Women's Basketball MEAC Media Relations

Rembert Leads Lady Aggies to 69-53 Win Over Florida A&M
Nancy Rembert, the only senior on the team, scored 18 points, hit several key 3-pointers down the stretch and grabbed nine rebounds to lead N.C. A&T to a 69-53 win over Florida A&M Saturday afternoon at Gaither Gymnasium.

The win keeps the Aggies (16-5) unbeaten in the conference at 9-0, and ties the school record for consecutive wins at nine. The Aggies also tied the 1990-91 team for the best ever start in the MEAC. Rembert helped keep the winning streak in place as the Aggies faced a Florida A&M aiming for an upset in their gym. The Rattlers jumped out to an 18-7 lead before the Aggies were able to rally to take a one-point halftime lead.

The Aggies took a 45-37 lead on a Rembert 3-pointer with 12:28 remaining in the game. Ta’Wuana Cook followed with a layup to give the Aggies their biggest lead of the game at 47-37. The Rattlers (10-11, 1-8), losers of now eight in a row, wouldn’t let the Aggies pull away. They put together an 8-0 run capped by a Taniyah Dawson jumper in the lane that made it 47-45 with 8:04 to play.

The Aggies pulled away from the Rattlers for the last time after the five-minute mark. Amber Bland took a swing pass from Brittanie Taylor-James and nailed a three to give the Aggies a 54-47 lead with 4:51 remaining. Florida A&M’s Stephanie Foster kept the Rattlers in it by grabbing a Q’Vaundra Curry miss and scoring to make it 54-49. Foster was fouled on the play but missed the free throw.

Rembert grabbed the board and started the Aggies the other way. Shantar Waddell finished with a jump shot to give the Aggies a seven-point lead. After a Rattlers turnover, Rembert put the game away with her fourth 3-pointer of the game to give the Aggies a 59-49 lead with 3:17 remaining.

The Aggies put their undefeated conference record on the line again on Monday when they face Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla., at 5:30 p.m. Ta’Wuana Cook added 17 points for the Aggies, and Bland and Taylor-James scored in double figures with 11 and 10 respectively.