GAME 23 | MONDAY, FEB. 12 | 4 P.M. | NORFOLK, VA. (JOSEPH G. ECHOLS MEMORIAL HALL) Norfolk State Spartans (13-9, 6-4 MEAC) Delaware State Lady Hornets (4-19, 3-7 MEAC) Head Coach: Larry Vickers (Norfolk State ‘07) Head Coach: Barbara Burgess (Delaware State ‘90) Record at NSU: 31-32 (3rd Season) VS Record at DU: 16-67 (3rd season) Career Record: 31-32 (3rd Season) Career Record: 16-67 (3rd season) Record vs. DSU: 2-1 Record vs. NSU: 1-2 GAME INFORMATION NSU Schedule/Results (13-9, 6-4 MEAC) Date/Time: Monday, February 12 | 4 p.m. Site: Norfolk, Va. | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) November (2-4) Video: http://nsuspartans.com/watch/?Live=690&type=Live Sun. 12 VCU .................................. W, 66-52 Radio: Hot 91.1 FM, http://hot91.nsu.edu:8000/128 (Ross Gordon, Play-by-Play) Fri. 17 Navy .................................. L, 70-51 Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/wbball/ Tue. 21 Loyola (Md.) ..................... L, 61-58 Series Information: NSU trails 20-23 Fri. 24 Bowling Green! ................. L, 59-50 Sat. 25 St. Francis Brooklyn! ........ W, 52-51 The Opening Tip: Norfolk State snapped a 20-game road losing streak to Hampton with a 63-48 Wed. 29 High Point ......................... L, 59-56 result at the Convocation Center on Saturday. The Spartans last won in Hampton on Jan. 31, 1995. Overall, it is just the seventh win against the Lady Pirates since the turn of the century. December (5-1) Sat. 2 East Carolina .................... L, 51-46 • Alexys Long scored a game-high 19 points against HU and was dialed in, going 8-of-10 from the field Tue. 12 Towson ............................ W, 86-76 and 3-of-4 from deep. As a team, NSU out-shot the Lady Pirates in all three phases, shooting 44.4 Fri. 15 UNCG ............................... W, 64-63 Mon. 18 Campbell .......................... W, 53-27 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from deep. Thurs. 21 William & Mary ..........W, 80-74 (OT) Sat. 30 Longwood ......................... W, 64-45 • Norfolk State did commit a season-high 30 turnovers but held Hampton to 35.3 percent shooting, including a pivotal 18.8 from 3-point range. January (5-2) Wed. 3 Coppin State* .................. W, 71-57 • The Spartans led 24-22 at the break and scored the first nine points of the 3rd quarter to build a Sat. 6 North Carolina A&T* ................ PPD double-digit lead. Hampton went on a 7-0 run in the latter stages of the quarter, but Kendrea Dawkins Mon. 8 North Carolina Central* .... W, 75-60 halted the run with a 3-pointer with 2:49 left. Wed. 17 North Carolina A&T* ................ PPD Sat. 20 South Carolina State * ...... W, 71-67 • NSU shot 53.8 percent in the fourth quarter to put the game away. The Spartans scored 10-straight Mon. 22 Savannah State* ............... W, 78-58 to go ahead by 17 with 5:58 remaining -- the largest lead of the game. Sat. 27 Bethune-Cookman* ......... L, 58-51 Mon. 29 Florida A&M* ................... W, 70-49 Jan. 31 North Carolina A&T* .......... L, 53-51 • The Spartans blocked seven shots in the victory. Khadedra Croker rejected four to set the program’s all-time single-season record with 68. The previous record was set by Sheila Vereen during the 1990- February (1-2) 91 season. Sat. 3 Morgan State* ................. L, 55-53 Mon. 5 Bethune-Cookman* .......... L, 60-45 Scouting Delaware State: The Lady Hornets have lost their last two games after being swept in their Sat. 10 Hampton* ......................... W, 63-48 trip to North Carolina last week. DSU fell to N.C. Central 76-60 before losing to N.C. A&T 75-55. Mon. 12 Delaware State* ....................4 p.m. Sat. 17 Savannah State* ...................4 p.m. • The Lady Hornets lost the rebounding battle in both game, giving up 51 boards to N.C. Central and 55 Mon. 19 South Carolina State* ...5:30 p.m. (27 offensive) to N.C. A&T. On the season, DSU has been out-rebounded by 11.6 boards per contest. Sat. 24 Maryland Eastern Shore* .....2 p.m. Mon. 26 Howard ............................4:30 p.m. • NaJai Pollard scored 17 points to go with nine rebounds and two blocks against N.C. Central. The March (0-0) MEAC Preseason Player of the Year averages 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game on 48.1-per- Thurs. 