NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (1-5, 0-2 MEAC)
HEAD COACH: Larry Vickers (6th Season); ASSISTANT COACHES: Jasmine Young (3rd Season), Kymesha Alston (3rd Season), Trinese Fox (1st season); DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Kevin Harris (1st season) NO.
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Camryn Platt-Morris
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Mangela Ngandjui
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Niya Fields
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Jaiden Morris
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Jalynn Holmes
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E’Lexus Davis
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Armani Franklin
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Ta’Liyah Edmonds
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Shine Strickland-Gills
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Tinesha Gregory
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5-7 • So. • G • Woodbridge. Va. (Woodbridge HS) 5-11 • R-Sr. • F • Upper Marlboro, Md. (UNC Greensboro) 5-8 • Fr. • G • Peekskill, N.Y. (Putnam Science Academy) 5-8 • R-Jr. • G • Richmond, Va. (Iowa Western CC) 5-9 • R-Jr. • G • Upper Marlboro, Md. (Towson) 5-7 • Gr. • G • Landover, Md. (Hofstra) 5-5 • Sr. • G • Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS) 6-2 • So. • C • Norfolk, Va. (Norview HS) 5-11 • So. • F • Saginaw, Mich. (Central Michigan) 6-0 • Fr. • F/C • Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS)
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TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES (2-3, 0-0 MEAC) HEAD COACH: Trisha Stafford-Odom (4th season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jason Harris (3rd season), Erlana Larkins (2nd season) NO.
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Paris McBride
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Cherelle Washington
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Faith Williams
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Morgan Callahan
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Necole Hope
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Kieche White
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Nyasia Palmer
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Madalyn Anderson
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Kaylah Barnes
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Khadija Demry
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Anissa Rivera
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Simone Edmundson
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Kiyana Brown
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Promise Cunningham
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Ashlyn Lockard
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5-6 • Fr. • G • Richmond, Va. (Riverdale Baptist School) 5-10 • Jr. • G • Cape Coral, Fla. (Daytona State College) 5-8 • R-So. • G • Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 6-1 • Fr. • F • Beach Park, Ill. (Zion-Benton Township HS) 5-10 • Sr. • G • Waldorf, Md. (East Carolina) 5-4 • Sr. • G • Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Ac.) 5-9 • So. • G • Milwaukee, Wisc. (Pius XI HS) 5-10 • So. • G • Whitby, Ontario (J. Addison School) 6-0 • Fr. • F • Dover, Del. (National Christian Academy) 5-6 • So. • G • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Christ the King HS) 6-1 • So. • F • Capitol Heights, Md. (National Christian Ac.) 6-0 • So. • F/C • Ft. Washington, Md. (Bishop O’Connell HS) 6-1 • Jr. • F • Yanceyville, N.C. (Bartlett Yancey HS) 5-8 • R-Fr. • G • Seat Pleasant, Md. (National Christian Ac.) 6-2 • Jr. • F • Tracy, Calif. (Brookside Christian HS)
TEAM FOULS
1st Quarter: 1 2 3 4 5 3rd Quarter: 1 2 3 4 5
2nd Quarter: 1 2 3 4 5 4th Quarter: 1 2 3 4 5
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TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
Cover: E’Lexus Davis
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • NSU BY THE NUMBERS •
17 - Number of rebounds Sunday grabbed by forward Mangela Ngandjui, setting her new career high and tying Ta’Liyah Edmonds (vs. Salem) for most by a Spartan this year. 9.5 - Steals per game this year for the Spartans, which ranks tied for third in the conference so far. 28.6 - Field goal percentage Sunday by North Carolina A&T against the NSU defense, which held the Aggies to a season-low in that category. 8 - Points scored by sophomore forward and Central Michigan transfer Shine StricklandGills last Saturday in her season debut. 3.3 - Assists per game by guard E’Lexus Davis, which ranks third in the MEAC.
• MEAC RANKINGS •
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw % Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense 3-Point FG % 3-Point FG % Defense Rebounding Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio 3-Point FG Made
Rank Stat 6th 53.2 3rd 62.2 6th -9.0 7th 61.1 6th 33.3 4th 38.2 7th 25.2 4th 27.1 3rd 38.0 7th -7.0 4th 3.3 T-4th 10.3 T-3rd 9.5 T-5th +0.3 5th 0.5 T-6th 4.5
• MEAC STANDINGS •
Northern Division Team Howard Morgan State Delaware State Coppin State
Southern Division North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Norfolk State South Carolina State
MEAC Overall 3-1 7-2 3-1 6-2 1-3 2-6 1-3 1-5 4-0 0-0 0-2 0-2
6-1 2-3 1-5 1-8
Note: Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman and Maryland-Eastern Shore are not competing this season.
