
Junior Shawntae Payne scored a career-high 18 points leading four players in double figures as Coppin State extended its season-best winning streak to six straight with an 80-77 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Morgan State on Saturday at Hill Field House.

Paula Smith has signed a letter of intent to attend Coppin State University and compete on the women's track and field team head coach Alecia Shields-Gadson announced on Thursday.

As one of only two seniors on the Coppin State roster, Jesse Savage will be a key factor for the Eagle baseball team in 2012. Not only is his play on the field crucial, but his leadership in the clubhouse will go a long way in determining the success of the team. Savage sat down to discuss the upcoming season and his role on the squad.

Coppin State senior Jeanine Manley has been named the College Sports Madness Mid-Major National Player of the Week.

Michael Harper led four players in double-figure scoring with 20 points and Coppin State knocked Norfolk State from the ranks of the unbeaten with an 87-82 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over the Spartans on Monday in Echols Hall.

Shawntae Payne scored 17 points and Kyra Coleman and Jeanine Manley each had 14 points and Coppin State used a late rally to defeat Norfolk State 61-58 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game on Monday in Echols Hall.