HAMPTON, Va. --- The Norfolk State women's basketball team makes its final stop on the three-game road stretch with the Battle of the Bay matchup with Hampton on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
Last time out the Spartans fell in a thrilling contest to No. 22 Alabama 68-58 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Senior
Kierra Wheeler led the Spartans with a season-high 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Graduate guards
Niya Fields and
Diamond Johnson also scored double digits with 14 points each. Senior forward
Makoye Diawara led the Spartans in rebounds with 10, marking her second game this season with double-digit rebounds.
The last time the two squads met, Norfolk State won the contest 59-45 at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Va.
Saturday's contest will air on FloSports, available with a paid subscription. WNSB 91.1 FM will also provide radio coverage, with Ross Gordon on the call.
LAST TIME OUT
- Kierra Wheeler led the Spartans with 19 points and eight rebounds
- Niya Fields and Diamond Johnson both had 14 points
- Makoye Diawara grabbed double-digit rebounds with 10
- NSU Shot 75% from the 3-point line in the third quarter (6-8)
- Kierra Wheeler made a career-high three 3-pointers (3-5)
- Anjanae Richardson tied her career-high with four rebounds
- Ciara Bailey made her Norfolk State debut, tallying two rebounds and one steal
- Norfolk State trailed by as many as 17 points in the contest
- NSU cut the UA lead down to one (51-50) with 7:10 remaining to play
- Both teams grabbed 29 rebounds
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
- Hampton enters Saturday's matchup 1-1 on the season
- Last time out, the Pirates fell at Radford 65-55
- Graduate guard Jasha Clinton leads HU in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game
- Graduate guard CeCe Thomas also averages double digits with 10.5 points per game
- HU averages 60 points per game while shooting 39.7% from the field this season (46-116)
- The Pirates also average 23.5 points per game off turnovers
SERIES HISTORY VS. HAMPTON
- Hampton leads the all-time series vs. Norfolk State 59-41
- Norfolk State has won the previous two meetings in the series
- Last season, the Spartans defeated the Pirates 59-45 in Norfolk
- HU last defeated NSU in the 2021-22 season 56-52
- The two teams are tied over the last ten meetings with five wins each
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