2015-16 Women's Basketball Game Notes

2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

North Carolina Central University • McDougald-McLendon Arena, Room 116 • 1801 Fayetteville Street • Durham, NC 27707
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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.)

21 (Sat.)

CAMPBELL

at Nebraska

at Longwood

at Winthrop

L, 57-48

L, 88-47

L, 60-49

L, 62-39

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY AGGIES (15-11, 11-4)

24 (Tues.)

28 (Sat.)

LOCATION.................................................Greensboro, N.C. CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) LAST GAME......................................L, 65-41, Feb. 29, 2016 at Bethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
HEAD COACH........................Tarrell Robinson (N.C. A&T, ‘01) NCAT RECORD................................4th Season, 81-29 (.736) CAREER RECORD............................4th Season, 81-29 (.736) 2014-15 RECORD.............................................20-11 (12-4)

DECEMBER

02 (Wed.)

05 (Sat.)

at Charlotte

UMES*

L, 67-52

W, 49-46 L, 68-61

L, 60-37 L, 68-46 L, 60-50 L, 103-56

07 (Mon.)

15 (Tues.) 19 (Sat.)

HOWARD*

at Woﬀord at USC Upstate at Presbyterian at UNC Greensboro
21 (Mon.) 31 (Thu.)

JANUARY

04 (Mon.)

09 (Sat.) 11 (Mon.)

16 (Sat.) 18 (Mon.)

27 (Wed.)

ix

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LADY EAGLES (5-21, 3-12)

FURMAN

W, 66-61

L, 58-51 L, 57-39

W, 63-62 L, 76-42

L, 66-56

LOCATION......................................................Durham, N.C. CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) LAST GAME.....................................W, 65-61, Feb. 29, 2016 vs. Savannah State (Durham, N.C.)
HEAD COACH.........................Vanessa Taylor (Tuskegee, ‘91) NCCU RECORD................................4th Season, 25-89 (.219) CAREER RECORD......................22nd Season, 323-296 (.522) 2014-15 RECORD...............................................7-22 (5-11)

at S.C. State* at Savannah St.*

NORFOLK ST.* HAMPTON*

at Delaware St.*

FEBRUARY

01 (Mon.)

06 (Sat.)

08 (Mon.)

13 (Sat.) 15 (Mon.)

18 (Thurs.) 20 (Sat.)

at Florida A&M*

L, 55-45

L, 76-54

W, 68-58

NORTH CAROLINA A&T*

at Johnson & Wales

BETHUNE-COOKMAN* L, 63-46

GAME NOTES

FLORIDA A&M*

at Coppin St.*

L, 69-54

L, 63-46 L, 66-55 L, 62-50

W, 65-51

NCCU (5-21, 3-12) snapped a nine-game MEAC losing streak with a 65-61 home win over Savannah State on Monday. The Lady Eagles committed a season-low 12 turnovers in the victory and senior Tisha Dixon and sophomore Kierona Morton both set new single-game scoring high marks with 19 and 10 points, respectively. Dixon, who leads NCCU with 10.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, registered her ﬁfth double-double of the season (12th of her career). Junior Morgan Jones paces the Lady Eagles with 10.1 points and 1.7 steals per game while freshman Chantal Thomas dishes out a team-best 2.2 assists per game. Freshman Dominique Adams (5.3 ppg), Thomas (5.0) and junior Monique Whaley-Briggs (4.2) all supply sumplemental oﬀense.

at Morgan St.*

27 (Sat.)

at Bethune-Cookman*

SAVANNAH ST.*

29 (Mon.)

MARCH

03 (Thu.)

7-12

at North Carolina A&T*

MEAC Tournament Norfolk Scope Arena

5:30 PM

NCAT (15-11, 10-4) had a five-game win streak come to an end in a 65-41 road loss at Bethune-Cookman on Monday. The Aggies and Wildcats are in a three-way tie for first place in the MEAC standings with Hampton going into the final 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 field 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.

