Category: MACU

Attrition Sidelines MACU for the Remainder of Season

Mid-Atlantic Christian University has announced they are shuttering the women’s basketball program for the remainder of the season due to unavoidable circumstances.

Athletic director Andy Meneely said in a statement, “Factors such as ineligibility, injury, and personal decisions have led to us only having 4 remaining players rostered for the spring. We hope to get this rectified for the ’24-25 school year and enjoy a full season of women’s basketball.”

The loss of the Mustangs leaves The Apprentice School with the only women’s team left in action.

Photo by Patrick Schöpflin on Unsplash

MACU Cancels Rest of Season Due to Attrition

Due to a lack of available players, Mid-Atlantic Christian University has been forced to cancel the remainder of its New South Athletic Conference games for the 2022-23 women’s basketball season and pull out of the conference tournament scheduled for February 25 and 26.

MACU athletic director Andy Meneely released the following statement:

“Due to unforeseen attrition of our women’s basketball team, we have regretfully decided to pull out of the remainder of our conference games and the conference tournament. Ultimately, we have too many nagging injuries with the four remaining players, one added-in volunteer player that is not conditioned for college basketball, and zero available substitutes available.
We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience this causes the other schools in the conference. We want to be a reliable opponent and look to return to that status. We wish the best to the remaining schools in the conference.”

The Mustangs (4-7 overall, 1-0 NSAC) had been ranked as high as 7th in the USCAA Division 1 Women’s Poll in December.

Mustangs Struggle at Randolph

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Randolph women’s basketball team broke the game open with a big second quarter effort as they went on to win Mid-Atlantic Christian 61-33 Saturday afternoon.

Randolph’s winning streak runs to seven games with the victory and their overall record improves to 9-2. The Mustangs drop to 4-6.

The WildCats led 11-0 past the midway point of the first quarter. The Mustangs cut the Randolph lead with a 9-1 run to close the deficit and trail 12-9.

The ‘Cats jumped on top of MACU with a 17-2 run to begin the second quarter that covered seven minutes of game time, effectively putting the game out of reach. Randolph would lead 33-13 at the break.

On the afternoon, the WildCats were 23-of-77 (29.9%) from the floor and 11-of-31 (35.5%) from behind the three-point arc. The Mustangs struggled from the floor, shooting 13-of-69 (18.8%) and just 2-of-26 (7.7%) in three-point attempts.

MACU closes out its fall semester schedule Monday at Virginia Wesleyan.

Story courtesy randolphwildcats.com

MACU’s Williams Collects POTW Honors

Tyeisha Williams of Mid-Atlantic Christian led the Mustangs to two wins this past weekend and is honored as this week’s New South Conference Player of the Week.

Williams scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four blocks in Friday’s win over Trinity Washington. Then on Saturday, she led the Mustangs with 29 points, 10 boards and six steals in an overtime win against USCAA rival Christendom.

Congratulations, Tyeisha!

Mustangs Win Back to Back

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Mid-Atlantic Christian got back on the winning track with back-to-back victories Friday and Saturday at Chesson Gym.

The Mustangs, ranked 10th in the lastest USCAA Division 1 coaches poll, took control early in Friday night’s contest and cruised to a 68-41 win over Trinity Washington. MACU won each quarter using a balance scoring attack led by Tyeisha Williams’ 15 points. The Tigers’ Keisha Cooper led all scorers with 19.

In a quick turnaround, MACU (3-3 overall, 0-0 NSAC) had a nerve-wracking battle on its hands with visiting Christendom College on Saturday morning. In a match featuring three lead changes and two ties, MACU prevailed in overtime 65-62.

In contrast to Friday’s game, this was a two-player shootout with the Crusaders’ Catherine Thomas pouring in 33 points to lead all scorers and the Mustangs’ Williams close behind with 29.

It was Christendom’s first loss of the season after opening with four straight victories, including a buzzer-beating win over Regent 62-60 on Friday.

MACU Falls to ECSU 92-45

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Elizabeth City State women’s basketball team defeated the Mustangs of Mid-Atlantic Christian University 92-45 in front of over 750 elementary school students on a Tuesday matinee for Community/Education Day. The Mustangs fall to 1-3 on the season while the NCAA D2 Vikings improve their overall season to 4-1.

Story and image courtesy ecsuvikings.com

MACU Rolls, CCC Suffers First Loss

Mid-Atlantic Christian opened its season in impressive style by dominating Patrick Henry College 91-26 Tuesday night in the women’s basketball season opener for both teams.

But the outcome was not as satisfactory for Carolina Christian (2-1), which recorded its first loss at powerful Clinton College 88-53.

Apprentice will launch its campaign this Saturday on the road at Trinity Washington.