Chance Graham breaks rebounds record in loss to St. Peter's
82
Winner Saint Peter's SPUWBB~1 2-1
57
Coppin State CSUW 0-3
Winner
Saint Peter's SPUWBB~1
2-1
82
Final
57
Coppin State CSUW
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Peter's SPUWBB~1 17 20 25 20 82
Coppin State CSUW 16 14 10 17 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Steven Kramer

Chance Graham Breaks Rebound Record in Loss to Saint Peter’s at Sold Out PEC Arena

BALTIMORE – Chance Graham broke the Coppin State women's basketball career-record for rebounds with a 22-point, 12 rebound performance, but it was not enough as the Eagles fell to Saint Peter's, 82-57 in front of 3,519 fans PEC Arena on Friday afternoon.  Graham now has 917 career rebounds, breaking Rene' Doctor's 24-year-old of 908 with her fourth rebound of the game.
 
Friday's contest was promoted as a Public School's Youth Day Game as a kickoff for American Education Week which is set for November 18-22.
 
The Basics
Final Score: Coppin State 57, Saint Peter's 82
Records: Coppin State (0-3), Saint Peter's (2-1)
Location: Baltimore, Md. (PEC Arena)
 
How it Happened
 
First Quarter
  • Coppin got the sold-out crowd roaring as Alexandria Hamilton stripped Saint Peter's and went in for a breakaway layup seconds into the game.
  • Jalynda Salley gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead with a free throw at the 8:38 mark, but the Peacocks scored seven-straight to go up 7-3 with 6:36 remaining.
  • Salley and Hamilton hit back-to-back layups to tie the score, but the Peacocks hit a three to go back on top.
  • After the teams traded baskets, Marley Grenway buried a three to tie the score once again at 12-12 with 2:21 to go.
  • Five-straight SPU points gave the visitors a 17-12 advantage, but Chance Graham scored the final four points of the period to make it a 17-16 lead for the Peacocks at the break.
Second Quarter
  • Play was sloppy for the opening 1:30 but free throws by Aliyah Lawson and Chance Graham gave Coppin a 18-17 advantage at the 7:35 mark.
  • Saint Peter's went on an 8-2 run to go back on top by five and extended the lead to as many as nine points.
  • With seven seconds left, Lawson found Jalynda Salley for an easy layup to cut SPU's lead to 37-30 at the break.
Third Quarter
  • SPU went on an 8-0 run to start the period and closed it on a 9-2 run to take a 62-40 lead after three quarters.
  • With Chance Graham's first rebound of the period, which came on the defensive end with 9:14 to play, Graham broke Rene' Doctor's career record with her 909th career rebound.
Fourth Quarter
  • Coppin played nearly even with the Peacocks in the fourth quarter with SPU narrowly outscoring the Eagles, 20-17, to seal the victory
Inside the Numbers Up Next: Coppin goes on a six-game road trip, starting with a trip to Marshall University on Tuesday, November 19 for a 7 pm tipoff.
 
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