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.
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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.
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The stingy Lady Eagles defense held Morgan State 38 points, a season low for Coppin State.
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Coppin State (12-15, 9-6) had four player score in double figures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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She added a team best two blocks on 20 minutes on the court.
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Genesis Lucas chipped in nine points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal in 31 minutes.
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Keena Samuels added eight points, two assists and a rebound. She also tied a team high with three steals in 33 minutes.
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The Lady Eagles shot a season best 56.3% from the field and 66.7% from 3-point range.
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Coppin State scored 27 points and collected 14 steals on 18 Morgan State turnovers.
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The Lady Eagles outrebounded the Lady Bears 42-33 and outscored them in paint points 36-12.
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Coppin State scored 21 second chance points on 17 offensive rebounds.
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Braennan Farrar led the Lady Bears (12-15, 10-5) with 15 points. Ivy Harrington added six points and five rebounds for Morgan State.
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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.Â
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