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.