Youngstown State University
0-2
Coppin State
2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Coppin State | 30 | 25 | 55 |
Penguins Fall to Coppin State, 55-42
11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Baltimore, Md. -- The Youngstown State women's basketball team fell to 0-2 after dropping a 55-42 decision to Coppin State (2-1), on Friday evening at the Coppin Center.
The Penguins, who shot just 33.3 percent from the field, committed 32 miscues and did not score for the first seven-and-a-half minutes of the second half, were led by freshman Anjalia Lyons with eight points and 12 rebounds while sophomores Monique Godfrey and Ashley Pendleton and junior Heather Karner also added eight points.
In the first half, the Penguins shot just 30 percent and committed 15 turnovers which led to 10 Coppin State points.
The Penguins found themselves in a quick deficit, 8-3, before they scored their first field goal, an eight-foot jumper by Ashley Pendleton, at the 15:27 mark.
Another jumper by Pendleton cut the Eagles lead to 8-7 with 13:47 to go.
A five-minute scoring drought and 10-0 run by Coppin State gave the Eagles an 11-point advantage midway through the first half.
Two baskets by Ta-Myra Davis and one by Anjalia Lyons trimmed the deficit to 18-13 at the 7:30 mark.
The Eagles closed out the half with a 12-8 run to take a seven-point lead into the lockerroom, 30-21.
YSU returns home to host Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore,
Md. -- The
Youngstown State women's basketball team fell to 0-2 after dropping
a 55-42 decision to Coppin State (2-1), on Friday evening at the
Coppin Center.
The Penguins, who shot just 33.3 percent from
the field, committed 32 miscues and did not score for the first
seven-and-a-half minutes of the second half, were led by freshman
Anjalia Lyons with eight points and 12 rebounds while sophomores
Monique Godfrey and Ashley Pendleton and junior Heather Karner also
added eight points.
In the first half, the Penguins shot just 30 percent and committed 15 turnovers which led to 10 Coppin State points.
The Penguins found themselves in a quick deficit, 8-3, before they scored their first field goal, an eight-foot jumper by Ashley Pendleton, at the 15:27 mark.
Another jumper by Pendleton cut the Eagles lead to 8-7 with 13:47 to go.
A five-minute scoring drought and 10-0 run by Coppin State gave the Eagles an 11-point advantage midway through the first half.
Two baskets by Ta-Myra Davis and one by Anjalia Lyons trimmed the deficit to 18-13 at the 7:30 mark.
The Eagles closed out the half with a 12-8 run to take a
seven-point lead into the lockerroom, 30-21.
YSU returns home to host Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov.
21, at 7:05 p.m.
