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Going for a Perfect Ten
Coppin State (0-7) enters Williams Arena lugging some seriously ugly numbers. They are shooting .271% from the field (.228 from three) and committing 21.6 turnovers per game. In their defense, the Baltimore university has played a seriously tough schedule including road contests at West Virginia, Maryland and Mississippi State. The Eagles, picked to finish 9th in the 12 teams MEAC ahead of Florida A&M and Savannah State, arrive in Minneapolis set to face their fourth top 25 opponent.
Last season CSU were 6-23 (5-11 MEAC) good for a 10th place tie with Delaware State. Coppin State only returned three players from that team. One of the returnees, junior Chance Graham, is averaging 15 points and 10.3 rebounds this season. She was a preseason MEAC first team player and has put together a good career at Copping State starting with being named MEAC Rookie of the Year in her first season.
The Eagles are coached by Coppin State alum, Dewayne Burroughs, who is in his third year. Burroughs took over from Derek Brown who, during the course of his career, led the Eagles to three NCAA tournaments (2005, 2006 and 2008) and two WNITs (2007 and 2009). It’s been a bit of grind for Burroughs whose success at his previous job, Division II University of the District of Columbia, has not yet translated to CSU. Burroughs was a baseball player at Coppin State. His entry into women’s basketball was as a student manager at CSU. He then moved on to the high school and college coaching ranks.
I watched the Eagles last game-a match-up with Ohio University. The Bobcats were coming off a victory over Purdue for the second consecutive year and appeared a bit sluggish in the first half. This allowed Coppin State to keep the game close. It was tied at thirteen at the end of one and 30-26 Ohio at the half. This was despite CSU’s 18 turnovers. Ohio took control in the second half and cruised to a 87-62 win. CSU finished with 31 turnovers. The Eagles leading scorer and best player that day was Brooke Fields with 26 points and 9 turnovers. CSU looked well coached but short on talent and height.
Losses: @West Virginia 37-78; @Maryland 36-93; UMBC 52-57; @ Mississippi State 38-110; @ Marshall 67-88; @ Virginia 41-55; @ Ohio 62-87.
Probable Starters:
6’0” F Jr Chance Graham 15 ppg and 10.3 rebounds/game
5’5” G Sr Kaiya Coleman
5’5” G So Maraiyah Smith
5’6” G Sr Brooke Fields 11 ppg
5’10” G Fr Emmya Price
Other:
6’3” C Fr Jalynda Salley
Gopher Opponents Thus Far with RPI through Sundays games:
255 New Hampshire (3-7)
60 Xavier (7-1)
130 San Diego (5-3)
161 Arkansas Pine Bluff (0-3)
249 Cornell (2-5)
11 Syracuse (8-2)
150 Air Force (4-5)
292 Incarnate Word (0-10)
116 Boston College (8-2)
Coppin State (0-7) enters Williams Arena lugging some seriously ugly numbers. They are shooting .271% from the field (.228 from three) and committing 21.6 turnovers per game. In their defense, the Baltimore university has played a seriously tough schedule including road contests at West Virginia, Maryland and Mississippi State. The Eagles, picked to finish 9th in the 12 teams MEAC ahead of Florida A&M and Savannah State, arrive in Minneapolis set to face their fourth top 25 opponent.
Last season CSU were 6-23 (5-11 MEAC) good for a 10th place tie with Delaware State. Coppin State only returned three players from that team. One of the returnees, junior Chance Graham, is averaging 15 points and 10.3 rebounds this season. She was a preseason MEAC first team player and has put together a good career at Copping State starting with being named MEAC Rookie of the Year in her first season.
The Eagles are coached by Coppin State alum, Dewayne Burroughs, who is in his third year. Burroughs took over from Derek Brown who, during the course of his career, led the Eagles to three NCAA tournaments (2005, 2006 and 2008) and two WNITs (2007 and 2009). It’s been a bit of grind for Burroughs whose success at his previous job, Division II University of the District of Columbia, has not yet translated to CSU. Burroughs was a baseball player at Coppin State. His entry into women’s basketball was as a student manager at CSU. He then moved on to the high school and college coaching ranks.
I watched the Eagles last game-a match-up with Ohio University. The Bobcats were coming off a victory over Purdue for the second consecutive year and appeared a bit sluggish in the first half. This allowed Coppin State to keep the game close. It was tied at thirteen at the end of one and 30-26 Ohio at the half. This was despite CSU’s 18 turnovers. Ohio took control in the second half and cruised to a 87-62 win. CSU finished with 31 turnovers. The Eagles leading scorer and best player that day was Brooke Fields with 26 points and 9 turnovers. CSU looked well coached but short on talent and height.
Losses: @West Virginia 37-78; @Maryland 36-93; UMBC 52-57; @ Mississippi State 38-110; @ Marshall 67-88; @ Virginia 41-55; @ Ohio 62-87.
Probable Starters:
6’0” F Jr Chance Graham 15 ppg and 10.3 rebounds/game
5’5” G Sr Kaiya Coleman
5’5” G So Maraiyah Smith
5’6” G Sr Brooke Fields 11 ppg
5’10” G Fr Emmya Price
Other:
6’3” C Fr Jalynda Salley
Gopher Opponents Thus Far with RPI through Sundays games:
255 New Hampshire (3-7)
60 Xavier (7-1)
130 San Diego (5-3)
161 Arkansas Pine Bluff (0-3)
249 Cornell (2-5)
11 Syracuse (8-2)
150 Air Force (4-5)
292 Incarnate Word (0-10)
116 Boston College (8-2)
