2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

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Laurence Johnson
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Laurence Johnson

32 Omaah Tayong

32 Omaah Tayong

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Dunbar
  • Hometown:
    Baltimore, MD

Summary

Biography

2015-16: Played in all 32 games with 22 starts...Averaged 8.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game...Led the Lady Eagles was 263 rebounds, which was second in the MEAC...Scored a career-high 20 points and seven blocks against UMES (Jan. 30)...Scored in double-figures 12 times...Recorded a team best seven double-doubles...Led the Lady Eagled with 10 double figure rebounding games...Led the team in rebounds 19 times...Named MEAC Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 23)...Named to the 2015 Cavalier Classic All-Tournament team...Earned MEAC Co-Player of the Week honors (Feb. 1)...Helped Coppin State advance to the Championship Game of the MEAC Tournament.

2014-15: Played in all 29 games and started twice…Averaged 4.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game…Led the team with 25 blocks, which stood 10th in the MEAC…Tied her career-high 12 points against Wake Forest Nov. 23…Scored in double figures three times…Recorded her third career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) against Norfolk State Jan. 5…Pulled down 10 rebounds three times…Led the team in rebounding five times…Had a career-best three steals against Howard Jan. 10…Grabbed four or more rebounds 16 times…Played a career-high 31 minutes against Wake Forest Nov. 23…Helped Coppin State advance to the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament.

2013-14: Played in 31 games and made 11 starts…In 14.2 minutes, Tayong averaged 3.5 points and 4.2 rebounds, which was third on the team…She led the team with 33 blocked shots and was seventh in the MEAC in blocked shots per game (1.1)…Tayong posted two double-doubles… She made her first collegiate start memorable by notching her first career double-double of 10 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in a 68-53 victory over Savannah State…Tayong had the third most rebounds in a single game in Coppin State women’s basketball history….It was the first time a CSU player has reached at least 23 rebounds since Whitney Cunningham grabbed 24 rebounds against Morgan State on Jan. 3, 2009…That performance earned Tayong MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors…Her second double-double was a 12-point, 11-rebound effort against UMES on Feb. 8…She had a career-high four blocked shots in consecutive games against UMES (Feb. 8) and Morgan State (Feb. 10)…Tayong blocked at least two shots in a game 11 times…She had a stretch of six straight games between Jan. 27-Feb. 15 in which she blocked multiple shots in a game…Tayong grabbed at least six rebounds eight times…Tayong grabbed eight rebounds in consecutive games against Hampton (Feb. 1) and Delaware State (Feb. 3)…Tayong also delivered four assists against Delaware State on Feb. 3. …She helped Coppin State win 17 games and advance to the MEAC championship contest.
 
At La Salle (2011-12): Saw action in 13 games with three starts…Earned first collegiate start in season opener against Lehigh (11/11)…Scored four points and pulled down season-best five rebounds in her collegiate debut…Recorded season-best five points and two blocked shots in 14 minutes at Duquesne (2/18)…Contributed four rebounds in five minutes of play against Florida (11/25) at the Courtyard LaGuardia Turkey Classic at Long Island.
 
Prior to Coppin State: Attended Dunbar High School in Baltimore…Led Dunbar to the 2010-11 Maryland 1A State Championship and a No. 4 team ranking by the Baltimore Sun…Baltimore City Senior All-Star…Recorded 18 double-doubles, averaging 14.2 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game…Posted a career-best 27 points and 29 rebounds…Led Dunbar with 2.4 blocks per game…Led Dunbar to the Maryland 1A North Region Championship and the 1A State Semifinals in 2009-10…Played AAU with the Maryland Shooting Stars.
 
Personal: Born on February 2, 1993, in Baltimore…Major is math and minoring in management…Daughter of Tafah and Helene Tayong.

Career Highs
Points............... 12 (3x), last: at Wake Forest (11/23/14)
FG Made........... 6, UMES (2/8/14)
FG Att............... 12, Savannah State (1/11/14)
3Pt. FG Made…. N/A
3Pt. FG Att……… N/A
FT Made........... 4 (3x), last: at Wake Forest (11/23/14)
FT Att............... 8, Towson (1/4/14)
Rebounds......... 23, Savannah State (1/11/14)
Assists............... 4, Delaware State (2/3/14)
Steals................ 3 at Howard (1/10/15)
Blocks............... 4 (2x), last: Morgan State (2/10/14)
Minutes............ 31 at Wake Forest (11/23/14)
 
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  • 32

    2013-14Sophomore

    forward
    6'3"
    32
  • 32

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3"
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    6'3"
    32