Seniors Rashida Suber and Shalamar Oakley combined to score 58 points and Coppin State set a school record for shooting percentage as the Eagles defeated Florida A&M 90-62 in a MEAC game on Monday in the Coppin Center.

Suber celebrated her birthday by pouring in a career-high 33 points, which eclipsed her previous best of 32 set last season against Florida A&M. Suber finished the game 12-of-18 from the floor and 5-of-8 from three-point territory and came up two points shy of tying the Coppin Center record of 35 points held by Kiesha Brooks.

Oakley added 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field. She also had seven assists and two steals.

Coppin State (8-10, 3-2 MEAC) shot a school-record 62.5 percent from the floor, while limiting Florida A&M to 35.6 percent shooting. The previous record was 60.4 against Robert Morris on Nov. 22, 2006.

The 90 points scored by Coppin State marks the most points ever scored under head coach Derek Brown and the most an Eagle team has scored since defeating Delaware State 94-84 on Feb. 20, 1999.

Suber scored five points and Oakley and Whitney Cunningham added four each as Coppin State raced out to a 15-1 lead.

Thyeis Halley scored four points during a 10-1 Florida A&M run that cut the lead to 16-11 with 11:28 to play in the opening period.

Suber hit a layup and a three-pointer to start an 7-2 run that gave Coppin State a 23-13 lead with 9:21 to play in the half.

After Q'Vaunda Curry connected on one of her five three-point baskets to trim the lead to 29-21 the Eagles closed the half on a 16-4 run to take a 45-25 lead into the break. Oakley had a pair of three-point baskets and scored eight points during the run and Suber capped the flurry with a three-pointer at the first-half buzzer.

Florida A&M (9-7, 1-4 MEAC), which never cut the lead under 17 points in the second half, was led by Curry who scored 17 points.

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