COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY 2018-19 Women’s Basketball Notes Athletics Twitter: @CoppinSports | WBB Twitter: @Coppin_WBBall #CoppinNation #CoppinProud #TalonsUp #CantStopUs 2018-19 SCHEDULE Game 4 vs. #6 Miss St | Wednesday, November 14 | 3 pm | Humphrey Coliseum NOVEMBER Tue. 6 at #25 West Virginia L, 78-37 Coppin State Eagles (0-3) vs. #6 Miss St Bulldogs (2-0) Fri. 9 at #9 Maryland L, 93-36 TV: SEC Network | Radio: N/A WED. 14 UMBC L, 57-52 Sun. 18 at #6 Mississippi State 3 PM The Coaches: CSU: DeWayne Burroughs (3rd Season): 14-47 Overall DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Marshall 6 PM Miss St: Phil Stern (7th Season): 163-53 Overall Sun. 2 at Virginia 2 PM PROJECTED STARTERS Sat. 8 at Ohio 1 PM # NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Wed. 12 at Minnesota 8 PM 2 M a r a i y a h Smith So. G 5-5 N/A 5,3 2.7 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 Sat. 15 at Niagara 3 PM Wed. 19 at Florida Gulf Coast ^ 5 PM 4 Brooke Fields Sr. G 5-6 N/A 7.0 2.0 Transfer from Roberts Wesleyan Thu. 20 vs. UAB ^ 5 PM 10 E’mya Price Fr. G/F 5-10 N/A 5.3 2.3 3-time All-Defensive Team, 3-straight State Semifinals Sat. 29 at Old Dominion 4 PM 23 Chance Graham Jr. F 6-0 N/A 14.3 12.7 Preseason 1st Team All-MEAC in 2018-19 45 Jalynda Salley Fr. C 6-3 N/A 4.0 6.0 Over 1,000 career points, 4-time All-District 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 0 Tsahai Corbie R-Fr. G 5-7 N/A 2.3 1.0 Named 2017 PSAL MVP, 3-time PSL Champ Sat. 19 at North Carolina Central * 2 pm 1 Diamond Adams Fr. G 5-1 N/A 0.0 0.0 Indiana All-State Honorable Mention in 2017-18 Mon. 21 at North Carolina A&T * 5:30 pm 3 Kaiya Coleman Sr. G 5-5 N/A 2.0 1.5 Played under head MBB coach Juan Dixon at UDC SAT. 26 FLORIDA A&M * 2 PM 12 Oluwadamilola Oloyede Jr. F 5-11 N/A 3.0 2.0 Call her “Dami”, recorded 3 double-doubles in 2017-18 MON. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN * 5:30 PM 24 Elan Wali Fr. G 5-8 N/A 0.0 0.0 Granddaughter of NBA standout, Wali Jones 25 Adrienne Darden Jr. C 6-5 N/A N/A N/A Transfer from University of Hawaii FEBRUARY SAT. 2 MORGAN STATE * 2 PM EAGLES NEWS & NOTES Sat. 9 at Savannah State * 2 pm - Coppin State University opened the 2018-19 season with losses at #25 West Virginia, #9 Maryland, and at home Mon. 11 at South Carolina State * 5:30 pm versus UMBC over the past week and a half. Sat. 16 at MD Eastern Shore * 2 pm - This is the first ever meeting between the two schools. SAT. 23 HOWARD * 2 PM - The Eagles are coached by DeWayne Burroughs who is in his third season at the helm of the Lady Eagles. MON. 25 DELAWARE STATE * 5:30 PM - Coppin was predicted to finish ninth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Poll with Chance Graham MARCH earning a spot on the All-MEAC 1st Team. Sat. 2 at Norfolk State * 4:30 pm - Coppin State finished last season 6-23 while compiling a 5-11 record in MEAC play. The Eagles qualified for the Thu. 7 at Morgan State * 5:30 pm conference tournament as an #11 seed, before falling to #6 seed Morgan State in the first round. - Preseason All-MEAC First-Teamer Chance Graham headlines the returning starters for the Lady Eagles. She had 2019 MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) one of the best rebounding seasons in school history in 2017-18, pulling down 309 rebounds, the second-most in Mon. 11 Opening Round TBA school history behind Rene’ Doctor’s 344 in 1995. Tue. 12 Opening Round TBA Wed. 13 Quarterfinals TBA - Graham notched individual game records as well, as her 34-point outburst against Bethune-Cookman places sixth Thu. 14 Quarterfinals TBA all-time for points in a game, and her 20-rebound performance against UMES put her in ninth on the list for most Fri. 15 Semifinals TBA rebounds in a game. Sat. 16 Championship Game TBA - Nationally, Graham was among the top 25 players in women’s basketball regarding defensive rebounds per game (7) and rebounds per game (10.7) a year ago. ALL TIMES ET | HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS - Coppin returns three players from last year’s squad along with Graham, as Maraiyah Smith and Oluwadamilola * - MEAC CONFERENCE GAME Oloyede look to build upon productive freshman and sophomore campaigns, respectively. Redshirt freshman Tsahai ^ - Hilton GARDEN INN FGCU CLASSIC Corbie missed all of last season with an injury. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS - The Navy and Gold will be showcasing a lot of fresh faces this season, with four freshman and three transfers Women’s Basketball Contact: Brian Baublitz Jr. composing the eleven-woman roster. Email: [email protected] - The transfers include two rising seniors transitioning from the Division II level in Kaiya Coleman (University of Office: (410) 951-3729 the District of Columbia) and Brooke Fields (Roberts Wesleyan) and a junior making the cross-country jump in Mobile: (443) 889-0295 Adrienne Darden (University of Hawaii). 2500 West North Avenue - Coleman, who played under current head men’s basketball coach and Maryland all-time leading scorer Juan Dixon Baltimore, MD 21216 in their lone season at UDC, led the Firebirds in free-throw percentage (75.3%) and was second in three-point percentage (31.8%) in 2016-17. www.CoppinStateSports.com - 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%). Her best game was when she dropped a team-high 33 points and 11 made field goals in a victory of Bridgeport. 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 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 2-1 Howard 0-0 2-1 Founded .....................................................1900 2. Bethune-Cookman (8) ..............................271 3. Norfolk State ............................................217 Savannah State 0-0 2-1 Enrollment .................................................2,939 4. Howard .....................................................200 Morgan State 0-0 1-2 Nickname ................................................Eagles 5. Maryland Eastern Shore (1) .....................177 Norfolk State 0-0 1-2 Colors .............................................Navy & Gold 6. Morgan State ...........................................162 Florida A&M 0-0 0-1 Mascot ......................................... EZ The Eagle 7. North Carolina Central .............................134 Delaware State 0-0 0-2 North Carolina A&T 0-0 0-2 President ............................Dr. Maria Thompson 8. Florida A&M ............................................108 9. Coppin State .............................................98 Coppin State 0-0 0-3 Athletic Director ............................. Derek Carter 10. Delaware State ........................................81 North Carolina Central 0-0 0-3 Faculty Rep ............................... Dr. Irving Smith 11. South Carolina State ................................80 South Carolina State 0-0 0-3 Conference ........................Mid-Eastern Athletic 12. Savannah State .......................................65 Maryland Eastern Shore 0-0 0-4 Facility ..................................PEC Arena (4,100) Preseason POTY: Angel Golden (Bethune-Cookman) Sunday, November 18 Coppin State at Mississippi State (3 pm) All-Time Records 1st Team Navy at Norfolk State (4 pm) First Year of Women’s Basketball ..............1985 G - Angel Golden .................Bethune-Cookman All-Time Record (Seasons) ........... 426-527 (33) G - Ashanti Hunt ...................Bethune-Cookman Monday, November 19 NCAA Appearances ...........3; 2005, 2006, 2008 G - C’coreia Foy .........North Carolina A&T State Florida A&M at Tennessee (2 pm) Siena at Howard (7 pm) NCAA Record ................................................0-3 F - Chance Graham ....................Coppin State F - NaJai Pollard ......................