PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A shorthanded Coppin State women's basketball team fell at La Salle, 79-46 on Tuesday night at Tom Gola Arena.
The Basics
Final Score: Coppin State 46, La Salle 79
Records: Coppin State (0-6), La Salle (5-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tom Gola Arena)
Inside the Numbers
- Oluwadamilola Oloyede scored a game-high 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds.
- Chance Graham notched a double-double with ten points and 16 rebounds and Tyree Allen chipped in with a season-high nine points.
- La Salle outshot Coppin, 41.4% to 30.9% and the Eagles committed 24 turnovers which led to 25 points for the Explorers. La Salle scored 26 points on the fast break and a team-high 12 points from Claire Jacobs.
How it Happened
- La Salle scored the game's first seven points before a jumper by Oluwadamilola Oloyede at the 7:21 mark of the first quarter.
- After the Explorers got back-to-back buckets, Chance Graham found Jalynda Salley inside for a layup before Salley found Oloyede for a pair of scores.
- While the inside game was working for CSU, La Salle was able to up their advantage to 28-11, but Coppin closed the quarter with a 5-1 run on a layup by Oloyede and a three by Graham.
- Both teams went cold in the second quarter as La Salle took a 39-22 lead into the half, outscoring CSU, 10-6 in the period.
- The Explorers outscored Coppin by eight in each of next two quarters, extending the advantage to as many as 34 points.
Up Next: Coppin will travel to our Nation's Capital to take on George Washington University on Sunday, December 1 at 2 pm.
