Coppin State hosts Juste-Jean and South Carolina State

Updated Jan. 5, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-16, 0-1 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (10-7, 1-0 MEAC)

Baltimore; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State visits Coppin State after Angie Juste-Jean scored 25 points in South Carolina State's 55-54 loss to the Morgan State Bears.

The Eagles have gone 5-0 in home games. Coppin State is fifth in the MEAC in rebounding with 30.5 rebounds. Laila Lawrence leads the Eagles with 9.8 boards.

The Bulldogs are 0-1 against MEAC opponents. South Carolina State is 0-10 against opponents with a winning record.

Coppin State's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game South Carolina State allows. South Carolina State's 37.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.9 percentage points lower than Coppin State has allowed to its opponents (42.1%).

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tiffany Hammond is shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 8.4 points.

Shaunice Reed is scoring 10.3 points per game with 3.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists for the Bulldogs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 6-4, averaging 63.3 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.

Bulldogs: 0-10, averaging 51.4 points, 26.9 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 8.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.