North Carolina A&T (15-7, 7-3 MEAC) vs. Florida A&M (4-17, 2-8 MEAC)
Date: February 10, 2020
Time: 6 p.m.
Facility: Al Lawson Arena
Probable Starters: G Cinia McCray (5-9, Sr., 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg)
G Mikaya Wilson (5-6, Sr., 5.0 ppg, 2.8 apg);
G Jasmen Walton (5-11, So., 5.9 ppg, 2.7 rbg);
F Le'on Hill (6-2, Sr., 6.8 rpg, 5.0 ppg);
C Jayla Jones Pack (6-3, Jr., 8.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg).
AGGIES OVERVIEW: North Carolina A&T finishes their two-game road trip in Florida with a contest at Florida A&M. Â
Junior guard
Deja Winters ranks 15
th in the conference in scoring, while senior guard
Cinia McCray ranks 17
th. Senior forward
Le'on Hill ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding, junior forward
Jayla Jones-Pack ranks ninth and
Alexus Lessears is 12
th (6.3).
Jones-Pack ranks fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (48.6). Lessears ranks seventh in shooting (48.0) and Winters is 10
th (42.0). Winters is third in 3-point shooting at 36.8 percent.
FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS: FAMU has lost the last five games including an 82-56 loss to Howard on Saturday. The Rattlers are led by Alaina Rice with 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Shalaunda Burney-Robinson averages 9.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
The Series: The Aggies hold a 30-28 lead over the Rattlers, but FAMU leads the Aggies 16-9 in Tallahassee.
Rankings: The Aggies rank third in the MEAC and 10
th in the nation turnovers forced per game (21.77). They lead the MEAC in field goal defense (34.1) and are third in in 3-point field goal defense (25.4). Nationally, they rank 11
th in field goal defense and ninth in 3-point field goal defense. Â
N.C. A&T is second in the conference and 37
th nationally in total blocked shots (103). They rank second in the league and 37
th in the nation in blocked shots per game (4.7). The Aggies lead the conference in scoring defense (55.2) and scoring margin (plus-11.1). They are 17
th and 47
th respectively in both categories nationally.
N.C. A&T leads the MEAC and ranks 17
th in the nation in rebounds per game (42.91) with 42.91. They also lead the MEAC in rebounding margin (plus-6.5) and rank 54
th nationally. The Aggies are second in the conference and 32
nd nationally in total rebounds (944).
Career Watch: McCray has scored 962 career points and needs 38 points to become the 14
th player in school history to reach 1,000.
Lessears ranks fourth all-time in school history in career rebounds with 799. She needs 30 to move into third place ahead of Tia Richardson (2000-04). Hill has 548 career rebounds and needs 14 rebounds to move into 11
th place held by Tracey King (2010-14).
Lessears is one of five players in school history with 100-plus blocks with 108. She needs eight more to move into fourth place held by Lamona Smalley. Hill has 99 career blocks and needs one more to become the sixth player in school history with 100-plus blocks.
Up Next: The Aggies return home for the final homestand of the season starting with North Carolina Central Saturday at 4 p.m.
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