Category: Apprentice

Builders Dominate Crusaders, 88-53

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Apprentice School women’s basketball team avenged an earlier loss Tuesday, dominating Christendom, 88-53, to clinch a share of the New South Athletic Conference regular season crown.

The Builders jumped out to a 22-7 lead after one quarter and never looked back on the way to the win. Apprentice led by as many as 37 in the contest.

Jada Bryant led all scorers with 24 points to go with 11 rebounds. Nyla Jackson added 16, making four threes in the game. Catherine Thomas led the Crusaders with a double-double of 22 points and 12 boards.

With the win, the Builders tie Carolina Christian atop the league standings. A coin flip Wednesday morning will decide the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NSAC Tournament.

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Builders Run Past CCC, Set Up Tie Breaker with Christendom

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – After trading early baskets and the lead, Apprentice’s Nyla Jackson sank a 3-pointer midway through the first period and the Builders never trailed again in knocking off Carolina Christian 66-42 in New South action Wednesday night. The Apprentice win creates an interesting scenario to be played out next week.

Apprentice (7-6 overall, 1-1 NSAC) led 10-7 after one period of play, but used a 21-6 second stanza while holding CCC to 2-19 from the field to put away the Centurions and lead 31-13 at halftime.

Jada Bryant’s double-double led the Builders with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Amaya Ray and Kerrigan Small each added 10 points. Ashawnti Williams dominated the defensive paint, hauling in 14 defensive rebounds to go with 4 offensive boards and 9 points.

Carolina Christian (6-4, 1-1) was led by Imari Hightower’s 23 points.

The Apprentice win now sets up a tie-breaker game with Christendom next Tuesday, February 7 in Newport News. If the Crusaders win, they will be the outright regular-season champions and gain the bye into the tournament championship game on February 26. If the Builders win, they will be in a statistical tie for first place with Carolina Christian. According to league rules, that would be settled by a coin toss.

Builders Rout TWU, 89-39

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Nyla Jackson led six Apprentice School women’s basketball players in double figures as the Builders easily dispatched of Trinity Washington in a non-conference game on Friday night, 89-39.

The game was never in doubt as Apprentice jumped out to a 14-2 start through the first five minutes and continued to stretch the lead out throughout the contest. The Builders held Trinity to just 14 first half points on the way to a 29-point halftime lead before a 50 point win.

Jackson had 16 points, while five other Builders finished in double figures as well. Ashawnti Williams, Amaya Ray and Jamica Jones all had 14 points, while Kerrigan Small and NeOndra Kelly added 12 and 10, respectively.

Apprentice (4-5 overall, 0-1 NSAC) had 67 rebounds on the night and finished +29 on the boards.

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Builders Open Home Schedule With 68-50 Win Over CCCC

NEWPORT NEWS – After starting the season with seven straight road games, the Apprentice School women’s basketball team knocked off Central Carolina, 68-50, Saturday afternoon.

The Builders led wire-to-wire, jumping out to a 9-1 lead over the first five minutes. After the Cougars cut the lead down to five early in the second quarter, Apprentice pushed the lead out to 17 points at 34-17 and maintained a sizable margin going into halftime.

Central Carolina didn’t go away quietly, trimming the lead to as few as 17 after trailing by as many as 27 in the second half.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Two Builders finished with double-doubles, including a 15-point, 20-rebound outing from Jada Bryant off the bench. Amaya Ray ended with 14 points and 13 boards and also had six assists and six steals. Nyla Jackson led Apprentice with 18 points.
  • The Builders pulled down 27 offensive rebounds and converted them into 16 second chance points.
  • The win marked the first home opening win for the women’s basketball program in exactly three years when they took down Regent in the home opener on December 10, 2019.

NEXT UP

Apprentice will next take the floor in 2023 as they will be at Virginia-Lynchburg on January 10.

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Builders Fall at Johnson & Wales

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Apprentice School women’s basketball team dropped a road game Sunday at Johnson & Wales, 88-64.

The Wildcats led wire-to-wire, but the Builders, ranked ninth in USCAA Division 1, were able to hang with the seventh-ranked team in USCAA Division 2. Apprentice (2-5 overall, 0-1 NSAC) trailed by five points after the first, 11 at halftime and 16 after three quarters before JWU pulled away in the fourth.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Three Builders finished in double figures, led by Amaya Ray‘s 20 points. Jada Bryant added 15, while Nyla Jackson had 12.
  • Johnson & Wales made 13 three pointers on the day.

NEXT UP

Apprentice will be at home for the first time this season on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Central Carolina.

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Apprentice Falls at Livingstone

SALISBURY, N.C. – A third quarter scoring drought was the big difference as The Apprentice School women’s basketball team fell Saturday at Livingstone, 70-42.

Livingstone led 10-6 after the first quarter and the Builders kept the game at a four-point margin at the half. In the third quarter, Livingstone outscored Apprentice 27-7 to stretch the lead out before finishing the game in the fourth with a 16-12 advantage.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Jada Bryant led the Builders with 17 points, shooting 7-for-14 from the floor.
  • Livingstone had 21 offensive rebounds, converting those to 16 second chance points.

NEXT UP

The Builders will travel to Trinity Washington Tuesday.

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Conference Opener Pits Centurions, Builders on Sunday

The first season of New South Athletic Conference women’s basketball officially tips off Sunday when Carolina Christian hosts Apprentice in Winston-Salem, NC.

The Centurions (2-1) are looking to bounce back from a tough road loss to Clinton while the Builders (1-1) are completing a back-to-back trek through North Carolina fresh off Saturday’s 83-37 win at Central Carolina.

Game time is set for 12:00 noon.

Builders Roll Past Cougars for Collins’ First Win

SANFORD, N.C. – A 17-0 run in the first quarter set the tone as the Apprentice School women’s basketball team took down Central Carolina Saturday, 83-37.

After Central Carolina hit two free throws in the first 20 seconds, the Builders rattled off 17 straight points over the next seven minutes to jump out to a lead that they would never relinquish. Apprentice (1-1) led 24-9 after the first quarter and 50-18 at halftime.

Coach Courtney Collins’ team didn’t waver in the second half, adding five points to the lead by the end of the third quarter before notching up the lead by nine more by the final horn.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

NEXT UP
The Builders are back in action tomorrow at Carolina Christian with tipoff set for noon. It is the conference opener for both teams.

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