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A MOMENT IN HISTORY: 70th ANNIVERSARY OF ‘THE SEC RET GAME’ NCCU, Duke Placed Illegal, Racially-Integrated Basketball Game on March 12,1944. Seventy years ago, March 12,1944, NCCU and Duke played an illegal, racially-integrated basketball game that later became known as “The Secret (Jame.” To read the fascinating full story, visit link below ... http://nccueaglepride.eom/sports/2011 /3/8/M BB_030811 0905.aspx?id=35 NCCU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS DURING FIRST ROUND OF MEAC TOURNAMENT Lady Eagles Drop 74-59 Loss to Howard in Norfolk By Andrea Wheeler. NCC U Assistant Sports Information Director NORFOLK. Va. - The senior/junior duo of Jessica Freeman (Charlotte. N.C.) and Racquel Davis (Brooklyn. N.Y.) combined for 34 of the North Carolina Central 1 Iniver- sity women's basketball team's 59 points as the Lady Eagles (11-19. 6-10 MEAC) fell during the opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament for the third consecutive season dropping a 74-59 shortage to the Howard Lad} Bison (11-19. 6-10 MEAC) on Tuesday. March 11 in Norfolk. Va. Freeman finished her final game in a NCCU uniform with 17 points shooting 6-for-16 from the field. 3-for-7 from behind the arc and 2-for-2 from the free throw line while collecting four rebounds, three assists and two steals in 40 minutes of action. Davis' 17 came from S-for-17 shooting from the field and l-for-4 from the char ity stripe while the 6-0 forward led the Lady Eagles just one rebound sh\ of her 13th double-double. After Howard won the opening tip. two quick turnox ers by both teams put the ball back in the Lady Bison s hands as III1. scared first on a last break lax up as Jasmine I lall connected with Te'Shya Ilcslip at the 19:28 mark. Next possession NCCU answered Heslip's efforts tying the contest for the first time after a made layup from Freeman set the score at two each. The next 14 minutes of action xx ere back-and-forth battles betw cen both teams as the game saw fixe ties. The Ladx Eagles took their largest lead of the half, and the game, al the 5:08 mark after sophomore Tisha Dixon (Kinston. N.C.) knocked down a shot from the lice throw line, putting NCCU on top 23-20. HU finished the final four minutes of the half on a 12-4 run after two shots from the charity stripe from Hall with 22 seconds left put the Lady Bison on top 36-27. As the Ladx Eagles trailed by nine at the half. Freeman led all-scores with 12. NCCU and HU exchanged baskets for the first six minutes of the second half until the Ladx Bison scored seven unanswcred points in less than a minute gix ing them their largest lead of 19 with 13:03 left in the elimination match-up. The Lady Eagles answered with a 9-0 run of their own as a free throw from junior Khyra Conerly (Oakland. Calif.) cut the HU advantage to 10 at the 10:29 mark. NCCU was unable to keep the offensixe momentum alixe and shax e the deficit under double-figures as the Ladx Eagles 2013-14 season came to a close after a final made three ball from Freeman with a minute to play knocked I low ards xietory down to a 15-point. 74-59 w in. , The Lady Bison adx anced to the second round led by fix e double-figure scoring per formances. Shavonne Duckett and Cheyenne Brown led HU offensixelx with 15 and four points respectixelx while Sydni.Johnson pulled down a game-high II rebounds and added 12 points. As a team Howard she' 26Mor-48 from the field (54.2%). 6-for-8 from behind the arc (75.0%) and 16-for-2l from the free throxx line (76.2%) while collecting 32 rebounds. II assists, three blocks and ten steals. NCCU finished its final contest of the season shooting 21-for-52 from the field (40.4%). 4-for-9 from the three (44.4%) and 13-for-22 from the charity stripe (59.1%). collected 30 rebounds, nine assists, three blocks and nine steals. Freeman upped the NCCU's single season three-point field goals made record to 69 after the final game. Freeman passed Shanise Blanks (2009-10) and Lisa Brown's (1987-88) 64 shots made from behind to arc to top the Ladx Eagles single season all- time leaders. LADY EAGLES GO DOW N IN DEFEAT NCCU Football Season Tickets Available To Eagle Club Members Starting Tuesdax. March II. members of the Eagle C lub, the official athletics booster organi zation for North C arolina Cen- DAVIS NAMED TO THIRD TEAM ALL-MEAC WOMEN’S SQUAD Brooklyn. \.