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Oakley Scores 25 in Eagle Win at Florida A&M
February 18, 2008TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Senior Shalamar Oakley paced five players in double figures in points with 25 and Coppin State extended its winning streak to four straight with an 85-64 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Florida A&M on Monday in Gaither Gymnasium.
Oakley was 11-of-19 from the floor and also added nine points, three assists and one steal.
Danielle Anders had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Rashida Suber scored 13 points and dished out a career-high 10 assists.
Jennifer Martin and Whitney Cunningham each scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Eagles.
Coppin State (15-11, 9-3 MEAC), which won for the ninth time in the last 10 games, shot 60.0 percent from the floor in the second half and outscored the Rattlers 52-32.
Florida A&M (11-13, 2-9 MEAC) shot only 32.9 percent from the floor for the game and was 1-of-17 from beyond the three-point arc.
Suber scored eight early points as the Eagles surged to a 23-12 lead with 10:01 to play in the first half.
A pair of free throws by Anders gave Coppin State a 33-24 lead with 2:03 to play in the period, but Florida A&M closed the half on an 8-0 run to cut the margin to 33-32 at the break.
A pair of free throws by Stephanie Foster sliced the Coppin State lead to 42-40 with 16:34 remaining before the Eagles broke the game open.
Oakley scored seven points during an 18-2 Coppin State run giving the Eagles a 60-42 lead with 13:34 to play.
Coppin State took its largest lead of the game at 85-61 when Martin converted a layup with 1:22 left in the game.
