lawrence battles inside vs UMES
Tim Rice (Tag The Shooter)
62
Winner UMES UMES 12-16,7-6 MEAC
56
Coppin St. Coppin 17-12,8-5 MEAC
Winner
UMES UMES
12-16,7-6 MEAC
62
Final
56
Coppin St. Coppin
17-12,8-5 MEAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UMES UMES 13 16 14 19 62
Coppin St. Coppin 15 13 21 7 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Steven Kramer

Women’s Hoops Goes Cold in Fourth Quarter in Loss to Maryland Eastern Shore

BALTIMORE – Laila Lawrence led all players with 18 points and nine rebounds but it was not enough as Coppin State's women's basketball team fell to Maryland Eastern Shore, 62-56, on Monday night at PEC Arena.  The Eagles fell to 17-12 overall and 8-5 in the MEAC while the Hawks improved to 12-16 on the year and 7-6 in league play.
 
Checking the Box Score
  • Lawrence made 8-of-16 from the floor and a pair of 3-pointers and finished just a rebound shy of a double-double. She added two assists and a pair of steals as well.
  • Angel Jones was the only other Eagles player in double figures with 12 points along with a team-high four assists.
  • Cire Worley and Niyah Gaston had eight points apiece, followed by Tiffany Hammond with six.
  • Coppin outshot UMES, 43.5% to 39.6% but were outrebounded, 36-25, and the Hawks recorded 21 points off 20 CSU turnovers.
  • Maryland Eastern Shore also made 20-of-24 free throws compared to just 10-of-18 for the Eagles.
  • The game featured 12 ties and 12 lead changes.
How it Happened
  • The first quarter went back and forth with Hammond breaking a tie with a jumper with a minute left, giving Coppin a 15-13 lead.
  • Lawrence scored five points early in the second, extending Coppin's lead to 21-13, and Worley hit a three just over a minute later to put the Eagles up by double figures.
  • Maryland Eastern Shore answered with a 14-2 run to retake the lead at 28-26 with 2:27 left in the half before McTeer tied the score with a layup.
  • The Hawks hit a free throw to take a one-point lead at the half, but the Eagles embarked on a 14-2 run midway through the third to go back up, 46-37 at the 3:18 mark.
  • Gaston hit a late three following a UMES run, which was then answered by the Hawks to make it a 49-43 CSU advantage after three.
  • Worley opened the fourth quarter with a layup, but the Hawks scored the next ten points to retake the lead.
  • Arielle-Vadrelle Belinga hit the back end of two free throws to get the deficit to just 53-52 with 4:54 left in regulation but UMES held off the Eagles the rest of the way.
Up Next: Coppin closes the regular season on Thursday, March 6 against Morgan State at 5:30 pm.  Prior to the game, the Eagles will recognize its seniors: Arielle-Vadrelle Belinga, Tyler Gray, Tiffany Hammond, Khya Jenkins, Laila Lawrence and Dani McTeer.
 
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