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Eagles NCCU Basketball N.C. CENTRAL GAME JOHNSON & WALES Eagles Wildcats (1-3, 0-0 MEAC) 5 (6-1 USCAA) www.NCCUEaglePride.com charlotte.JWUathletics.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS Tuesday, Nov. 28 • 5:30 PM • Durham, N.C. • McDougald-McLendon Arena NOVEMBER 14 (Tues.) LONGWOOD W, 87-75 JOHNSON & WALES WILDCATS NCCU LADY EAGLES 21 (Tues.) at Wofford L, 56-77 22 (Wed.) #18 OREGON STATE L, 44-97 LOCATION...............................Charlotte, N.C. LOCATION................................Durham, N.C. 25 (Sat.) at Colorado State L, 48-85 CONFERENCE......................................USCAA CONFERENCE.................Mid-Eastern Athletic 28 (Tues.) JOHNSON & WALES 5:30 PM LAST GAME.........................W, 63-47, Nov. 26 LAST GAME..........................L, 48-85, Nov. 25 at Agnes Scott (Decatur, Ga.) at Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colo.) DECEMBER HEAD COACH.......Jennifer King (Guilford, ‘06) HEAD COACH.......Trisha Stafford-Odom (California, ‘92) 03 (Sun.) at UNCW 2:00 PM JWU RECORD......................2nd Season, 21-7 NCCU RECORD........................1st Season, 1-3 08 (Fri.) at Coastal Carolina 6:00 PM CAREER RECORD.................2nd Season, 21-7 CAREER RECORD................4th Season, 38-48 10 (Sun.) at Iowa State 1:00 PM 14 (Thurs.) at East Carolina 11:30 AM NCCU vs. JWU NCCU PROBABLE STARTERS 17 (Sun.) at Presbyterian 2:00 PM 19 (Tues.) at Elon 7:00 PM SERIES..............................................NCCU leads 2-0 40 Kieche White 5-4 Fr. G 4.3 PPG 21 (Thurs.) CAMPBELL 2:00 PM LAST MEETING....................W, 75-38, Nov. 18, 2016 00 Rodneysha Martin 5-5 Jr. G 16.8 PPG 30 (Sat.) at USC Upstate 4:30 PM vs. Johnson & Wales (Durham, N.C.) STREAK..............................................................W2 15 Jayla Calhoun 5-10 Jr. G 12.3 PPG AUDIO...................................NCCU Sports Network 05 Caira Benton 5-9 Jr. G 4.5 PPG JANUARY STATS.....................................NCCUEaglePride.com 10 Alyssa Thompson 6-1 Fr. F 4.3 RPG 03 (Wed.) at Delaware St.* 5:30 PM TWITTER...............@NCCUAthletics or @NCCUWBB 08 (Mon.) NORFOLK ST.* 5:30 PM 13 (Sat.) COPPIN ST.* 2:00 PM STATISTICAL COMPARISON 15 (Mon.) MORGAN ST.* 2:00 PM 20 (Sat..) at Howard* 2:00 PM JWU CATEGORY N.C. CENTRAL 22 (Mon.) at Md. Eastern Shore* 5:30 PM 80.4 Points Per Game 58.8 22 (Sat.) at North Carolina A&T* 2:00 PM 54.7 Opponents Points Per Game 83.5 +25.7 Scoring Margin -24.7 FEBRUARY 43.0% Field Goal Percentage 31.6% 03 (Sat.) DELAWARE ST.* 2:00 PM 30.1% Opp. Field Goal Percentage 44.0% 05 (Mon.) HAMPTON* 4:00 PM 26.0% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 25.0% 10 (Sat.) at Florida A&M* 4:00 PM 20.4% Opp. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 32.1% 12 (Mon.) at Bethune-Cookman* 5:30 PM 65.8% Free Throw Percentage 73.2% 17 (Sat.) MD. EASTERN SHORE* 2:00 PM 45.7 Rebounds Per Game 39.5 19 (Mon.) HOWARD* 4:00 PM 31.4 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 47.5 24 (Sat.) at South Carolina St.* 2:00 PM +14.3 Rebounding Margin -8.0 26 (Mon.) at Savannah St.* 6:00 PM 4.1 3-Pointers Per Game 4.8 8.0 Opp. 3-Pointers Per Game 6.3 MARCH 4.0 Blocks Per Game 3.0 01 (Thurs.) NORTH CAROLINA A&T* 5:30 PM 12.3 Steals Per Game 7.5 5-10 MEAC Tournament 14.9 Assists Per Game 9.8 Norfolk Scope Arena 17.7 Turnovers Per Game 21.8 24.0 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.8 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 0 Rodneysha Martin Jr. G 5-5 Olive Branch, Miss./Horn Lake HS 3 Sami Oliver-Alexander Jr. F 5-10 San Jose, Calif./Diablo Valley College 4 Paulina Afriyie So. F 5-11 Bronx, N.Y./Herbert H. Lehman HS 5 Caira Benton Jr. G 5-9 Duarte, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 10 Alyssa Thompson Fr. F 6-1 Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg HS 11 Jada Blow So. G 5-5 Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy 12 Dominique Adams Jr. G 5-7 Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds HS 15 Jayla Calhoun Jr. G 5-10 Houston, Texas/Summer Creek HS 22 Deja McCain Jr. F 5-10 Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell HS 33 Darria Hewitt So. F 5-10 Riverside, Calif./Riverside City College 35 Kierona Morton Sr. F 6-1 Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute 40 Kieche White Fr. G 5-4 Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate Academy 44 Ezinne Mbamalu R-Jr. C 6-2 Charlotte, N.C./Winthrop University RS Kayla Hall Fr. F 6-3 Queens, N.Y./Nazareth Regional HS HEAD COACH: Trisha Stafford-Odom (First Season) Pronunciation Guide ROD-knee-sha Martin KEE-shay White ASSISTANT COACH: Tynesha Lewis Paulina a-FREE-A EH-zin-AY Mbamalu (as it looks) ASSISTANT COACH: A.G. Hall KY-rah Benton TY-nee-sha Lewis DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Clarissa Adams KEER-row-nah or Kay Morton RETURNERS NCCU QUICK FACTS 0 Rodneysha Martin 4 Paulina Afriyie SCHOOL NAME.............North Carolina Central University NCCU Women’s Basketball SID....................Kevin Buczek 11 Jada Blow CITY/ZIP.........................................Durham, N.C. 27707 SID EMAIL [email protected] 12 Dominique Adams FOUNDED..........................1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard SID OFFICE PHONE..................................