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Coppin State 103, Goldey-Beacom College 50
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Taariq Cephas and Shomari Triggs each scored 15 points as Coppin State won its home opener beating Division II Goldey-Beacom 103-50 on Monday night.
Arnold Fripp matched his season average with 14 points for the Eagles (1-4), who open the season with 13 of their first 16 games on the road. Coppin State was 34 of 67 (50.7 percent) from the field.
Chris Gebhart and P. Ridgeway-Higgs each scored 10 points for Goldey-Beacom (2-4), which has lost four consecutive games.
A jumper by Joseph Carty provided Goldey-Beacom with a 20-17 lead midway through the first half. However, the Eagles continued to press and a 3-pointer by Sterling Smith gave them their first lead, 22-20, with 8:11 left.
Coppin State then went on a 23-10 run to close the opening half and increased the margin to 45-30 at the break. The Eagles were 7 of 16 (43.8 percent) from 3-point range.
A 3-pointer by Cephas increased the lead to 58-30 with 16:16 remaining in the game. Coppin State continued to pull away and a layup by Kyle Steinbergin provided a 73-39 lead with 9:51 left.
The Eagles don’t play consecutive home games until Jan. 17 and 19 when they host Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M.
