Even though the Coppin State Volleyball team went 2-2 at the LaSalle Invitational in Philadelphia, held on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30, it was the victories during the first day of the tournament that made the mark for the Coppin State Lady Eagles. With their 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-19) victory over New Jersey Institute of […]
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Michael Grant Opens New Era of Coppin State Basketball
Michael Grant, Coppin State University’s incoming men’s basketball coach, knows he has big shoes to fill but he believes he is up to the task of replacing Ron “Fang” Mitchell, Coppin’s legendary coach who has departed after 28 years on the job. No stranger to replacing coaching legends, Michael Grant arrives at Coppin looking to […]
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Morgan State Falls to Norfolk State
The Norfolk State University Spartans limited the Morgan State University Bears to just 33 percent shooting, including nine percent from three-point range, en route to a 64-53 victory Feb. 8 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. The key word Morgan State head coach Todd Bozeman uttered in his post-game press conference was “energy.” Bozeman’s Bears […]
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Basketball Academy Goes Beyond the Sport
Far more than basketball was offered at the 18th Annual Baltimore City Public Schools Basketball Academy, held at Morgan State University from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25. Nearly 600 middle and high school students who participated also learned about SAT preparation, financial literacy, college admissions, gang awareness and more. Attendees completed community service projects by […]
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Atlanta Defense Proves Nightmarish for Mystics
WASHINGTON, D.C.–It was not what they wanted. But the Atlanta Dream gave the Washington Mystics the blues in all phases of the game in a 73-63 victory over Washington in their home opener at the Verizon Center June 1. Washington players couldn’t seem to get out of their own way at times. Sometimes it was […]
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Howard Knocks off Coppin State in MEAC Opener
It was not a pretty sight for Coppin State’s men’s basketball team in their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action this season. Coppin struggled on defense and lost at home to the Howard Bison, 70-60, on Jan. 5 in Coppin’s Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. Coppin State turned the ball over early and often […]
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Second Half Drought Dooms Coppin Women
BALTIMORE–It was a game of runs in the first half for both the Coppin State Lady Eagles and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams. But in the second half, the Rams got going while the Coppin offense struggled in VCU’s 57-46 victory over the Lady Eagles on Dec. 8 at Coppin State’s PEC in Baltimore, […]
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Morgan Women Slip Past Coppin in Overtime
BALTIMORE — Both teams knew how significant this game was because it was the first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game of the season. Despite Coppin State’s second-half comeback from 11points down to force overtime, offense rebounding was a huge factor in Morgan State’s 70-63 victory over the Lady Eagles on Dec. 3 at Hill Field […]
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Morgan State Suffers Another Heartbreaking Loss, Falling to Delaware State
BALTIMORE—The Delaware State University (DSU) defense stopped the Morgan State Bears on a fourth-down play inside of the DSU Hornets’ territory to hold off the Bears 28-23 at Hughes Stadium Oct. 25 in front of an ESPNU audience in Baltimore, Md. After closing to within six points with just over seven minutes left in the […]
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Morgan State Loses Homecoming Heartbreaker to North Carolina Central
BALTIMORE, Md.–For the second time in three weeks, a Morgan State University (MSU) football game came down to the last minute. Only this time, it didn’t work out for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bears as they lose a heartbreaker on Saturday Oct. 13 at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. to the North Carolina Central […]
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A Coppin University Lady Eagle Has Departed Too Soon
Cancer affects many families around the world. But when it hits close to home, the effects are devastating. Jennifer Martin, a former Coppin State basketball player who graduated in 2009, passed away on her birthday, March 11, due to complications of Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer at the age of 26. Rhabdomyosarcoma, according to the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, […]
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Coppin State Delivers an 88-86 Heartbreaker to Morgan State
Coppin State senior forward Akeem Ellis converted two free throws with half a second left to allow the Eagles to escape Hill Field House with a 88-86 win over the Morgan State Bears on Feb. 4 in Baltimore, Md. It was a battle of runs for both teams early as the Bears got off to […]