TBD

NCCU VS. NCAT

NCCU LINEUP

assisstsﬀf

PROBABLE STARTERS
SERIES......................................NCAT leads 31-7

LAST MEETING...................L, 76-54, Feb. 6, 2016 vs. North Carolina A&T (Durham, N.C.)
STREAK..........................................NCAT last 12 TV/VIDEO.................................NCATAggies.com AUDIO..............................NCCU Sports Network STATS...............................NCCUEaglePride.com TWITTER..................................@NCCUAthletiss
@NCCUWBB (#AllIn)

No. Name

Pos. Yr.

Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG

3

Chantal Thomas

G

GGF

Jr.

5-6 25/10

5-7 26/8 5-9 23/23 5-11 26/26 6-1 26/24
5.0 5.3
3.0 3.9
2.2 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.3
0.8 0.9 1.7 1.2 0.3
12 23 25 35
Dominique Adams Morgan Jones Tisha Dixon
Fr.

Jr.

10.1 3.5

10.7 7.9

Sr.

So.

Kierona Morton

F

2.3

4.2

FIRST OFF THE BENCH

410
Kristin Askew Monique Whaley-Briggs
GGF
Sr. R-Jr. Fr.
5-5 21/17 5-8 26/18 5-10 26/0
7.1 4.2 2.7
1.0 1.5 3.7
1.7 0.7 0.3
0.7 0.5 0.1

FACEBOOK................../NCCUWomensBasketball 22 Deja McCain

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ROSTER

No.

03

Name

Cl.

Fr. Jr. Sr R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr.

Pos.

GGGGGGCFGFFF

Ht.

5-5 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-10 6-4 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2

Hometown / Previous School

Rodneysha Martin Chantal Thomas Kristin Askew Monique Whaley-Briggs Dominique Adams Jayla Calhoun Tyshay Britten Deja McCain Morgan Jones Tisha Dixon Kierona Morton Brianna Best
Olive Branch, Miss. / Horn Lake HS Philadelphia, Pa. / Arizona Western College Arlington, Texas / Southern Methodist University Philadelphia, Pa. / G.W. Carver HS Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds HS Houston, Texas / Summer Creek HS Norristown, Pa. / Manor College Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell HS Stockbridge, Ga. / Woodland HS Kinston, N.C. / Kinston HS Paterson, N.J. / Passaic County Technical Institute Greensboro, N.C. / Rockingham County HS Florence, S.C. / West Florence HS Edison, N.J. / Edison HS
410 12 15 20 22 23 25 35 40 42
Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr.

Maya Jackson

F

C

44/52 Natalie Udoye

6-4

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

NCCU QUICK FACTS
RETURNERS

4

Kristin Askew

SCHOOL NAME.............North Carolina Central University

CITY/ZIP.........................................Durham, N.C. 27707 FOUNDED..........................1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard ENROLLMENT........................................................8,155 NICKNAME....................................Eagles or Lady Eagles SCHOOL COLORS.....................................Maroon & Gray ARENA NAME....................McDougald-McLendon Arena CAPACITY..............................................................3,116 NATIONAL AFFILIATION...........................NCAA Division I CONFERENCE................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference CHANCELLOR.........................Dr. Debra Saunders-White ALMA MATER....................................................Virginia ATHLETICS DIRECTOR...........Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. ALMA MATER (Year)..............George Washington (1989)
NCCU Women’s Basketball SID....................Kevin Buczek SID EMAIL [email protected] SID OFFICE PHONE..................................(919)530-6017 SID WORK CELL PHONE..........................(919) 428-8099 MAILING ADDRESS.....116 McDougald-McClendon Arena
Durham, NC 27707
10 Monique Whaley Briggs 23 Morgan Jones 25 Tisha Dixon 35 Kierona Morton

NEWCOMERS

03
Rodneysha Martin Chantal Thomas (Transfer)
2014-15 OVERALL RECORD......................................7-22 2014-15 MEAC RECORD...........................................5-11 2014-15 HOME RECORD............................................6-7 2014-15 AWAY RECORD...........................................1-14 2014-15 NEUTRAL RECORD.......................................0-1 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST...........................5/8 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST......................................1/4
12 Dominique Adams 15 Jayla Calhoun 20 Tyshay Britten (Transfer) 22 Deja McCain 40 Brianna Best 42 Maya Jackson (14-15 Redshirt) 52 Natalie Udoye

