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MEAC Women's Basketball Recap, Feb. 19

Coppin State 56, Norfolk State 48
Howard 81, Morgan State 63
Maryland Eastern Shore 65, South Carolina State 57
North Carolina Central 73, Delaware State 49

Coppin State 56, Norfolk State 48

BALTIMORE, Md. -- 
Coppin State won its sixth straight game with a thrilling 56-48 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon at PEC Arena.

The Eagles improved to 14-9 on the season and their 8-2 mark in conference play moves them into a tie for first place in the MEAC. Coppin also clinched a winning record on the season for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign.
 
Jaia Alexander led three Eagles in double figures, notching another double-double with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Aliyah Lawson added 13 points. Colleen Bucknor was a perfect 5-of-5 from floor for 10 points and added nine rebounds.
 
With three more 3-pointers, Lawson passed Hall of Famer Rashida Suber for fourth on Coppin's single-season list and now has a MEAC-leading 60 trifectas on the season.

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Howard 81, Morgan State 63

WASHINGTON, D.C. --
Five Bison scored in double figures on Saturday afternoon in Burr Gymnasium, led by 16 points off the bench from Destiny Howell as Howard defeated Morgan State 81-63.

With the win, the Bison (14-8, 8-2 MEAC) are in a three-way tie for first place with Coppin State and Norfolk State.

Howell was 5-for-10 from the floor and hit five of her six free throws. Anzhane' Hutton added 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for another double-double, her fifth of the season, while Krislyn Marsh and Iyanna Warren chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Kaniyah Harris added 10 points.

Charlene Shepherd led the Bears (13-7, 7-3 MEAC) with 21 points.

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Maryland Eastern Shore 65, South Carolina State 57

ORANGEBURG, S.C. --
Brooklyn Bailey came off the bench to drop 21 points Saturday afternoon in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center as Maryland Eastern Shore defeated South Carolina State 65-57.

The Hawks improved to 8-14 overall and 4-6 in MEAC play.

Bailey was 7-for-15 from the floor and hit five 3-pointers. Zamara Haynes added 14 points, while Amanda Carney chipped in 12 to go along with four steals.

Mahogany Lester grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Trinity Klock had 16 points and eight boards to lead the Bulldogs (3-21, 3-7 MEAC).

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North Carolina Central 73, Delaware State 49

DURHAM, N.C. --
Tianna Carter's double-double paced North Carolina Central Saturday afternoon in McDougald-McLendon Arena, as the Eagles defeated Delaware State 73-49.

Carter had 17 points and 13 boards to lead NCCU (4-16, 2-8 MEAC), going 6-for-13 from the floor and hitting five of her eight free throws. Diamond Thomas had three 3-pointers en route to scoring 12 points.

Janasia Law led Delaware State (0-19, 0-10 MEAC) with 15 points.

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