2015-16 Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES North Carolina Central University • McDougald-McLendon Arena, Room 116 • 1801 Fayetteville Street • Durham, NC 27707 NCCU WBB Sports Information Director: Kevin Buczek • Phone: 919-530-6017/919-428-8099 • E-Mail: [email protected] www.NCCUEaglePride.com | Twitter: @NCCUAthletics | Instagram: @NCCUAthletics | Facebook: /NCCUAthletics SCHEDULE/RESULTS N.C. Central at North Carolina A&T 5:30 PM | Thursday March 3, 2016 NOVEMBER Corbett Sports Center | Greensboro, N.C. 16 (Mon.) CAMPBELL L, 57-48 21 (Sat.) at Nebraska L, 88-47 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY AGGIES (15-11, 11-4) 24 (Tues.) at Longwood L, 60-49 28 (Sat.) at Winthrop L, 62-39 LOCATION.................................................Greensboro, N.C. CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) DECEMBER LAST GAME......................................L, 65-41, Feb. 29, 2016 02 (Wed.) at Charlotte L, 67-52 at Bethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 05 (Sat.) UMES* W, 49-46 HEAD COACH........................Tarrell Robinson (N.C. A&T, ‘01) 07 (Mon.) HOWARD* L, 68-61 NCAT RECORD................................4th Season, 81-29 (.736) 15 (Tues.) at Woff ord L, 60-37 19 (Sat.) at USC Upstate L, 68-46 CAREER RECORD............................4th Season, 81-29 (.736) 21 (Mon.) at Presbyterian L, 60-50 2014-15 RECORD.............................................20-11 (12-4) 31 (Thu.) at UNC Greensboro L, 103-56 JANUARY ixNORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LADY EAGLES (5-21, 3-12) 04 (Mon.) FURMAN W, 66-61 09 (Sat.) at S.C. State* L, 58-51 LOCATION......................................................Durham, N.C. 11 (Mon.) at Savannah St.* L, 57-39 CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) 16 (Sat.) NORFOLK ST.* W, 63-62 LAST GAME.....................................W, 65-61, Feb. 29, 2016 18 (Mon.) HAMPTON* L, 76-42 vs. Savannah State (Durham, N.C.) 27 (Wed.) at Delaware St.* L, 66-56 HEAD COACH.........................Vanessa Taylor (Tuskegee, ‘91) NCCU RECORD................................4th Season, 25-89 (.219) FEBRUARY CAREER RECORD......................22nd Season, 323-296 (.522) 01 (Mon.) at Florida A&M* L, 55-45 06 (Sat.) NORTH CAROLINA A&T* L, 76-54 2014-15 RECORD...............................................7-22 (5-11) 08 (Mon.) at Johnson & Wales W, 68-58 13 (Sat.) BETHUNE-COOKMAN* L, 63-46 GAME NOTES 15 (Mon.) FLORIDA A&M* L, 69-54 NCCU (5-21, 3-12) snapped a nine-game MEAC losing streak with a 65-61 home win over Savannah State on 18 (Thurs.) at Coppin St.* L, 63-46 Monday. The Lady Eagles committed a season-low 12 turnovers in the victory and senior Tisha Dixon and sopho- 20 (Sat.) at Morgan St.* L, 66-55 more Kierona Morton both set new single-game scoring high marks with 19 and 10 points, respectively. Dixon, who 27 (Sat.) at Bethune-Cookman* L, 62-50 leads NCCU with 10.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, registered her fi fth double-double of the season (12th of 29 (Mon.) SAVANNAH ST.* W, 65-51 her career). Junior Morgan Jones paces the Lady Eagles with 10.1 points and 1.7 steals per game while freshman MARCH Chantal Thomas dishes out a team-best 2.2 assists per game. Freshman Dominique Adams (5.3 ppg), Thomas (5.0) 03 (Thu.) at North Carolina A&T* 5:30 PM and junior Monique Whaley-Briggs (4.2) all supply sumplemental off ense. NCAT (15-11, 10-4) had a fi ve-game win streak come to an end in a 65-41 road loss at Bethune-Cookman on 7-12 MEAC Tournament TBD Monday. The Aggies and Wildcats are in a three-way tie for fi rst place in the MEAC standings with Hampton going Norfolk Scope Arena into the fi nal regular season games of the season on Thursday. North Carolina A&T is the preseason favorite in the league and is led by Senior Aprill McRae, who is a two-time All-MEAC selection. McRae is shooting 51.9-percent from the fi eld and averaging 12.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest. Junior Dana Brown pours in 11.0 points and sophomore Kala Green buckets 9.7 points per game. Senior Christina Carter chips in 7.7 points and 3.9 assists. NCCU VS. NCAT NCCU LINEUP assisstsff f SERIES......................................NCAT leads 31-7 PROBABLE STARTERS LAST MEETING...................L, 76-54, Feb. 6, 2016 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG vs. North Carolina A&T (Durham, N.C.) 3 Chantal Thomas G Jr. 5-6 25/10 5.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 STREAK..........................................NCAT last 12 12 Dominique Adams G Fr. 5-7 26/8 5.3 3.9 1.2 0.9 23 Morgan Jones G Jr. 5-9 23/23 10.1 3.5 2.0 1.7 TV/VIDEO.................................NCATAggies.com 25 Tisha Dixon F Sr. 5-11 26/26 10.7 7.9 0.8 1.2 AUDIO..............................NCCU Sports Network 35 Kierona Morton F So. 6-1 26/24 2.3 4.2 0.3 0.3 STATS...............................NCCUEaglePride.com FIRST OFF THE BENCH TWITTER..................................