Miller leads NCCU to 11th victory

Give the Eagles that bronze medal.

N.C. Central finished third in the Longwood women’s basketball tournament, taking out Seattle 62-58 behind 24 points from Joanna Miller (pictured).

Latoya Bennett added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Joli Robinson’s Eagles (11-17), who have their best record during their three seasons on the five-year transition track from NCAA Division II to Division I. Danielle DeBerry added 10 points for NCCU.

Ashley Brown led Seattle (6-24) with 21 points, followed by Tatiana Heck with 16 and Elle Kerfoot 12.

The Eagles end their season on March 14 at UNC.