BALTIMORE, Md. – Candice Beverly scored a career-high 20 points but a third quarter doomed Coppin State's women's basketball team as it fell at Morgan State, 73-59 on Monday night at Hill Field House. The Eagles fall to 6-21 on the year and 5-10 in the MEAC while the Bears improve to 15-13 with an 8-7 mark in conference play.
A senior from Fredericksburg, Va., Beverly sunk 7-of-13 shots from the floor and all six free throws to go with five rebounds while playing all 40 minutes of the game.
Genesis Lucas led the Eagles with 22 points on 9-of-20 shooting but aside from her and Beverly, the rest of the team struggled from the floor going a combined 5-of-19.
Coppin was outscored 23-3 in the third period as Morgan extended a 32-31 halftime lead to a 55-34 advantage after three quarters. The Navy & Gold continued to fight, however, cutting the deficit to ten points with
4:46 remaining after a 17-6 run to open the period. Lucas recorded eight points during the rally.
After a pair of Morgan free throws, Lucas responded with another jumper with
4:14 left but that would be as close as the Navy & Gold would get.
Morgan outshot Coppin, 51.0% to 40.4% and outrebounded the Eagles, 39-26. The Bears converted 12 offensive rebounds into 13 second-chance points compared to just one second-chance point for Coppin.
Lexus Spears led all scorers with 26 points for MSU.
The Eagles close out the regular season on Thursday, March 1 when they host Howard University in a
5:30 pm tipoff. Prior to the game, Coppin will recognize seniors
Candice Beverly and
Genesis Lucas who will playing in their final game at the PEC Arena.
