10:41 p.m. GW’s stat sheet was updating so fast I forgot to blog the last few minutes. Let’s just say there were plenty of smiling faces on the Colonials bench tonight. GW 77, Coppin State 36. Full story on the front soon.
8:50 p.m. The Colonials now lead 53-27. Stefani Munro has scored a pair of fast break baskets and now has six points.
8:40 p.m. GW has forced the Eagles into three turnovers already this half. Jessica Adair is dominating the paint on both ends against opponents comparable in size, but not in athleticism.
8:20 p.m. It’s 42-21 GW at the half. The Colonials have shot 50 percent from the floor –– Coppin state is shooting just 23 percent. It’s hard to tell whether the Eagles’ poor shooting performance was caused by stifling defense or just poor skills. Suffice it to say that there is no question which is the better team in the Smith Center tonight.
Parrish has 9 points on a trio of three-pointers, but Jazmine Adair leads GW with 10 points. She’s 5-of-6 from the floor.
8:10 p.m. The Colonials are continuing to pile it on against the Eagles. While Coppin State is certainly no Top 25 team, GW fans should be pleased with how many Colonials have been offensively effective in many different ways tonight.
8:00 p.m. GW up 29-10 with just under 7 minutes left in the half. The Colonials are getting plenty involved on offense — six players have at least three points.
7:51 p.m. Colonials 24, Eagles 9 with 10 minutes left in the half. Coppin State really has shown no offensive talent so far. It hasn’t been hard for GW to work up its lead. Coach Mike Bozeman has already worked 13 players into the game.
7:45 p.m. GW now up 17-8, six minutes in. GW is really working the ball well now, slicing passes through a somewhat porous Coppin State defense.
7:38 p.m. GW up 9-4 with just a few minutes gone. The Colonials haven’t had much of an organized offense except for a smooth pick and roll with Parrish and Adair. Rivera just entered for Munro.
7:28 p.m. Starters for GW will be Jessica Adair, Tiana Myers, Antelia Parrish, Stefani Munro, and Ivy Abiona.
Just more than 10 minutes till tip off in the GW women’s basketball team’s game against Coppin State at the Smith Center. Both teams are on the floor, but Coppin State only walked into the building at about 6:30. They appeared to be lost — I caught them heading into the Lerner Health and Wellness Center before turning around and finding the Smith Center.
The Eagles, while mostly unknown, did win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference last year and do have some serious size on their roster. They return two of their top four scorers from last season.
