The Series
Series Info: Winthrop Leads 4-0 All-Time
Last Meeting: Dec. 15, 2012, Rock Hill, S.C., 63-44, Winthrop

Lady Eagles Against the Big South

• NCCU is currently 3-2 against Big South opponents during the 2013-14 season.
• The Lady Eagles defeated the Blue Hose from Presbyterian, 55-44, on Nov. 14 in their first season-opening victory since the transition to division I in Clinton, S.C.
• NCCU dropped its first game of the season, 66-55, to Coastal Carolina on Sunday, Nov.17 in McDougald-McLendon Gym.
• The Lady Eagles also picked up a pair of victories over Big South opponents, UNC Asheville (76-65) on Nov. 23 and Gardner-Webb (89-58) on Nov. 25 while falling to Campbell (56-45) on Dec. 16.

Davis on the Double

• Junior Racquel Davis has collected four double-doubles this season (at Presbyterian, at South Florida, vs. Gardner-Webb and vs. Western Carolina), averaging 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest.
•  Davis earned a season-best 15 rebounds at Presbyterian (Nov. 14) and 21 points versus Western Carolina (12/2).

The Freeman File

• NCCU redshirt senior Jessica Freeman averages 14.1 points per game, shooting 60-for-178 from the field (.337), 22-for-74 from behind the arc (.267), 27-for-34 from the free throw line (.794) and is now six points shy of reaching 1,000 in her career.
• Freeman earned a season-high 26 on Dec. 19 during a 73-69 victory over Western Carolina.

Last Time Out

• After an explosive start, the Lady Eagles lost their offensive momentum               falling to the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs 68-44 on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va.
•  Redshirt senior Jessica Freeman, led the Lady Eagles for the seventh time this season, earning her third 18-point performance of the season, shooting 7-for-16 from the field and 4-for-7 from behind the arc while also leading the team with four steals and three assists.
• In addition, junior Racquel Davis added 12 points while pulling down a team-high eight boards, and junior Khyra Conerly (Oakland, Calif.) and freshman Tia Clement contributed five points apiece.

Scouting the Winthrop Lady Eagles

• Winthrop's No. 21 ranked (CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll)
• Going into last Saturday's game, McClanahan and Nunn were ranked among the NCAA Div. I statistical leaders in three categories McClanahan was third in assists per game (8.4) while Nunn ranked 12th in blocked shots (3.0) and 14th in rebounding (11.3).
• Winthrop is coming off a 69-56 conference loss at Gardner-Webb last Saturday.
• Senior Dequesha McClanhan leads the Lady Eagles with17.8 points per contest and 7.0 boards while freshman Erica Williams averages 13.8 points 7.2 rebounds.

New Additions

• Returning only two letterwinners from the team a year ago, NCCU welcomes 11 newcomers to the court this season.
• Junior transfers Khyra Conerly (Oakland, Calif./Northern Arizona), Racquel Davis (Brooklyn, N.Y./Johnson C. Smith) and Nikki Works (Syracuse, N.Y./Temple) sat out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Rachel Williams (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College) marks coach Taylor's firs community college transfer and Jessica Freeman (Charlotte, N.C./UNC-Wilmington) will join the Lady Eagles as a graduate student.
• After sitting out the 2012-13 season, redshirt freshmen Monique Whaley-Briggs will see the floor for the first time in a NCCU jersey by way of G.W. Carver High School of Engineering and Science in Philadelphia, Pa.
• In addition to the experienced newcomers, four true freshmen will also be looked to have an immediate impact on the youthful Lady Eagles program: Shiana Carrington (Corona, Calif.), Tia Clement (Winston-Salem, N.C.) , Alexus Hynes (Houston, Texas) and Morgan Jones (Stockbridge, Ga.).

 
Up Next
NCCU beings Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action on Saturday, Jan. 11 as the Lady Eagles travel to Tallahassee, Fla., taking on the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers at 4 p.m.