MEAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 3 WEEK 3 -- 12/8-12/14 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE A GOLDEN PAST, A GLORIOUS FUTURE STANDINGS Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Hm Rd Neu Last 10 Streak Morgan State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 66.0 57.5 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 W 2 Howard 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 87.0 83.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 Delaware State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 58.0 51.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 N.C. Central 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-2 .333 68.3 86.7 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 L 2 Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-2 .333 65.3 69.7 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 L 1 Coppin State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0-1 .000 45.0 84.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L 1 South Carolina State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0-4 .000 46.8 80.0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 L 4 North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- *Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M and Maryland Eastern Shore have opted out of competition for the 2020-21 season GAMES THIS WEEK CONFERENCE NOTES Tuesday, December 8 Howard at Georgetown 1 p.m. MEAC OVERVIEW Coppin State at Saint Francis (Pa.) CANC. • The 2020-21 MEAC women’s basketball season will see eight of the league’s 11 programs competing (Bethune-Cookman, the de- Thursday, December 10 fending regular-season champion, Florida A&M and Maryland East- UMBC at Howard 5 p.m. ern Shore have opted out due to concerns over COVID-19) in a regular-season conference scheduling format that has yet to be Saturday, December 12 determined. With three schools opting out, the league slate origi- UNC Asheville at SC State 2 p.m. nally announced in the fall needs to be re-worked, and particulars have not yet been officially announced. Divisional play was origi- Sunday, December 13 nally floated as an option in an effort to reduce travel time, reduce Norfolk State at Wake Forest 12 p.m. missed class time, and prevent the need for air travel. George Washington at Howard 2 p.m. Monday, December 14 THE SEASON THAT WAS North Carolina A&T at UNCG 6 p.m. • The 2019-20 MEAC women’s basketball regular season saw NC Central at Appalachian State 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman on top of the proverbial mountain after going 15-1 in league play. Norfolk State and Morgan State tied for second, NOTE: games and times are subject to change while preseason favorite North Carolina A&T State wound up fourth and rival North Carolina Central was fifth. Delaware State, in sixth, got the last first-round bye. The tournament was suspended during the quarterfinal round because of the COVID-19 pandemic. GAMES LAST WEEK 2021 MEAC TOURNAMENT • The 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament is currently scheduled to Tuesday, December 1 Monday, December 7 return to Norfolk Scope Arena in downtown Norfolk, Va. on March Morgan State at Marshall CANC. High Point 87, NC Central 56 10-13, 2021. This season, the top four teams in each division will Liberty 76, Norfolk State 53 UNC Wilmington 69, SC State 56 qualify for the tournament, which will begin on Wednesday, March 10, with the quarterfinal round. Quarterfinal and semifinal games Wednesday, December 2 will be streamed live on FloHoops, and the championship game on Delaware at Delaware State CANC. Saturday, March 13 will be streamed live on ESPN3 and rebroadcast Winthrop 65, SC State 47 on ESPNU. Coppin State at Mount St. Mary’s CANC. Thursday, December 3 North Carolina 98, SC State 28 Saturday, December 5 MEAC MEDIA CONTACT Coppin State at Maryland CANC. Delaware State 58, Rider 51 Jeff Cunningham Norfolk State at Robert Morris CANC. Assistant Director of Media Relations Morgan State 65, Saint Peter’s 57 Email: [email protected] Phone: 757-951-2055 1 [ MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | 2020-21 SEASON | MEACSPORTS.COM | @MEACSPORTS ] MEAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 3 MEDIA INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEAC CONTACT INFO STAFF MEAC W BASKETBALL 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Senior Associate Commissioner: Sonja Stills MEDIA CONTACTS Main: (757) 951-2055 Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Fax: (757) 951-2067 Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Maurice Williams Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Championship & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia Easley Sivells BETHUNE-COOKMAN Business Manager: Deborah Davis Dan Ryan Administrative Assistant: