NORFOLK STATE [10-11, 5-1 MEAC] AT HOWARD [15-7, 5-1 MEAC]
Date / Time	Saturday, Feb. 6 | 2 p.m.
Location	Norfolk, Va. | Echols Hall
TV / Streaming	ESPN+
Radio	Hot 91.1 FM
Live Stats	nsuspartans.com
Game Notes	Norfolk State Notes
Game Notes	North Carolina Central Notes
All-Time Series	NSU Leads, 32-10
Last Meeting	NSU 68, NCCU 48 (Jan. 3, 2026)
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NORFOLK, Va. --- The Norfolk State women's basketball team returns to Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall on Saturday, Feb. 7 to take on North Carolina Central at 2 p.m.
 
KEY STORYLINES

• Head Coach Jermaine Woods is in his first season as Norfolk State's head coach. He is one wins away from career victory number 50
• Norfolk State and North Carolina Central meet for the 43rd time in program history
• Norfolk State has won seven straight meetings against North Carolina Central, dating back to the 2022-23 season
• North Carolina Central's last win in the series came in the 2022-23 season, when the Eagles picked up a 73-68 OT win at Echols Hall
• Norfolk State ranks 13th in the nation in steals per game with 12.6 per contest while also ranking 19th in blocks per game (5.1), 32nd in turnovers forced per game at 20.86, and 13th in field goal percentage defense (35.7)
• Jasha Clinton currently ranks ninth in the nation in total steals with 75. Clinton also ranks 11th in steals per game with 3.41 per contest
• Clark ranks 31st in 3-pt attempts (159), 48th in steals (55), 46th in steals per game (2.62)
• Ciara Bailey currently ranks 31st in blocks per game (1.88), while Carmen Kweti ranks 65th (1.50)

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game marks the 43rd meeting between the two programs
• Norfolk State leads the all-time series 33-10
• 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
• Norfolk State defeated N.C. Central earlier this season 68-48 in Durham, N.C. (Jan. 3)

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• North Carolina Central enters the matchup 5-14 on the season with a 1-4 record in MEAC play
• N.C. Central split last weekend's MEAC games, falling to Howard 61-69, before defeating Maryland Eastern Shore 69-62
• MEAC Preseason Player of the Year Morgan Callahan leads the Eagles with 12.5 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game
• Graduate forward Aniya Finger also averages double figures with 12.3 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game
• The Eagles average 61.2 points per game while allowing 73.8 points per game
• NCCU shoots 36.3 percent from the field, 29.7 from the 3-point line, and 62.8 at the charity stripe
• Head Coach Terrence Baxter is in his third season at NCCU and his fifth as a head coach

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

• NSU enters the matchup 10-12 on the season with a 5-2 record in MEAC play
• Norfolk State currently leads the MEAC in opponent FG % (.357), blocks (111), blocks per game (5.05), steals (277), steals per game (12.59), scoring defense 61.4, and 3-point FG's made (121)
• NSU ranks second in the MEAC in scoring margin (+1.3), turnover margin (3.77), turnovers forced per game (20.8)
• Jasha Clinton ranks third in the MEAC in points with 13.5 ppg while Da'Brya Clark ranks second with 15.0 ppg
• Anjanae Richardson sits eighth in assists (2.4), 11th in scoring (10.4 ppg) and 18th in rebounds per game (4.5 rpg)
• Carmen Kweti ranks second in block shots per game (1.5) and 13th in rebounds per game (5.2)
• Ciara Bailey leads the MEAC in blocked shots per game (1.9) and 15th in rebounding (4.7)
• Clinton also sits in fourth in the MEAC in field goal percentage (.433), while leading the conference in total steals (75), steals per game (3.4), and ranks second in assists (3.8 apg)
• Clark ranks first in 3-PT FG pg (2.4), 2nd in steals (2.6 pg), 4th in blocked shots (1.1 pg), 5th in free throw % (0.753) and 7th in assists (2.4 pg)

LAST TIME OUT

• Howard defeated Norfolk State 68-59
• Anjanae Richardson led the Spartans with 19 points, adding four rebounds, one steal, and one assist to her totals
• Da'Brya Clark added 10 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals, and one block
• Carmen Kweti had 12 points, six rebounds, five blocks, and one steal
• Saturday's game featured 18 lead changes and 10 ties
• HU outrebounded NSU 41-36
• The Spartans outscored the Bison on the fastbreak 12-6

UP NEXT
Norfolk State travels to face Maryland Eastern Shore at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12.