@NCCUAthletiss 4 Kristin Askew G Sr. 5-5 21/17 7.1 1.0 1.7 0.7 @NCCUWBB (#AllIn) 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs G R-Jr. 5-8 26/18 4.2 1.5 0.7 0.5 FACEBOOK................../NCCUWomensBasketball 22 Deja McCain F Fr. 5-10 26/0 2.7 3.7 0.3 0.1 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 0 Rodneysha Martin Fr. G 5-5 Olive Branch, Miss. / Horn Lake HS 3 Chantal Thomas Jr. G 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa. / Arizona Western College 4 Kristin Askew Sr G 5-6 Arlington, Texas / Southern Methodist University 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs R-Jr. G 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa. / G.W. Carver HS 12 Dominique Adams Fr. G 5-7 Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds HS 15 Jayla Calhoun Fr. G 5-10 Houston, Texas / Summer Creek HS 20 Tyshay Britten R-Jr. C 6-4 Norristown, Pa. / Manor College 22 Deja McCain Fr. F 5-10 Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell HS 23 Morgan Jones Jr. G 5-9 Stockbridge, Ga. / Woodland HS 25 Tisha Dixon Sr. F 5-11 Kinston, N.C. / Kinston HS 35 Kierona Morton Fr. F 6-1 Paterson, N.J. / Passaic County Technical Institute 40 Brianna Best Fr. F 5-10 Greensboro, N.C. / Rockingham County HS 42 Maya Jackson R-Fr. F 6-2 Florence, S.C. / West Florence HS 44/52 Natalie Udoye Fr. C 6-4 Edison, N.J. / Edison HS HEAD COACH: Vanessa Taylor (Fourth Season) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Kendra Eaton ASSISTANT HEAD COACH: L’Tona Lamonte ASSISTANT COACH: Shemika Mintz GRADUATE ASSISTANT/DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Dexter Jenkins RETURNERS NCCU QUICK FACTS 4 Kristin Askew SCHOOL NAME.............North Carolina Central University NCCU Women’s Basketball SID....................Kevin Buczek 10 Monique Whaley Briggs CITY/ZIP.........................................Durham, N.C. 27707 23 Morgan Jones SID EMAIL [email protected] FOUNDED..........................1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard SID OFFICE PHONE..................................(919)530-6017 25 Tisha Dixon ENROLLMENT........................................................8,155 35 Kierona Morton SID WORK CELL PHONE..........................(919) 428-8099 NICKNAME....................................Eagles or Lady Eagles MAILING ADDRESS.....116 McDougald-McClendon Arena NEWCOMERS SCHOOL COLORS.....................................Maroon & Gray Durham, NC 27707 ARENA NAME....................McDougald-McLendon Arena 0 Rodneysha Martin CAPACITY..............................................................3,116 2014-15 OVERALL RECORD......................................7-22 3 Chantal Thomas (Transfer) NATIONAL AFFILIATION...........................NCAA Division I 2014-15 MEAC RECORD...........................................5-11 12 Dominique Adams CONFERENCE................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2014-15 HOME RECORD............................................6-7 15 Jayla Calhoun CHANCELLOR.........................Dr. Debra Saunders-White 2014-15 AWAY RECORD...........................................1-14 20 Tyshay Britten (Transfer) ALMA MATER....................................................Virginia 2014-15 NEUTRAL RECORD.......................................0-1 22 Deja McCain ATHLETICS DIRECTOR...........Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST...........................5/8 40 Brianna Best ALMA MATER (Year)..............George Washington (1989) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST......................................1/4 42 Maya Jackson (14-15 Redshirt) 52 Natalie Udoye STATISTICAL COMPARISON FRESHMEN NCAT CATEGORY NCCU 0 Rodneysha Martin 12 Dominique Adams 62.9 Points Per Game 51.3 15 Jayla Calhoun 58.9 Opponents Points Per Game 65.1 22 Deja McCain +4.0 Scoring Margin -13.8 40 Brianna Best 38.1% Field Goal Percentage 33.1% 42 Maya Jackson 37.5% Opp. Field Goal Percentage 42.5% 52 Natalie Udoye 30.3% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 27.3% 27.5% Opp. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 29.7% SOPHOMORES 69.5% Free Throw Percentage 64.3% 35 Kierona Morton 39.3 Rebounds Per Game 39.5 JUNIORS 38.2 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 39.1 +1.0 Rebounding Margin +0.4 3 Chantel Thomas 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs 5.3 3-Pointers Per Game 3.2 20 Tyshay Britten 4.9 Opp. 3-Pointers Per Game 4.6 23 Morgan Jones 1.5 Blocks Per Game 2.0 7.4 Steals Per Game 6.7 SENIORS 13.5 Assists Per Game 9.2 4 Kristen Askew 17.9 Turnovers Per Game 20.0 25 Tisha Dixon 20.7 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.1 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... MEAC 2015-16 (SINCE D1 TRANSITION) PRESEASON POLL MISCELLANEOUS STATS 1. North Carolina A&T 310 (10) Current Streak ........................................................Won 1 TEAM SCORING 2. Hampton 307 (10) Current Home Streak .............................................. Won 1 NCCU scored 100+ points N/A Current Road/Neutral Streak ...................................Lost 3 3. Maryland Eastern Shore 259 (3) Last Win ......................Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) An opponent scored 100+ points 103 at UNCG (12/31/15) Last Home Win ...........Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) 4. Savannah State 239 (1) Last Road Win ..............Feb. 8 at Johnson & Wales (68-58) NCCU scored 90+ points 95 vs.