Coppin State rides threes to MEAC semifinal win

Coppin State rides threes to MEAC semifinal win

Jesse Zarzuela (#50) scored 27 points, canning six of Coppin State 12 threes, to lead 7th-seeded Coppin State to an upset of 3rd-seed NC Central. CSU will face top seed Norfolk State in Saturday’s 1 p.m. MEAC Tournament championship game.

MEAC stunner, Coppin State buzzer-beater upends Howard

MEAC stunner, Coppin State buzzer-beater upends Howard

Nendah Tarke’s (#4) scores on a game-winning pull-up jumper in the final seconds over Howard’s Deven Richmond to knock off the 2nd-seeded Bison, 59-57 in the MEAC tournament quarterfinals. It was the third win of the season for the Eagles over the Bison and second-game winning play for Tarke vs Howard.

Howard a team to watch in MEAC Tourney

Howard a team to watch in MEAC Tourney

Third-year head coach Kenny Blakeney has engineered a remarkable turnaround at Howard producing the first winning season in 20 years. The Bison enter this week’s MEAC tournament as a second seed but open with a seventh-seeded Coppin State team Wednesday that has handed them two of their five losses in conference play.

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