1 Hampton* ..........................5:30 p.m. cent shooting. Pollard has made half of her 3-pointers but has attempted only 16 this season. Mon. 5- MEAC Tournament+ .................TBA Sat. 10 • The Lady Hornets rank fifth in the MEAC with a 28.1 percentage on 3-pointers. Keke Barber has a team-leading 30 treys and is shooting 32.6 percent from deep. All home games in bold * Denotes MEAC Contest ! FAU Thanksgiving Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) PROBABLE NSU STARTERS + Norfolk, Va., Scope Arena No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes For More Information, Contact: 1 Raven Russell G 10.9 4.9 1.7 Had 1st dbl-dbl at Savannah State (10p-11r) 11 Armani Franklin G 6.1 2.9 2.1 Grabbed season-high 7 rebs at Hampton Matt Wurzburger, 13 Alexys Long G/F 10.4 4.6 1.0 Scored career-high 29 pts at Savannah State NSU Sports Information Intern 21 Kayla Roberts G/F 14.5 7.3 1.9 Holds NSU all-time career blocks record (140) 44 Khadedra Croker F/C 7.0 5.3 1.1 Set NSU’s all-time single-season blk record (68) Mailing Address: NSU Sports Information Office Off the Bench 0 Zairya West G 1.6 1.2 0.9 Matched season-high in pts (6) at Hampton 700 Park Ave. • Norfolk, VA 23504 2 Yazmen Hannah G 3.8 1.8 1.0 Shooting 50% (9-18) from deep in last 11 games Office Phone: 757.823.2628 3 Gabrielle Swinson G 9.4 4.7 4.8 Set season highs in rebs (8) and stls (4) vs. Coppin St. 4 Kendrea Dawkins F 3.2 3.1 0.5 Made first start of the season at S.C. State Cell Phone: 540.392.2711 20 Alexis Sparkman G/F 1.0 0.7 0.4 Made a 3-pt. FG in 5 games this year Email: [email protected] 30 De’Janaire Deas F/C 1.9 3.1 0.2 Notched career-high 10 rebs at S.C. State Website: www.nsuspartans.com 32 Shayla Tanner C 0.9 1.5 0.1 Grabbed a season-high 7 rebs at N.C. Central NSU Women’s Basketball Game Notes 1 • Lanayjha Ashe is the leading assister for DSU, averaging three per game. Ryan Jones also assists on NSU Quick Facts 2.5 makes per game. General Information Location ...............................................Norfolk, Va. All-Time Series vs. Delaware State: Monday marks the 44th meeting in a series that began during Founded ........................................................ 1935 the 1980-81 season. NSU won the first four games and eight of the first 11. Beginning in the 2000-01 Enrollment ............................. 5,400 (Spring 2017) season, DSU enjoyed a 10-year run of dominance, racking up an 18-4 record during that span. Since Nickname.................................................Spartans then, the Spartans are 8-2 against the Lady Hornets. School Colors .................................. Green & Gold Affiliation ..................................................Division I • Norfolk State beat DSU twice last season, including 60-40 in the opening round of the MEAC Tour- Conference ..................................................MEAC nament. The Spartans blew the game open in the third quarter, out-scoring the Lady Hornets 25-2 in Home Arena................ Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) the period. Interim President .................................Melvin Stith Athletics Director .............................Marty L. Miller • Delaware State shot only 29.1 percent in the tournament game, including 1-of-10 from 3-point range. Athletics Phone..............................(757) 823-8152 Kiara Phillips paced NSU with 16 points and went 3-of-6 from deep. Gabrielle Swinson grabbed a Ticket Office ...................................(757) 823-9009 game-high 13 boards for the Spartans. Sports Information Women’s Basketball Contact ...... Matt Wurzburger NSU vs. the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State enters its 21st season of competition in [email protected] the MEAC. In those 20-plus seasons the Spartans have accrued a 130-214 mark in conference games. Phone ............................................(757) 823-2628 NSU has just three seasons with a winning conference record, including a 9-7 result last year. The Fax.............................................…(757) 823-8218 Spartans have never turned in consecutive winning seasons in the MEAC. Press Row .....................................(757) 823-8195 Web site ............................. www.nsuspartans.com • NSU is still searching for its first regular-season MEAC title and has just one tournament title to show, Facebook ............................Norfolk State Athletics having won the 2002 MEAC Tournament. Twitter ...........................................@NSUSpartans Instagram............................................ nsuathletics • Many MEAC teams are former CIAA rivals of the Spartans, and NSU is 212-263 all-time against teams YouTube ............................................. nsuathletics currently in the MEAC with winning records over Maryland Eastern Shore (25-16), Morgan State (21- Address: ............NSU Office of Sports Information 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 15), North Carolina Central (20-7), South Carolina State (21-18) and Savannah State (7-6). Coaching Staff • Head Coach Larry Vickers is in his second full season of MEAC play and is 18-18 in conference action. Head Coach...................................... Larry Vickers Vickers has a winning record against four MEAC opponents and is .500 against three other teams. Alma Mater ........................................ (NSU ‘07) Record at NSU ....................31-32 (3rd season) Spartans Rack Up MEAC Weekly Honors: Khadedra Croker was named the conference’s defensive Career Record ..........................................Same player of the week on Jan.