George Washington University
<b>COPPIN STATE</b>
Women's Basketball Coasts Past Coppin State, 77-36
11/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington women's basketball team spread its scoring among 11 different players and limited Coppin State to just 21 percent shooting in a 77-36 victory Monday night at Charles E. Smith Center.
GW's (2-0) bench scored 45 points, led by freshman Kay-Kay Allums' game-high 12 and senior Jazmine Adair's 10, and Coppin State (0-1) suffered through a 13-minute field-goal drought in the first half in the one-sided contest.
Senior Antelia Parrish hit the second of her three 3-pointers on the night to give GW a 15-6 lead 4:02 into the game. Shante Cummings answered with a jumper 16 seconds later, but Coppin State wouldn't hit another shot from the floor for nearly 13 minutes and GW went on a 20-6 run during the span and eventually led 42-21 at the break.
Jazmine Adair made her first five shots and had 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks in 11 minutes in the first half.
GW's lead never dipped below 20 points in the second half, reached 32 on Lisa Steele's three-pointer with 11:44 remaining and ballooned to 40 on redshirt sophomore Ivy Abiona's cutting lay-in set up by freshman Sara Mostafa with 2:58 left.
Parrish and freshman Kayla Miller chipped in nine points, while Abiona and rookie Tara Booker added eight apiece. 11 different players grabbed rebounds, paced by seven from Abiona and Jazmine Adair, and 12 players handed out assists, led by four from Parrish.
The Colonials assisted 22-of-29 baskets and shot 50.9 percent from the field, including 8-of-14 from beyond the three-point arc. The defending MEAC champion Eagles, who were led by Jennifer Martin's eight points, shot just 18 percent (6-of-33) in the second half and 20.6 percent (13-of-63) on the evening.
GW travels to the state of Kentucky this weekend for its first road trip of the season. The Colonials open the two-game swing against Western Kentucky Friday at 8:00 pm ET in a game that will air on Fox College Sports Atlantic. GW then visits Kentucky Sunday at 2:00 pm ET.
