BALTIMORE – Coppin State women's basketball team will travel to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown Monday night.
This game will be live streamed.
Event Information
Opponent: Georgetown (5-4)
Date/Time: Monday, December 13 | 7 pm
Location: Washington, D.C. (McDonough Arena)
Media:
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Live Stats
Opening Tip
This will be the third meeting between the Eagles and the Hoyas. Georgetown leads the all-time series 2-0. These two meetings last match in 2011 and Georgetown won 70-54.
Last Time Out
Four Eagles scored in double figures on Saturday, December 11 to defeat Saint Peters 60-57.
Jaia Alexander and
Jalynda Salley both finished the game with double doubles.
Alexander led all players in points and rebounds, with 21 and 16, and had an all-around defensive game as she grabbed 14 defensive rebounds and three blocks. Salley also had a double-double with 10 points and 14 boards.
Aliyah Lawson was the Eagles second leading scorer with 16 points and was efficient from beyond the arc as she shot three-of-four.
Mossi Staples led the team in steals and assists and scored in double figures to finish the game with 13 points, seven assists, and five steals.
Quick Fun Facts
*Alexander was named MEAC Co-Player of the Week on November 7. Alexander winning made this the first time the Eagles have won back-to-back Player of the Week honors since 2017.
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Mossi Staples was named the MEAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, Nov. 30 after helping the Eagles defeat Saint Francis pouring in 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
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Jaia Alexander and
Colleen Bucknor earned MEAC Weekly awards on November 16. Alexander was named the Player of the Week after averaging 24 points and 7.3 rebounds against LaSalle and William & Mary. Bucknor won Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 7.7 rebounds.
Quick Notes
Jaia Alexander leads the team in points averaging 16.1 with 70 rebounds, followed by
Aliyah Lawson (11.1) and
Mossi Staples (8.9).
Colleen Bucknor is second in rebounds with 59 and leads the teams in blocks (9). Staples leads the team in steals (19) followed by Lawson with six.
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.
Flying through the Records
* Lawson is now ranked fifth in the CSU record books in 3-point field goals (98) passing Ashley Craig.
* Salley also has moved up in the CSU record books in blocks currently with 91 making her fifth on the list and passing Omaah Tayong.
*Alexander is 526 points shy from the 1000 point club.
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 transfer from Northeastern,
Nadjy Tyler,
Jewel Watkins,
Jaia Alexander transfer from Butler,
Colleen Bucknor transfer from UCF,
Khya Jenkins and
Cortney Gardner.
Scouting the Hoyas
Georgetown is coming off of a 68-63 comeback victory over the George Washington University Colonials on Thursday. GU trailed by as much as 14 but found a way back in the second half to pick up the victory and improve to 5-4 on the season.
Graduate student Milan Bolden-Morris registered a career-high 26 points to go along with four boards and two steals. She was 6-10 from beyond the arc and went 4-4 at the line.
Senior Jillian Archer added 15 points and a team-high six rebounds as she went 6-8 from the field
Up Next
The Eagles will host Winthrop in the PEC Arena on December 16 at 6 p.m.
