BALTIMORE – Coppin State women's basketball team welcome No. 9 Maryland for a midweek game to the PEC Arena tomorrow, December 21. This game will be televised on the Next Level Sports.
The Eagles are 6-5 this season and are 3-0 at home.
Event Information
Opponent: #9 Maryland (9-3)
Date/Time: Tuesday December 21 | 11 am
Location: Baltimore, Md. (PEC Arena)
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Opening Tip
This will be the 16th meeting between UMD and Coppin. No. 9 Maryland leads the all-time series 15-0. The two squads last met November 9, 2018 where the Terrapins came out on top 93-36. The two teams first met in 1991.
Coppin Connections
The Eagles head coach
Laura Harper played under current Maryland head coach Brenda Frese from 2005-2008. Harper was on the 2006 national championship squad and was Final Four MOP.
Last Time Out
The Coppin State women's basketball team remains undefeated at home after a victorious 68-43 win over Winthrop last Thursday night in the PEC Arena.
Aliyah Lawson led all players with 21 points and four steals, with a career-high seven made threes.
Jalynda Salley was the second leading scorer, with a season-high 19 points, including nine rebounds, and led all players in blocks (3).
Cortney Gardner had a career-high with seven points and shot 3-of-4 from the field.
Jewel Watkins led all players with a career-high in rebounds (12).
Mossi Staples and
Alexandria Hamilton dished out six assists each.
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 that 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 (12.5) and
Mossi Staples (8.7).
Colleen Bucknor leads the team in rebounds with 76 and is tied for second on the teams in blocks (11).
Jalynda Salley also has 11 blocks. Staples leads the team in steals (25) followed by Lawson with 11.
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 35th in 3-pt 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 No. 9 Maryland
The Terrapins used a strong second half surge to beat Purdue, 86-71, Wednesday night in College Park. Ashley Owusu led the way with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Angel Reese (15), Katie Benzan (15), Chloe Bibby (12) and Mimi Collins (12) also scored in double figures.
Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the latest AP Poll and No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps were ranked No. 4 in the AP Preseason Poll, as well as in the Sports Illustrated and NCAA.com Preseason Polls.
