Lady Eagles Set to Square Off Against Aggies

BALTIMORE- After inclement weather postponed the originally scheduled matchup, the Coppin State Lady Eagles (5-11, 2-2) will square off against the North Carolina A&T Aggies on Wednesday evening January 27 in the Physical Education Complex. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Physical Education Complex (4,100)
Tipoff Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
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Radio: N/A
Stats: http://hbculivestats.com/coppin/wbball/xlive.htm
Web Streaming: N/A
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES

• The Lady Eagles are 5-11 and are coming off back-to-back MEAC road losses to Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M. Coppin State is 2-2 in MEAC play and is 3-2 in its last five games. 
• Six Lady Eagles are averaging at least 8.0 points per game. Three of those players are in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC. Janelle Lane is putting in a team-leading 11.4 points per game. She has started all 16 games for Coppin State.
• Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.0 rebounds per game ranks fourth in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 8.3 points off the bench.
• Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (30) and assists (54) through 14 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 13 times and assists 18 times in her career. She is scoring on an 8.4 point per game clip in 34.1 minutes per game.
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LAST TIME OUT

• Jordan Swails led Coppin State with 20 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. Swails scored all 11 of her points and grabbed eight rebounds in the second half against Florida A&M.
• The Lady Eagles stingy defense forced the Rattlers into 22 turnovers; Coppin State tallied 12 steals in the game. 
• Keena Samuels tallied 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. She went 8-of-16 from the floor in 39 minutes of game action. Samuels has scored in double figures in five consecutive games.
• Amber Griffin finished with 12 points, four assists and three rebounds. She added one steal on a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line in 29 minutes.
• Janelle Lane scored 14 points and two rebounds on 7-of-10 accuracy from the field.

 
WEDNESDAY'S GAME
Coppin State and North Carolina A&T are 2-2 since the 2012-13 season. The Aggies won last season's meeting in Greensboro 69-47. Coppin State defeated North Carolina A&T 57-55 in the 2014 MEAC quarterfinals.
 
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA A&T

• The North Carolina A&T Aggies (9-9, 5-2) are .500 after its 84-64 win over Delaware State on Monday January 25.
• The Aggies beat the Hornets thanks to a hot-shooting second half that saw the Aggies shoot 51.5 percent in the second half which led them to shoot 49 percent for the game.
• Graduate center Aprill McRae scored 16 points and seven rebounds to mark the fourth straight game she has scored in double figures. Redshirt junior Dana Brown scored 14 points and junior Whitney Martin came off the bench to add 11 points.

 
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will close its home stand against Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday, Jan. 30. The Lady Eagles makeup game against North Carolina Central has been moved to Thursday, February 18.  
 
COPPIN STATE AT HOME
The Lady Eagles are 2-2 at PEC Arena during the 2015-16 season. Last year Coppin State was 4-8 in the Physical Education Complex. Their last home win was January 4 against Norfolk State. The Lady Eagles are 1-0 in MEAC home games this season.
 
AGAINST THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
This will be the Lady Eagles are first matchup against an opponent from the state of North Carolina. Coppin State went 0-4 against teams from North Carolina during the 2014-15 season.
 
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
The Lady Eagles have three players in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC (Lane, Samuels, Griffin) and six players averaging over 8.0 points per game.
 
Coppin State is in the top five in the MEAC in scoring offense, field goal percentage, assists, steals and turnover margin.
 
MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Keena 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.