PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Coppin State’s volleyball team clinched its second-straight winning season with a 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-10, 25-9) victory at Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday night at Hytche Center. With the win, the Eagles improve to 14-10 overall and 8-4 in the MEAC while the Hawks fall to 11-12 on the year and 6-6 […]
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Coppin State Volleyball wins third-straight with victory over Norfolk State
BALTIMORE– Coppin State volleyball’s Miajavon Coleman and Andrea Tsvetanova notched double-doubles and Paola Caten had a match-high 18 kills to lead the Eagles to a 3-1 (25-20, 29-31, 25-17, 25-17) win over Norfolk State on Friday night inside the PEC Arena. The Eagles move to 13-9 (7-3 MEAC) while the Spartans fall to 7-14 (3-7 MEAC). A senior from San Antonio, […]
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Coppin State Volleyball takes down N.C. Central, 3-1 in pivotal MEAC matchup
BALTIMORE – Miajavon Coleman and Paola Caten notched double-doubles to lead the Coppin State volleyball team to a pivotal, 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21) victory over N.C. Central on Sunday afternoon at Ron ‘Fang’ Mitchell Court inside PEC Arena. With the victory, Coppin improves to 12-9 overall and 6-3 in the MEAC while N.C. Central falls to 6-12 […]
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Coppin State University Announces 2021 Inauguration Week and Dr. Anthony Jenkins’ Investiture
Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Coppin’s eighth president. (Courtesy photo) Next week, Coppin State University (CSU) will officially install President Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D., as the university’s 8th president. Inauguration Week, October 11th-15th, will be filled with celebration, academic discussion, and the reconnection of the university with the Baltimore community. The week’s activities will, formally, mark […]
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Navy & Gold both earn wins in opening games of Coppin State Baseball fall series
BALTIMORE – After a pair of games to open the Coppin State Baseball Navy/Gold Fall Series, both teams have won a game. Team Gold picked up the victory in the opening game, 7-4 last Wednesday while Team Navy tied the series with a 5-4 win in Game Two on Friday. Game 1 Team Gold Offensive Stars […]
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Coppin State Volleyball takes down Morgan State in three sets
BALTIMORE – Coppin State’s volleyball team swept a MEAC matchup with archrival Morgan State, 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 27-25) on Friday night at the Bears’ Hill Field House. The Eagles improve to 8-7 overall and 2-1 in league play while Morgan falls to 3-14 on the year along with a 1-2 mark in the MEAC.as Paola Caten led […]
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Coppin State Volleyball defeats local rival UMBC, 3-1
BALTIMORE – A season-high performance by Miajavon Coleman helped Coppin State’s volleyball team defeat UMBC, 3-1 Monday night inside the Chesapeake Employers Arena. Coppin moves to 6-6 on the season while UMBC falls to 5-9. Coleman had a double-double 21 kills and 16 digs while Paola Caten also recorded a double-double 14 kills and 11 […]
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Coppin State’s Miajavon Coleman named MEAC Volleyball Co-Player of the Week; Andrea Tsvetanova receives Setter of the Week
NORFOLK, Va. – Coppin State’s Miajavon Coleman (San Antonio, Texas) was named the MEAC Volleyball Co-Player of the Week while Andrea Tsvetanova (Sofia, Bulgaria) received Setter of the Week honors, it was announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. This is the seventh time in her career that Coleman has been named the Conference’s Player of the Week, […]
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Three Eagles notch double-doubles in Coppin State Volleyball’s win over Canisius
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Three Coppin State volleyball players notched double-doubles as the Eagles defeated Canisius, 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 27-25) at The Palestra on Friday afternoon at Penn’s Sheraton University City Volleyball Invitational. The Eagles even their record at 2-2 overall while the Griffins fall to 0-4. Miajavon Coleman (San Antonio, Texas) recorded her fourth double-double in […]
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Coppin State Volleyball’s Ashley Roman named to Bash in the Boro All-Tournament Team
STATESBORO, Ga. – Coppin State volleyball’s Ashley Roman was named to the Bash in the Boro All-Tournament Team, it was announced by Georgia Southern University on Saturday evening. Georgia Southern’s Hanna McGlockton was named Most Valuable Player. The following student-athletes were also named to the All-Tourney team; Grace Slader (Georgia Southern), Paige Powers (Georgia Southern), Erin Cooke (Presbyterian), Rylee […]
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Coppin State Men’s Basketball releases 2021-22 non-conference slate
BALTIMORE – Fresh off a MEAC Northern Division Title, the Coppin State men’s basketball program announced its non-conference slate for the 2021-22 season on Friday morning. The Eagles open the season on November 9 at Loyola Chicago, who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen last season, and host local rivals Loyola University Maryland (Nov. 17) and Towson […]
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Seventy-one Coppin State student-athletes named to 2021 MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team
NORFOLK, Va. – Seventy-one Coppin State student-athletes were named to the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner’s All-Academic Team, presented by GEICO, it was announced by the league office on Friday afternoon. The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the academic year. “I am elated […]
