DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central tips off the 2025-26 women's basketball season on Monday (Nov. 3) against nationally-ranked North Carolina at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 11 a.m. The non-conference contest will be livestreamed on ACC Network Extra. UNC is giving away complimentary tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis for its Field Trip Day.

This will be the ninth meeting in the season series against UNC, ranked 11^th in the USA Today Sports preseason Top 25 women's basketball coaches' poll. The Tar Heels are one of three preseason nationally ranked teams on NCCU's schedule with the others being No. 2 South Carolina and No. 7 Oklahoma.

The Eagles will be led a veteran nucleus featuring forward Morgan Callahan, the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year. Callahan, a first-team preseason All-MEAC selection, has over 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in her collegiate career, one of two Eagles to reach both milestones in the NCAA Division I era.

Also returning are guards Shakiria Foster and Aysia Hinton and forward Aniya Finger. Foster was named preseason All-MEAC second team and both Hinton and Finger were third-team selections. Foster and Hinton were among the conference's top three-point shooters a year ago, and Finger missed last season due to injury after a strong 2023-24 campaign.

NCCU, with seven returnees and eight newcomers, have been picked to finish fourth in the conference. The Eagles are led by third-year Head Coach Terrence Baxter.

RECORDS
NCCU – 0-0 overall
North Carolina – 0-0 overall

ABOUT NCCU

• Callahan was a MEAC All-Defensive and second-team All-MEAC pick last season.
• Callahan is the team's top returning scorer (12.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.3).
• Foster was selected to the MEAC All-Rookie team last season.
• Callahan ranked in the top 10 in five MEAC categories last season – points per game (8^th), rebounds per game (3^rd), free throw percentage (9^th), blocks per game (3^rd) and minutes per game (3^rd). She ranked 33rd in the country among Division I players in minutes per game (36.0).
• Hinton was fourth in the MEAC in three-point field goals per game last season.
• Foster averaged 10.2 points per game last season.

 
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