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Washington, DC-Shalamar Oakley poured in a game-high 33 points and backcourt mate Rashida Suber tallied 32 to lead Coppin State University to a 90-63 win over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's game at Burr Gymnasium.  The game was televised on ESPNU as part of the MEAC TV package and will be aired on Tuesday at 5 pm on a tape delay basis.

Reyna Gross scored the game's first basket, a three pointer and the Lady Bison were able to stay close for a while.  But the three-time defending MEAC champs were able to flex on the scoring of Oakley and Suber and take a 38-25 lead at halftime.  The senior duo combined for 25 of the points.

Coppin State (10-10 overall, 5-2 in the MEAC) opened its biggest lead at 53-30 five minutes into the second half before Howard (2-16 overall, 2-4 in the MEAC) staged a furious 18-4 rally that cut the deficit to 57-48 with more than 10 minutes still remaining.  The run was fueled by senior guard Asha Santee, who scored all of her team-high 12 points in the second half and freshman guard Zykia Brown, who scored all of her 9 points in the stanza.

Following a timeout, Suber and Oakley responded by scoring 10 of their team's 13 points during a 13-2 run that sealed the deal for the Lady Eagles.

"I think that it was a combination of fatigue and some inexperience," explained Howard Coach Cathy Parson.  "We were able to get back in it, but when you are down that big, you have to still keep your composure."

In addition to her 12 points, Santee added a career-high 7 rebounds.  Junior forward Tamaya Daniels added 11 points while Shannon Carlisle had a season-high 8 assists.

Oakley and Suber, both pre-season All-MEAC selections, combined for 10 rebounds and 12 assists between them.

NEXT UP:  Howard travels to Greensboro, NC to take on the first place Lady Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Saturday at 2 pm.