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Women’s Basketball Opens MEAC Schedule on the Road at North Carolina Central

NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk State women's basketball team hits the road to open MEAC conference action on Saturday, Jan. 3, at North Carolina Central. 

KEY STORYLINES  

  • The Spartans head to Durham for their fourth consecutive road contest that began with a trip to Campbell on Dec. 15. 
  • First-year head coach Jermaine Woods enters the matchup six wins shy of career victory No. 50.  
  • Graduate guard Jasha Clinton continues to rank among the nation's elite defenders, sitting fourth nationally in total steals (55) and 12th in steals per game (3.67).  
  • Da'Brya Clark ranks 34th (190), Clinton sits 43rd (187) and Richardson ranks 47th (184) in field goal attempts (179) 
  • Norfolk State ranks 20th in the nation in steals per game with 13.1 per contest while also ranking 34th in turnovers forced per game at 21.73 and 51st in turnover margin at 5.07 
  • The Spartans last earned a victory on Thursday, Dec. 11, defeating Dillard 100-54 at Echols Hall.  
  • Norfolk State and N.C. Central meet for the 42nd time in program history. 
  • The Spartans have their eyes set on a fourth consecutive MEAC Championship after claiming the program's fourth overall MEAC Tournament title last season. 

ABOUT THE SPARTANS  

  • Norfolk State enters the contest with a 5-10 overall record.  
  • Norfolk State currently leads the MEAC in opponent FG % (.385), opponent turnovers (325), turnover margin (5.07), blocks (65), blocks per game (4.33), steals (197), and steals per game (13.13) 
  • NSU ranks second in the MEAC in team FT % (0.688), opponent FT % (0.731), scoring defense (64.5), scoring margin (-5.1) and turnovers per game (16.6) 
  • Jasha Clinton ranks second in the MEAC in points with 14.8 ppg while Da'Brya Clark ranks third with 13.9 ppg and AJ Richardson sits 13th with 9.2 ppg 
  • Richardson ranks 17th in rebounds per game (4.3 rpg) 
  • Carmen Kweti ranks 11th in rebounds per game (5.1) and third in block shots per game (1.2) 
  • Ciara Bailey leads the MEAC in blocked shots per game (1.5) and 18th in rebounding (4.3) 
  • Clinton also leads the MEAC in total steals (55) and steals per game (3.7) and ranks second in assists (3.6 apg) 
  • Clark ranks 2nd in steals (2.6 pg) and 5th in blocked shots (1.0 pg) 

SERIES HISTORY VS. N.C. CENTRAL 

  • Saturday's matchup marks the 42nd all-time meeting between Norfolk State and N.C. Central. 
  • Norfolk State leads the series 31-10. 
  • The series dates back to 1980-81 when NSU won the first encounter 94-82. 
  • The last NC Central victory came during the 2022-23 season when the Eagles won 73-68 in overtime. 
  • NSU enters the contest riding a six-game winning streak in the series, including a 96-57 victory on March 3, 2025. 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES 

  • North Carolina Central enters the matchup with a 3–10 overall record after picking up a dominate 111-48 victory over Averett on Dec. 30. 
  • The Eagles have just one Division 1 victory over UNC Asheville (66-53) 
  • NC Central has faced three ranked opponents in 2025, falling to #11 North Carolina (90-42), #3 South Carolina (106-42) and #8 Oklahoma (126-54). 
  • MEAC Preseason Player of the Year, Morgan Callahan, leads NCCU in scoring (11.4 ppg), rebounding (6.8 rpg) and 20 steals. 
  • Aniya Finger (10.5 ppg) ranks second on the team in scoring, as the only other Eagle averaging double figures. She also ranks second with 5.2 rpg. 
  • As a team, NCCU averages 60.8 points per game while allowing 76.1 points per contest. 
  • The Eagles are shooting 34.8 percent from the field (282-810), 27.9 percent from three-point range (57-204), and 63.4 percent from the free-throw line (170-268). 
  • Head coach Terrence Baxter is in his 5th season at the helm and owns a career record of 64-67. 

LAST TIME OUT  

  • Norfolk State dropped a 58-41 decision to Elon 
  • Da'Brya Clark led the Spartans with 14 points, one rebound, one block and one steal 
  • Ciara Bailey recorded five rebounds to lead the team, while Jasha Clinton and Anjanae Richardson finished with three steals 
  • Norfolk State shot 28.8 percent from the field (15-of-52), 26.7 percent from three-point range (4-of-15), and 63.6 percent from the free throw line (7-of-11) 

UP NEXT  

The Spartans return home to Joseph Echols Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, when they host the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. 

For complete coverage of Norfolk State Athletics, follow the Spartans on social media at @nsuspartans (X/Twitter), /NorfolkStateAthletics (Facebook), @NSUAthletics (Instagram), @nsuathletics (YouTube), or visit nsuspartans.com. 

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