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COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY 2018-19 Women’s Basketball Notes Athletics Twitter: @CoppinSports | WBB Twitter: @Coppin_WBBall #CoppinNation #CoppinProud #TalonsUp #CantStopUs 2018-19 SCHEDULE Game 10 at FGCU | Wednesday, December 19 | 5 pm | Alico Arena NOVEMBER Tue. 6 at #25 West Virginia L, 78-37 Coppin State Eagles (0-9) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-2) Fri. 9 at #9 Maryland L, 93-36 TV: ESPN+ | Radio: N/A WED. 14 UMBC L, 57-52 Sun. 18 at #6 Mississippi State L, 110-38 The Coaches: CSU: DeWayne Burroughs (3rd Season): 14-52 at CSU DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Marshall L, 88-67 FGCU: Karl Smesko (17th Season): 503-116 at FGCU Sun. 2 at Virginia L, 55-41 PROJECTED STARTERS Sat. 8 at Ohio L, 87-62 # NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Wed. 12 at #13 Minnesota L, 84-52 0 Tsahai Corbie R-Fr. G 5-7 N/A 3.6 1.4 Named 2017 PSAL MVP, 3-time PSL Champ Sat. 15 at Niagara L, 71-69 Wed. 19 at Florida Gulf Coast ^ 5 PM 2 M a r a i y a h Smith So. G 5-5 N/A 6.3 2.4 Scored i n d o u b l e fi g u r e s 1 2 t i m e s i n 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 Thu. 20 vs. UAB ^ 5 PM 4 Brooke Fields Sr. G 5-6 N/A 12.1 2.7 Transfer from Roberts Wesleyan Sat. 29 at Old Dominion 4 PM 12 Oluwadamilola Oloyede Jr. F 5-11 N/A 2.3 2.8 Call her “Dami”, recorded 3 double-doubles in 2017-18 23 Chance Graham Jr. F 6-0 N/A 16.8 11.7 Preseason 1st Team All-MEAC in 2018-19 JANUARY SAT. 5 SAVANNAH STATE * 2 PM RESERVES Mon. 7 at Delaware State * 5:30 pm SAT. 12 NORFOLK STATE * 2 PM # NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE MON. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE * 5:30 PM 1 Diamond Adams Fr. G 5-1 N/A 1.3 0.7 Indiana All-State Honorable Mention in 2017-18 Sat. 19 at North Carolina Central * 2 pm 3 Kaiya Coleman Sr. G 5-5 N/A 4.8 4.3 Played under head MBB coach Juan Dixon at UDC Mon. 21 at North Carolina A&T * 5:30 pm 10 E’mya Price Fr. G/F 5-10 N/A 2.3 1.9 3-time All-Defensive Team, 3-straight State Semifinals SAT. 26 FLORIDA A&M * 2 PM 24 Elan Wali Fr. G 5-8 N/A 0.2 0.2 Granddaughter of NBA standout, Wali Jones MON. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN * 5:30 PM 25 Adrienne Darden Jr. C 6-5 N/A N/A N/A Transfer from University of Hawaii / Injured 45 Jalynda Salley Fr. C 6-3 N/A 3.7 4.4 Over 1,000 career points, 4-time All-District FEBRUARY SAT. 2 MORGAN STATE * 2 PM Sat. 9 at Savannah State * 2 pm EAGLES NEWS & NOTES Mon. 11 at South Carolina State * 5:30 pm - Coppin State University comes into the FGCU Classic, losers of nine straight. The Eagles have fell in road contests Sat. 16 at MD Eastern Shore * 2 pm at #25 West Virginia, #9 Maryland, #6 Mississippi State, Marshall, Virginia, Ohio, #13 Minnesota, and Niagara while SAT. 23 HOWARD * 2 PM also dropping its lone home matchup versus UMBC. MON. 25 DELAWARE STATE * 5:30 PM - This is the first ever meeting between the two schools in women’s basketball. MARCH - The Eagles are coached by DeWayne Burroughs who is in his third season at the helm of the Lady Eagles. Sat. 2 at Norfolk State * 4:30 pm - Coppin was predicted to finish ninth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Poll with Chance Graham Thu. 7 at Morgan State * 5:30 pm earning a spot on the All-MEAC 1st Team. - Coppin State finished last season 6-23 while compiling a 5-11 record in MEAC play. The Eagles qualified for the 2019 MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) conference tournament as an #11 seed, before falling to #6 seed Morgan State in the first round. Mon. 11 Opening Round TBA - Preseason All-MEAC First-Teamer Chance Graham headlines the returning starters for the Lady Eagles. She had Tue. 12 Opening Round TBA Wed. 13 Quarterfinals TBA one of the best rebounding seasons in school history in 2017-18, pulling down 309 rebounds, the second-most in Thu. 14 Quarterfinals TBA school history behind Rene’ Doctor’s 344 in 1995. Fri. 15 Semifinals TBA - Graham notched individual game records as well, as her 34-point outburst against Bethune-Cookman places sixth Sat. 16 Championship Game TBA all-time for points in a game, and her 20-rebound performance against UMES put her in ninth on the list for most rebounds in a game. ALL TIMES ET | HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS - Nationally, Graham was among the top 25 players in women’s basketball regarding defensive rebounds per game * - MEAC CONFERENCE GAME (7) and rebounds per game (10.7) a year ago. ^ - Hilton GARDEN INN FGCU CLASSIC - Coppin returns three players from last year’s squad along with Graham, as Maraiyah Smith and Oluwadamilola ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Oloyede look to build upon productive freshman and sophomore campaigns, respectively. Redshirt freshman Tsahai Women’s Basketball Contact: Brian Baublitz Jr. Corbie missed all of last season with an injury. Email: [email protected] - The Navy and Gold will be showcasing a lot of fresh faces this season, with four freshman and three transfers Office: (410) 951-3729 composing the eleven-woman roster. Mobile: (443) 889-0295 - The transfers include two rising seniors transitioning from the Division II level in Kaiya Coleman (University of 2500 West North Avenue the District of Columbia) and Brooke Fields (Roberts Wesleyan) and a junior making the cross-country jump in Baltimore, MD 21216 Adrienne Darden (University of Hawaii). - Coleman, who played under current head men’s basketball coach Juan Dixon in their lone season at UDC, led the www.CoppinStateSports.com Firebirds in free-throw percentage (75.3%) and was second in three-point percentage (31.8%) in 2016-17. - Fields was an efficient shooter for Roberts Wesleyan two seasons ago, pacing the Redhawks in average points per game (15.6) as well as free-throw percentage (83%). She piled up 1,226 points in her three-year stint with the Redhawks, averaging 13.6 points per season. Coppin State University 2018-19 Women’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / Previous School 0 Tsahai Corbie G 5-7 R-Fr. Brooklyn, NY / Victory Collegiate HS 1 Diamond Adams G 5-1 Fr. South Bend, IN / South Bend-Washington HS 2 Maraiyah Smith G 5-5 So. Owings Mills, MD / New Town HS 3 Kaiya Coleman G 5-5 Sr. Laurel, MD / University of the District of Columbia 4 Brooke Fields G 5-6 Sr. Owings Mills, MD / Roberts Wesleyan College 10 E’mya Price G/F 5-10 Fr. Charlotte, NC / Mallard Creek HS 12 Oluwadamilola Oloyede F 5-11 Jr. Beltsville, MD / High Point HS 23 Chance Graham F/C 6-0 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD / Largo HS 24 Elan Wali G 5-8 Fr. Wyncote, PA / Bishop McDevitt HS 25 Adrienne Darden C 6-5 Jr. Charlottesville, VA / University of Hawaii 45 Jalynda Salley C 6-3 Fr. Reynoldsburg, OH / Reynoldsburg HS Coaching Staff Head Coach: DeWayne Burroughs (3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Jazmone Turner (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Carnell Arrington (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Damon Nichols (4th Season) Pronunciation Guide Tsahai Corbie: SA-HIGH CORBIE Maraiyah Smith: MARIAH SMITH E’mya Price: EE-MYAH PRICE Oluwadamilola Oloyede: OLU-WA-DOMMY-LOLA OH-LEW-YED-AY Elan Wali: ELON WALL-EE Jalynda Salley: JA-LINDA SALLY Coppin State Quick Facts MEAC Preseason Poll 2018-19 MEAC Standings General Information Predicted Order of Finish Team MEAC Overall Location ......................................Baltimore, Md. 1. North Carolina A&T (15) ...........................279 Howard 0-0 7-3 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 6-3 Founded .....................................................1900 2. Bethune-Cookman (8) ..............................271 3. Norfolk State ............................................217 South Carolina State 0-0 6-5 Enrollment .................................................2,939 4. Howard .....................................................200 Norfolk State 0-0 4-6 Nickname ................................................Eagles 5. Maryland Eastern Shore (1) .....................177 Delaware State 0-0 2-6 Colors .............................................Navy & Gold 6. Morgan State ...........................................162 Florida A&M 0-0 2-6 Mascot ......................................... EZ The Eagle 7. North Carolina Central .............................134 Savannah State 0-0 2-6 North Carolina A&T 0-0 2-7 President ............................Dr. Maria Thompson 8. Florida A&M ............................................108 9. Coppin State .............................................98 North Carolina Central 0-0 2-7 Athletic Director ............................. Derek Carter 10. Delaware State ........................................81 Maryland Eastern Shore 0-0 2-8 Faculty Rep ............................... Dr. Irving Smith 11. South Carolina State ................................80 Morgan State 0-0 1-10 Conference ........................Mid-Eastern Athletic 12. Savannah State .......................................65 Coppin State 0-0 0-9 Facility ..................................PEC Arena (4,100) Preseason POTY: Angel Golden (Bethune-Cookman) Wednesday, December 19 Wake Forest vs. South Carolina State (8:30 pm) All-Time Records 1st Team Coppin State at Florida Gulf Coast (5 pm) First Year of Women’s Basketball ..............1985 G - Angel Golden .................Bethune-Cookman All-Time Record (Seasons) ........... 426-535 (34) G - Ashanti Hunt ...................Bethune-Cookman Thursday, December 20 MEAC Record (Seasons) .............. 282-245 (34) G - C’coreia Foy .........North Carolina A&T State North Carolina Central at Georgia State (1 pm) Florida A&M at Stetson (1 pm) NCAA Appearances ...........3; 2005, 2006, 2008 F - Chance Graham ....................Coppin State F - NaJai Pollard ......................