Women's Basketball | 1/29/2022 10:54:00 AM

A&T Team Leaders:
Points: Chanin Scott (14.5)
Rebounds: Chanin Scott (7.7)
Assists: Jordyn Dorsey (2.4)
Steals: Chanin Scott (2.3)
Field Goal Percentage: Chanin Scott (.506)
3-pt Field Goal Percentage: Chanin Scott (.419)
Free Throw Percentage: Chanin Scott (.900)

A&T Big South Leaders (Top-10)  
Points: Chanin Scott (14.5) – 8th
Rebounds: Chanin Scott (7.7) – 5th
Steals: Chanin Scott (2.3) – 5th
Field Goal Percentage: Chanin Scott (.506) – 5th
3-pt Field Goal Percentage: Shareka McNeill (.370) – 3rd

 A&T NCAA Leaders (Top-100)  
Steals: Chanin Scott (2.3) – 80th
Field Goals: Chanin Scott (.506) – 59th
3-pt Field Goal Percentage: Shareka McNeill (.370) – 84th

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES (7-10, 4-3 Big South): The Aggies won their fourth consecutive game by the largest margin of victory this season, 88-47 against Radford Thursday night at Corbett Sports Center.  

Chanin Scott led the Aggies with a game-high 22 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the floor. Jazmin Harris recorded an Aggie career-high 17 points, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor. In addition, faith Blackstone recorded career-highs in points (16) and steals (4). Shareka McNeill added 12 points, a game-high six assists and three steals.

Head coach Tarrell Robinson enters his 10th season with a 182-103 overall record. He is 113-32 (.779) against conference opponents. 

Robinson needs nine wins to break the school record for the most wins in program history. Over the last six seasons, A&T has won four regular-season Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships and three MEAC tournament titles. 

GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN' BULLDOGS (7-11, 5-3 Big South): Gardner-Webb started 1-1 in the Big South and then won four straight. However, the Runnin' Bulldogs have lost the last two consecutive games, including a 71-68 loss at USC Upstate their last time out. 

Jhessyka Williams leads the Runnin' Bulldogs with 16.9 points per game and is second with 8.4 rebounds per game. Lauren Bevis averages 13.5 points and Alasia Smith leads the team with 9.2 rebounds per while averaging 13.3 points. 

Alex Simmons enters her fourth season as a head coach with a 52-51 overall record. Simmons led Gardner-Webb to an 18-11 overall record and 13-7 mark in the Big South in 2019-20. 

THE SERIES:  Gardner-Webb has won all four meetings against the Aggies in its Division I history (since 2000). The only Aggie win was a 79-57 win at Corbett on Jan. 29, 1983.

QUOTABLE:  "Gardner-Webb is one of the premier teams in the Big South this year. Anyone who wants to be in conversation to win the regular season of the Big South has to go through them. They have talent and athleticism like us. It will be an exciting matchup to watch." 

Head Coach Tarrell Robinson

GAME NOTES: 

• The Aggies have taken care of the ball lately while sharing the ball generously. The Aggies have 75 assists and only 49 turnovers during their four-game winning streak. 
• In seven conference games, the Aggies have a plus-6.14 turnover margin only second to Gardner-Webb, and they are ranked third in assist/turnover ratio. 
• A&T has the best scoring offense in conference games only (74.0), and they have the second-highest scoring (plus-8.7). 
• Chanin Scott has scored double figures in nine of her last 12 games. She has 10-plus rebounds in four of her previous 12 games played. In her last six contests, she averages 18.2 points and 7.3 rebounds. 
• Faith Blackstone is averaging 11.3 points and shooting 42.9 (24-for-56) percent from the floor in her last six games.
• Shareka McNeill averages 18.1 points, 3.1 assists, and 2.3 steals in her last seven games. Over the same span, she is shooting 50.5 (48-for-95) percent from the field, including 45.6 (26-for-57) from the 3-point range.
• The Aggies will play 10 games in 22 days (Jan. 21 – Feb. 12), including three makeup games that were postponed due to COVID.