Salley Has Double-Double In Loss To Undefeated Aggies

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman center Jalynda Salley tied her season-high with 12 rebounds while adding 11 points to pick up her second career double-double in a 66-42 loss to North Carolina A&T on Monday night.
 
The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 42, North Carolina A&T 66
• Records: Coppin State 1-17 (1-5 MEAC) / North Carolina A&T 8-10 (5-0 MEAC)
• Location: Greensboro, NC – Corbett Sports Center
• Series History: North Carolina A&T Leads 35-31

 
How It Happened
 
First Quarter

• Coppin State did an excellent job of shutting down the Aggies offense as Burroughs' crew held NC A&T to 2 points over the first six minutes of play, 7-2 CSU.
• The final four minutes of the first quarter saw North Carolina A&T flip the script on the Lady Eagles, as the Aggies outscored Coppin 11-2 to take a 13-9 lead when the clock hit triple zeroes.

Second Quarter

• The back-and-forth momentum shifts continued into the second, as CSU began the quarter with four straight points by Jalynda Salley and two free throws from Brooke Fields to regain the lead, 15-13.
• The Lady Aggies and Eagles kept each other relatively close to the vest for the remainder of the first half as NC A&T outscored Coppin 12-7 to go into the break up 25-22 North Carolina A&T.

Third Quarter

• A layup by Oluwadamilola Oloyede cut the deficit to one (25-24), but an 8-1 rally ballooned the Aggie advantage back up to 33-25.
•  Each side was able to tally six more points on the board as the teams went into the final ten minutes with North Carolina A&T holding an eight-point cushion.

Fourth Quarter

• Fields would sink two free throws at the 8:44 mark to bring the Eagles back within ten, 44-34 NC A&T.
• North Carolina A&T was able to slowly salt the game away, using a 22-8 explosion to end the contest and remain undefeated in MEAC play, 66-42 Aggies.

Inside the Numbers

• Jalynda Salley led the Lady Eagles in points (11), rebounds (12), and blocks (3) while tying season-highs with her rebound and block totals.
• Brooke Fields topped double-figure points for the 12th consecutive contest, dropping exactly ten to finish second on the squad.
• Maraiyah Smith paced the team in assists with three and Oluwadamilola Oloyede tied a season-high of six rebounds.
• Chance Graham has closed the gap on fourth place on Coppin's all-time rebounding list as her six boards of the contest put her at 755, two rebounds short of Yvette Larkins.
• Graham also pulled within five points of cracking CSU's top-20 career scoring list as her nine points versus the Aggies give her 883 in her illustrious career.
• C'Coriea Foy topped all scorers with 25 with fellow teammate Taya Jones had the second-best game total with 14.

Who's Next?

• The CSU Lady Eagles return to Charm City as Florida A&M makes a trip to the PEC Arena on Saturday. First tip will be at 2 p.m.