU.
 
ABOUT BETHUNE-COOKMAN
The Bethune-Cookman women's basketball team used a come-from-behind performance to pull off a 53-45 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans on Monday night (Jan. 11), in Echols Hall.
 
Redshirt junior Kailyn Williams (New Orlenas, La.) led the way during the come-back victory, finishing with her fifth double-double of the season while pouring in 10 points, pulling down 15 boards and swatting six Spartan shots.
 
In addition to Williams 15 rebounds, fellow junior Taylor Houston (Raleigh, N.C.) collected seven while Jasmine Knowles (Romulus, Mich.) dished a team-best four assists.
 
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State heads to Tallahassee, Fla. on Monday, Jan. 18 for their third consecutive MEAC away contest with a matchup against Florida A&M. The Rattlers last hosted the Eagles two seasons ago on Feb. 15, 2014 where Coppin State suffered an 83-80, defeat. The teams faced each other last year with Coppin State securing a 70-65 win on Jan. 19, 2015 in Baltimore, Md. The Eagles have recorded a 23-18 all-time record against Florida A&M.
 
COPPIN STATE ON THE ROAD
The Lady Eagles are 2-6 away from the PEC Arena during the 2015-16 season. Last year Coppin State was 2-13 on the road. Their last road win was January 9 against Howard. The Lady Eagles are 1-0 in MEAC road games this season.
 
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA
The Lady Eagles last traveled to the state of Florida earlier this season for a matchup against Miami, falling 78-59 to the Hurricanes.
 
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
The Lady Eagles have four players in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC (Lane, Samuels, Griffin, Tayong) and six players averaging over 8.0 points per game.
 
Coppin State is in the top five in the MEAC in scoring offense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, rebounding, defensive rebounding, rebounding margin, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, assists, steals and turnover margin.
 
MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Kenna Samuels, 23 points, at Howard (Jan. 09, 2016)
Keena Samuels led all scorers with a career best 23 points, including 17 in the second half. She added five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 38 minutes of game action. She converted 12 of her 16 foul shots.
 
Samuels caught fire in the third quarter scoring nine of her second half 17 points. Her 3-point field goal with 2:02 to play in the third quarter gave the Lady Eagles a 60-49 lead that they would not relinquish.
 
MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME: Jordan Swails, 16 rebounds, vs. Mt. St. Mary's (Nov. 29, 2015)
Senior Jordan Swails notched her fourth career double-double with 11 points and a career best 16 rebounds. Swails was an equal opportunity board snatcher, finishing with eight offensive and defensive rebounds.
 
She added two assists, two steals and two blocks.
 
MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: Genesis Lucas, 7 assists, at Virginia (Dec. 28, 2015)
Genesis Lucas scored four points and a season high seven assists in the setback loss. She also added a steal in 35 minutes of game action.
 
Her seven assists was one shy of her career high. Lucas has now led the Lady Eagles in assists 16 times in her career.