STATISTICAL COMPARISON
FRESHMEN

NCAT

62.9 58.9 +4.0
38.1% 37.5% 30.3% 27.5% 69.5%
39.3 38.2 +1.0
5.3

CATEGORY

NCCU

51.3 65.1
-13.8
33.1% 42.5% 27.3% 29.7% 64.3%
39.5 39.1 +0.4
3.2

0

Rodneysha Martin

Points Per Game
Opponents Points Per Game
Scoring Margin

12 Dominique Adams 15 Jayla Calhoun 22 Deja McCain

Field Goal Percentage
Opp. Field Goal Percentage
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
Opp. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game

40 Brianna Best 42 Maya Jackson 52 Natalie Udoye

SOPHOMORES

35 Kierona Morton

Opp. Rebounds Per Game
Rebounding Margin

JUNIORS

3

Chantel Thomas

3-Pointers Per Game

10 Monique Whaley-Briggs 20 Tyshay Britten

4.9

Opp. 3-Pointers Per Game

Blocks Per Game
4.6
1.5 7.4
13.5 17.9 20.7
2.0

23 Morgan Jones

Steals Per Game

6.7

SENIORS

Assists Per Game

9.2

Turnovers Per Game

20.0

15.1

4

Kristen Askew

25 Tisha Dixon

Opp. Turnovers Per Game

2015-16
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

MEAC
PRESEASON POLL

(SINCE D1 TRANSITION)

1. North Carolina A&T 2. Hampton 3. Maryland Eastern Shore 4. Savannah State 5. Norfolk State 6. Bethune-Cookman 7. Coppin State 8. South Carolina State 9. Morgan State 10. Florida A&M 11. Howard 12. North Carolina Central 13. Delaware State
310 (10)

Current Streak ........................................................ Won 1 Current Home Streak .............................................. Won 1 Current Road/Neutral Streak ................................... Lost 3 Last Win...................... Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) Last Home Win ........... Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) Last Road Win.............. Feb. 8 at Johnson & Wales (68-58) Last Home Loss................Feb. 15 vs. Florida A&M (69-54) Last Road Loss ........Feb. 27 at Bethune-Cookman (62-50)

TEAM SCORING

307 (10)
259 (3) 239 (1)
225 212
180 (2)
162
NCCU scored 100+ points An opponent scored 100+ points NCCU scored 90+ points An opponent scored 90+ points NCCU scored 80+ points
N/A
103 at UNCG (12/31/15)
95 vs. Fayetteville State (12/8/07)
90 by (1/2) South Carolina (12/1/14)
89 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/25/13)
88 by Nebraska (11/21/15)

2015-16 RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP

An opponent scored 80+ points

ASKEW (G), BRIGGS (G), JONES (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F)...3-11 THOMAS (G), BRIGGS (G), JONES (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F)...1-1 THOMAS (G), ADAMS (G), JONES (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F)...1-4 THOMAS (G), ADAMS (G), BRIGGS (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F).0-1 THOMAS (G), ADAMS (G), BRIGGS (G), DIXON (F), BRITTEN (F) .0-1 ASKEW (G), THOMAS (G), DIXON (F), BRITTEN (F), JACKSON (F)0-1 ASKEW (G), MARTIN (G), JONES (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F)....0-1 ASKEW (G), ADMAS (G), JONES (G), DIXON (F), MORTON (F).....0-1

138 119
89 69

MARGIN OF VICTORY

NCCU won by 50+ points An opponent won by 50+ points 64, 90-26 vs. (1/2) South Carolina (12/1/14) NCCU won by 40+ points An opponent won by 40+ points NCCU won by 30+ points An opponent won by 30+ points
N/A
57
N/A

47, 103-56 at UNCG (12/31/15)
31, 89-59 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/25/13)
34, 76-42 vs. Hampton (1/18/16)

Double-Doubles (Career)

Tisha Dixon..............................................................5 (12)

LADY EAGLES IN
THE MEAC

Preseason Player of the Year:

