Lady Eagles Will Take Win Streak on Road to Norfolk State

BALTIMORE- The Coppin State Lady Eagles (10-15, 7-6) will head to the road to face the Norfolk State Lady Spartans in Norfolk, VA on Monday February 22. Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m. in the Joseph G. Echols Hall.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) - Norfolk, Va.
Tipoff Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Video: http://www.nsuspartans.com/watch/?Live=547
Radio: http://hot91.nsu.edu:8000/128
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/wbball/
 
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Lady Eagles are 10-15 and are coming off a 68-64 victory over Hampton on Saturday February 20. Coppin State is above .500 in MEAC play at 7-6. The Lady Eagles are 6-1 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 22.7 points per game at 11.5 ppg for Samuels and 11.2 ppg for Lane.
 
Samuels has scored in double figures in 12 of 14 MEAC games this season. She is averaging 14.4 points in conference play.
 
Lane scored a career best 23 points in a win over Delaware State on Monday February 15. She is adding 5.1 rebounds on 49.8% shooting. She leads the Lady Eagles with 31 blocks.
 
Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.5 rebounds per game ranks third in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 9.3 points for Coppin State.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (54) and assists (108) through 23 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 16 times and assists 26 times in her career. She is scoring on a 7.9 point per game clip in 34.6 minutes per game.
 
Jordan Swails is averaging 12.2 points, six rebounds and 2.7 steals in four consecutive games off the bench for the Lady Eagles.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Coppin State Lady Eagles had four players score in double figures in their 68-64 win over the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) first place Hampton Lady Pirates on Saturday February 20 in PEC Arena.
 
Coppin State (10-15, 7-6) was down by as many as 15 before foraging a ferocious fourth quarter comeback.
 
The Lady Eagles outscored the Lady Pirates 23-14 in the final quarter, highlighted by an 11-0 run.
 
Senior Amber Griffin scored eight points while knocking down four straight jump shots during the Coppin State fourth quarter surge.
 
Griffin finished the game with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. She added three rebounds, two assists and three steals in 36 minutes of game action.
 
Senior Jordan Swails scored 17 points off the bench for the Lady Eagles. Swails added five rebounds, three steals and an assist in 32 minutes on the floor.
 
She sunk seven of her nine foul shots.
 
Genesis Lucas led Coppin State with a game high six assists. Lucas tallied 11 points, a team best four steals and three rebounds in 37 minutes.
 
She nailed a game best eight free throws including four down the stretch to help seal the game for the Lady Eagles.
 
Keena Samuels chipped in 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting form the floor. She added three steals and two rebounds in 32 minutes.
 
Omaah Tayong led Coppin State with 11 rebounds. She recorded four points, a steal and a game high three blocks. Tayong made both of her foul shots.
 
Coppin State racked up 15 steals off 24 Hampton turnovers leading to 20 points for the Lady Eagles.
 
Coppin State won the battle of the benches, 20-9.
MONDAY'S GAME
Coppin State leads the all-time series with Norfolk State, 25-7. The Lady Eagles are 2-1 in each of the last three meetings after a 69-44 win on Jan. 4.
 
ABOUT HAMPTON
The Lady Spartans (2-21, 2-11 MEAC) are coming off a 64-61 road loss to Delaware State Saturday February 20.
 
Siobhan Beslow leads Norfolk State with 11.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Kayla Roberts is adding 9.8 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Lady Spartans.
  
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will return home for its Homecoming matchup against rival Morgan State on Saturday February 27.
 
Then 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 7-3 at PEC Arena during the 2015-16 season. Last year Coppin State was 4-8 in the Physical Education Complex. The Lady Eagles are 6-1 in MEAC home games this season with their last home win coming on February 20 against Hampton.
 
AGAINST THE VIRGINIA
This will be the Lady Eagles sixth game against a team from the state of Virginia. Coppin State is 2-4 overall and 2-0 against 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, assists and turnover margin.
 
The Lady Eagles are first in the MEAC in steals with 243 (9.7) through 25 games this season.
 
Genesis Lucas dished a career best 10 assists in a win over NCCU. Lucas lead the Lady Eagles with 108 assists through 23 games this season.
 
She also leads Coppin State with 54 steals.
 
Omaah Tayong is averaging 9.9 points and 9.1 rebounds on 50.9% 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.
 
Her seven assists was one shy of her career high. Lucas has now led the Lady Eagles in assists 25 times in her career.