North Carolina Central 61, Long Island 59
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Senior forward Paulina Afriyie scored 21 of her game-high 25 points in the second half and junior guard Kieche White poured in 17 of her 19 points in the same timeframe as North Carolina Central ended non-conference play with a 61-59 comeback win at Long Island Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles (3-10) trailed by 16 points at halftime before dominating the second half, 42-24, for their first road win of the season.
White made all three of her 3-pointers in the second half on the way to her 19 points. She also contributed four assists and four steals. Sophomore Kiyana Brown led NCCU's reserves with a career-high 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and one block.
Junior Zaria Atkins handed out six assists.
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Central Michigan 92, Bethune-Cookman 67
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Amaya Scott scored 13 points as Bethune-Cookman dropped a 92-67 decision to Central Michigan in a match-up of 2019 NCAA Tournament teams Saturday in Historic Moore Gymnasium.
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LSU 73, Florida A&M 45
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alaina Rice and Jasmine Ballew each had 11 points, but Florida A&M fell 73-45 to LSU on Saturday afternoon in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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Charlotte 64, Maryland Eastern Shore 44
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brooklyn Bailey dropped 14 points, and Amanda Carney added 10, but Maryland Eastern Shore fell 64-44 to Charlotte Saturday afternoon in Halton Arena.
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