Women's Basketball | 1/13/2023 10:35:00 AM

STREAM: Friday's contest will be streamed live on FloHoops starting at 6 p.m., and Sunday's game will stream live on FloHoops beginning at 2 p.m. Donal Ware will provide the play-by-play, and North Carolina A&T Sports Hall of Famer Arlene Mitchell will analyze the action.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES STORYLINES

• Head coach Tarrell Robinson is in his 11th season and is the program's all-time winningest coach with 199 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 199-113 overall record and has made three NCAA tournament appearances, three postseason WNIT appearances, and won 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. Irvin won 308 games and multiple championships at A&T. Corbett won 254 and numerous titles at A&T.   
• In addition, Robinson has a 102-27 record in Corbett Sports Center. The Aggies 89-38 win against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 15 gave Robinson his 100th win at Corbett Sports Center, the first women's coach to reach the milestone.
• A&T and Drexel sit atop the CAA at 4-0. Drexel is ranked sixth in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top-25., A&T is receiving votes.
• Jazmin Harris is averaging 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks on 56.8 (46-for-81) percent shooting from the floor in her last six games. She has recorded four double-doubles in the previous six games, including starting CAA play with three consecutive double-doubles.
• Harris ranks in the top-50 in four categories nationally. She ranks 20th in blocks (31), 24th in blocks per game (2.1), 35th in double-doubles (6), 34th in field goal percentage (55.2) and 49th in rebounds per game (9.1). 
• In addition, she leads the CAA in blocks and double-doubles. She ranks second in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage.
• Maleia Bracone tied her career high with 10 assists at Monmouth on Jan. 6 to become the first Aggie to record at least a single-game 10 assists since Chanin Scott recorded 10 against Campbell on Jan. 31, 2022. It's tied for the fifth most in the CAA this season. Bracone's other 10-assist game came on Jan. 26, 2022, when she played for Presbyterian.
• A&T ranks in the top-50 in seven categories. The Aggies rank 29th in offensive rebounds (15.0), 35th in rebounding margin (8.0), 35th in rebounding (42.27), 39th in field goal percentage defense (36.1), 45th in assists per game (16.1), 48th in field goal percentage (44.6) and 50th in turnovers forced per game (19.53).
• Last time out, A&T outscored Hofstra 34-21 in the second half for a 63-44 win in Hempstead, N.Y. D'Mya Tucker had a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double. All three of her career double-doubles have occurred this season. 
• The Aggies have a 594-577 record and need six wins for 600 in program history.

SCOUTING THE NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES

• Northeastern dropped its CAA opener at Monmouth, 54-49. But the Huskies won their last two conference games with a 71-57 win over William & Mary and a 92-51 win over UNC Wilmington.
• The preseason CAA poll predicted Northeastern to finish eighth. . Gemima Motema earned preseason CAA honorable mention accolades.
• Derin Erdogan leads the Huskies with 13.6 points per game. Motema averages 12.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. She also leads the team with 30 steals. Erdogan leads the team with 44 assists. Halle Idowu is averaging 15.5 points per game and 7.0 rebounds in her last two games. 
• She was averaging 4.0 points over the previous two games. Bridgette Mitchell is in her second season leading Northeastern and has a 21-25 record. 
• Last season, Northeastern went 14-18 overall and 8-10 in CAA play.

SCOUTING THE DELAWARE BLUE HENS

• Delaware opened CAA play with a 77-65 win against Hofstra, followed by losses to Monmouth and Drexel. Drexel will stop in Elon on Friday before coming to Corbett on Sunday.
• The CAA preseason poll predicted Delaware would finish sixth.
• Three Blue Hens average double figures, starting with Kiarke Sconiers' 12.1 points per game. She also leads the team in blocks with 21. Makayla Pippin leads the team with 9.2 rebounds per game and is second in scoring (10.4). Jewel Smalls averages 10.2 points and 4.8 rebounds and leads the team with 25 steals.
• Sconiers is averaging 16.2 points per game in her last five games. She has scored in double figures in her previous three games.  
• The Blue Hens named Sarah Jenkins their new head coach on April 3, 2022. She spent four years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Delaware from 2017-20. She earned a promotion to associate head coach for the 2020-21 season before spending the 2021-22 season as an assistant at Penn State. During her previous stint at Delaware, the Blue Hens were 71-50 overall, including a 46-26 conference record.

The Series

• A&T will play Northeastern and Delaware for the first time in program history.

Quotable: "We're excited to be back in Corbett for the next three games starting this weekend against Northeastern University and Delaware University. Northeastern is one of the hottest teams in the CAA right now. Statistically, we mirror each other. Delaware comes to Greensboro with a winning tradition and culture. They have a few players capable of having a big game for them. We've got to make sure we are locked in defensively."

Head Coach Tarrell Robinson