Destinee Wright [email protected] Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: Larry Rose (386) 481-2240 Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: Taiqua Stewart COPPIN STATE MEAC QUICK FACTS TEAM MEDIA* Steven Kramer The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) COPPIN STATE [email protected] celebrates its 50th year of intercollegiate com- Radio: WNST 1570 (410) 951-3729 petition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Video: coppinstatesports.com Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up DELAWARE STATE DELAWARE STATE Derrick Slayton of 11 outstanding historically black institutions Radio: WDSU-TV [email protected] across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman Video: DSUHornets.com (302) 857-6239 University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard MORGAN STATE Radio: WEAA 88.9 FM FLORIDA A&M University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Curtis Ford morganstatebears.com Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, Video: [email protected] North Carolina A&T State University, North Caro- NORFOLK STATE (850) 599-3736 lina Central University and South Carolina State Radio: WGH Star 1310 AM University. Video: Spartan Showcase HOWARD Derek Bryant NORTH CAROLINA A&T The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports [email protected] Radio: WEAL 1510 AM (202) 806-7184 with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postsea- Video: NCATAggies.com son competition in 15 of them: baseball, bowling, MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and wom- NC CENTRAL NCCUEaglePride.com Shawn Yonker en’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, Radio: Video: NCCUEaglePride.com [email protected] men’s and women’s track and field, softball, vol- (410) 651-6289 leyball and men’s golf. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Radio: ESPN 1230 AM MORGAN STATE SOCIAL MEDIA Kevin Paige Fans and media members are invited to follow [email protected] the latest Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foot- (443) 885-3009 ball news through social media. The MEAC Twit- MEAC PRESS ROW NUMBERS* Coppin State (410) 951-4269 NORFOLK STATE ter feed may be accessed @MEACSports and the Matt Michalec Delaware State (302) 730-5236 conference’s official Facebook page is available [email protected] @MEACSports. The MEAC’s Instagram handle is Howard (202) 806-7159 (757) 823-2628 @MEACSports. Morgan State (443) 885-4018 Norfolk State (757) 823-8195 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE WEEKLY RELEASE & STATISTICS N.C. A&T State (336) 334-7405 Will Toman N.C. Central (919) 536-7241 Media members may access PDF versions of the [email protected] South Carolina State (803) 536-8653 complete weekly release, including conference (336) 285-3609 and team-by-team statistics, on www.MEAC- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL sports.com. Regular updates of the weekly re- *B-CU, FAMU, and UMES have all opted out of the 2020-21 season Kevin Buczek lease will be distributed via e-mail from the con- [email protected] ference office. To be included on the distribution (919) 530-6017 list, send an e-mail request to Jeff Cunningham at [email protected]. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Kendrick Lewis [email protected] ANNUAL AWARDS (803) 536-7060 The MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference teams, league player of the year, defensive player, rookie and coach of the year. The awards will be announced in early March pri- or to the 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament. MEAC MEDIA CONTACT Jeff Cunningham Email: [email protected] 2 Phone: 757-951-2055 [ MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | 2020-21 SEASON | MEACSPORTS.COM | @MEACSPORTS ] MEAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 3 MEAC NOTES PLAYERS OF THE YEAR COACHES OF THE YEAR REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS Season Name School Season Name School 2019-20 Chanette Hicks NSU 2019-20 Ed Davis MSU 2019-20 Bethune-Cookman 2018-19 North Carolina A&T State 2018-19 NaJai Pollard DSU 2018-19 Fred Batchelor UMES 2017-18 Bethune-Cookman 2017-18 Angel Golden B-CU 2017-18 Vanessa Blair-Lewis B-CU North Carolina A&T State 2016-17 Te’Shya Heslip HOW 2016-17 Vanessa Blair-Lewis B-CU 2016-17 Bethune-Cookman 2015-16 M. Tate-DeFreitas HAM 2015-16 Vanessa Blair-Lewis B-CU 2015-16 Bethune-Cookman 2014-15 M. Tate-DeFreitas HAM 2014-15 Cedric Baker SSU North Carolina A&T State 2013-14 Jasmine Grice FAMU 2013-14 David Six HAM 2014-15 Hampton 2012-13 Keiara Avant HAM 2012-13 David Six HAM 2013-14 Hampton 2011-12 Antonia Bennett FAMU 2011-12 LeDawn Gibson FAMU 2012-13 Hampton 2010-11 Saadia Doyle HOW 2010-11 David Six HAM 2011-12 Hampton 2009-10 Corin Adams MSU 2009-10 Vanessa Blair-Lewis B-CU 2010-11 Hampton 2008-09 B.