North Carolina A&T (16-7, 8-3 MEAC) vs. North Carolina Central (7-16, 4-6 MEAC)
Date: February 15, 2020
Time: 4 p.m.
Facility: Corbett Sports Center

Probable Starters: G Cinia McCray (5-9, Sr., 10.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg) G Mikaya Wilson (5-6, Sr., 4.8 ppg, 2.7 apg); G Jasmen Walton (5-11, So., 6.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg); F Le'on Hill (6-2, Sr., 6.7 rpg, 4.9 ppg); C Jayla Jones Pack (6-3, Jr., 8.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg).

AGGIES OVERVIEW:  North Carolina A&T women's basketball starts its final homestand of the season with archrival North Carolina Central Saturday at 4 p.m.
Junior guard Deja Winters ranks 15^th in the conference in scoring (11.8) and senior guard Cinia McCray ranks 19^th. Junior forward Jayla Jones-Pack ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding and senior forward Le'on Hill is eighth. Senior center Alexus Lessears ranks 11^th in rebounding (6.3).
Jones-Pack ranks fifth in the conference in shooting (49.0), Lessears ranks seventh (47.7) and Winters is 12^th (41.7). Winters ranks third in the MEAC in 3-point field goal shooting (37.7).

NCCU EAGLES: The Eagles have lost two of their last three games including an 86-79 loss at Morgan State the last time out. NCCU is led by Paulina Afriyie who averages 13.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Kieche White averages 13.0 points and Anissa Rivera also averages double figures at 11.2 points.

The Series: The Aggies hold a commanding 30-6 lead in the series including a 12-2 record in Greensboro.  N.C. A&T has won the last six games against the Eagles.

Rankings: The Aggies rank second in the MEAC and seventh in the nation in turnovers forced (21.09). They rank second in the second in the MEAC and seventh in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense (24.9). The Aggies lead the MEAC in field goal percentage defense and rank eighth nationally.

N.C. A&T ranks second in the conference and 36^th in the nation in total blocked shots (106). In blocked shots per game, they rank second in the MEAC and 38^th in the country (4.6). The Aggies lead the conference in scoring defense (55.6 ppg) and rank 22^nd nationally. They are second in the conference in scoring margin (plus-10.0 ppg) and rank 54^th in the country.

N.C. A&T ranks third in the MEAC in rebounding (42.61) and 23^rd in the country. They lead the MEAC with a plus-5.9 rebounding margin. It is good enough for 53^rd in the country. In total rebounds (980) they are second in the conference and 24^th in the nation.

Career Watch: McCray has scored 966 career points and needs 34 points to reach 1,000 for her career.

Lessears is fourth all-time in school history in rebounds (805) and needs 24 to move into third past Tia Richardson (2010-14). Hill is 11^th all-time in rebounding (551) and needs 11 rebounds to move into 10^th past Tracy King (2010-14).

Lessears is one of six players with 100 career blocks in Aggie history with 108. She needs eight more blocks to move into fourth past Lamona Smalley (2006-09). Hill also has 100 career blocks to give the Aggies two players on the current roster with 100 career blocks.

Up Next: The Aggies finish the homestand with Howard Saturday at 2 p.m. for Senior Day and Maryland Eastern Shore Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Corbett Sports Center.