BALTIMORE – Coppin State women's basketball team is back in the PEC Arena on Sunday, November 28 hosting Saint Francis (PA) at 1 p.m.
Event Information
Opponent: Saint Francis (PA)
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 28 | 1 pm
Location: Baltimore, Md.
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This will be the third matchup between the Eagles and the Red Flash. Saint Francis is 2-0 all-time. The first meeting took place in 2010 and these two teams last played each other in 2011 where SFU came out on top 69-67.
Last Time Out
Coppin State women's basketball lost to Eastern Carolina on Tuesday night, with a final score of 75-44 at the Williams Arena.
Mossi Staples was prominent for the Eagles, as she led the team in points, assists, and steals, with a season-high of 12 points, three assists and two steals. Staples was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, and 4-for-7 from the field.
Aliyah Lawson and
Colleen Bucknor recorded seven points apiece as Coppin's second leading scorers. Buckner also led the team in rebounds with six for the night.
Quick Notes
Jaia Alexander leads the team in points averaging 16.4 with 29 rebounds, followed by
Aliyah Lawson (7.6) and
Jalynda Salley (6.6).
Colleen Bucknor leads in rebounds with 32.
Mossi Staples leads the team in steals (10) followed by
Nailah Delinois and Lawson with (4).
Coppin Contributors
A Second Team All-MEAC selection last season,
Aliyah Lawson finished second in the conference with 14.5 points per game while ranking third with 38 3-point field goals. A native of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, Lawson also finished with 4.5 rebounds per game to go with 24 assists and 17 steals. Lawson received three MEAC Player of the Week awards, scored at least 20 points in four games and reached double figures in 12 games.
Lawson scored a career-high 27 points with five 3-pointers to go with a career-high 12 rebounds for her first-ever double-double against Morgan State. In her two seasons at Coppin, Lawson ranks sixth in CSU history in 3-point field goals (84) and free throw percentage (72.4%).
Jalynda Salley received Third Team All-MEAC and All-Defensive Team honors last season after averaging 9.3 points per game while ranking fourth in the MEAC in rebounds (8.8) and seventh in blocks (18). A native of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Salley led the conference with 4.1 offensive rebounds per game which ranked 18th nationally. In MEAC games, Salley averaged 10.0 points and 9.6 rebounds with a pair of double doubles.
Salley has recorded 84 career blocks which moves her to seventh in CSU history.
Eagle Returners
Returning from last season is
Alexandria Hamilton,
Aliyah Lawson,
Hope Evans,
Nailah Delinois, and
Jalynda Salley.
New to the Nest
The Eagles welcomed in 10 student-athletes this season including:
Mossi Staples,
Nadjy Tyler,
Jewel Watkins,
Jaia Alexander,
Colleen Bucknor,
Khya Jenkins and
Cortney Gardner.
Scouting the Red Flash
Saint Francis was picked to finish third in the 2021-22 NEC Women's basketball preseason poll. Jada Dapaa has two 12-rebounds games this season and she led both of those games in individual rebounds. Her 7.5 rebounds per game lead the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Diajha Allen has a team-leading 3.5 assists per game that ranks fifth in the NEC. Sophomore Kaitlyn Maxwell has a 21 and 15 point outing this season after never eclipsing more than 12 points as a freshman last season
Up Next
The Eagles will travel to Huntington, West Virginia to take on Marshall December 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 pm inside Cam Henderson Center.
