WBB Game 7: Coppin State (1-5) vs ODU (0-5) Education Game
This Thursday the WBB will host the Coppin State Eagles during the first of two Education Games scheduled for this year. This will mark the first time in history that ODU has ever played Coppin State. Coppin State is part of the MEAC and is located in Batlimore Maryland. (If you know that area, they are really close to the Maryland Zoo. It's a nice place to visit)
On Saturday Nov 18th, the Eagles beat Mount St Mary's. Yes that is their only win of the season, but it's a big win. You see last season the team didn't win any games during there nonconference schedule In fact, you have to go back to 12/29/15 when the team last beat a nonconference opponent.
Eagles Schedule RPI: 319 Record: 1-5 SOS: 289
@ Baylor L 54-100 Record: 5-1 RPI: 29
@ SF Austin L 72-59 Record: 3-1 RPI: 139
Vs Mount St Mary's Record: 0-5 RPI: 335
@ Charleston Sout L 58-72 Record: 1-3 RPI: 341
Cal Tounrmanent
Vs Missouri L 50-73 Record: 5-1 RPI: 63
Vs Manhattan L 56-74 Record: 2-3 RPI: 208
Vs ODU 0-5 RPI: 293
Odd isn't it. We have yet to win a game and I think we are the favorite to win. Homefield advantage, screaming kids bringing us energy, better players, etc. If we lose, I'm sure some fans will think "trap game".....
Coppin State Starting Five
#02 Genesis Lucas 19.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.3 rpg, 5.7 tpg, 2.3 spg, 30.8 FG%, 17.8 3P%, 84.8 FT%, 39.7 mpg
#03 Maraiyah Smith 8.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.8 apg, 1.7 tpg, 46.2 FG%, 36.8 3P%, 77.8 FT%, 25.5 mpg
#23 Chance Graham 14.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 0.8 apg, 2.7 tpg, 1.0 spg, 47.9 FG%, 35.0 3P%, 76.9 FT%, 35.3 mpg
#11 Beverly Candice 5.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.7 tpg, 31.4 FG%, 92.3 FT%, 38.0 mpg
#01 Mia Crooms 3.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg, 24.0 FG%, 21.4 3P%, 50.0 Ft%, 18.7 mpg
They Eagles have three players who play nearly the entire game. And one of the players averages close to a double double per game. So yes this team does have some talent. Based on the numbers, a lot of the stats are really close. Coppin Stat is a better FT shooting team, ODU is better at the long ball. At the end of the day, Coppin State averages 19.0 turnovers per game. That kills them, doesn't matter how well they play the rest of the game. It's hard to win when you average that many TOs.
Inside The Numbers
...............CSU.......ODU
PPG........57.50.....54.7
OPPG......74.17.....69.8
FG%........35.8.......37.4
OFG%......47.1.......43.1
3P%........25.7........30.6
O3P%......29.8........37.0
3MPG.......4.3.........6.8
FT%..........75.3.......55.7
FTMPG.....12.2........8.2
RPG..........34.3.......32.5
OfRPG.......11.3......10.7
DRPG.........23.0.....21.8
ORPG.........38.5.....38.0
APG..........10.5.......11.0
TPG............19.0......14.8
SPG...........7.0.........4.7
BPG..........1.7..........1.8
Ast/TO ratio: CSU: 0.6, ODU: 0.7
Education Games are fun Bottom line, we have 6,000 screaming kids that will bring the energy. The excitement. No one wants to lose in front of that. Yet...it has happened before. KB lost her first education game against UMES. So hopefully history won't go in that direction and the Monarchs will walk away with the first victory of the season.
|