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46
Coppin St. Coppin 0-6,0-0 MEAC
79
Winner La Salle LaS 5-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Coppin St. Coppin
0-6,0-0 MEAC
46
Final
79
La Salle LaS
5-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Coppin St. Coppin 16 6 10 14 46
La Salle LaS 29 10 18 22 79

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Total Team Effort for Women’s Basketball as it Defeats Coppin State, 79-46; Moves Win Streak to Four

PHILADELPHIA – With a season high 12 players who tallied a point, the La Salle women's basketball team (5-1) moved its win streak to four games with a convincing win over Coppin State (0-6), 79-46, on Tuesday night. The Explorers' 79 points for and 46 against are both season bests.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • La Salle jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the Eagles found the scoreboard. At the media timeout with 4:40 left, the Explorers held an 11-4 lead with five different players registering a point. The Blue & Gold closed the period with an 18-8 run to hold a 29-16 lead.
  • In a defensive second quarter, La Salle outscored Coppin 10-6 for a 39-22 lead.
  • La Salle won the third stanza with an 18-10 point advantage with the final six points coming from rookie Kayla Braxton-Young.
  • The offensive output picked up from both teams in the final period as the Blue & Gold pushed its lead with a 22-14 margin.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • La Salle's 39 first half points are the most in a first half this season, while Coppin's 22 are a season best defensively for the Explorers in any half.
  • A total of 12 players registered a point in the victory.
  • The Explorers outshot Coppin 41.4% (29-of-70) to 30.9% (17-of-55).
  • Collectively, the Blue & Gold handed out a season high 16 assists.
  • La Salle deflected nine shots as a team.
  • The Explorers notched 26 fast break points and 25 off of turnovers.
  • Freshman Claire Jacobs led the way with 12 points.
  • The trio of freshman Jordon Lewis, graduate student Carley Lytton, and Braxton-Young scored nine apiece. Lewis and Lytton each added four boards.
  • Senior Shalina Miller led the squad with 10 rebounds and a season best four blocks.
  • Junior Kate Hill tallied a career high seven assists and added six points.
  • Junior Haleigh Hill dropped five points and corralled five boards – both career highs.
GAME NOTES:
  • Freshman Amy Jacobs made her first career start.
  • Sophomore Erin Morgan made her first appearance of the season.
  • H. Hill scored her first career points after two seasons at junior colleges.
  • Lytton's nine points are a season best.
  • La Salle's last four-game win streak was during the 204-15 season.
UP NEXT:
La Salle travels to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Classic where it will play UMBC on Saturday and either Navy or Kennesaw State on Sunday.
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