WBB Chasing History

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A&T Sets Sights on History After Win over FAMU
NCATAGGIES.COM
Sat, Mar 2

Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information Charnise Tyler celebrated Senior Day. Photo by Kevin L. Dorsey


EAST GREENSBORO (March 2, 2019) – Great players such as Malveata Johnson, Amber Bland, Angela Hill, Brittanie Taylor-James and Nisha Watson have all made tremendous contributions to the North Carolina A&T women’s basketball program.

None of them can say they went undefeated in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Players from the 2018-19 N.C. A&T women’s basketball team have a chance to be able to say just that. The Aggies moved a step closer to history by blowing out Florida A&M 77-53 Saturday afternoon at Corbett Sports Center.

The Aggies are 18-10 overall and 15-0 in the MEAC. They can become the first team in program history to finish the conference regular season undefeated. For the Aggies it was their 23rdstraight win over a MEAC opponent, 26 if last season’s MEAC tournament is counted. They have won 33 out of their last 34 against the MEAC. Saturday marked the fourth time in program history the Aggies have won 15 games in the MEAC joining the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2017-18 Aggie teams.

“I’m happy that we’re still undefeated, and I’m happy our young women put themselves in position to make history,” said N.C. A&T coach Tarrell Robinson. “Hopefully, we’ll do everything it takes to reach that milestone.”

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What a fantastic year! We have an outstanding program. Congrats Coach! Night after night, practice after practice, this Team has given the Aggie Nation this! I can’t wait to see them ball-out in Norfolk.

A&T is “Straight Lava”. We are so Hot, and we are Gaining Ground...

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THE UNDEFEATED!!
NCATAGGIES.COM THU, MAR 7



EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team completed the program’s first-ever undefeated season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a resounding 86-52 win over arch-rival N.C. Central Thursday at Corbett Sports Center. N.C. A&T finishes the regular season 19-10 overall and 16-0 in the MEAC becoming the first MEAC team to finish the regular season undefeated since Hampton accomplished the feat in 2013-14.

But who saw this coming? In November and December, the North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team battled through serious injuries. They lost to a Division II program and they got off to a 3-10 start.

But they had faith that the system works. Therefore, no one had to see it coming because the Aggies relied on faith.

“We had a lot of things individually, as people and human beings that we had to overcome to reach this goal,” said N.C. A&T head coach Tarrell Robinson who is in guaranteed to have the Aggies in the postseason (WNIT or NCAA tournament) for the fourth time in his seven seasons at N.C. A&T. “It took faith in a higher power to put us through and it’s very exciting. So, my word for the season is definitely faith.”

N.C. A&T 6-foot-3 junior center Alexus Lessears, who is one of the best rebounders in the conference and a third-team All-MEAC selection last season, missed eight games with an injury. The Aggies also lost promising freshman Charme Lilly with a season-ending injury who had one point this season earned a MEAC Rookie of the Week honor. Second-leading scorer Cinia McCray missed six games this season including four conference games.

“We had faith in each other, in the system, and just knowing that what the coaches are teaching us is good enough,” said junior guard C’Coriea Foy who led the Aggies Thursday night with 17 points, five assists and four steals.

“Coach Robinson instills in us defense, so we have to all buy-in to that from the moment we step on campus for summer school,” she continued. “The first thing we do is go in Moore Gym and practice defense. We knew as long as we had that buy in to the system, the coaching staff and each other that it will all come together eventually. We knew we struggled during the first semester during non-conference play. Every team has its ups and downs. We had our troubles early. But look at us now.”

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