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NORFOLK STATE GAME 23 | ROAD GAME 12 MONDAY, FEB. 11 | 4 P.M. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 2018-19 GAME NOTES AL LAWSON CENTER 2018-19 Schedule/Results NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (11-11, 6-3 MEAC) (11-11, 6-3 MEAC) HEAD COACH: LARRY VICKERS (NORFOLK STATE ‘07) RECORD AT NSU: 47-45 (FOURTH SEASON) November (3-4) CAREER RECORD: SAME Tue. 6 Ole Miss ............................... L, 60-42 Fri. 9 Old Dominion........................ L, 69-53 RECORD VS. FLORIDA A&M: 2-2 Tue. 13 Cheyney ............................. W, 93-40 Sun. 18 Navy .................................... W, 65-58 FLORIDA A&M LADY RATTLERS (3-19, 1-9 MEAC) Tue. 20 Campbell ............................. L, 57-49 HEAD COACH: LeDAWN GIBSON (WARNER SOUTHERN ‘00) Sat. 24 Lehigh!.................................. L, 62-41 RECORD AT FAMU: 144-183 (11TH SEASON) Sun. 25 Liberty!................................. W, 66-53 CAREER RECORD: SAME December (2-4) RECORD VS. NORFOLK STATE: 9-4 Sun. 9 La Salle ................................ L, 62-52 Wed. 12 Longwood .......................... W, 74-42 The Opening Tip: Bethune-Cookman outscored Norfolk Sat. 15 High Point ............................. L, 83-51 State 23-9 over the final 6:10 of the game to erase a 49- GAME CENTER Date: Monday, Feb. 11 Tue. 18 St. Augustine’s .................. W, 71-38 42 deficit en route to a 65-58 win inside Moore Gymnasi- Fri. 21 William & Mary .................... L, 55-44 um on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats rallied off Time: 4 p.m. Sun. 30 Wake Forest ......................... L, 63-61 14-unanswered during the run to turn a seven-point deficit Site: Tallahassee, Fla. into a seven-point advantage. Al Lawson Center (9,639) January (6-1) Stream: None Sat. 5 Delaware State* ................. W, 63-50 • The Spartans led for over 80 percent of the game and Radio: Mon. 7 Florida A&M* ...................... W, 60-58 did not trail for the first 26 minutes and 53 seconds of ac- WNSB Hot 91.1 FM Sat. 12 Coppin State* ...................... W, 68-63 tion but could not slow down B-CU in the fourth quarter, Stats: None Mon. 14 Bethune-Cookman* ........... W, 57-50 where the Lady Wildcats outscored NSU 25-16. Series History: 8-24 Sat. 19 Savannah State* ................. W, 78-42 Mon. 21 South Carolina State* .......... W, 57-50 STAT LEADERS Sat. 26 Maryland Eastern Shore* ... L, 59-43 • Bethune-Cookman shot 55.6 percent in the fourth quarter and made 15 free throws on 19 attempts. An early POINTS February (0-2) 7-0 run in the fourth gave NSU a 49-42 edge with 6:28 re- La’Deja James (13.5) Sat. 2 Howard*................................ L, 74-70 maining, but the Spartans managed only nine more points Sat. 9 Bethune-Cookman* .............. L, 65-58 and were 3-of-11 from the field to close out the game. Mon. 11 Florida A&M* ............................4 p.m. REBOUNDS Sat. 16 North Carolina Central* ......... 4 p.m. • Back-to-back layups from Chasimmie Brown Khadedra Croker (5.7) Mon. 18 North Carolina A&T* .........5:30 p.m. kickstarted Bethune-Cookman’s comeback effort, and her Sat. 23 Morgan State* ..........................2 p.m. second bucket cut the deficit to 49-46 with 5:26 left on the clock. Brown was a handful throughout the game and fin- ASSISTS March (0-0) ished with a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double. Eleven Dana Echols (5.3) Sat. 2 Coppin State* ......................... 4 p.m. of her 15 points came in the second half, where she was Mon. 4 Delaware State* ..................5:30 p.m. 3-of-4 from the floor. Thu. 7 Howard* .............................5:30 p.m. STEALS Mon. 11- MEAC Tournament+ ....................TBA • Trailing by just one point, Angel Golden put B-CU ahead La’Deja James (2.6) Sat. 16 for good with her jumper at the 3:39 mark. Scott put the Lady Wildcats up by three on her basket in the paint, All home games in bold BLOCKS and Bethune-Cookman capped its 14-0 run with four foul ! Christmas City Classic Khadedra Croker (2.1) (Bethlehem, Pa.) shots. * Denotes MEAC Contest + Norfolk, Va., Scope Arena PROBABLE NORFOLK STATE STARTERS AND RESERVES For More Information, Contact: No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes 1 Raven Russell G 11.0 4.7 1.8 15th in career FG% (45.3) Matt Wurzburger, 4 Kendrea Dawkins F 9.5 5.0 1.0 12.3 pts, 6.2 rebs in MEAC games NSU Sports Information Assistant 13 Alexys Long G/F 10.0 3.4 1.4 Shooting 43.2% from deep in MEAC games 15 Dana Echols G 6.0 4.9 5.3 1st in the MEAC in assists per game (5.3) Mailing Address: 44 Khadedra Croker F/C 6.9 5.7 1.3 2nd in D-I in career blks per game (2.8) NSU Sports Information Office Off the Bench 700 Park Ave. • Norfolk, VA 23504 0 Zairya West G 1.4 0.5 0.5 Hit one 3-pointer at SSU Office Phone: 757.823.2628 2 Danyael Goodhope G 4.3 1.8 1.9 Avg. 2.7 steals in last 6 games 5 Jameila Barrett G 1.6 0.8 0.1 Season-high eight points vs. Cheyney Cell Phone: 540.392.2711 10 La’Deja James G 13.5 4.9 1.1 Avging 16 points in MEAC games : [email protected] 11 Armani Franklin