Malia Tate-DeFreiitas, Hampton

Games As Leading Scorer

Tisha Dixon................................................................... 10 Morgan Jones....... .......................................................... 8 Kristin Askew.................................................................. 3 Chantal Thomas.............................................................. 3 Dominique Adams.......................................................... 2 Monique Whaley-Briggs................................................. 1 Rodneysha Martin....... ................................................... 1

FIRST TEAM

Name

School

Hampton

OVERTIME

NCCU won in overtime NCCU lost in overtime
Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Jr., G Kenya Hendrix, Jr., G Adriana Nazario, Sr., G/F Kayla Roberts, So., F Kailyn Williams, Jr., C
56-54 (OT) vs. South Carolina State (1/10/15) 66-60 (2-OT) vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8/14)
Savannah St.
NorthCarolinaA&T
Norfolk St.

Game As Leading Rebounder

Tisha Dixon................................................................... 15 Dominique Adams.......................................................... 4 Deja McCain.................................................................... 4 Tyshay Britten................................................................. 2 Kierona Morton....... ....................................................... 2 Morgan Jones....... .......................................................... 1

Bethune-Cookman

RANKINGS

NCCU defeated a ranked opponent NCCU lost to a ranked opponent

SECOND TEAM

Name

Kendra Cooper, Jr., G Braennan Farrar, So., G Jordan Swails, Sr., G/F Alexis Udojii, Sr., F Aprill McRae, Sr., C

School

Bethune-Cookman
Morgan St.
N/A

Game As Leader in Assists

Morgan Jones ............................................................... 11 Chantal Thomas............................................................ 11 Kristin Askew.................................................................. 7 Dominique Adams.......................................................... 5 Tisha Dixon..................................................................... 2 Jayla Calhoun....... .......................................................... 1 Monique Whaley-Briggs................................................. 1 Deja McCain.................................................................... 1

70-25 vs. No. 20/22 Syracuse (12/14/14)
Coppin St.
UMES
NorthCarolinaA&T

POINTS

A NCCU player scored 40+ points An opponent scored 40+ points A NCCU player scored 30+ points
N/A N/A

THIRD TEAM

Name Ryan Jordan, Sr., G Christina Carter, Sr., G Toni Greer, Sr., G/F Amber Bogard, Sr., F Victoria Gonzales, Sr., C
School Hampton
NorthCarolinaA&T SouthCarolinaSt.
Delaware St.
Howard

Game As Leader in Blocks

32 by Joanna Miller vs. UMES (1/7/10)

Tyshay Britten................................................................. 5 Kierona Morton....... ....................................................... 5 Jayla Calhoun ................................................................. 5 Tisha Dixon..................................................................... 4 Maya Jackson....... .......................................................... 4 Morgan Jones ................................................................. 4 Dominique Adams.......................................................... 3 Deja McCain.................................................................... 2 Briianna Best....... ........................................................... 1

An opponent scored 30+ points 30 by Malia Tate-DeFreitas from Hampton (1/19/15)

REBOUNDS

A NCCU player had 20+ rebounds An opponent had 20+ rebounds A NCCU player had 15+ rebounds 16 by Racquel Davis vs. Coppin State (1/24/15)

An opponent 15+ rebounds 15 by Kailyn Williams of Bethune-Cookman (2/14/15)

LADY EAGLES IN

THE MEAC ^{(thru 3/2)}

N/A N/A

Game As Leader in Steals

SCORING

18th

REBOUNDING
AVG/GAME

Morgan Jones ............................................................... 11 Tisha Dixon..................................................................... 8 Dominique Adams.......................................................... 6 Chantal Thomas.............................................................. 4 Kristin Askew.................................................................. 2 Rodneysha Martin....... ................................................... 2 Tyshay Britten................................................................. 1

Tisha Dixon

10.7

AVG/GAME

7.9

7th

Tisha Dixon

FIELD GOAL PCT

PCT

N/A

PCT

N/A

ASSISTS

20-Plus Point Games

A NCCU player had 10+ assists 10 by LaVonna Hailey vs. Longwood (1/13/09) An opponent had 10+ assists

Kristin Askew.................................................................. 1 Morgan Jones ................................................................. 1

FREE THROW PCT STEALS

10 by Genesis Lucas from Coppin St. (2/18/16)

Double-Figure Scoring Games