Lady Eagles Complete Road Trip at Savannah State

BALTIMORE- The Coppin State Lady Eagles (7-13, 4-4) will complete its three game MEAC road trip on Monday February 8 when its visits the Savannah State Lady Tigers in Tiger Arena. Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Tiger Arena (5,000) - Savannah, Ga.
Tipoff Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Video: http://www.ssuathletics.com/watch/?Live=274
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/savstate/wbball/
 
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Lady Eagles are 7-13 and are coming off a 63-67 loss to South Carolina State. Coppin State is 4-4 in MEAC play and is 2-2 in its last four 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 11.8 points per game. She has scored in double figures in every MEAC game this season.
 
Omaah Tayong leads the Lady Eagles in rebounding. Her 8.1 rebounds per game ranks fourth in the MEAC. Tayong is adding 9.2 points for Coppin State.
 
Genesis Lucas leads Coppin State in steals (41) and assists (75) through 18 games. She has led the Lady Eagles in steals 14 times and assists 22 times in her career. She is scoring on a 7.6 point per game clip in 34.8 minutes per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Three Lady Eagles scored in double figures led by Keena Samuels' team high 15 points.
 
She added a season best six rebounds, two assists and tied a career high with four steals in 38 minutes of game action. ? ?
 
Senior Janelle Lane finished with 14 points and five rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. She chipped in two assists and three blocks.
 
?Omaah Tayong scored 12 points and five rebounds on 4-of-8 accuracy from the floor.
 
Jordan Swails led Coppin State with seven rebounds in 36 minutes on the court. She added eight points, one steal and knocked down five of her six foul shots.
 
?Genesis Lucas tallied a game high seven assists. She scored two points, two rebounds and three steals.
 
Senior Tanaysa Henderson led the Lady Eagles bench with nine points and three rebounds.
 
Coppin State outrebounded South Carolina State 38-34 and held the advantage in paint points, 24-20.
 
MONDAY'S GAME
Coppin State leads the all-time series over Savannah State, 3-2. The two teams first met in 2012. Savannah State defeated Coppin State in both meetings last season, including 66-52 win in the 2015 MEAC Championship quarterfinals.
 
ABOUT SAVANNAH STATE
The Lady Bulldogs (6-15, 3-7 MEAC) have lost three consecutive MEAC games. Savannah State is coming off a 66-60 triple overtime loss to Morgan State on Saturday February 6.
 
Kenyata Hendrix leads Savannah State with 12.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Tiyonda Davis is chipping in 6.3 points and 8.0 rebounds for the Lady Tigers.
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WHATS DOWN THE ROAD
Coppin State will have four consecutive home MEAC games beginning Saturday February 13 with a matchup against Howard. The Lady Eagles will then face Delaware State (Mon, Feb. 15), North Carolina Central (Thurs, Feb. 18) and Hampton (Sat, Feb 20).
 
COPPIN STATE ON ROAD
The Lady Eagles are 2-10 away from PEC Arena during the 2015-16 season. Last year Coppin State was 2-13 on the road. Their last home win was January 9 against Howard. The Lady Eagles are 0-4 in MEAC road games this season.
 
AGAINST THE STATE OF GEORGIA
This will be the Lady Eagles first game against a team from the state of Georgia. Coppin State went 0-3 against teams from South Carolina during the 2014-15 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, defensive rebounding, assists, steals and turnover margin.
 
The Lady Eagles are first in the MEAC in steals with 185 (9.3) through 20 games this season.
 
Keena Samuels has scored in double digits in the Lady Eagles last nine contests. She has scored in double figures in every MEAC game this season. She is averaging 17.0 points in MEAC play.
 
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, 7 assists, at South Carolina State (Feb. 6, 2016)
Genesis Lucas tallied a game high seven assists. She scored two points, two rebounds and three steals. 
 
Her seven assists was one shy of her career high. Lucas has now led the Lady Eagles in assists 22 times in her career.