DURHAM, N.C. – The Lady Eagles will hit the hardwood one more time before Thanksgiving when North Carolina Central University battles Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The second of four consecutive road games for NCCU will be played in Willett Hall with the Lancers providing live video of the non-conference contest on the Big South Network.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES GAME INFO Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 PMN.C. Central at Longwood
Willett Hall | Farmville, Va.
LIVE VIDEO |
LIVE STATS NCCU has dropped its first two games of the season and is coming off its first road loss at the University of Nebraska (88-47) on Saturday. The Lady Eagles played the Huskers evenly in the first and third quarters but Nebraska dominated the final 10 minutes of both halves. Junior
Monique Whaley-Briggs scored a career-high 11 points and senior
Kristin Askew was a perfect 3 for 3 from 3-point distance for nine points. Senior
Tisha Dixon leads NCCU with 11 points and seven rebounds per game. Junior
Morgan Jones has tallied eight points and five assists in each contest. NCCU has committed 20-plus turnovers both times. The Lady Eagles have lost their last 16 road games dating back to their 2014-15 season opener.
LONGWOOD is 0-3 heading into its home opener. The Lancers have played a difficult schedule to start the season with losses at No. 9 Oregon State (110-45), James Madison (88-30) and Virginia (81-46). A pair of seniors pace the Lancers offensively with Deborah Headen and Kyndal Skersick averaging 7.0 points per game. Longwood has struggled on the boards (-31 rebounding margin) with junior Eboni Gilliam, who is third on the team with 5.3 points per game, leading the team with 5.0 rebounds per game. The Lancers went 3-9 in Willett Hall last season.
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit the Eagles official athletics website at
NCCUEaglePride.com and viewing the #NCCUWBB
Game Notes.
