(Baltimore, Md.) – Playing in front of a light crowd due to heavy snow fall, the Delaware State women's basketball team (5-24, 2-14 MEAC) concluded its 2014-15 regular season campaign with a 79-51 road loss to the Coppin State Eagles (6-21, 5-11 MEAC) Thursday evening.

With this defeat, the Lady Hornets dropped their eighth in a row, including their fifth consecutive to CSU, while the Eagles snapped a three-game skid.  

Conditions outside were not the only thing cold in the first half, as DSU went just 11-for-29 (.379) from the field, including a 1-for-8 (.125) output from long distance.  As a result, the Eagles led by as many as 18 on their way to a 38-23 advantage at the break, behind forward Janelle Lane's 11 points (4-of-4).

The second stanza, meanwhile, featured Delaware State failing to get within 15, whereas CSU's Bria Harris (18 points – 10 rebounds) and Amber Griffin (12 points – 11 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles at game's end.  Griffin also added a game-high seven assists and three steals to her night. 

For DSU, forward Amber Bogard poured in a game-high 19 points (8-of-15) and three blocks off the bench, while fellow frontcourt mate Tierra Hawkins tallied her 12th double-double of the season with 11 points (5-of-11) and a team-high 10 boards.

Coming up, the Columbia Blue & Red will head to Norfolk, Va. for the MEAC Tournament (March 9 – 14).  Coming into tonight's game holding down the 13th spot in the conference standings, DSU would face Norfolk State in the opening round if the tournament started today.  

Stingers

With her team-high five dimes, guard Jade Washington (306) needs five assists to become DSU's all-time leader... Tierra Hawkins (817) is now fourth on DSU's all-time rebounds list... Coppin State shot 44 percent (32-of-73), compared to DSU's 38 percent (21-of-56)... The Eagles won the battle on the boards, 53-29... Both teams tallied 28 points in the paint, while CSU scored 20 points off 14 DSU turnovers.