N.C. State led all the way and then held on in the final minute, getting new coach Kellie Harper another big road victory with a 59-53 women’s basketball decision at Southern California. Amber White (pictured) led the Wolfpack (9-5) with 17 points while Bonae Holston added 16 in the first meeting between the two teams. […]
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NCCU bounces back from historic loss with a 30-point rout of S.C. State
McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM N.C. Central gets an odd sort of test tonight in women’s basketball. A few hundred home fans are going to find out just how the Eagles recover from the largest margin of defeat in school history. That was, of course, on Monday at crosstown rival and No. 8 Duke, a 117-28 defeat in […]
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Women’s roundup: Eagles try to bounce back; State visits Southern Cal
Just how can a basketball team bounce back from an 89-point loss? N.C. Central is going to find out today. The Eagles (1-10), who fell 117-28 at Duke on Monday, try to get onto the winning track today when they host South Carolina State (4-6) at McLendon-McDougald Gym. SCSU beat the Eagles 81-75 in overtime […]
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NCCU continues road woes at High Point
N.C. Central’s road struggles persist in men’s basketball. Nick Chasten (pictured) scored 20 points and C.J. Wilkerson added 16, but the Eagles came up short in a 70-58 loss at High Point. The Eagles (2-11) fell to 0-10 on the road, leaving new coach LeVelle Moton still looking for his first win against a Division […]
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No place like home for Tar Heels, who win by 45 points at Carmichael
CARMICHAEL AUDITORIUM/CHAPEL HILL UNC is back “home” after spending its last season and a half sharing the Smith Center with the Tar Heel men’s team. Carmichael, which had been home of the UNC women’s basketball program since its inception, has undergone an extensive expansion and renovation. The place now seats 6,822, primarily in individual bucket […]
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UNC returns to Carmichael today
The Tar Heels will finally be back home today. The No. 7 UNC women’s basketball team, which has been sharing the Smith Center with the Tar Heel men’s squad for a season and a half, will play its first game in a renovated Carmichael Auditorium today at 2 against Kennesaw State. The two teams met […]
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Eagles look for upset at High Point
N.C. Central returns to action with a nearby road game tonight, and the Eagles should have at least a fighting chance to win. The opponent for the Eagles (2-9) is High Point (4-6), which has two of its four victories over non-Division I opposition at home. Each is under the direction of a first-year head […]
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Duke fills up the stat sheet in 89-point romp over cross-town rival Eagles
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It doesn’t have any fancier name this time than “The Battle of Durham,” and indeed it is that. No. 8 Duke is hosting N.C. Central in a women’s basketball game, and the winner will be able to claim it’s the best team in the city until they meet again. Duke is going […]
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Wolfpack gets nice win over Seton Hall
N.C. State needed a win over an opponent from a big-time conference to keep its momentum going, and the Wolfpack got one. Bonae Holston (pictured) had 20 points and Nikitta Gartrell added 13 in an impressive 68-57 win over Big East member Seton Hall at Reynolds Coliseum. Both teams are now 8-5. The victory assured […]
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Former Cornell coach Knowles newest member of Duke football staff
Jim Knowles has joined Duke football as defensive coordinator/safeties, leaving as head coach at Cornell to accept the job on David Cutcliffe’s staff. Knowles (pictured), who was the Big Red’s mentor for the past six seasons accumulating a 26-34 record, was a member of Cutcliffe’s staff at Mississippi in 2003. Cutcliffe has also announced two […]
