Battle For Bmore: Lady Eagles Look to Improve Streak to Five Straight on Senior Night vs. Morgan State

BALTIMORE- The Coppin State Lady Eagles (11-15, 8-6) will host crosstown rival Morgan State Lady Bears (12-14, 10-4) Saturday February 27 in PEC Arena. Tipoff is at 2:00 p.m.
 
This will be Senior Night and Coppin State will honor its five seniors: Tanaysa Henderson, Omaah Tayong, Amber Griffin, Janelle Lane and Jordan Swails.
 
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 11-15 and are coming off a 56-47 road victory over Norfolk State Monday, February 22. Coppin State is 8-6 in MEAC play and has won four consecutive games.
 
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 is putting in a team-leading 11.4 points per game. She has scored in double figures in 13 of 15 MEAC games this season.
 
Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.6 rebounds per game ranks fourth in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 9.4 points per contest for Coppin State.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (59) and assists (112) through 24 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 17 times and assists 27 times in her career. She is scoring on a 7.8 point per game clip in 34.4 minutes per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Coppin State Lady Eagles basketball team completed a season sweep of the Lady Spartans from Norfolk State with a 56-47 victory on Monday, February 22 in Joseph G. Echols Hall in Norfolk. VA.
 
Coppin State (11-15, 8-6) has now won four consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) games.
 
Senior Omaah Tayong led the Lady Eagles with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-13 shooting from the field. Tayong now has seven double doubles on the season.
 
She added a team best three blocks in the win.
 
Janelle Lane tallied 11 points on 5-of-10 accuracy from the floor. She added six rebounds and a block in 19 minutes of game action.
 
Keena Samuels scored 10 points, three rebounds and two assists for the Lady Eagles. She knocked down both of her foul shots in 36 minutes on the court.
 
Genesis Lucas led Coppin State with a team best four assists. She added four points and a game high five steals in 30 minutes for the Lady Eagles.
 
Seniors Jordan Swails and Tanaysa Henderson led the Eagles with four points apiece off the bench.
 
Swails chipped in eight rebounds, three assists and four steals. She also sunk both of her foul shots.
 
Henderson added two rebounds, an assist and one block in 13 minutes.
 
Coppin State outscored Norfolk State 30-26 in the paint and registered 10 steals off 15 Lady Spartan turnovers.
 
The Lady Eagles led for over 35 minutes with their biggest lead of 14 coming early in the 3rd quarter.
 
The stifling Lady Eagles defense was stingy all night. Coppin State blocked six shots and allowed no double digit scoring from any Norfolk State players.
 
SATURDAY'S GAME
Coppin State leads the all-time series over Morgan State, 37-32. The Lady Eagles are 1-4 in the last five meetings after a 72-51 road loss on February 1.
 
Last season the Lady Bears swept the season series, marking the first time they won both games over Coppin State since the 2012-13 season. The two teams would meet a third time with the Lady Eagles defeating Morgan State, 71-56 in a MEAC first round game (Mar. 10, 2015). It was Coppin State's first win over Morgan State in a MEAC Tournament contest in four tries.
 
ABOUT MORGAN STATE
The Lady Bears (12-14, 10-4 MEAC) are coming off a 65-55 home loss to the first place North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies. On Monday February 22.
 
Braennan Farrar leads the Lady Bears with 14.1 points and 3.3 assists per game. She also leads the team in steals. Tykyrah Williams is adding 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds for Morgan State.
 
The Lady Bears currently sit third in the MEAC standings and are winners of six of their last eight games.
 
WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will complete its regular season with a trip to Delaware State on Thursday March 3.
 
The Lady Eagles when then prepare for the MEAC Tournament (March 7-12) hosted at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA.
 
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. Their last home win was February 20 against Hampton. The Lady Eagles are 6-1 in MEAC home games this season.
 
AGAINST THE STATE OF MARYLAND
The Lady Eagles are 3-3 against teams from the state of Maryland. Coppin State is 2-2 at PEC Arena against teams from Maryland.
 
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 253. Coppin State is averaging a conference leading 9.7 steals per games.
 
Keena Samuels has scored in double digits in 13 of 15 MEAC game this season. She is averaging 14.1 points in MEAC play.
 
Genesis Lucas leads the MEAC with 112 assists (4.7 apg) and is third in steals with 59 (2.5 spg).
 
Omaah Tayong is averaging 10.1 points and 9.1 rebounds in MEAC play this season.
 
Janelle Lane and Omaah Tayong are fifth and sixth in the conference in field goal percentage. Lane is shooting 49.8% and Tayong is at a 49.5% accuracy from the floor.
 
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: 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.