Seniors Shine as Lady Eagles Soar Past Morgan State

Seniors Shine as Lady Eagles Soar Past Morgan State

Box Score BALTIMORE- The Coppin State women's basketball team carried its hot shooting streak into Saturday afternoons 82-38 drubbing on the Morgan State Lady Bears in PEC Arena.
 
On a day where five Lady Eagles seniors; Tanaysa Henderson, Omaah Tayong, Amber Griffin, Janelle Lane and Jordan Swails were honored before their last time in front of their Coppin State home crowd. The 44-point win was the Lady Eagles largest margin of victory this season.
 
The stingy Lady Eagles defense held Morgan State 38 points, a season low for Coppin State.
 
Coppin State (12-15, 9-6) had four player score in double figures.
 
Senior Amber Griffin led the Lady Eagles with 21 points on 9-of-16 accuracy from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. Her 21 points and nine made field goals both tied career highs.
 
Griffin added a season high seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in 31 minutes of action. She also knocked down her only foul shot.
 
Senior Janelle Lane tallied 14 points and six rebounds on a hot 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. Lane added two steals and a block in 27 minutes.
 
Lane scored 10 of her 14 points in the second quarter, including six straight down the stretch to give the Lady Eagles a 45-15 lead with 1:43 left to play.
 
Senior guard Tanaysa Henderson scored a season high 12 points with six rebounds. Henderson sunk five of her 10 shots and added a steal in in 21 minutes.
 
Omaah Tayong finished with 10 points and a team best eight rebounds. Tayong did not miss a shot on Saturday's win as she went 4-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.
 
She added a team best two blocks on 20 minutes on the court.
 
Genesis Lucas chipped in nine points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal in 31 minutes.
 
Keena Samuels added eight points, two assists and a rebound. She also tied a team high with three steals in 33 minutes.
 
The Lady Eagles shot a season best 56.3% from the field and 66.7% from 3-point range.
 
Coppin State scored 27 points and collected 14 steals on 18 Morgan State turnovers.
 
The Lady Eagles outrebounded the Lady Bears 42-33 and outscored them in paint points 36-12.
 
Coppin State scored 21 second chance points on 17 offensive rebounds.
 
Braennan Farrar led the Lady Bears (12-15, 10-5) with 15 points. Ivy Harrington added six points and five rebounds for Morgan State.
 
Coppin State will conclude its regular season with a trip to Dover, DE for a matchup with the Delaware State Lady Hornets on Thursday March 3. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall Gym. 
 
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