BALTIMORE — The Coppin State ladies’s basketball group has had an ideal first week of December. They defeated NJIT Tuesday evening on a Laila Lawrence buzzer beater.
“I referred to as a time-out; the very first thing I stated was, The sport is over; I bought y’all,” says head coach Jermaine Woods.
“Just having your coach belief you to take the final shot simply means all the things, and simply having your teammates additionally simply belief you to make the shot means rather a lot,” says Lawrence.
The Eagles additionally noticed two gamers carry house convention awards.
Lawrence received the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week award, averaging 18.0 factors and 12.0 rebounds to go together with 4.0 assists and a pair of.0 steals.
Her guard Angel Jones received the MEAC Player of the Week, averaging 20.0 factors, 5.0 rebounds, and three.5 assists.
“I do know I’m certainly one of the greatest guards. I simply bought to present that I really feel like it’s all a psychological sport with me,” says Jones.
The Eagles have had a brutal schedule to begin the 12 months, enjoying towards reigning nationwide champion South Carolina and, at the time, the 18th-ranked Maryland Terrapins. That is not stopping head coach Jermaine Woods from reaching the final goal.
“The goal is to win the championship. That’s it. That’s all. I do not draw back from it,” says Jones.
The Eagles have a house sport Thursday evening towards the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Tip-off is at 7 pm.
