NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (1-2)
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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Shekinah Howard
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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) 5-11 • Jr. • G/F • Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake 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
POINTS
TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (2-2)
HEAD COACH: Ed Swanson (8th season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Mary Gleason (2nd season), Michelle Kurowski (3rd season) NO.
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Sydney Wagner
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Kayla Beckwith
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Lanni Brown
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Chaniqwa Gilliam
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Nyla Pollard
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Rebekah Frisby-Smith
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Emma Krause
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Bre Bellamy
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Bailey Eichner
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Gabby Rogers
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Caitlin Wingertzahn
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Caroline Stover
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5-6 • Jr. • G • Phoenixville, Pa. (Stetson) 6-1 • Fr. • G/F • Laurel, Md. (The Bullis School) 5-9 • Fr. • G • Suwanee, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 5-8 • So. • G • Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor HS) 5-9 • Sr. • G • Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 5-11 • Fr. • G/F • Adelaide, South Australia (Adelaide HS) 6-2 • Jr. • F • Plantation, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS) 6-0 • So. • G/F • Freehold, N.J. (St. John Vianney HS) 6-1 • Sr. • G/F • Cudahy, Wisc. (Cudahy HS) 6-1 • Sr. • C • Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch HS) 6-1 • Fr. • F • Rumson, N.J. (Trinity Hall HS) 6-3 • Jr. • C • Plympton, Mass. (Cardinal Spellman 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
POINTS
TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
Cover: Jalynn Holmes
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • NSU BY THE NUMBERS •
2 - Leading scorer Jalynn Holmes has made exactly two 3-pointers in each of NSU’s games. 17 - Leading rebounder Ta’Liyah Edmonds grabbed 17 rebounds in the win over Salem last month, the most by a Spartan since Khadedra Croker also had 17 on Feb. 24, 2018. 48.3 - Shekinah Howard is making just under half of her field goal attempts this far this season, at 14-of-29 (48.3 percent). She is seventh in the MEAC in field goal percentage. 21.0 - The number of turnovers NSU is forcing per game this season, second-most among MEAC teams that have played more than one game. 23 - The Spartans had a season-high 23 offensive rebounds at Liberty.
• MEAC RANKINGS •
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw % Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense 3-Point FG % 3-Point FG % Defense 3-Pointers Made Rebounding Opponent Rebounding Rebounding Margin Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Defensive Rebound % Offensive Rebound % Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio
Rank Stat 4th 65.3 5th 69.7 5th -4.3 4th 61.3 4th 37.0 4th 39.3 3rd 31.6 2nd 29.7 T-2nd 6.0 2nd 42.3 6th 46.3 4th -4.0 5th 14.7 2nd 27.7 4th 61.0 4th 33.8 7th 2.0 2nd 14.0 4th 10.3 3rd +2.0 2nd 0.7
• MEAC STANDINGS •
Team Howard Morgan State Delaware State Norfolk State N.C. Central North Carolina A&T Coppin State South Carolina State
MEAC Overall 0-0 3-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-5
Note: Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman and Maryland-Eastern Shore are not competing this season.
Did You Know: Holmes’ father, Daryl, was an All-CAA player at American University who played professionally overseas.
• NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS vs. WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE •
1-2............................................................................. Overall Record.......................................................................... 2-2 0-0..........................................................................Conference Record....................................................................... 0-0 65.3............................................................................Scoring Offense........................................................................ 52.5 69.7........................................................................... Scoring Defense....................................................................... 59.0 42.3........................................................................Rebounds Per Game................................................................... 30.5 37.0.............................................................................Field Goal Pct.......................................................................... 33.8 39.3..................................................................... Field Goal Pct. Defense................................................................. 40.1 Jalynn Holmes (17.0).............................................. Scoring Leader......................................... Sydney Wagner (19.5) Ta’Liyah Edmonds (9.3)........................................ Rebound Leader............................................ Bailey Eichner (8.8) Armani Franklin (3.7)..............................................Assist Leader................................................ Nylah Pollard (3.3) Larry Vickers (6th Season).......................................Head Coach.......................................Ed Swanson (8th season) 73-62/Same........................................................Overall/School Record............................................518-367/112-103
• GAMEDAY INFORMATION • Date.................................................... Sunday, Dec. 20 Time..................................................................... 2 p.m. Location...................................................Norfolk, Va. Arena...............................Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Series History.............................. W&M leads, 15-8
Radio.....................................................................None Live Video....................... NSUSpartans.com/Watch Talent........................Ross Gordon/Woube Gebre Live Stats......................................NSUSpartans.com In-Game Twitter Updates......... @NSUSpartans
• MATCHUP GAME NOTES •
Norfolk State at a Glance The Norfolk State women’s basketball team plays its first game in 19 days when the Spartans take on William & Mary on Sunday. The game is the last scheduled for NSU before the holiday break. The Spartans had games earlier this month against Robert Morris, William & Mary and Richmond canceled or postponed. In NSU’s last action, Liberty outscored the Spartans 42-16 in the middle two quarters to pull away for a 76-53 win over on Dec. 1 in Lynchburg. The Flames shot 58 percent in the second half. Jalynn Holmes scored 15 points and Mangela Ngandjui had 10 and seven rebounds for NSU, which shot a season-low 24.6 percent from the floor. Holmes has led NSU in scoring in each of the team’s first three games and is tied for the MEAC lead, averaging 17 points per game. W&M at a Glance The Tribe evened its record at 2-2 with a 48-43 road win at George Mason on Wednesday. Sydney Wagner scored a career-high 27 points for the Tribe, which held GMU to 27.8 percent shooting, including 1-of-16 from 3-point range. The Tribe led by as many as 18 points only to see its lead cut to one in the fourth quarter, but held on behind Wagner’s career day. Bailey Eichner grabbed 10 rebounds for W&M. Wagner is averaging a team-best 19.5 points per game for W&M, more than one-third of the Tribe’s 52.5 average. W&M is holding opponents to just 59 points per game so far this year. Series History William & Mary leads the all-time series against the Spartans, 15-8. NSU won the first six meetings and seven of the first eight, then the Tribe won 12 straight before the Spartans’ 80-74 overtime win during the 2017-18 season. W&M has taken the last two matchups. This year marks the sixth straight season in which the teams will face one another. The Tribe won 65-56 in last year’s matchup in Williamsburg.
• NORFOLK STATE PROBABLE STARTERS • No. 3 4 5 11 13
Name Jaiden Morris Jalynn Holmes E’Lexus Davis Armani Franklin Ta’Liyah Edmonds
Off the Bench 0 Camryn Platt-Morris 1 Mangela Ngandjui 2 Niya Fields 15 Shine Strickland-Gills 22 Shekinah Howard
Year R-Jr. R-Jr. Gr. Sr. So.
Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-5 6-2
Pos. G G G G F
PPG 10.7 17.0 8.3 6.0 4.3
RPG 3.3 6.3 3.0 5.3 9.3
APG 2.3 0.7 3.3 3.7 0.3
So. R-Sr. Fr. So. Jr.
5-7 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-11
G F G F G/F
1.5 10.0 3.3 - 11.3
0.5 7.0 1.7 - 5.0
0.0 1.0 2.7 0.7