BALTIMORE – Coppin State's women's basketball team will travel to Huntington, West Virginia on Saturday, December 4 taking on Marshall.
This game will be live streamed.
Event Information
Opponent: Marshall (3-2)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 4 | 1 pm
Location: Huntington, W. Va. (Cam Henderson Center)
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Opening Tip
This will be the third meeting between the Eagles and the Herd. Marshall leads the all-time series 2-0 after defeating the Eagles during the 2019-20 season, 60-47.
Last Time Out
The Eagles remain undefeated at the PEC Arena after beating Saint Francis 68-38 last Sunday. Freshman
Jewel Watkins led all scorers with a career-high 16 points and seven rebounds.
Mossi Staples dished in 14 points while
Aliyah Lawson notched 10 points with four rebounds.
Alexandria Hamilton recorded 11 points while
Jalynda Salley tailed eight.
Jaia Alexander led the team in rebounds with four.
Quick Fun Facts
*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 14.0 with 32 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 Herd
Marshall last played Michigan State on November 30 and fell 85-75. This season, Savannah Wheeler leads the Herd in scoring at 17.8 per game. She is hitting 89.5-percent of her free throw opportunities and her career 85.1-percent is tops all-time in team history. Kennedi Colclough is second on the team in scoring with 15.2 per contest. Freshman CC Mays is averaging 10 points per game and leads the team on the glass with 5.8 boards per contest.
Junior Lorelei Roper is second on the Herd with 5.4 rebounds per game and leads with six blocks. Senior Aaliyah Dunham leads the way in assists with 24, 4.8 per game, and has 21 steals. Dunham leads Conference USA and is third in the NCAA in steals per game with 4.20. She has had at least one steal in all five games and five or more three times. Dunham and Ferby, Marshall's two senior transfers, are both averaging 8.2 points per game.
Up Next
The Eagles will face Pittsburgh on Tuesday, December 7 inside the Petersen Events Center. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.
