DOVER, Del. – Jalynda Salley notched a double-double while
Marley Grenway scored a career-high 12 points off the bench as the Coppin State women's basketball team fell at Delaware State, 68-55, on Saturday afternoon.
Salley made 6-of-12 shots from the floor and added a free throw to score a team-high 13 points while grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds along with a pair of blocks. A junior from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Salley now has 79 blocked shots in her career, tying her for eighth in CSU history with
Leisel Harry ('04).
Grenway buried four 3-pointers in the second half to score all her points. A sophomore from Jessup, Md., Grenway's previous career-high was 11 points, set last season at Cincinnati.
Hope Evans had a solid all-around game for the Eagles, contributing eight points, four assists, three rebounds and a pair of steals.
Unique Meyers added seven points off the bench to match a career-high and
Abby Weiss hit a pair of threes for six points.
Delaware State outshot Coppin, 46.6% to 36.8% for the game. The Eagles continued to shoot better as the game went on, including making 8-of-14 (57.1%) of their shots in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hornets, 22-13 in the period.
CSU held an 11-9 advantage after the first quarter as Evans hit a jumper in the late to beat the buzzer, but the Hornets gained the advantage in the second quarter, taking a 27-18 lead into the half. The hosts made 10-of-13 field goals in the third quarter and scored 28 points to increase their lead.
Coppin closed out the game on a 20-3 run over the final 6:27 with Marley going on a 12-0 run herself with four-straight triples in a span of 98 seconds. Meyers then converted on a three-point play before the Hornets stopped a 15-0 Eagles run. Weiss answered the Hornets' bucket with a three and Meyers sunk another jumper in the closing seconds.
The same two teams will meet on Sunday, February 7 in a 1 pm tipoff.