}’. Native Led the League in Offensive Re bounds in 20/3-14 By Andrea Wheeler. NCCU Assistant Sports Information Director NORFOLK. Va.. - North Carolina Central University women’s basketball junior transfer Racquet Davis (Brooklyn. N.Y.) was named to the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference AII-MEAC Third Team the conference announced Monday. All awards are voted”on by the conference s head women’s basketball coaches and sports hi forma tion directors. Helping the Lady Eagles to their best conference showing since the dixision I transition and rejoining the MEAC in 2011-12 with a 6-10 MEAC record. Davis led NCCU during the 2013-14 season averaging a team-best 9.1 rebounds per game ranking her second in the conference, while leading the league on the offensive glass with 4.2 per contest. The 6-1 forward collected 12 double-doubles during her first season in a Ladx Eagle uniform averaging a team second-best 13.4 points per game (14th in MEAC) while shooting .492 from the field during her junior term placing her second among MEAC opponents. Davis earned a season-best 15 rebounds at Presbyterian (Nov. 14) and 27 points at Florida AVM (Jan. 11). Florida A&M senior guard Jasmine Grice was named the 2014 Ml AC Plater of the Year. Hampton’s Malia late-DeFreitas was se lected the Rookie of the War. while teammate AI\ssa Bennett re pealed as the Defensive Plaxer of the Year. Hampton Head Coach Dax id Six was named the MI.AC Coach of the Year. NI CE will open up tournament action facing the No. X-seed Howard Lad\ Bison on Tuesdax. March 11 at 11 a.m. I he 2014 regular season champion, regular season runners-up. first team members and top honorees, including Plaxer. Rookie. Defensive and coach of the Year selections, will be recognized in pre-game presentations prior to their first games of the 2014 MI AC Basketball lournameni. tournament plax tips-off March 10-15 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk. Virginia. trill Unixersity. will have the opportunity to purchase 2014 NCCU Toothall season tickets al a discounted "I.arly Eag I e ‘‘ spe cial of S I Is. fhe 2014 NCCU football season ticket package includes a reserved seat for six home games, including Elizabeth City State (Sept. 6). Charlotte (Sept. I.’). Howard (Oct. 41. Savannah State (Oct. 25). Hampton (Now 8 Homecoming), and North Carolina AA I (Nox. 22). Eagle Club members will have uniil \pril 17 to purchase NCCI football season tickets al the "I .il ly I agle" rale, belore the I agle I hib regular price ofSI62 - still a significant sax Ings - goes into effect on April 21. Sinning March 31 through April 17. members ol the NCCI National Alumni Association will haxe their chance to pur chase I oot ba 11 season tickets at a NCI UAA "I arb I agle” rate of S162. Starting Xpril 21. NCCU Na tional Xlumni Association mem bers and Nt CI faculty anti stall’ can purchase lootball season lickcis at a discounted rate of SI 72. I he same day w ill be the first chance tor all Ians to bus I oot ba 11 season I ic k eI s I or S1X *>. which is a S54 sax Ings oft the xalue of a reserx cd seat lor Nt - CI s si\ home foolball games. XOII: XII lickci prices include the new North Carolina taxes on tickets for cntcriainmciil ex cuts. I or information on how to join the I aglet tub, visit www Nt - t 1 I aglet lub.com 1 oi inloiin.ition on how Io join the Nt t I National Vltinmi Xssoci.nion. xisil www. Nt I alumni.org. RAQUEL DAVIS The Raleigh Durham Airport Authority has posted a bidding opportu nity on www.rdu.com that involves the rehabilitation of pavement at various locations on the airport as well as various drainage improve ments. The work will be awarded to one General Contractor. Please see http://www.rdu com/business/busopp-list.html for details regard ing the scope of the work and the bidding process. PLEASE ENTER MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR I • 1 year - Durham County -$19.50 • 1 year - North Carolina - $23.65 ! 1 year - Out of State - $24.00 • • Mr. ; Mrs. ; Ms. I Address J __ State Zip Code j • QI Check or Money Order Enclosed : _8iil me within thirty days I MAILTO: • THE CAROLINA TIMES gill: p.O.Box3825 11=5: Durham, North Carolina 27702 HHE •
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