Did You Know: Davis played in 75 games and started 35 times in her three years on the court at Hofstra before transferring.
• NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES • 1-5............................................................................. Overall Record.......................................................................... 2-3 0-2..........................................................................Conference Record....................................................................... 0-0 53.2............................................................................Scoring Offense........................................................................ 69.6 62.2........................................................................... Scoring Defense....................................................................... 77.8 38.0........................................................................Rebounds Per Game................................................................... 42.8 33.3.............................................................................Field Goal Pct.......................................................................... 36.5 38.2..................................................................... Field Goal Pct. Defense................................................................. 43.5 Jalynn Holmes (12.0).............................................. Scoring Leader.............................................Kieche White (20.0) Mangela Ngandjui (8.8)........................................ Rebound Leader..............................................Anissa Rivera (8.6) E’Lexus Davis (3.3)...................................................Assist Leader................................................Paris McBride (3.0) Larry Vickers (6th Season).......................................Head Coach......................Trisha Stafford-Odom (4th season) 73-65/Same........................................................Overall/School Record.................................................. 70-108/33-63
• GAMEDAY INFORMATION • Date..................... Saturday, Jan. 23 / Sunday, Jan. 24 Time.......................................................3 p.m. / 2 p.m. Location...................................................Norfolk, Va. Arena...............................Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Series History.................................NSU leads, 22-7
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• MATCHUP GAME NOTES •
Norfolk State at a Glance The Norfolk State women’s basketball team returned to action after a 28-day hiatus last weekend, but dropped a pair of MEAC Southern Division games at North Carolina A&T. The Spartans trailed by single digits in the fourth quarter of both games, but fell 60-47 on Saturday and 49-32 on Sunday. Leading scorer Jalynn Holmes paced the Spartans with 12 points on Saturday, while Mangela Ngandjui had teams highs of seven points, a career-high 17 rebounds, three blocks and three steals on Sunday. NSU was held to less than 3 percent shooting in both games, however. The Spartans are still getting the job done on the defensive end of the floor. NSU had a season-high eight blocked shots in Sunday’s game at A&T and ranks tied for third in the MEAC with 9.5 steals per game. N.C. Central at a Glance Like NSU, North Carolina Central has endured long stretches without playing games this year. The Eagles have played just one game since Dec. 19, an 87-58 win over North Carolina Wesleyan on Jan. 11. Kiyana Brown had 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Anissa Rivera chipped in 15 points in the victory. Rivera has won one MEAC Player of the Week and three Defensive Player of the Week awards already. She is averaging 16.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. Kieche White, who has played in two games, is averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per outing. Series History Norfolk State leads the all-time series with North Carolina Central, 22-7. The Spartans are 4-0 against NCCU under head coach Larry Vickers, including a dramatic 83-75 come-from-behind win in the only meeting last year. In that meeting, on Feb. 3, 2020 in Durham, NSU trailed by 18 in the first quarter. But senior guard La’Deja James scored a career-high 36 points to lead NSU back to the win, 83-75.
• NORFOLK STATE PROBABLE STARTERS • No. 1 2 5 11 13
Name Mangela Ngandjui Niya Fields E’Lexus Davis Armani Franklin Ta’Liyah Edmonds
Off the Bench 0 Camryn Platt-Morris 3 Jaiden Morris 4 Jalynn Holmes 15 Shine Strickland-Gills 25 Tinesha Gregory
Year R-Sr. Fr. Gr. Sr. So.
Ht. 5-11 5-8 5-7 5-5 6-2
Pos. F G G G F
PPG 8.8 3.2 7.5 5.7 4.8
RPG 8.8 2.2 2.8 4.8 5.7
APG 0.3 2.0 3.3 1.8 0.7
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5-7 5-8 5-9 5-11 6-0
G G G F F/C
1.5 10.7 12.0 5.5 -
0.5 3.3 4.7 2.5 -
0.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 -