Coppin State Extends Win Streak to Three
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Senior Jeanine Manley scored a season-high 24 points and Coppin State extended its winning streak to three straight with a 73-51 non-conference victory over Longwood on Monday in Willett Hall.
Manley finished the game 7-of-11 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free throw line to pace the Eagles. She also added six rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal.
Coppin State (5-9) also received nine points and 13 rebounds from senior Crystal Whittington. Kyra Coleman added eight points and three rebounds, while Bria Harris had six points and nine rebounds.
The Eagles limited Longwood to just 25.9 percent shooting from the floor and outscored the Lancers 42-20 in the paint.
Chelsea Coward led Longwood with 16 points.
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UNC-Wilmington Eases Past North Carolina A&T
GREENSBORO -- After being away from Corbett Sports Center for three weeks, the North Carolina A&T women's basketball thought its return home would help end a lengthy losing streak. It did not. UNC-Wilmington, coached by former Olympian Cynthia Cooper-Dykes, shot 56.9 percent from the floor to defeat the Aggies 90-63.
The loss was the first at home in five games, and it was their sixth straight defeat overall. Alisha Andrews led the Seahawks with 15 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals. Jessica Freeman came off the bench to score 18 and Tawanna Lee finished with 14 points and seven boards.
Tracy King led the Aggies with 24 points. Calvin added 14 points and four steals.
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Lady Pirates Bounce Back With Dominating Win Over East Carolina
HAMPTON, Va. -Hampton bounced back into the win column Monday night at the HU Convocation Center, pouncing on East Carolina early en route to a 76-48 win.
Senior guard Jericka Jenkins, the reigning MEAC Player of the Week, led the way with 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting, while also recording 10 assists for her second double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Alyssa Bennett poured in a career-high 18 points, while junior forward Keiara Avant added 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for her third double of the season.
The Lady Pirates shot 48.3 percent (29-for-60) from the floor, while also making six of their 17 3-pointers and 12 of their 14 free throws. Hampton also held a 40-29 edge in rebounding, keeping the Lady Pirates unbeaten this season when they win the rebounding battle.
Hampton also held a 16-6 edge in second-chance points.
East Carolina (6-7) shot just 36.7 percent (18-for-49) from the floor and only hit two of their nine 3-pointers - while also going just 10-for-2- from the free throw line. ECU turned the ball over 20 times, resulting in 25 Lady Pirate points.
Chareya Smith led ECU with 13 points.
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Norfolk State Upsets George Mason, 60-57
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State pulled off one of its biggest upsets in several years with a 60-57 victory over George Mason Monday evening at Joseph Echols Hall.
The Patriots (7-5) had won the previous two meetings each of the last two seasons by an average of 22 points and looked to be headed to another victory after erasing a seven-point deficit in the second half. NSU (6-7), though, forced George Mason into 1-of-8 shooting in the last five minutes of the game, including a desperation trey at the buzzer by forward Janaa Pickard.
Senior Whitney Long had 15 points on the night for NSU and hit the most important basket of the game, a floater in the lane for a 56-55 lead with 46.2 seconds left. Long and sophomore Rae Corbo each hit a pair of free throws in the last 20 seconds of play right after George Mason had missed the front end of a 1-and-1 down by one with 30 seconds to go.
The win marked the first over a CAA opponent in 26 games dating back to a 55-52 victory over William & Mary during the 1999-2000 season.
The Spartans used their advantage down low, outscoring the Patriots by a 34-22 margin in the paint, thanks to a game-high 16 points from junior Batavia Owens and a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards from sophomore Rachel Gordon. The duo combined for 13-of-24 shooting on the night.
NSU held a 45-33 advantage on the boards in the game, and more importantly held the Patriots' leading scorer, Taleia Moton, to 11 points overall, all in the first half. Moton came in averaging 22.1 points per game for the season but was 0-of-9 in the second half, including a tough-shot layup with just over 30 seconds to go that would have given the Patriots the lead.
Christine Weithman was the only other player in double figures for George Mason with 14.
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Other Scores:
Elizabeth City State 62, Maryland Eastern Shore 55
Georgia State 66, Bethune-Cookman 50
Florida A&M 69, Alabama-Birmingham 59