Simone Sampson (L) scored a career-high 12 points and had six rebounds, while Dinah Jones scored a career-high 13 points, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and had four assists against Coppin State.
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BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 10, 2014)-Coppin State's Kyra Coleman set a career high with 31 points to lead the host Eagles to a 76-60 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over crosstown rival Morgan State on Monday evening at the Physical Education Complex.
Coleman, who was coming off a then career-high 30-point performance in Saturday's win at Maryland Eastern Shore, on Monday shot 8-of-16 from the floor and added 14 free throws, including three straight late in the game after being fouled on a three-point attempt for her final points.
Ashle Craig scored 11 points all in the first half and Bria Harris came off the bench to add 11 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for the Eagles.
The victory extended the Eagles' winning streak to three straight and was their sixth win in their last seven games. Coppin State now leads the all-time series, 36-28.
The youthful Lady Bears (2-21, 0-10 MEAC), who had eight players playing in their first Morgan-Coppin game, were led by their three returnees. Junior guard and Baltimore native,
Tracey Carrington, who entered the game needing 19 points to join the 1,000-point club, finished with a team-high 17 points.
Sophomore forward
Dinah Jones fell shy of a double-double, scoring a career-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and had a team-high nine rebounds, while fellow sophomore forward,
Simone Sampson added a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting and pulled down six boards.
After a slow start by both teams, Morgan State put together an 11-2 run, capped off by a three-pointer at the top of the key by
Dinah Jones to give the Lady Bears a 13-8 lead with 12:49 to play in the first half.
Coppin State (12-11, 9-2 MEAC) reclaimed the lead on back-to-back three-pointers from Craig, giving the host Eagles a 16-15 advantage. Coleman broke a 22-22 score by knocking down a three-pointer to put the hosts up 25-22 with 5:20 to play.
Coleman's basket would trigger a 16-8 run to close out the half and give Coppin State a 38-30 halftime advantage.
Coppin State began the second half with a 14-5 run, capped off by a free throw by Coleman to complete a three-point play and give the hosts a 52-35 lead just five and a half minutes into the half.
The Eagles took their largest lead of the evening at 22 points (61-39) when Jordan Swails hit a three-pointer with 11:10 remaining in the contest.
Morgan State would not get any closer than 18 points, until Carrington drained a three-pointer with 1:47 remaining to round out the scoring.
One of the major points this season that Morgan State head coach
Donald Beasley has stressed from his team is driving to the basket and getting to the free throw line. The Lady Bears went to the line just 11 times, connecting on eight of them. Meanwhile Coppin State shot 39 free throws, making 25 of them.
The Lady Bears committed 22 turnovers, which Coppin State turned into 26 points. Coppin State also held a 23-8 advantage in second chance points.
The Lady Bears will be off until next Monday, Feb. 17, when they travel to Princess Anne, Md. to take on the Lady Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Tip-off is at 5:30 p.m. at the Hytche Athletic Center.
