THE GAME |
North Carolina A&T (5-4) vs. East Carolina (7-4) |
LOCATION |
Greenville, N.C./Minges Coliseum |
DATE |
Dec. 19, 2022 |
TIP-OFF |
6 p.m. |
STREAM |
ESPN+ |
 STREAM: Monday's contest will be streamed live on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m.Â
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES STORYLINESÂ
- Head coach Tarrell Robinson is in his 11th season and is the school's all-time winningest coach in program history with 194 wins. He set the record at South Carolina State after a 68-49 victory in Orangeburg, S.C., for his 192nd win.
- Robinson has a 194-112 overall record and has made three NCAA Tournament appearances, three postseason WNIT appearances, three conference tournament championships and four regular-season conference championships.
- Robinson is looking to become the third A&T basketball coach – men or women – to reach 200 wins, joining men's basketball coaches Cal Irvin and Don Corbett.Â
- In addition, he has a 101-27 record in Corbett Sports Center. The Aggies 89-38 win against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 15 gave Robinson his 100th win in Corbett Sports Center. He became the first women's basketball coach to reach the milestone.
- Maleia Bracone scored five points at Auburn in A&T's previous game. It ended a streak of 12 straight games of scoring in double figures. The last time she failed to score in double figures occurred on Feb. 16, 2022, when she was a member of the Presbyterian Blue Hose.Â
- She was the only Aggie to score in double figures in all eight games this season.
- Jazmin Harris is averaging 15.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting 52.8 (104-for-197) percent from the floor in her last 15 games.
- In the last three games, Jordyn Dorsey is averaging 17.3 points and 4.7 rebounds, including a career-high 21 points against Cincinnati on Dec. 1.Â
- Three Aggies have recorded their first collegiate start this season. Redshirt freshman Chaniya Clark and freshman Taliya Council started against Johnson & Wales (Dec. 10). Sophomore Lalia started against Cincinnati (Dec. 1).
- The women's basketball program has a 589-575 record and needs 11 wins to reach 600.
SCOUTING THE EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
- East Carolina lost 67-59 at Gardner-Webb Thursday to snap a two-game winning streak.
- The American Athletic Conference voters picked ECU to finish 11th out of 11 teams in the conference's preseason poll.Â
- In the Gardner-Webb game, the Runnin' Bulldogs used a 24-14 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to win. GWU outscored the Pirates 8-2 in the final 1:50.Â
- Danae McNeal is the only Pirate averaging double figures (14.7 ppg). She also averages 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.5 assists. Jayla Hearp averages 7.0 points off the bench and Alexsia Rose averages 6.6 points.
- Kim McNeill is in her fourth season at ECU and her seventh as a head coach. She spent three seasons at Hartford (2016-19), where she posted a 59-38 (.608) record, leading the Hawks to the postseason WNIT in 2019. She is 35-57 (.380) at ECU and has an overall 94-95 (.497) record.Â
THE SERIESÂ
- ECU leads the series 11-6 record, including an 8-2 record in Greenville, N.C.
- These two schools squared off last season in Greensboro, and the Aggies came away with a 75-59 win for the second consecutive win in the series.
- A&T also won the last meeting in Greenville during the 2008-09 season, 72-53, snapping a seven-game losing streak in Greenville.
QUOTABLE
"We're playing a team known for its defensive pressure and forcing you to play faster than you want. We've got to be able to take care of the ball."
Head Coach Tarrell Robinson