BALTIMORE – Paris McBride hit a late three and
Khila Morris blocked a shot at the other end to seal a 52-49 victory for the Coppin State women's basketball team against Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon at PEC Arena. The Eagles moved to 2-8 on the season while the Pioneers fell to 2-6.
Trailing, 50-49 after Sacred Heart made 1-of-2 free throws with 20 seconds to go, head coach
Darrell Mosley called timeout. After advancing the ball to midcourt, Morris used a screen and dribbled towards the baseline where she found McBride at the wing for a go-ahead three with 11.7 seconds left.
Sacred Heart then called a timeout, and out of the break, the Pioneers drove the baseline where Morris played excellent defense to block the shot. Morris also grabbed the rebound and hit a free throw before SHU's desperation attempt fell short.
Shanaii Gamble led the Eagles with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with five rebounds and a block. McBride and
Erin Henry added eight points apiece, followed by
Sydney Burris with seven,
Patricia Sosa Lora with six and both Morris and
Skylar Barnes with five points each.
McBride grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and matched Morris with four assists. Morris was credited with six rebounds and a career-high three blocks as the Eagles blocked eight shots on the day.
Coppin shot 33.3% from the floor while holding Sacred Heart to 29.6% shooting.
The Eagles return to action on Wednesday, December 10 when they travel to SMU for a 7:30 pm start on ACCNX.
