CSU Looks to Defend Home Court Against UMES

BALTIMORE- After cruising past the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies 65-59 Wednesday Night January 27, the Coppin State Lady Eagles (6-11, 3-2) will square off against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks on Saturday January 30 in the Physical Education Complex. Tipoff is at 2:00 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Physical Education Complex (4,100)
Tipoff Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Stats: http://hbculivestats.com/coppin/wbball/xlive.htm

 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Lady Eagles are 6-11 and are coming off their second home MEAC win of the season. Coppin State is 3-2 in MEAC play and is 3-3 in its last six games.
 
Six Lady Eagles are averaging at least 8.0 points per game. Five of those players are in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC. Janelle Lane is putting in a team-leading 11.2 points per game. She has started all 17 games for Coppin State.
 
Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.3 rebounds per game ranks fourth in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 8.7 for Coppin State.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (31) and assists (58) through 15 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 13 times and assists 19 times in her career. She is scoring on an 8.0 point per game clip in 34.4 minutes per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Keena Samuels led Coppin State with a career best 25 points. She added two assists and three steals on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. Samuels also knocked down nine of her 12 foul shots.
 
 After the Aggies took a 50-49 lead with five minutes to play in the second half, a steal and layup by Samuels sparked a 7-0 Lady Eagles run. North Carolina A&T never recaptured the lead.
 
Coppin State crushed North Carolina A&T in the paint, 30-12 as the Lady Eagles led 20-5 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Eagles also scored 24 points off 22 Aggie turnovers.
 
The Lady Eagles won the battle of the board 41-31. Coppin State's 21 made free throws was one shy of its season best.
 
Senior Omaah Tayong recorded a double double in her seventh start of the season. Tayong finished with 15 points and tied a season best with 13 rebounds. She went 7-of-12 shooting from the field in 32 minutes.
 
Jordan Swails added 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal. She connected on four of her five free throws. Swails has scored in double figures in back-to-back games.
 
Janelle Lane tallied nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in the Lady Eagles victory.
 
Genesis Lucas led Coppin State with four assists. She added two points and six rebounds.
 
SATURDAY'S GAME
Coppin State leads the all-time series over Maryland Eastern Shore, 36-24. The Hawks won last season's meeting in Princess Anne, MD, 66-58.
 
ABOUT MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (5-13, 3-3) are coming off a double overtime victory over Bethune-Cookman, 76-71 inside the William P. Hytche Center on January 23.
 
The Hawks beat the Wildcats thanks to Taryana Kelly. She career-high 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and snagged 14 boards in 41 minutes of action.
 
Moengaroa Subritzky matched Kelly's playing time and chipped in a team-high 19 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high three steals in the win.
 
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will begin a three game MEAC road trip beginning Monday, February 2 against cross-town rival Morgan State. The Lady Eagles will then head south to face South Carolina State (Sat. Feb 6) and Savannah State (Mon. Feb 8). The Lady Eagles makeup game against North Carolina Central has been moved to Thursday, February 18.
 
COPPIN STATE AT HOME
The Lady Eagles are 23-2 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 27 against North Carolina A&T. The Lady Eagles are 2-0 in MEAC home games this season.
 
AGAINST THE STATE OF MARYLAND
The Lady Eagles are 2-2 in games against an opponent from the state of Maryland. Coppin State in 2-1 in this season games played at PEC Arena against teams from Maryland.
 
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
The Lady Eagles have five players in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC (Lane, Samuels, Griffin, Swails, Tayong) 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, rebound margin, defensive rebounds assists, steals and turnover margin.
 
MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Keena Samuels, 25 points, vs. North Carolina A&T (Jan. 27, 2016)
Keena Samuels torched North Carolina A&T for a career high 25 points as the Coppin State Lady Eagles cruised past the Aggies for a 65-59 victory Wednesday evening January, 27 in PEC Arena.
 
After the Aggies took a 50-49 lead with five minutes to play in the second half, a steal and layup by Samuels sparked a 7-0 Lady Eagles run. North Carolina A&T never recaptured the lead.
 
Samuels shot 8-of-15 from the field and knocked down nine of her 12 foul shots. She added two assists and three steals while playing all 40 minutes of the game. Samuels sunk five of her final six free throws to help seal the game for Coppin State.
 
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.