HAMPTON, Va. - The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (12-14, 7-7 MEAC) are at the midpoint of their
regular season-ending road swing, traveling to HU's Convocation Center to face
the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) top ranked and undefeated Hampton
Lady Pirates (23-5, 14-0 MEAC).
Notes About the Hampton Lady Pirates
The Lady Pirates have earned their third
consecutive MEAC regular season title after 14 straight wins, on the strength
of four players averaging double figures.
Leading the group, forward Keiara Avant averages
a double-double of 16.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while also topping
the squad with 2.5 steals per outing, and 17 double-doubles on the season.
Junior guard Nicole Hamilton chips in 12.3
PPG and 4.9 RPG, with 2.4 SPG and a team-high 1.4 blocks, despite her smaller
stature. Hamilton is also one component of HU's perimeter attack, putting in
1.5 threes per game, spreading the ball around with 5.4 APG. Senior guard Olivia
Allen is the other part with another 1.5 threes per outing, aiding her to 11.7
PPG. Junior forward Alyssa Bennett rounds out the group with 10.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG,
1.8 SPG and 1.2 BPG.
The Lady Pirates spread the ball around,
averaging 13.3 assists per contest, utilizing significant experience and 4.5
threes per game.
Notes About the Lady Wildcats
B-CU is looking to play spoiler for the
league's top team, a feat Vanessa Blair's squad has accomplished as recently as
2010-11, when they were the lone conference team to defeat Hampton.
To overcome the Lady Pirates, B-CU will look
for a high-scoring affair from Chastity René Taylor, who logged a career and
team season-high 27 points last Monday against Savannah State, the second-highest
(tied) scoring performance for B-CU in the past 10 seasons. The junior averages
14.2 PPG, 1.9 SPG and 2.5 RPG.
Also a capable scorer, Terrenisha Hollis
puts up 8.7 PPG and 5.5 PPG, leading the team with 2.1 SPG, in addition to 1.2
BPG. Center Amanda Hairston will need a strong performance inside, building on
her 8.1 PPG and 6.3 RPG, leading the team with 1.2 BPG. Point guard Shakeyia
Colyer chips in 6.6 PPG and 4.1 RPG, with 2.4 APG.
During the Game
Live Stats: Hampton will
provide live statistics during the game at this Link.
Game Day Hashtags: For all of our
followers on Twitter, the official game day hashtags include the following...
#HailWildcats
#BeatHampton
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