2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES North Carolina Central University • McDougald-McLendon Arena, Room 116 • 1801 Fayetteville Street • Durham, NC 27707 NCCU WBB Sports Information Director: Kevin Buczek • Phone: 919-530-6017/919-428-8099 • E-Mail: [email protected] www.NCCUEaglePride.com | Twitter: @NCCUAthletics | Instagram: @NCCUAthletics | Facebook: /NCCUAthletics SCHEDULE/RESULTS #12 N.C. Central vs. #5 Morgan State 1:00 PM | Monday, March 7, 2016 NOVEMBER 2016 MEAC Tournament at Norfolk Scope Arena | Norfolk, Va. 16 (Mon.) CAMPBELL L, 57-48 21 (Sat.) at Nebraska L, 88-47 MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LADY BEARS (12-16, 10-6) 24 (Tues.) at Longwood L, 60-49 28 (Sat.) at Winthrop L, 62-39 LOCATION...................................................Baltimore, Md. CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) DECEMBER LAST GAME.....................................L, 50-42, March 3, 2016 02 (Wed.) at Charlotte L, 67-52 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Baltimore, Md.) 05 (Sat.) UMES* W, 49-46 HEAD COACH.................Donald Beasley (Morgan State, ‘84) 07 (Mon.) HOWARD* L, 68-61 MSU RECORD...........................11th Season, 140-191 (.423) 15 (Tues.) at Woff ord L, 60-37 19 (Sat.) at USC Upstate L, 68-46 CAREER RECORD.......................11th Season, 140-191 (.423) 21 (Mon.) at Presbyterian L, 60-50 2014-15 RECORD...............................................11-19 (8-9) 31 (Thu.) at UNC Greensboro L, 103-56 JANUARY ixNORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LADY EAGLES (5-22, 3-13) 04 (Mon.) FURMAN W, 66-61 09 (Sat.) at S.C. State* L, 58-51 LOCATION......................................................Durham, N.C. 11 (Mon.) at Savannah St.* L, 57-39 CONFERENCE...........................Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) 16 (Sat.) NORFOLK ST.* W, 63-62 LAST GAME.....................................L, 60-48, March 3, 2016 18 (Mon.) HAMPTON* L, 76-42 at North Carolina A&T (Greensboro, N.C.) 27 (Wed.) at Delaware St.* L, 66-56 HEAD COACH.........................Vanessa Taylor (Tuskegee, ‘91) NCCU RECORD................................4th Season, 25-90 (.217) FEBRUARY CAREER RECORD......................22nd Season, 323-297 (.521) 01 (Mon.) at Florida A&M* L, 55-45 06 (Sat.) NORTH CAROLINA A&T* L, 76-54 2014-15 RECORD...............................................7-22 (5-11) 08 (Mon.) at Johnson & Wales W, 68-58 13 (Sat.) BETHUNE-COOKMAN* L, 63-46 GAME NOTES 15 (Mon.) FLORIDA A&M* L, 69-54 NCCU (5-22, 3-13) enters the 2016 MEAC Tournament as the 12th seed and is coming off a 60-48 road loss at North 18 (Thurs.) at Coppin St.* L, 63-46 Carolina A&T on Thursday. The Lady Eagles are 0-4 all time in the MEAC Tourney. Senior Tisha Dixon and junior 20 (Sat.) at Morgan St.* L, 66-55 Morgan Jones continue to pace NCCU in scoring with 10.6 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. Dixon also leads 27 (Sat.) at Bethune-Cookman* L, 62-50 the Lady Eagles with 7.9 rebounds per game and Jones with 1.7 steals per game. Freshmen Chantal Thomas and 29 (Mon.) SAVANNAH ST.* W, 65-51 Dominique Adams are both averaging 5.1 points per contest. Senior Kristin Askew (7.1 ppg) has missed NCCU’s last MARCH fi ve games due to injury. NCCU had won two straight against Morgan State before losing to the Lady Bears, 66-55, 03 (Thu.) at North Carolina A&T* L, 60-48 just 16 days ago in Baltimore. Dixon had a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) in that game. MSU (12-16, 10-6) moved into sole possession of fi rst place in the MEAC after defeating NCCU two weeks ago but the Lady Bears have lost their fi nal three games since then to drop to the fi fth seed. Sophomore guard Braennan 07 (Mon.) vs. #5 Morgan State 1:00 PM Farrar was named All-MEAC Second Team last week after leading Morgan State with 14.0 points (6th MEAC), 3.2 7-12 MEAC Tournament assists (4th) and 2.1 steals per game (5th). A quartet of sophomores account for most of the Lady Bears, including Norfolk Scope Arena Farrar, Tykyrah Williams (10.4 ppg), Lexus Spears (8.3) and Zuri White (5.1). White (7.3 rpg) and Spears (6.6) top MSU’s rebounders. Farrar tallied 15 points, seven assists, fi ve rebounds and four steals in the fi rst clash. NCCU VS. MSU NCCU LINEUP assisstsff f SERIES........................................MSU leads 8-4 PROBABLE STARTERS LAST MEETING.................L, 66-55, Feb. 20, 2016 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG at Morgan State (Baltimore, Md.) 3 Chantal Thomas G Jr. 5-6 26/11 5.1 3.1 2.2 0.8 STREAK............................................MSU last 1 12 Dominique Adams G Fr. 5-7 27/9 5.1 3.9 1.1 0.9 23 Morgan Jones G Jr. 5-9 24/24 10.5 3.5 2.0 1.7 TV/VIDEO.........................................ESPN3.com 25 Tisha Dixon F Sr. 5-11 27/27 10.6 7.9 0.8 1.1 AUDIO..............................NCCU Sports Network 35 Kierona Morton F So. 6-1 27/25 2.4 4.2 0.3 0.3 STATS......................................MEACSports.com FIRST OFF THE BENCH TWITTER..................................