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Women's Basketball

MEAC Women's Basketball Gearing Up for Week 2


Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women's basketball is entering its second week, with several teams already making their mark in non-conference play.

Savannah State and Bethune-Cookman are 2-0 after the first week of play. The Lady Tigers topped the 100-point mark in each of their first two games, including a school-record 155-point output in the opener against Div. III Wesleyan College. B-CU, meanwhile, opened with a win over Edward Waters before besting Liberty in overtime.

Preseason Player of the Year Angel Golden dropped 20 points in that contest.

Howard is 2-1 after posting back-to-back home wins to open the season, defeating La Salle 57-54 and NJIT 77-57. Sarah Edmond was strong all week, and she shared the MEAC Player of the Week honors with Golden.

Morgan State bounced back from an opening-night loss to defeat Washington Adventist 60-43 this past week.

In addition to Golden and Edmond, Savannah State earned a pair of MEAC weekly honors; Myasia Jones earned Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 23.5 points per game, and Jacquece Alston earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging nine steals a contest.

Tuesday will see a slate of five games, with both North Carolina schools, Norfolk State and Delaware State all playing at home. Coppin State's home opener is Wednesday against UMBC.

B-CU and Savannah State each return to action on Thursday.


Tuesday, Nov. 13
Akron at North Carolina A&T State            5:30 p.m.
Elon at North Carolina Central            5:30 p.m.
Cheyney at Norfolk State            6 p.m.
South Carolina State at Coastal Carolina            6 p.m.
James Madison at Delaware State            7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 14
UMBC at Coppin State            11 a.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore at Richmond            7 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Winthrop            7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 15
Bethune-Cookman at South Florida            6:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern at Savannah State            7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16
Winston-Salem State at North Carolina A&T State    5:30 p.m.
North Florida at Florida A&M            7 p.m.
Charleston Southern at South Carolina State            TBA

Saturday, Nov. 17
Cheyney at Maryland Eastern Shore            2 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Iowa            3 p.m.
Post at Delaware State            7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 18
Coppin State at Mississippi State            2 p.m.
Navy at Norfolk State            4 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19
Florida A&M at Tennessee            2 p.m.
Jacksonville at Savannah State            7 p.m.
Siena at Howard            7 p.m.