Mike Potter ·
9 Feb 2010, 12:01 AM ·
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N.C. Central goes looking for a road win tonight in women’s basketball, and although Joli Robinson’s club is almost always an underdog on the road it shouldn’t be a prohibitive one this time.
NCCU (7-14) will take on Big South Conference member Winthrop (8-14) in the schools’ first meeting in women’s basketball. Both teams are nicknamed “Eagles.”
The 7 p.m. contest will be at the Winthrop Coliseum, which hosted several ACC women’s basketball tournaments in the 1990s.
Joanna Miller (pictured) is NCCU’s leading scorer, while Shanice Cole leads Winthrop in scoring, rebounding and assists. Continue reading »
Basketball, N.C. Central, Women's Basketball Bud Childers, Danielle DeBerry, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Latoya Bennett, Shanice Cole, Winthrop
Mike Potter ·
19 Dec 2009, 1:30 AM ·
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N.C. State will be favored in its final home game before Christmas this afternoon, while N.C. Central faces a big challenge on the road.
Kellie Harper’s Wolfpack (6-4) will host Winthrop at 5 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, while Joli Robinson’s Eagles will look for their first win of the season against South Florida in the USF Shootout.
Freshman Marissa Kastanek (pictured) and Bonae Holston are the Wolfpack’s leading scorers.
South Florida won the WNIT last season. The Eagles will play the home team in the opener of the tournament at 4 p.m., followed by the other first-round game between East Carolina (8-1) and Houston Baptist (2-9) in which the Pirates will be heavy favorites. The final round of the tournament is on Sunday. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, N.C. State, Women's Basketball Amber White, Bonae Holston, Bud Childers, East Carolina, Houston Baptist, Jasmine Wynne, Jessica Lawson, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Jose Fernandez, Kellie Harper, Latoya Bennett, Lucy Ellison, Marissa Kastanek, Shanice Cole, Shelly Hankins, South Florida, Winthrop
