Bethune-Cookman 65, FIU 60
MIAMI, Fla. -- Amaya Scott posted a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double and Daniella Hatcher scored 12 points as Bethune-Cookman fended off a fourth-quarter FIU charge for a 65-60 victory Tuesday night.
The Lady Wildcats (2-0) saw a 13-point lead dwindle to 58-56 on Gulia Bongiorno's 3-pointer with 1:58 remaining. A Hatcher free throw, followed by Scott's rebound pushed B-CU back to a 61-56 advantage and the Panthers (1-3) never got closer than four points after that.
Camary Harris finished with nine points, while Ciara Thompson added eight points and 10 rebounds.
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North Carolina Central 67, Campbell 64
DURHAM, N.C. -- Trailing by eight points early in the fourth quarter, North Carolina Central went on a 15-0 run to electrify a big group of kids attending the game on Education Day and rally the Eagles to their first win of the season with a 67-64 victory over visiting Campbell Tuesday.
The Camels made their 10th 3-pointer of the contest at the 9:27 mark of the fourth quarter to secure their largest lead of the game, 54-46. It would be Campbell's final made trey and the visitors last converted basket for the next six and a half minutes.
NCCU's ensuing comeback started with a pair of layups by Paulina Afriyie sandwiched around a jumper by Jasmine Pollock, who then hit a 3-pointer at the 7:14 mark to put the Eagles ahead for good at 55-54.
Dasmine Kasey dished out three assists on those four made shots to start the decisive run. Kasey finished with six assists.
Kieche White, who scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter, added a 3-point play to keep the run going and Afriyie's third layup during NCCU's 15 unanswered-point stretch capped the run with under three minutes left in the contest.
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Marshall 60, Coppin State 47
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Chance Graham moved into the top ten on Coppin State's all-time scoring list with 22 points in a 60-47 loss at Marshall on Tuesday afternoon. She also had 13 rebounds to record her second-straight double-double.
The all-time leading rebounder at Coppin State, Graham moved into the top ten on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,080 points, passing both Jeanine Manley and Larissa Carter.
Jalynda Salley also notched a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots.
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Virginia Tech 86, Maryland Eastern Shore 43
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Maryland Eastern Shore faced a Virginia Tech front line on Tuesday night that boasted a 6-foot-5 center in Elizabeth Kitley and a roster with seven player 6-foot or bigger.
It was not a recipe for success for a relatively small Hawks team with two forwards out of the lineup due to injury. The Shore were outscored in the paint 38-6, outrebounded 52-27 and dropped the contest 86-43.
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?College of Charleston 76, South Carolina State 55
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina State returned to the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Center on Tuesday night to take on College of Charleston, falling 76-55.
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