Sanders, Agbasi, Power UMES To Road Victory Over Old Dominion 63-59

NORFOLK, Va. - Junior forward Chelsea Sanders tied a career-high with 22 points and four assists as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore took down Old Dominion University with a 63-59 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Ted Constant Convention Center, one of the toughest places to play in women's basketball.

The game proved to be a career-high effort for several Lady Hawks, who used a resilient 2-3 defense to limit the Monarchs to a 3-for-22 performance from three-point range in the first ever meeting between the two programs.

The Lady Hawks defeated the Lady Monarchs in Norfolk, where Old Dominion has nearly an 84% winning percentage in its history.

Sanders and Agbasi led the charge for the women but it was the fantastic play off the bench by Braxton and freshman guard Jessica Long that made the difference. The pair handled the point guard position well, where they directed the offense and overcame strong play by the Monarch front court.

Along with her 22 points and four assists, Sanders had six rebounds and a pair of steals. Agbasi and Braxton each collected career-highs in points with 19 and eight, respectively, with Agbasi shooting 9-11 from the field.

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Manley Scores 18 in CSU Loss to Saint Francis

BALTIMORE, Md.- Senior Jeanine Manley scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, but Saint Francis rallied to defeat Coppin State 69-67 on Wednesday in the Physical Education Complex.

Nickia Gibbs gave Saint Francis a 67-64 lead with a short jumper in the lane, but Leola Spotwood hit a driving jumper with 35 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 67-66.

Manley was fouled with 14 seconds to play and made the first free throw, but missed the second try and the Eagles retained possession when the ball went out of bounds.

After a CSU timeout, Dawnnae Roberts missed a jumper and the Red Flash secured the rebound.

Coppin State (2-9) committed 29 turnovers and shot 38.3 percent from the floor.

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Morgan State Loses 48-65 to Stony Brook.  

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Adjustments Forthcoming As Aggies Fall to 49ers

CHARLOTTE, N.C - The Aggies got off to another unpleasant beginning in an 87-63 loss to Charlotte Wednesday night at Halton Arena. It was the Aggies (6-5) third straight loss in what has become a troubling trend of not scoring points early in the game.

N.C. A&T head coach, Patricia Cage-Bibbs, said she will try to combat the early struggles by tweaking her starting lineup. Among the new candidates to start are freshmen center Jaylan Bodiford and freshmen guard Adriana Nazario. Bodiford came off the bench to score 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting. Nazario played sparingly in November, but has steadily seen her minutes increase as a combo guard.

JaQuayla Berry led the Aggies with 16 points. Post players Amanda Dowe and Jennifer Hailey led a Charlotte inside game that outscored the Aggies 54-30 in the paint. Dowe had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Hailey complemented Dowe's double-double with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double.

The Niners took their biggest lead of the game at 56-31 on Epiphany Woodson's 3-pointer with 13 minutes remaining in the game. Bodiford cut into that lead with an impressive jumper from just beyond the free throw line. Bodiford also hit a 15-foot jump shot from the corner late in the game. And according to Bibbs, her range extends beyond that.

Meanwhile, Nazario appears to provide the Aggies with another ball handler to assist starting point guard Amber Calvin.

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Hurt, Barbour Lead VCU to 79-59 Win over NSU

RICHMOND, Va. – Courtney Hurt and Andrea Barbour each had a game-high 22 points to lead Virginia Commonwealth to a 79-59 win over the Norfolk State women’s basketball team Wednesday afternoon at Verizon Wireless Arena.

Senior Whitney Long had a team-high 19 points for the Spartans, while sophomore Rachel Gordon also joined her in double figures with 12 points and a team-high six rebounds.

The Spartans hit 41.5 percent for the game on 22-of-53 shooting, compared to 39.7 percent for the Rams, despite the percentages being 50.0 - 28.0 in favor of VCU at the break. The Rams hit 29-of-73 for the game, including 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) from beyond the arc. NSU sank 4-of-9 from long range.

Sophomore Rae Corbo had eight points with three assists and two steals for NSU, while freshman Ebony Brown contributed seven points on the afternoon.

The Spartans, though, went on a 16-2 run to end the game after that point. Brown and Long knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, while sophomore Carlon Chambers later added a trio of free throws. Long’s fastbreak basket with 15 seconds left got NSU to within 20, 79-59, and completed the game’s scoring.

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NCCU Women’s Basketball Falls 79-40 To Winthrop

ROCK HILL, S.C.– Despite a career-high outing by North Carolina Central University newcomer Eyandra Molina and two additional double-figure outings, the Lady Eagles of Winthrop still managed to obtain a 39-point victory on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in Rock Hill, S.C.

Molina, sophomore Alesha Jenkins and junior Chasidy Williams finished with 10 points apiece in the loss.  Jenkins led the defensive campaign with six rebounds and two blocks, while sophomore Tenika Neely circulated three assists and Williams stole four possessions.

On the night, the Lady Eagles were 32 percent from the field on 17-of-54 shooting, 0-of-8 from behind the arc, and 55 percent from the charity stripe, 6-of-11. 

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Savannah State loses 39-65 To South Carolina

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