Box Score
BALTIMORE – UMBC senior
guard Brittany Crowell (Brandywine, Md./Gwynn
Park/James Madison) and sophomore guard Lauren Chase (Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist)
each picked up double- doubles as five Retrievers scored in double-
figures in an 83-75 overtime victory against Coppin State in
Wednesday night's non- conference women's basketball game at the
RAC Arena.
| Crowell finished with 19 points and a
game-high 17 rebounds and Chase poured in a team-best 22 points and
dished out 10 assists, but it was senior guard Raven
Harris (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne/American) who
drained the go-ahead three in overtime with the shot clock expiring
that proved to be the difference maker. Harris' three, her first of
the season, broke a 74-74 tie with 2:32 and gave UMBC a three-point
lead that it would not relinquish as the Retrievers outscored
Coppin State 13-5 in the extra period. Harris chipped in six of her
14 points during overtime. |
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The black and gold (2-1), in the midst of a five-game homestand,
has won two-straight, while Coppin State (1-2) has dropped two in a
row.
UMBC exploded out of the gates, hitting four of its first five
attempts, but a three-point play from junior forward Kyra Coleman
sparked an 18-2 Eagles run over 4:42 span, giving Coppin State a
nine-point lead, 20-11, with 12:25 to go in the half. CSU scored 14
of its first 20 points inside the paint and turned seven offensive
rebounds into seven points during the spurt. Coleman finished with
a game-high 24 points and chipped in nine rebounds.
UMBC shot its highest percentage of the season in the opening 20
minutes, draining 16-of-28 shots (.571), including a 14-1 run over
the final 4:25, en route to a seven-point advantage at the break,
38-31. The Retrievers shared the ball in the opening half,
registering 12 assists and having seven different players score a
point.
The Retrievers cooled off in the second half, shooting at a .296
clip, and were plagued by turnovers, allowing the Eagles back in
the game. UMBC, who turned the ball over 11 times in the period,
would fall behind by as much as five in the second half, before a
free throw from Chase and a shot from behind the arc from sophomore
guard Bria White (Silver Spring, Md./Bethesda-Chevy
Chase/Longwood) with 2:34 to go in the game, gave the Retrievers
their first lead since the 10:44 mark, 66-65. White would finish
with 10 points on the night.
UMBC hit all four of its free throws down the stretch of
regulation, but it was not enough to put the Eagles down, as
Coleman grabbed an offensive rebound and laid in the equalizer,
70-70, with 19 seconds to go. UMBC had a chance for the game-winner
on a jumper from Chase with the clock winding down, but was unable
to connect.
Sophomore guard/forward Ashley
Lambert (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) recorded
double-digit points for the first time in her career, hitting
four-of-eight shots for 12 points.
Senior guard Leola Spotwood registered a double-double for CSU
with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while senior guard Shawtae Payne
added 13 points.
UMBC returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 17, when it takes on
Loyola. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the RAC Arena.
Dawg Notes:
-Senior guard Brittany Crowell and sophomore guard Lauren
Chase shared America East Player of the Game honors.
-UMBC holds a 12-10 advantage in the all-time series and has won
two of the last three meetings against the Eagles.
-UMBC's 83 points is the first time since Nov. 15, 2009 (102-65
victory over UMES) that the Retrievers tallied more than 80 points
in a game.
- UMBC had five players finish in double- figures for the first
time since Jan. 12, 2012 (vs. Stony Brook) and had two players with
double-doubles for the first time since Jan. 28, 2012 (at New
Hampshire).
-First overtime game for the Retrievers since Jan. 20, 2011 against
Hartford. UMBC defeated the Hawks in double overtime, 67-60. The
last time the Retrievers' won a game that went into single overtime
was a 91-89 win versus Charleston Southern on Jan. 16, 1993.
- Coppin State outscored the Retrievers 46-30 in the paint.
-Senior guard Brittany Crowell is just the third Retriever on
the active roster to have recorded a double- double, joining
sophomore guard Lauren Chase and senior guard Kristin Coles. Crowell pulled down a career-high 17
rebounds. Coles was the last UMBC player to record a double- double
(12 points and 10 rebounds versus Boston University, March, 4,
2012) and more than 15 rebounds in a game (Jan. 28, 2012 at New
Hampshire).
-Chase notched her third- career double-double and reached
double-digit points for the third consecutive game and for the 15th
time in her career. Her 22 points marked a career-high and was
the first 20-point performance of her career.
-Senior guard Raven Harris is a 26 percent three- point
shooter coming into the game and was 0- 4 on the season from
three-point range prior to making the go-ahead trey in
overtime.
-Junior guard/forward Ashley
Lambert reached double-figures for the first time in her
career, scoring a career-high 12 points.
