DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women's basketball team will tune-up for the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament with a league showdown at archrival North Carolina A&T State University on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Fans who cannot attend the game in the Corbett Sports Center, can listen to the MEAC showdown on the NCCU Sports Network, with
Jonathan Duren on the air for the play-by-play. North Carolina A&T will also provide video.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES GAME INFO Thursday, March at 5:30 PMN.C. Central at North Carolina A&T
Corbett Sports Center | Greensboro, N.C.
LIVE AUDIO |
LIVE VIDEO SERIES: North Carolina A&T has won the last dozen meetings against NCCU to lead the all-time series 31-7. The Aggies knocked off the Lady Eagles, 76-54, in Durham on Feb. 6.
NCCU (5-21, 3-12) snapped a nine-game MEAC losing streak with a 65-61 home win over Savannah State on Monday. The Lady Eagles committed a season-low 12 turnovers in the victory and senior
Tisha Dixon and sophomore
Kierona Morton both set new single-game scoring high marks with 19 and 10 points, respectively. Dixon, who leads NCCU with 10.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, registered her fifth double-double of the season (12th of her career). Junior
Morgan Jones paces the Lady Eagles with 10.1 points and 1.7 steals per game while freshman
Chantal Thomas dishes out a team-best 2.2 assists per game. Freshman
Dominique Adams (5.3 ppg), Thomas (5.0) and junior
Monique Whaley-Briggs (4.2) all supply supplemental offense.
NCAT (15-11, 10-4) had a five-game win streak come to an end in a 65-41 road loss at Bethune-Cookman on Monday. The Aggies and Wildcats are in a three-way tie for first place in the MEAC standings with Hampton going into the final regular season games of the season on Thursday. North Carolina A&T is the preseason favorite in the league and is led by Senior Aprill McRae, who is a two-time All-MEAC selection. McRae is shooting 51.9-percent from the field and averaging 12.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest. Junior Dana Brown pours in 11.0 points and sophomore Kala Green buckets 9.7 points per game. Senior Christina Carter chips in 7.7 points and 3.9 assists.
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit the Eagles official athletics website at
NCCUEaglePride.com and viewing the #NCCUWBB
Game Notes.
