Lady Eagles Look to Continue Streak Against Hampton

BALTIMORE- The Coppin State Lady Eagles (9-15, 6-6) will welcome the Hampton Lady Pirates to PEC Arena on Saturday February 20 for the last of their four game home stand. Tipoff is at 2:00 p.m.
 
This will be Breast Cancer Awareness game as Coppin State will remember former Lady Eagle player Jennifer Miller.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Physical Education Complex (4,100) - Baltimore, Md.
Tipoff Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Live Stats: http://hbculivestats.com/coppin/wbball/xlive.htm
 
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Lady Eagles are 9-15 and are coming off a 63-46 victory over North Carolia Central on Thursday February 18. Coppin State is .500 in MEAC play at 6-6. The Lady Eagles are 5-1 in MEAC home games this season.
 
Five Lady Eagles are averaging at least 8.0 points per game. Four of those players are in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC. Keena Samuels and Janelle Lane are scoring a combined 23.0 points per game at 11.5 ppg apiece.
 
Samuels has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 MEAC games this season. She is averaging 14.6 points in conference play.
 
Lane scored a career best 23 points in a win over Delaware State on Monday February 15. She is adding 5.3 rebounds on 49.8% shooting. She leads the Lady Eagles with 31 blocks.
 
Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.4 rebounds per game ranks fourth in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 9.5 points for Coppin State.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (50) and assists (102) through 22 games. Lucas is first in the MEAC in assists and has led the Lady Eagles in steals 15 times and assists 25 times in her career. She is scoring on a 7.8 point per game clip in 34.5 minutes per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Three players scored in double figures for the Coppin State Lady Eagles, as Amber Griffin led the Lady Eagles with 12 points. She added four rebounds, an assist and a steal in 33 minutes of game action.
 
Senior Jordan Swails tallied 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Coppin State. Swails chipped in four assists, three steals and a block in 31 minutes.
 
Keena Samuels scored 10 points and dished out four assists for the Lady Eagles. She added two steals and one rebound on a perfect 2-of-2 from the foul line. She played 33 minutes.
 
Genesis Lucas recorded a career best 10 assists. She chipped in nine points, five rebounds and a steal.
 
Senior Omaah Tayong also finished with nine points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field. She added two blocks and one steal in 23 minutes on the floor.
 
Janelle Lane led the Lady Eagles with eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Lane scored six points, blocked two shots and racked up three steal in 17 minutes of court time.
 
North Carolina Central outrebounded Coppin State 51-42, while Coppin State knocked one more 3-point field goal than North Carolina Central.
 
The Coppin State Lady Eagles dominated NCCU in the paint 34-18 while scoring 30 points on 28 Lady Eagle turnovers. Coppin State recorded 13 steals in the game.
 
Coppin State pulled away from North Carolina Central with a 13-0 fourth quarter, lead by five points from Jordan Swails.
 
During the run Coppin State enjoyed its largest lead of the game, going ahead by 18 points.
 
SATURDAY'S GAME
Coppin State trails the all-time series with Hampton, 15-25. The Lady Eagles are 8-7 over the Lady Pirates at home. Hampton has won each of the last eight meetings after a 69-44 win last season..
 
ABOUT HAMPTON
The Lady Pirates (11-13, 9-2 MEAC) are first in the MEAC Standings and are fresh off a 60-47 home win over Morgan State Monday February 15.
 
Malia Tate-DeFreitas leads Hampton and the MEAC with 21.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Kaylah Lupoe is adding 10.0 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Lady Pirates.
  
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will head on the road to face Norfolk State on Monday February 22 before returning home for its Homecoming matchup against rival Morgan State on Saturday February 27.
 
The Lady Eagles will complete the regular season on the road at Delaware State Thursday March 3.
 
The MEAC Championships begin on the following Monday March 7.
 
 
COPPIN STATE AT HOME
The Lady Eagles are 6-3 at PEC Arena during the 2015-16 season. Last year Coppin State was 4-8 in the Physical Education Complex. The Lady Eagles are 5-1 in MEAC home games this season with their last home win coming on February 18 against NCCU.
 
AGAINST THE VIRGINIA
This will be the Lady Eagles fifth game against a team from the state of Virginia. Coppin State is 1-4 overall and 1-0 against MEAC teams from Virginia this season.
 
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
The Lady Eagles have four players in the top 30 in scoring in the MEAC (Lane, Samuels, Griffin, Tayong) and five players averaging over 8.0 points per game.
 
Coppin State is in the top five in the MEAC in scoring offense, field goal percentage, rebounding, defensive rebounds, and assists.
 
The Lady Eagles are first in the MEAC in steals with 228 (9.5) through 24 games this season.
 
Genesis Lucas dished a career best 10 assists in a win over NCCU. Lucas lead the Lady Eagles with 102 assists through 22 games this season.
 
Omaah Tayong is averaging 10.4 points and 8.9 rebounds on 51.9% shooting from the field.
 
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, 10 assists, vs. North Carolina Central (Feb. 18, 2016)
Genesis Lucas recorded a career best 10 assists in a 63-46 MEAC win over North Carolina Central. She chipped in nine points, five rebounds and a steal in 33 minutes of game action.
 
Lucas leads Coppin State with 102 assists through 22 games and has now led the Lady Eagles in assists 25 times in her career.