NORFOLK, Va. – Jaia Alexander and
Colleen Bucknor from the Coppin State Women's basketball team earned MEAC weekly awards, it was announced by the league office Tuesday morning.
Alexander earned MEAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week, while Bucknor was named the MEAC Women's Defensive Player of the Week.
Alexander averaged 24.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in helping the Eagles open the season 2-1 this past week, notching wins over La Salle and William & Mary. She was a combined 24-for-53 (45.0 percent) from the floor and 22-for-25 (88.0 percent) from the free throw line. After dropping 30 points on 10-for-18 shooting and a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line in the season opener against La Salle, Alexander added 19 points and eight boards against William & Mary before ending the week with her first double-double of the season, a 23-point, 10-rebound effort against Rhode Island.
Bucknor averaged 7.7 rebounds per game as Coppin State opened the season with wins over La Salle and William & Mary. She grabbed eight boards – seven on the defensive end – in the opener against La Salle, and she had seven more rebounds against William & Mary. The Rhode Island contest was her most well-rounded defensive effort of the young season; Bucknor grabbed eight rebounds – all defensive – to go along with a pair of blocked shots and a steal.
The Eagles are back in action tomorrow, November 17 playing Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. inside Cassell Coliseum.
