Chance Graham Notches Double-Double; Women’s Hoops Falls at Delaware State

DOVER, Del. – Chance Graham led all players with 19 points and ten rebounds for a double-double as the Coppin State women's basketball team fell at MEAC rival Delaware State, 72-55 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hall.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Chance Graham made 7-of-12 shots from the field with one 3-pointer and sunk 4-of-7 free throws to finish with a game-high 19 points.  Graham also grabbed ten rebounds to record her eighth double-double of the season.
• The backcourt duo of Aliyah Lawson and Alexandria Hamilton combined for 24 points as Lawson tallied 13 points with 5-of-6 free throws, three rebounds and a team-high three assists. 
• Oluwadamilola Oloyede, Jalynda Salley and Abby Weiss all had three points.  Tyree Allen added a bucket and E'Mya Price grabbed five rebounds to go with a pair of steals.
• Delaware State outshot Coppin, 43.5% to 35.3% and turned 21 CSU turnovers into 24 points.

How it Happened

• Coppin scored the first four points of the game as Chance Graham hit a pair of free throws, followed by a jumper from Aliyah Lawson.
• Delaware State tied it up 4-4 and the lead changed five times the rest of the period as the Eagles led, 12-11 after the first quarter.
• The Hornets opened the second quarter on an 8-2 run to open a 19-14 lead and CSU kept it at a five-point deficit on baskets by Alexandria Hamilton and Graham. Graham answered a pair of Hornets free throws and after a DSU three, Abby Weiss hit a three from the corner.
• After the teams traded threes once again, Lawson hit a pair of free throws to make it a 33-28 score at the half.
• CSU pulled to within 33-31 out of the break as Graham hit a free throw and Jalynda Salley sunk a layup but Delaware State answered with eight-straight points to extend its advantage into double digits.
• Coppin was able to get the deficit back to eight points, but a 7-0 Hornets run to end the quarter gave the hosts a 51-36 advantage going into the final quarter.
• CSU played nearly even with DSU in the fourth quarter but were unable to dig into the deficit.  The Eagles played very aggressively, getting to the line 14 times in the final ten minutes but made just seven of those 14 from the stripe.

Up Next: Coppin heads to our Nation's Capital for a MEAC clash against Howard on Monday, February 3 at 5:30 pm.