G 1.5 0.9 1.1 Returned from 9 game absence at B-CU Email 22 Shekinah Howard G/F 1.2 1.3 0.2 5 pts, 5 rebs vs. Cheyney Website: www.nsuspartans.com 30 De’Janaire Deas F/C 4.9 4.0 0.7 5 pts, 4 rebs, 1 stl vs. MDES NORFOLK STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 • Norfolk State led 24-19 at the break ing scorer, managed only three points in 10 NSU Quick Facts following a defensive struggle in the first half. minutes of action. Moye averages 11.1 points General Information The Spartans limited Bethune-Cookman to per game, the 15th-best scoring output in the Location ...............................................Norfolk, Va. 23.1-percent shooting (6-of-26) in the half but MEAC, and shoots 34.1 percent on 3-pointers. Founded ........................................................ 1935 managed only 28.6 percent (10-of-35) them- Enrollment .................................................... 5,350 selves. • In the game, the Lady Rattlers gave the ball Nickname.................................................Spartans away 22 times and were minus-14 in the re- School Colors .................................. Green & Gold Affiliation ..................................................Division I • NSU opened the game on a 6-0 run and led bounding battle. For the season, FAMU ranks Conference ..................................................MEAC wire-to-wire in the half. Alexys Long contributed last in turnover margin (minus-5.68), total turn- Home Arena................ Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) four of the first six points, and the Spartan de- overs (22.8) and are 11th out of 12 teams in Interim President .................................Melvin Stith fense held the Lady Wildcats scoreless for the rebounding margin (minus-6.5). Athletics Director .............................Marty L. Miller first five minutes of the quarter. Athletics Phone..............................(757) 823-8152 • Florida A&M enters Monday with the Ticket Office ...................................(757) 823-9009 • The Lady Wildcats came alive for the lowest-scoring offense in the MEAC, averaging Sports Information second half, shooting 52.4 percent from the only 51.0 points per game, and is being out- Women’s Basketball Contact ...... Matt Wurzburger field in the second and hitting three of their six scored by nearly 18 points per game. [email protected] 3-pointers. Golden scored 14 of her game-high Phone ............................................(757) 823-2628 25 in the half. All-Time Series vs. FAMU: Monday rep- Fax.............................................…(757) 823-8218 Press Row .....................................(757) 823-8195 resents the 33rd all-time contest between the Web site ............................. www.nsuspartans.com • Long ended the game with a team-best 17 two teams in a series that began in the 1996- Facebook ............................Norfolk State Athletics points and three 3-pointers. Kendrea Dawkins 97 season. The Lady Rattlers hold a 24-8 edge Twitter ...........................................@NSUSpartans and La’Deja James joined her in double fig- over the Spartans. Instagram............................................ nsuathletics ures with 14 and 12, respectively. In addition, YouTube ............................................. nsuathletics Dawkins shared the team lead with seven re- • After splitting the first six matchups, FAMU Address: ............NSU Office of Sports Information 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 bounds. dominated the series to the tune of a 17-2 re- cord between the 2000-01 and 2012-13 sea- Coaching Staff • Norfolk State blocked seven shots in the sons. A lone 52-47 NSU win in the 2005 MEAC Head Coach...................................... Larry Vickers defeat, with five coming from Khadedra Croker. Tournament split winning streaks of eight and Alma Mater ........................................ (NSU ‘07) Dana Echols added a game-high nine assists. nine games by the Lady Rattlers. Record at NSU ....................47-45 (4th season) Career Record ..........................................Same MEAC Record .....................29-22 (4th season) Sizing up FAMU: The Lady Rattlers dropped • The Spartans have won the last two Office Phone .............................(757) 823-2840 their fifth-straight game with an 81-59 loss to meetings, including a 60-58 decision in Norfolk Assistant Coach................................Lou Hamilton Howard on Saturday. HU shot 56.3 percent in earlier this season. In that game, NSU led by Alma Mater .................... (Fayetteville State ‘95) the second and outscored FAMU 52-30 in the 16 in the third quarter but needed a last-second Office Phone .............................(757) 823-8456 half. defensive stop to seal the win. Assistant Coach.............................Jasmine Young Alma Mater .......................... (East Carolina ‘09) Office Phone .............................(757) 823-2132 • Three Lady Rattlers reached double • NSU broke the game open with a 14-1 run to Assistant Coach..........................