Morgan Condition women’s basketball sprints past Coppin Point out, 72-43, for fifth straight gain

If the Morgan Condition women’s basketball staff was working with a circumstance of cabin fever, it identified a solution Tuesday evening.

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Morgan Condition assistant head coach Wanika Owsley appears on at Hill Industry Household on Jan. 2, 2021.

In the second of a two-activity series that was originally scheduled for Sunday but postponed by a winter season storm, the checking out Bears outscored Coppin State by 18 points in the first quarter and cruised the relaxation of the way in a 72-43 thumping at the Bodily Instruction Complex in Baltimore.

Sophomore stage guard Ja’Niah Henson, a Baltimore resident and Roland Park graduate, scored a sport-large 12 points, and senior taking pictures guard Elaija Demeza added 11 points to spur Morgan Condition (8-2, 5-1Mid-Jap Athletic Convention) to its fifth win in a row.

Henson, who contributed a sport-very best 5 helps, stated the team was pushed by a restless electricity from being cooped up the previous two times and a inspiration to keep away from making it possible for the Eagles to avenge a 69-51 decline on Saturday.

“The snow, it was really regrettable how that took away that activity on Sunday,” she reported. “So we had to come out there and make a statement these days.”

Demeza pulled down five rebounds, junior capturing guard Ashia McCalla chipped in 10 details and 3 rebounds, and redshirt senior ahead Dahnye Redd compiled eight factors and six rebounds.

Together the way, the Bears set or came close to having fun with time bests. Their 18 steals eclipsed 13 takeaways recognized in two online games, and their 29-issue victory was their biggest margin this winter. They tied time highs in factors and subject ambitions (26) and fell just one particular 3-pointer shorter of a time-ideal nine.

“That was our 1st compete sport that we’ve performed,” claimed associate head coach Wanika Owsley, who continues to fill in for head mentor Edward Davis Jr. who has been out because Dec. 18 owing to professional medical factors. “Now we built blunders, but the game is complete of faults and we bounced again from them. We experienced both large power from the bench and on the flooring.”

Morgan Point out acquired off to a torrid commence, sprinting to an 11-2 opening by the first media timeout with 4:55 left in the initial quarter. About that exact same span, the Eagles turned the ball over 7 instances in eight possessions.

Following a jumper from Bears graduate college student center Nina Carpenter, junior capturing guard Abby Weiss’ 3-pointer from the right corner with 4:02 remaining finished a scoring drought of 3:35 for Coppin State. But Morgan State responded with a 13-3 run that bundled the last 8 factors of the quarter.

Redd capped that interval with a block and jumper on the other stop of the floor just in advance of the buzzer sounded. She scored eight details in that quarter to give the Bears a commanding 26-8 gain.

“It was just a great working day offensively,” Henson said. “Shots ended up starting to slide these days.”

Just after scoring 26 factors in that opening frame, the Bears slowed in the next quarter, scoring 16 details. They went the 1st 3:09 with 3 turnovers and without the need of a place until McCalla nailed a 3-pointer.

But the Eagles unsuccessful to acquire gain, lacking their 1st a few shots just before receiving a lone layup from sophomore capturing guard Alexandria Hamilton. They did embark on a 6- run about 1:36 to close to in 35-19, but Demeza drained a 3-pointer from the major of the important, and senior capturing guard Sydney Searcy followed with a layup to aid Morgan Point out enjoy a snug 42-21 gain at halftime.

Coppin Point out opened the third quarter on an 8-4 burst in the 1st 4:31. But Bears sophomore taking pictures guard Adia Brisker dropped in a 3-pointer from the left wing and then manufactured a steal before feeding graduate student guard Takara Wade for a layup, and Henson corralled an offensive rebound and sank a 3-pointer from the top rated of the key to restore a 20-level lead.

At that issue, Owsley liberally rotated eight other gamers, seven of whom finished with at least a few details.

“We believe that that our second 5 could start for us,” Owsley explained. “A pair nights ago, we talked about subbing for our 1st all around the six-minute mark and providing them a crack and just maintain rotating from there. It’s continue to a long time, and we never want to melt away them out, and they’re fantastic ample to do what they are intended to do. So as extended as we continue to keep it rolling, I believe we’ll be all right.”

Coppin Point out turned the ball in excess of 28 periods, which the Bears converted into 32 details. Henson reported the players experienced concentrated on their defense just after viewing movie of Saturday’s sport.

“Once you participate in a group as soon as and you view film, you variety of know what a crew wishes to do,” she explained. “So we just stayed closed, and we had to perform robust defense.”

Junior stage guard Aliyah Lawson paced the Eagles (1-7, 1-5) with 11 points, and junior heart Jalynda Salley totaled a occupation-significant 17 rebounds and three blocks. But Coppin Point out dropped its fifth game in a row.