A&T Looks For Fifth Consecutive Win
North Carolina A&T (6-3) vs. Akron (4-4)
Date: December 16, 2019
Time: 6 p.m.
Facility: James A. Rhodes Arena

Probable Starters: G C'coriea Foy (6-0, Sr., Fayetteville, N.C.); G Mikaya Wilson (5-6, Sr., Raleigh, N.C.); F Le'on Hill (6-2, Sr., Columbia, S.C.); F Deja Winters (5-11, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio); C Alexus Lessears (6-3, Sr., Cleveland, Ohio).

North Carolina A&T Aggies:  North Carolina A&T (6-3) looks to win its fifth consecutive game with Akron Monday at 6 p.m. to start a three-game road swing.
During the four game winning streak, the Aggies have outscored their opponents 121-71 in the second half, including 31-18 in a 57-48 win against UNC Greensboro the last time out.
In the UNCG win, senior guard Cinia McCray led the team with a game-high 17 points, while senior center Alexus Lessears added 11 points and seven rebounds and senior forward Le'on Hill added 11 rebounds and six points.

Winters leads the team with 13.3 points per game, which ranks sixth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and averages 4.4 rebounds, while senior center Alexus Lessears leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game, which ranks tied for 13^th in the MEAC, and averages 9.6 points and 1.0 blocks, which ranks tied for sixth in the conference.

Foy averages 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds, while McCray averages 9.5 points and junior forward Jayla Jones-Pack averages 7.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 1.6 blocks, which ranks third in the conference.

Rankings: The Aggies leads the MEAC with 46 blocked shots, which ranks 23^rd in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and also leads the MEAC with 5.1 blocked shots per game, which ranks 25^th in the country.

N.C. A&T is second in the MEAC with 24.22 turnovers forced, which ranks 10^th in the NCAA and is second in the conference with a field-goal percentage defenses of 36.4, which ranks 78^th in the country.

Career Watch: Foy has 915 career points to rank 17^th in school history and needs three points to move into 16^th place, held by Dana Brown with 917 points from 2013-17.
Lessears has 734 career rebounds and needs 41 rebounds to move into fourth place, held by Helena Creamer from 1987-91.

Senior forward Le'on Hill led the team with 11 rebounds against UNCG to five her 451 career rebounds to move into 17^th place.  The Columbia, S.C., native needs six rebounds to move into 16^th place and 16 rebounds to move into the top-15.

Lessears and Hill are both in the top-10 in blocks.  Lessears recorded four blocks against Morehead State to become the fifth student-athlete to recorded 100-plus blocks in her career.  The Cleveland, Ohio native has 103 blocks and needs 13 blocks to move into fourth place, held by Lamona Smalley with 115 blocks from 2006-10.

Hill has 84 career blocks, which ranks ninth place in school history and needs eight blocks to move into eighth place, held by Nikiak Gorham with 91 blocks from 2009-13.

The Akron Zips: Akron started out winning four of the first five games, but have lost the last three games.  Last season, the Zips came away with a 49-36 victory in Greensboro.  The Zips are led by Jordyn Dawson with 12.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Haliegh Reinoehl averages 12.0 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds.

Up Next: The Aggies continue the road swing with a trip to Clemson, S.C., to face Clemson Friday at 2 p.m. for the final game before Christmas.