Coppin Women Hoops Fall to Richmond Wednesday Night

RICHMOND, Va. - The Coppin State women's basketball team concluded the non-conference season falling to Richmond 90-50 Wednesday night inside the Ribbons Center.
 
The Eagles move to 6-7 on the season, and the Spiders lead the all-time series 3-0 and move to 9-4 on the season.
 
Aliyah Lawson led the team with 11 points including six rebounds and three assists.  Mossi Staples reached double figures with 10 points and went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line.  Jewel Watkins had a game-high 10 rebounds, along with six points. Back in action tonight, Jaia Alexander scored nine points and three rebounds in 16 minutes. Colleen Bucknor tallied eight points, and four rebounds. Alexandria Hamilton contributed with six points.  As a team, the Eagles outnumbered the Spiders in steals with seven.  
 
Coppin started the first quarter off with an early lead over Richmond.  Alexander had the hot hand as she made three field-goals in the first quarter alone.  Watkins hit a big three to deflate a 5-0 Spiders scoring run with 39 seconds left in the first quarter.  Coppin maintained physicality offensively, as Lawson sparked a couple of scoring runs with eight points in the second quarter.  Richmond was up 52-30 by halftime. 
 
Coppin attempted to make a comeback mid-third quarter on a 4-0 run, which included back-to-back layups from Bucknor and Hamilton.  Lawson hit a three followed by Staples with a  lay-up off the break to conclude the third.  
 
The Spiders opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 scoring run. Coppin stayed true to the physicality of their offense and managed to go 8-of-8 from the line in the fourth.  The Eagles did not recover from their deficit from early on, as Richmond gained victory.  
 
The Eagles will be back in action opening league play at South Carolina State on Saturday, January 8.  Tip-off will begin at 2pm.