DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman begins February and a critical four-game home stand Saturday when the Lady Wildcats host North Carolina Central at 2 p.m. in Historic Moore Gym.
After facing NCCU, BCU (11-8 overall, 4-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will take North Carolina A&T – currently atop the league – on Monday and then Norfolk State and Howard next weekend. BCU is battling those three squads for first-round byes at next month's conference tournament in Norfolk.
Saturday is also BCU's "Think Pink" game.
THE SCENARIO: BCU is currently tied with Howard for fourth place, but the Bison have the tiebreaker as of now due to their win three weeks. North Carolina A&T is 6-0 in league play, Maryland-Eastern Shore 7-1 and Norfolk State 6-1.
IF THE TOURNAMENT WERE TOMORROW: BCU would play either Delaware State or Florida A&M in the opening game Monday afternoon and would face Howard in the quarterfinals if the Lady Wildcats win.
THE GOLDEN AGE: Monday's 71-65 victory at Coppin State marked senior
Angel Golden's 74
th playing victory, giving her the most Division I wins for any BCU basketball player. The previous mark was 73 held by Stanley Elliott, a member of the 2011 MEAC regular season championship squad and participant in the 2012 MEAC championship game. Golden needs three more wins to become the undisputed winningest women's player since the program was reinstated in 1976. The team won 76 games from 1983-87, but records are inconclusive.
MORE ON ANGEL: Golden needs 14 points to surpasses Carmen Sanders and Gwen Williams (1,188) for sixth on the all-time scoring list … She needs two steals to pass
Ashanti Hunt for 10
th on the all-time steals list … She's played 40 or more minutes 12 times this season … Her 24-26 shooting from the line in MEAC play leads the league.
WHAT CAN BROWN DO? Senior
Chasimmie Brown is on a three-game streak with double-doubles … She's averaging 15.1 ppg and 10.9 rpg in league play … She has 71 career victories … She needs three blocks to pass Cassandra Calcagno (91) for fifth on the all-time list.
MORE BCU STATS: The two-game Baltimore swing sweep gave BCU a 4-3 record in Janauary, giving the Lady Wildcats their tenth consecutive month of .500 play or better. BCU is 15-1 in February the past two seasons, the lone loss to North Carolina A&T last year…
Amaya Scott averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds on the Baltimore swing …
Tania White and
Amani Ball have started the last six games.
ABOUT NCCU: BCU opened MEAC play with a 67-50 win at NCCU 1/5 … The Eagles (5-15,2-5) by Rodynesha Martin (15.2 ppg) and Paulina Afriyre (12.5).
ABOUT NCAT: The Aggies (9-10,6-0) have held all six MEAC opponents under 50 points … C'Coriera Foy (12.6 ppg and Cinia McCray (11.6) are the top scorers
WEEKEND COVERAGE: Watch on CATEYE Network and follow on twitter at @BCUWBB.
