BALTIMORE – Coppin State's
Oluwadamilola Oloyede led all scorers with a career-high 18 points in a 82-67 loss against Niagara on Tuesday afternoon at the PEC Arena.
The Basics
Final Score: Coppin State 67, Niagara 82
Records: Coppin State (0-10), Niagara (2-7)
Location: Baltimore, Md. (PEC Arena)
Series History: Niagara Leads, 2-0
Inside the Numbers
- Oluwadamilola Oloyede made 7-of-9 shots from the floor as well as all four of her free throws to finish with 18 points. This surpassed her pervious career-high of 17 points set on December 3, 2017 at Charlotte.
- Also finishing in double figures were Aliyah Lawson (14 points) and Alexandria Hamilton (11 points). The backcourt mates also combined for 14 assists as Hamilton dished out eight and Lawson six. Both marks in assists were season-highs. They also combined for eight rebounds and five steals.
- Chance Graham added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds as she moved into sole possession of ninth place on CSU's all-time scoring list. She also is inching closer to 1,000 career rebounds with 979 in her three-plus collegiate seasons.
- E'Mya Price and Marley Grenway also finished with six points apiece and Jalynda Salley chipped in with four.
- Coppin actually outshot Niagara, 43.9% to 43.5% with the big difference coming at the line. The Purple Eagles made 21-of-28 from the stripe compared to 11-of-14 for CSU. Niagara scored 27 points off 21 CSU turnovers.
How it Happened
- Niagara got out to a 4-0 lead until Aliyah Lawson buried a three at the 8:49 mark of the first quarter to cut the deficit to a single point.
- The Purple Eagles then went on a 9-0 run until Jalynda Salley hit a pair of layups to cut the lead to 13-7.
- Both teams traded baskets, but Niagara built the lead back to 22-11 before a layup by E'Mya Price made it a 22-13 score after the first.
- Coppin outscored Niagara in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to as little as five points on multiple occasions. The visitors hit the final hot of the period with a three with one-minute remaining to make it a 42-34 ballgame at the half.
- Niagara controlled much of the third quarter, outscoring CSU, 23-10 in the stanza and closing the frame on a 9-2 run to lead 65-44 going into the final quarter.
- After baskets by both teams to start the fourth, the trio of Alexandria Hamilton, Oluwadamilola Oloyede and Lawson got Coppin within striking distance. Hamilton converted on a three-point play and converted on another layup and assisted on three-straight CSU baskets to cut the deficit to 67-58 with 4:44 left to play.
- That would be as close as Coppin would get the remainder of the way as Niagara sealed the win with a 10-2 run.
Up Next: Coppin will have nearly two weeks off before traveling to face Cincinnati at 7 pm on Monday, December 30. They will be back in action the following afternoon at Dayton at 12 pm on Tuesday, December 31.
