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NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State women's basketball team hosts Virginia University-Lynchburg on Friday. Game time is at 4 p.m. at Joseph Echols Hall.
Media Coverage: The game will be broadcast live on WNSB Hot 91.1 with Ross Gordon on the call. Live stats will be available here. Live video and audio will also be available here.
All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between NSU and Virginia University-Lynchburg.
Last Time Out: The Norfolk State women's basketball team fell to East Carolina 81-61 at Joseph Echols Hall on Tuesday night.
Senior Rachel Gordon led the Spartans with 17 points, connecting on 6-of-9 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws to go along with 7 rebounds. Freshman Logan Powell contributed 13 points and Rae Corbo added 11 points. Corbo also tallied five assists on the night.
The Spartans shot 40 percent (22-of-55) on the night and shot a season-high 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from beyond the arc. NSU also finished the night shooting 75.0 percent (12-of-16) from the free throw line. The Spartans outrebounded ECU, 34-31.
ECU finished the game shooting 49.2 percent (30-of-61) overall and were 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the free throw line. The Pirates also outscored NSU in the paint 36-20 and outscored the Spartans off turnovers, 39-11.
Scoring Leaders: Rae Corbo leads NSU in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game followed by Ebony Brown, who is averaging 11.1 points per game.
Winning the Rebounding Battle: The Spartans outrebounded ECU, 34-31. The Spartans currently rank fourth in the MEAC with 43.5 boards per game.
Moving Up the Charts: Rachel Gordon is in 8th place all-time in career rebounding at NSU with 842 rebounds. Gordon needs 33 more rebounds to tie Beverly Davis for 7th place all-time career rebounding at NSU.
Cracking the Top 10: Rae Corbo ranks 12th all-time in career free throws made at NSU with 211 made shots. Corbo needs to make only 16 more to tie Charlette Fayton for 10th all-time career free throws made at NSU.
NCAA, MEAC Leaderboard: Rachel Gordon currently ranks No. 1 in the nation in rebounds per game (13.8 rebounds per game) and Rae Corbo is No. 22 in free throw percentage (90.0 %).
As a team, NSU currently ranks in the top 5 in 12 different categories in the MEAC, while NSU players rank in the top 5 in five different categories, including Rachel Gordon, who leads the league in rebounds, averaging 13.8 rebounds per game.
