Category: Apprentice

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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