A&T Looks to Snap Two-Game Losing Streak, Monday
North Carolina A&T (12-6, 4-2 MEAC) vs. Delaware State (7-10, 3-1 MEAC)
Date: January 27, 2020
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Facility: Corbett Sports Center

Probable Starters: G Cinia McCray (5-9, Sr., 11.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg) G Mikaya Wilson (5-6, Sr., 4.2 ppg, 3.0 apg); G Jasmen Walton (5-11, So., 4.9 ppg, 2.5 rbg); F Le'on Hill (6-2, Sr., 6.7 rpg, 4.8 ppg); C Alexus Lessears (6-3, Sr., 9.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg).

AGGIES OVERVIEW:  North Carolina A&T is trying to end a two-game skid after a loss to Bethune-Cookman Saturday to drop the Aggies into fifth place in jumbled Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) race. The Aggies face a Delaware State team tonight who is in third place despite dropping a 69-45 decision to the Aggies two weeks ago in Dover, Del. The Aggies earned the blow out despite the game being tied at the half. The Aggies outscored the Hornets 22-2 in the third quarter.
Senior Cinia McCray led the Aggies with 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting and 7-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. Junior guard Deja Winters ranks sixth in the conference in scoring and McCray is 16^th. Senior forward Le'on Hill ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding and Lessears in eighth.
Junior center Jayla Jones-Pack ranks fourth in the MEAC in shooting at 50.6 percent, Lessears is seventh at 47.6 percent and Winters is ninth at 45.1 percent. Winters is third in the conference in 3-point shooting at 39.6 percent.

DELAWARE STATE HORNETS: The Hornets are 2-1 in a four-game stretch against MEAC North Carolina teams with both wins against North Carolina Central.
DSU is led by Sharajah Collins with 13.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. points per game. Lyric Turner averages 11.6 points and 2.2 rebounds. The Aggies hold a slim 38-34 record over Delaware State and leads 19-13 in Greensboro.  N.C. A&T has won the last 12 games against the Hornets.

Streak Snapped:  The Aggies had their 12-game winning streak snapped against MEAC opponents in Corbett Sports Center after a 69-58 loss to Bethune-Cookman.

Rankings: The Aggies are ranked second in the MEAC and ninth in the country in turnovers forced (22.41). They lead the MEAC in 3-point field goal defense (24.7), while ranking sixth in the nation. The Aggies also lead the MEAC in field goal percentage defense (33.5) and are eighth in the country.

In blocked shots, they are second in total blocks (77) and 49^th in the nation. They are second in the MEAC blocked shots per game (4.5) and 46^th in the nation.

The Aggies lead the conference in scoring defense (55.5 ppg) and rank 24^th nationally. They lead the MEAC in scoring margin (+12.6) and are 41^st in the country.

Career Watch: McCray recorded 13 points against Bethune-Cookman to give her 924 career points to put her 76 points shy of 1,000 points.

Lessears is 48 rebounds shy of moving into third place all-time in rebounding in N.C. A&T history. She would surpass Tia Richardson (2000-04). Hill 20 rebounds shy of moving into 13^th place past Amber Bland (2006-09). Lessears is one of only five players in school history with 100-plus blocks in her career. She needs 10 blocks to move into fourth place past Lamona Smalley (2006-10).

Hill recorded two blocks at Coppin State to give her 96 career blocks to move into seventh place in school history and needs four blocks to be the sixth player with 100 career blocks.