DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women's basketball team will try and stay perfect at home in 2016 when the Lady Eagles host Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference perennial power Hampton University inside McDougald-McLendon Arena on Monday at 6 p.m.
Fans not in attendance can watch/listen to the game on the NCCU Sports Network with
Jonathan Duren providing with the play-by-play. Live stats are also available.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES GAME INFO Monday, January 18 at 6:00 PMHampton at North Carolina Central
McDougald-McLendon Arena | Durham, N.C.
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LIVE STATS SERIES: Hampton leads the all-time series 18-2 and has won 11 consecutive games over NCCU. The Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Eagles, 75-36, in Hampton, Virginia last season.
NCCU (3-12, 2-3) picked up its second straight home win on Saturday, edging Norfolk State 63-62 by shooting a season-best 42.1-percent, and is 3-2 in McDougald-McLendon Arena. Junior
Morgan Jones scored a career-high 25 points and made four steals. Jones leads the Lady Eagles with 11.7 points, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game and is averaging 16 points per game in league play. Senior forward
Tisha Dixon contributes 11.7 points and a team-best 6.9 rebounds per contest. Senior
Kristin Askew has scored in double figures in each of NCCU's last six games to increase her season average to 7.5 points per game. Askew and Jones are combining for about three made 3-pointers per game.
HAMPTON (5-12, 3-1) is just a half game behind Morgan State for the top spot in the MEAC standings after knocking off North Carolina A&T, 55-52, on Saturday. The Lady Pirates won the regular season title last season and has won five of the last six MEAC Tournament Championships. Junior guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas is the reigning league Player of the Year and is averaging 18.9 points (2nd in the MEAC), 6.2 rebounds (17th), 2.6 assists (6th), and 2.2 steals (2nd). Sophomore Kaylah Lupoe is second on the team with 9.4 points per game and paces the Lady Pirates with 7.9 rebounds per game. Hampton tops the conference with a +3.35 turnover margin.
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit the Eagles official athletics website at
NCCUEaglePride.com and viewing the #NCCUWBB
Game Notes.
