BALTIMORE – Coppin State women's basketball team welcome the Eagles from Winthrop on Thursday, December 16 to the PEC Arena. This game will be live streamed.
The Eagles are 5-5 this season and are 2-0 at home.
Event Information
Opponent: Georgetown (2-7)
Date/Time: Thursday, December 16 | 6 pm
Location: Baltimore, Md. (PEC Arena)
Media:
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Game Program
Opening Tip
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Last Time Out
Three Eagles scored in double digits, as the Coppin State women's basketball team fell to Georgetown 59-53 inside McDonough Arena on Monday night.
Aliyah Lawson led all players with 16 points, with a season-high five made three-pointers.
Alexandria Hamilton and
Jewel Watkins scored 12 points each. Hamilton had a game-high in free-throws made, with an efficient 6-of-7 from the line. Watkins hit three three-pointers and was the second leader in rebounds, with six.
Colleen Bucknor had a game high 10 rebounds and two blocks.
Mossi Staples led the Eagles in assists (five) and steals (three) along with seven points.
Jalynda Salley shot a team high 43 percent from the field to finish the game with six points and five rebounds.
Quick Fun Facts
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Aliyah Lawson was named MEAC Co-Player of the week on December 14 after averaging 15.3 points across three games for the Eagles this past week, to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
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Jaia Alexander was named MEAC Co-Player of the Week on December 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.
*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
Alexander leads the team in points averaging 16.1 with 70 rebounds, followed by
Aliyah Lawson (11.6) and
Mossi Staples (8.7).
Colleen Bucknor is second in rebounds with 69 and leads the teams in blocks (11). Staples leads the team in steals (22) followed by Lawson with seven.
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 ranked 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 tied for fourth in the CSU record books in 3-point field goals made (106) passing Ashley Craig. and Natasha Parks.
* Salley also has moved up in the CSU record books in blocks currently with 90 making her fifth on the list and tying Omaah Tayong.
*Alexander is 526 points shy from the 1000-point club.
Eagles in NCAA Rankings (Top 50)
*Lawson is ranked 24th in 3-pt attempts
*Alexander is 44th in field goal attempts
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 Winthrop
The Eagles defeated Claflin 62-56 on December 12. J'Mani Infram scored a career-high 21 points, was 9-15 with six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Myra Strickland scored 15 points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
Ingram is averaging 11.3 points a game. Strickland is averaging 11.0 points with 24 rebounds and leads the team in steals (12). Sierra Hunter leads the team in rebounds (46). Leonor Paisana leads in assists (32).
Up Next
The Eagles will host Maryland for their final non-conference game on Tuesday, December 16. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m. inside the PEC Arena.
