DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women's basketball will play three games in the final six days of the regular season, beginning with a road trip to the Sunshine State against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Fans who cannot attend the game in Moore Gymnasium, can listen to the MEAC showdown on the NCCU Sports Network, with
Jonathan Duren on the air for the play-by-play. Bethune-Cookman will also provide a pay-per-view video broadcast of the game.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES GAME INFO Saturday, February 27 at 2:00 PMN.C. Central at Bethune-Cookman
Moore Gymnasium | Daytona Beach, Fla.
LIVE AUDIO |
LIVE VIDEO SERIES: Bethune-Cookman has won all 13 meetings against NCCU, including a 63-46 triumph in Durham two weeks ago on Feb. 13.
NCCU (4-20, 2-11) sits in 12th place in the MEAC standings entering the final week of the regular season, but could move up to 10th place with three wins. The Lady Eagles have lost four straight games and eight consecutive MEAC contests. Senior
Tisha Dixon, who leads NCCU with 10.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, has posted a double-double in her last two performances. Junior
Morgan Jones was held scoreless for the first time this season in NCCU's last game – a 66-55 road loss at Morgan State last Saturday -- to dip below 10 points per game at 9.9. Jones continues to lead the Lady Eagles with 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Third leading scorer senior
Kristin Askew has missed the last two games due to injury. Junior
Monique Whaley-Briggs (4.3 ppg) and freshmen
Chantal Thomas (4.8) and
Dominique Adams (5.3) have all scored in double figures multiple times for NCCU.
B-CU (15-11, 9-4) has lost its last two games to North Carolina A&T and Florida A&M since beating NCCU two weeks ago, but the Wildcats still have a chance at the league's top seed just one game behind NCAT and Hampton for the MEAC's best record. Junior center Kailyn Williams, who has been named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week six times this season, ranks 10th in the league in scoring (11.6), second in rebounding (9.3) and first in blocks (3.2). Classmate Kendra Cooper leads Bethune-Cookman with 14.6 points per game and senior Jasmine Knowles is second in the league with 4.2 assists per game.
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit the Eagles official athletics website at
NCCUEaglePride.com and viewing the #NCCUWBB
Game Notes.