(919)530-6017 15 Jayla Calhoun ENROLLMENT........................................................8,096 SID WORK CELL PHONE..........................(919) 428-8099 22 Deja McCain NICKNAME..........................................................Eagles MAILING ADDRESS......116 McDougald-McLendon Arena 35 Kierona Morton SCHOOL COLORS.....................................Maroon & Gray Durham, NC 27707 ARENA NAME....................McDougald-McLendon Arena NEWCOMERS CAPACITY..............................................................3,116 2016-17 OVERALL RECORD......................................8-21 3 Sami Oliver-Alexander NATIONAL AFFILIATION...........................NCAA Division I 2016-17 MEAC RECORD.............................................7-9 5 Caira Benton CONFERENCE................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2016-17 HOME RECORD............................................6-8 10 Alyssa Thompson CHANCELLOR..............................Dr. Johnson O. Akinyele 2016-17 AWAY RECORD...........................................2-12 33 Darria Hewitt ALMA MATER...........................................Alabama A&M 2016-17 NEUTRAL RECORD.......................................0-1 40 Kieche White ATHLETICS DIRECTOR.......Dr. Ingrid Wicker McCree, Ed.D. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST...........................7/4 44 Ezinne Mbamalu ALMA MATER (Year)..............George Washington (1989) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST......................................3/2 RS Kayla Hall FRESHMEN 10 Alyssa Thompson 40 Kieche White RS Kayla Hall SOPHOMORES 4 Paulina Afriyie 11 Jada Blow 33 Darria Hewitt JUNIORS 0 Rodneysha Martin 3 Sami Oliver-Alexander 5 Caira Benton 12 Dominique Adams 15 Jayla Calhoun 22 Deja McCain 44 Ezinne Mbamalu SENIORS 35 Kierona Morton November 27, 2017 PREVIEW: @NCCUWBB Hosts Johnson & Wales Tuesday DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team returns home to play its fourth game in eight days when the Lady Eagles entertain Johnson & Wales University in non-conference play for a second straight season on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. N.C. Central Women’s Basketball The Eagles just returned from Fort Collins, Colorado, with an 85-48 loss to Colorado State University on Saturday. NCCU (1-3 Overall) was outrebounded by double digits and was held under 30-percent shooting for a second straight game against a pair of opponents that participated in the NCAA Tournament last year (CSU and #18 Oregon State). Junior guard Rodneysha Martin swished a season-high five 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 18 points against the Rams. Martin has scored in double digits in all four games and paces the Eagles with 16.8 points per game. The Olive Branch, Mississippi, product also leads NCCU with 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Fellow junior guard Jayla Calhoun provides 12.3 points per game. Calhoun and Martin, who are both firing at over 85% accuracy from the free throw line, have accounted for 49.3% of NCCU’s points this season as other 11 active players are all averaging less than five points per game. Freshman Alyssa Thompson and sophomore Paulina Afriyie are each providing four rebounds per game. NCCU will be playing Johnson & Wales for a third consecutive season. The Eagles knocked off the Wildcats 68-58 in Charlotte two seasons ago and 75-38 in Durham last year. Junior forward Deja McCain and junior guard Dominique Adams have had a couple big performances in those victories. McCain is averaging 11 points and nine rebounds in two outings against JWU while Adams has scored 10 points both times while averaging 8.5 rebounds. Johnson & Wales Women’s Basketball The Wildcats, who are representing the JWU Charlotte Campus, have won three consecutive games and are averaging over 80 points per game. Johnson & Wales (6-1 Overall) is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and have other athletic programs on their other campus locations in Miami, Florida, Denver, Colorado, and Providence, Rhode Island. JWU has played USCAA, NAIA, NCCAA and NCAA Division III opponents this season before playing its first NCAA DI foe in NCCU on Tuesday. A trio of Wildcats are averaging over 10 points per game in sophomore Ineesha Hankerson (12.6 ppg), senior Jaquana Pauling (12.0) and freshman guard Chase Muhammad (10.3). Hankerson and Pauling also lead JWU with 9.1 and 5.9 rebounds per game. That forward duo is shooting a combined 62% from the field on the season. Junior guard Bianca Covington adds 9.6 points and a team- best 2.0 steals per game for a squad averaging over 12 steals per contest. Pauling grabbed eight rebounds against NCCU last season, but both her and Hankerson were held to just two points apiece in that loss. Senior guard Vanderia Shackelford, who adds scoring depth for the Wildcats with 8.1 points per game, bucketed 19 points in a loss to the Eagles two seasons ago.