@NCCUAthletiss 4 Kristin Askew G Sr. 5-5 21/17 7.1 1.0 1.7 0.7 @NCCUWBB (#AllIn) 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs G R-Jr. 5-8 27/18 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.5 FACEBOOK................../NCCUWomensBasketball 22 Deja McCain F Fr. 5-10 27/0 2.6 3.7 0.3 0.1 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Previous School 0 Rodneysha Martin Fr. G 5-5 Olive Branch, Miss. / Horn Lake HS 3 Chantal Thomas Jr. G 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa. / Arizona Western College 4 Kristin Askew Sr G 5-6 Arlington, Texas / Southern Methodist University 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs R-Jr. G 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa. / G.W. Carver HS 12 Dominique Adams Fr. G 5-7 Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds HS 15 Jayla Calhoun Fr. G 5-10 Houston, Texas / Summer Creek HS 20 Tyshay Britten R-Jr. C 6-4 Norristown, Pa. / Manor College 22 Deja McCain Fr. F 5-10 Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell HS 23 Morgan Jones Jr. G 5-9 Stockbridge, Ga. / Woodland HS 25 Tisha Dixon Sr. F 5-11 Kinston, N.C. / Kinston HS 35 Kierona Morton Fr. F 6-1 Paterson, N.J. / Passaic County Technical Institute 40 Brianna Best Fr. F 5-10 Greensboro, N.C. / Rockingham County HS 42 Maya Jackson R-Fr. F 6-2 Florence, S.C. / West Florence HS 44/52 Natalie Udoye Fr. C 6-4 Edison, N.J. / Edison HS 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 RETURNERS NCCU QUICK FACTS 4 Kristin Askew SCHOOL NAME.............North Carolina Central University NCCU Women’s Basketball SID....................Kevin Buczek 10 Monique Whaley Briggs CITY/ZIP.........................................Durham, N.C. 27707 23 Morgan Jones SID EMAIL [email protected] FOUNDED..........................1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard SID OFFICE PHONE..................................(919)530-6017 25 Tisha Dixon ENROLLMENT........................................................8,155 35 Kierona Morton SID WORK CELL PHONE..........................(919) 428-8099 NICKNAME....................................Eagles or Lady Eagles MAILING ADDRESS.....116 McDougald-McClendon Arena NEWCOMERS SCHOOL COLORS.....................................Maroon & Gray Durham, NC 27707 ARENA NAME....................McDougald-McLendon Arena 0 Rodneysha Martin CAPACITY..............................................................3,116 2014-15 OVERALL RECORD......................................7-22 3 Chantal Thomas (Transfer) NATIONAL AFFILIATION...........................NCAA Division I 2014-15 MEAC RECORD...........................................5-11 12 Dominique Adams CONFERENCE................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2014-15 HOME RECORD............................................6-7 15 Jayla Calhoun CHANCELLOR.........................Dr. Debra Saunders-White 2014-15 AWAY RECORD...........................................1-14 20 Tyshay Britten (Transfer) ALMA MATER....................................................Virginia 2014-15 NEUTRAL RECORD.......................................0-1 22 Deja McCain ATHLETICS DIRECTOR...........Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST...........................5/8 40 Brianna Best ALMA MATER (Year)..............George Washington (1989) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST......................................1/4 42 Maya Jackson (14-15 Redshirt) 52 Natalie Udoye STATISTICAL COMPARISON FRESHMEN MSU CATEGORY NCCU 0 Rodneysha Martin 12 Dominique Adams 54.4 Points Per Game 51.2 15 Jayla Calhoun 62.5 Opponents Points Per Game 64.9 22 Deja McCain -8.1 Scoring Margin -13.7 40 Brianna Best 30.7% Field Goal Percentage 32.8% 42 Maya Jackson 41.1% Opp. Field Goal Percentage 42.1% 52 Natalie Udoye 23.8% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 27.0% 30.0% Opp. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 30.0% SOPHOMORES 67.9% Free Throw Percentage 64.7% 35 Kierona Morton 40.0 Rebounds Per Game 39.8 JUNIORS 42.3 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 39.4 -2.3 Rebounding Margin +0.4 3 Chantel Thomas 10 Monique Whaley-Briggs 3.8 3-Pointers Per Game 3.1 20 Tyshay Britten 4.6 Opp. 3-Pointers Per Game 4.6 23 Morgan Jones 1.7 Blocks Per Game 2.1 8.5 Steals Per Game 6.6 SENIORS 8.8 Assists Per Game 9.1 4 Kristen Askew 17.2 Turnovers Per Game 19.9 25 Tisha Dixon 19.2 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.0 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... MEAC 2015-16 (SINCE D1 TRANSITION) PRESEASON POLL MISCELLANEOUS STATS 1. North Carolina A&T 310 (10) Current Streak .........................................................Lost 1 TEAM SCORING 2. Hampton 307 (10) Current Home Streak .............................................. Won 1 NCCU scored 100+ points N/A Current Road/Neutral Streak ...................................Lost 4 3. Maryland Eastern Shore 259 (3) Last Win ......................Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) An opponent scored 100+ points 103 at UNCG (12/31/15) Last Home Win ...........Feb. 29 vs. Savannah State (65-61) 4. Savannah State 239 (1) Last Road Win ..............Feb.