COLUMBIA, S.C. – Coppin State's women's basketball team hung in there early with the defending National Champions, but fell to top-ranked South Carolina, 92-60, on Thursday night at Colonial life Arena. The Eagles fell to 2-2 on the year, while the Gamecocks won their 41
st consecutive game to improve to 3-0.
Inside the Numbers
- Laila Lawrence led Coppin with 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting which included a career-high four 3-pointers. She also led the team with seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
- Angel Jones was also in double figures with 17 points while hitting 8-of-19 from the floor. She added five rebounds and three assists.
- Arielle-Vadrelle Belinga and Niyah Gaston added six points apiece, followed by Tiffany Hammond with five, and both Tyler Gray and Cire Worley with three points apiece.
- Gray, the top distributor in the MEAC, had a game-high six assists as well.
- The Gamecocks had five players in double figures with MiLaysia Fulwiley leading all players with 23 points.
- South Carolina shot 51.5% from the floor compared to 36.5% for the Eagles and held a 51-23 advantage on the glass.
How it Happened
- South Carolina scored the first four points of the game which was quickly equaled by the Eagles on buckets from Jones and Lawrence.
- Coppin tied the game back up at eight and 11 after a three from Gaston on the left wing.
- After forcing a miss by the Gamecocks, Coppin took the lead on a transition jumper by Jones which was matched on the ensuing possession by South Carolina.
- Lawrence gave the Eagles their largest lead at 16-13 with 2:23 left in the first on her first three of the game, but the Gamecocks closed the period on a 10-0 run.
- The teams traded baskets to start the second quarter before South Carolina went on a 10-2 run to open a 40-22 lead with just over two minutes remaining.
- Gaston and Jones hit threes at either end of a South Carolina triple, making the deficit 43-28 at the half.
- South Carolina began to pull away in the third, outscoring Coppin, 25-12 in the period while shooting 10-of-15 from the field to go with four 3-pointers as Coppin managed to shoot just 26.7%.
- The Eagles put together a great fourth quarter with 20 points and outshooting the Gamecocks and Lawrence tallying eight points in the period.
Up Next: Coppin goes right back on the road and faces Virginia Tech at 2:00 pm on November 16. The clash with the Hokies will be streamed on ACCNX on ESPN+.
