Thursday was not a good night for the two Triangle public universities in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in women’s basketball. No. 4 UNC suffered its first loss of the season, falling 72-66 at No 22 Michigan State, while N.C. State lost at home to Wisconsin 53-48. The ACC still won the Challenge for the third […]
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J. Thomas has career game in Duke’s surprisingly easy win over Buckeyes
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke faces its toughest challenge so far this women’s basketball season tonight as part of an aptly-named event. The No. 11 Blue Devils (5-1) are hosting No. 3 Ohio State (8-0) on the second night of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, an event in which the ACC won two of the three games […]
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Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Duke, State at home; UNC’s Breland maybe out for year
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Joanne P. McCallie hopes her Duke women’s basketball team can play 40 minutes of great defense tonight against an Ohio State team that has one superstar center and four more players who are very tough to guard.She’s also hoping for a big crowd. The No. 11 Blue Devils (5-1) will host the […]
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Rough first 20 dooms Eagles at Air Force
A slow start doomed N.C. Central in its trip to the high altitude of the Air Force Academy. Grant Parker paced the Falcons with 24 points and six rebounds in a 61-49 victory over the Eagles at Clune Arena. C.J. Wilkerson (pictured) led NCCU, which trailed 37-17 at halftime, with 15 points. He was the […]
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Eagles sign three to letters of intent in women’s basketball
N.C. Central has announced a three-player signing class in women’s basketball. Joining Coach Joli Robinson’s Eagles for next season will be 5-9 guard Ebonie Bryant from Burlington Williams, 6-1 post ViVi Emodi from Raleigh Word of God and 5-10 guard Tenika Neely from Fayetteville Christian. Bryant is averaging 15.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. […]
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Kellie Harper is unafraid of replacing a legend at N.C. State
N.C. State athletics director Lee Fowler had a major decision to make last season following the death of long-time women’s basketball coach Kay Yow in January. The Hall of Famer’s 22-year struggle with breast cancer sparked a national crusade of people wearing pink to support the eradication of the disease. And a sharp focus was […]
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N.C. Central men look to improve under new head coach
LeVelle Moton knew exactly what he was getting into when he took over as the new head basketball coach at N.C. Central in March. For the previous two seasons, he had been an assistant to Henry Dickerson. Moton, a product of Raleigh’s Enloe High, was one of Central’s biggest stars as a player from 1992-96, […]
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Area women’s programs are good at winning, but titles are elusive
For at least the past 15 years, since 1994 when UNC won the NCAA championship, the successes of Triangle women’s college basketball programs have approached the level of the men’s. There have consistently been one or two teams in the nation’s top 10 and capable of making a run at the Final Four. But for […]
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Eagles will try to fly high on the road tonight at Air Force
N.C. Central will look for its first men’s basketball victory against a big-name national school tonight, and although the Eagles will be underdogs they certainly won’t be prohibitive underdogs. First-year coach LeVelle Moton (pictured) will lead his team against Air Force in a 9 p.m. game at Clune Arena. The Falcons, picked to finish ninth […]
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Eagles come close, but lose overtime toughie at South Carolina State
Joanna Miller had her first career double-double and three teammates scored in double figures, but N.C. Central lost an 81-75 overtime heartbreaker to future MEAC foe South Carolina State. Sophilia Hipps led the Bulldogs (3-3) with 28 points, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range and 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. Joi Walker added 14 points and […]
