N.C. A&T Defeats UNCW, 56-47
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The North Carolina A&T women's basketball team opened up 2013 action with a 56-47 win against UNC Wilmington on Thursday morning at Trask Coliseum, in front of a near sell-out crowd of boisterous elementary school students.
JaQuayla Berry led the team with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a block on the day. It was her sixth consecutive double-figure game and moves her closer to taking 10th place on the all-time scoring list. Adriana Nazario also finished the game with 10 points for the Aggies.
After a slow start, the Aggies (8-5) were able to make some key runs against the Seahawks (1-10) en route to the victory.
In the second half, the Aggies started things off with a 5-0 run to build up a small cushion over the Seahawks. A 3-pointer by Kelva Atkins brought UNCW within one at 32-33. The Seahawks kept within striking distance, keeping it a one-possession game, until A&T put together another run. Eboni Ross provided four straight points to make it a 41-38 game with 11:06 left. But the Seahawks were not about to give up. A fastbreak layup by Karneshia Garrett pulled UNCW back within three at 48-45 with just over three minutes left. A layup by Jessica Freeman, who ended the game with a team-best 14 points, made it a 48-47 game with 2:55 left. The Aggies responded as Nazario sank a 3-pointer immediately out of the timeout, and A&T went 5-0 to close out the game.
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Coppin State Ends Non-Conference Schedule With Loss to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Shawntae Payne scored a team-high 12 points, but Jennifer Hailey scored 17 points and collected 10 rebounds and Charlotte held Coppin State to just 29.4 percent shooting on its way to a 70-53 victory over the Eagles on Thursday in Halton Arena.
Payne was 6-of-13 from the floor to lead the Eagles in scoring for the third consecutive game. Leola Spotwood and Larrisa Carter each scored eight points for Coppin State, while Kyra Coleman had seven points and a team-best eight rebounds.
Charlotte (10-2) also received 13 points and 14 rebounds from Amanda Dowe, while Ny Hammonds and Hillary Sigmon each had 11 points.
Coppin State (4-10) was held to a season low 18 points in the first half as the Eagles were 8-of-35 shooting from the field.
Back-to-back layups by Payne cut the Charlotte lead to 29-14 with 5:30 to play, but the 49'ers closed the half on a 14-4 run to take a 43-18 lead into halftime.
Charlotte stretched the lead to as many as 29 points in the second half and the Eagles were unable to get the margin under 20 points until a basket by Jaleah Holsey with 2:25 left in the game.
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Hofstra Defeats NSU, 82-47
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Norfolk State suffered an 82-47 loss to Hofstra at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Thursday night. It was the Spartans final nonconference game of the season.
Recca Trice and Aivah Parham led NSU (2-11) with nine points each.
Hofstra (4-7) started the game on a 15-2 which was sparked by a layup from Shaunte Evans with 19:54 to go in the first half.
The Spartans answered with a pair of back to back layups by Parham and Quineshia Leonard with 14:12 left before halftime to make the score, 15-6.
Shaunte Evans continued to dominate the inside as she capped a 14-4 run for the Pride with a layup with 9:59 remaining in the half as Hofstra continued to lead, 29-10.
Trice's jumper with 3:20 left in the half would be the last points for NSU as they headed into halftime trailing Hofstra, 47-18.
Annie Payton made a layup with13:51 remaining in regulation to cap an 18-6 run to make the score 65-24.
From there the Spartans would go on a 10-0 run which included a 3-pointer by Trice to make the score 65-34 with 10:54 left in the second half. The Spartans failed to make a 3-pointer in their last two games.
Hofstra responded with a layup by Asia Jackson that capped a 17-0 run with 4:33 left on the clock. Jackson's layup would be the last time the Pride would score.
Hofstra had four players in double-figures with Asia Jackson leading all scorers with 20 points, five assists and seven steals. Shaunte Evans tallied a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Candace Bond and Deven Green each had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Barnes and Parker each had seven points for the Spartans.
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