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Baltimore, MD - Junior Marcus Burton (Charlotte, NC / David W. Butler) scored 21 points in just 14 minutes of action while senior Latif Rivers (Elizabeth, NJ / Avon Old Farms (CT)) notched 20 to lead Wagner (2-2) to a dominating 102-87 win at Coppin State (1-2).

Senior Kenneth Ortiz (Newark, NJ / Southern Mississippi) recorded his fourth career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists while helping to facilitate a dominating Seahawk offense that shot a blistering 59.3 percent (35-for-59) from the floor, including 57.1 percent (12-for-21) from long range, with 23 assists.

The first half was a back-and-fourth affair that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, until Wagner assumed a 42-37 lead at the break thanks to a 6-2 run.

In the early going, Coppin State was red-hot from the field in converting on seven of its first 10 shots before the Seahawk defense limited the Eagles to just 2-of-17 from the field the rest of the stanza.

Despite being able to convert just two field goals over the final 12 minutes of the half, Coppin State was able to stay close due to the fact it converted on 15-of-17 from the line.

After halftime, Wagner took its offensive game to another level with a dominating 60-point half that saw the Seahawks shoot a blistering 67.6 percent (23-for-34) from the field, including 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from long range.

However, in the early part of the second half it appeared as though the Eagles were on the verge of making a big rally. Coppin State scored seven of the first 11 points of the second half to trim the deficit to 46-44 with 17:32 to play. Wagner, though, would have none of that.

Rivers knocked down a triple on the ensuing possession, before corralling the rebound on the opposite end. Senior Naofall Folahan (Cotonou, Republic of Benin / Wilbraham & Monson Academy (MA)) then delivered his second dunk of the game off a nifty pass from Ortiz while extending the lead to seven and forcing a timeout.

Jerimyjah Batts momentarily stopped the bleeding with a free throw, before the Seahawks went back to work on the offensive end. Junior Mario Moody (Jersey City, NJ / East Orange Campus) slammed home an offensive rebound, before Burton canned a fast break three pointer to push the lead out to 58-47 with 13:14 to play. Following a Coppin State free throw, sophomore Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI / Michigan Bay) drained a triple of his own to cap a 15-4 run while extending the Green & White lead out to an insurmountable 61-48 with 12:40 to play.

The homestanding Eagles would continue to fight and trimmed the deficits to single digits at 63-54 with just 11:47 to play, before Burton hit a pair of triples as Coppin State would get no closer the rest of the way.

All 11 Wagner players that saw action scored as Moody joined the backcourt trio of Burton, Ortiz and Rivers in double-figures with 11 points, highlighted by four ferocious dunks including full court, fast break slam that seemed to break the Coppin State will.

Andre Armstrong faced five Eagle players in double-figures with 19 points.

The Seahawks return to action against Vermont on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 pm.

Notes:
* Burton converted on 7-of-9 from the field, including 5-of-6 from long range, in notching his second career 20-point game while adding four assists.

* The last time Wagner put 100 points on the scoreboard in a 101-82 win against Central Connecticut on February 14, 2013. In that game, Burton scored a career-high 23 points.

* Burton has now scored 28 points, on 9-of-11 shooting, including 7-of-8 from long range, in 19 minutes against Coppin State since the start of overtime in the teams' last meeting.

* The Seahawks last scored 100 points in a road game in a 101-80 victory at Robert Morris on January 25, 2003.

* Wagner is now 13-3 when Rivers notches at least 20 points.

* Rivers now has exactly 1,200 career points and is just 16 back of former teammate Tyler Murray for 23rd place in the all-time Seahawk scoring annals.

* Ortiz recorded his fourth career double-double (12 points, 10 assists) while pulling down five rebounds with two steals.

* Junior Hugo Naurais (Nimes, France / Elan Chalon) posted career-highs with seven points and a game-high seven rebounds.

* Sophomore Langston Burnett (Beltsville, MD / St. Vincent Pallotti) also notched a personal-best with five points.

* Wagner recorded seven dunks, including four from Moody.

* 10 of Moody's 12 field goals this season have come on dunks, giving him 58 career dunks in 57 games.

* The Seahawks went 12-for-21 (.571) from long range, after going 12-for-58 (.207) in their first three games.

* Wagner is now 27-1 when scoring 80 points or more and 27-3 when shooting higher then 45 percent over the last three years.

* Over the last three seasons, the Seahawks are 14-3 following a loss.

* Wagner has now won seven of its last eight against schools from the MEAC and is 13-7, all-time, against the conference (6-5 road).

* The Seahawks posted advantages in rebounding (37-29), assists (23-8), steals (8-5), points in the paint (40-22), points off turnovers (18-11), second chance points (12-1), fast break points (23-4) and bench points (45-32).

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Photography by Dave Saffran