Game Notes

HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball team will return home in search of its seventh straight win on Saturday, squaring off against Coppin State at the HU Convocation Center at 4 p.m.

The Lady Pirates (15-3, 7-0 MEAC) are coming off a 52-39 road win over Howard on Monday, which was the team's sixth straight win overall and 20th straight win over a conference opponent.

Hampton has also won 16 straight home games dating back to last season.

Sophomore forward Alyssa Bennett (Hampton, Va.) led the Lady Pirates on Monday with 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting, while senior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas), the reigning MEAC Player of the Week, added 12 points and nine assists.

Coppin state (10-10, 5-2 MEAC) won its third straight game on Monday, beating North Carolina A&T 85-63 behind a career-high 38 points from senior center Jeanine Manley. Junior forward Leola Spotwood added 10 points for the Lady Eagles.

Coppin State went 13-17 last season, finishing tied for fourth in the MEAC with a 9-7 record before falling to Hampton in the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament. The Lady Eagles, under 13th-year head coach Derek Brown, return all five starters and 10 letterwinners from last year's squad, and Coppin State was picked to finish sixth in the MEAC this season.

Manley is the team's leading scorer so far this season, pouring in 14.3 points per contest as the only Lady Eagle in double figures. Senior forward Crystal Whittington is the team's top rebounder, pulling down 6.8 boards a contest.

Coppin State is coring 62.8 points per game, while giving up 58.8 points a night.

Hampton is 17-14 all-time against Coppin State, having won four of the last five meetings — including a 76-50 win at the Physical Education Complex on Jan. 14. Before Feb. 21, 2009, Coppin State had beaten the Lady Pirates nine straight times. Coppin State last beat Hampton on Jan. 9, 2010, 58-57 in Baltimore, Md.

Hampton is 7-6 all-time against Coppin State at home.

The Lady Pirates are 267-135 all-time against teams currently in the MEAC, and Hampton has a winning record against every MEAC school. In addition, Hampton has won or shared regular-season MEAC titles four times (1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2010-11) and claimed five MEAC Tournament crowns (2000, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011).

Under head coach David Six, the Lady Pirates are a combined 26-5 at the HU Convocation Center over the past two-plus seasons — including a 10-2 mark at home last season and a 10-3 mark in 2009-10. Hampton is 6-0 at home this season, having beaten South Carolina State, Savannah State, Maryland Baltimore County, East Carolina, Howard and Norfolk State.

For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.