Category: Millennia Atlantic

Apprentice Routs Millennia for NSAC Title

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – In a single word, dominance. The Apprentice School women’s basketball team saw their offense explode Sunday afternoon as they defeated Millennia Atlantic in the New South Athletic Conference Championship 99-41.

Apprentice shot 10-of-20 from three-point land, marking the third best shooting percentage from distance in program history.

The Builders led wire-to-wire with the game only being tied at 2-2 before the offense exploded. Apprentice finished the first quarter on a 20-2 run and then scored the first seven points of the second quarter to jump out to a massive lead. From there, the shots kept falling with the Builders shooting 59.3 percent from the floor in the first half to take a 49-13 lead into intermission.

Millennia started to see some shots fall in the second half, but Apprentice’s shooting never cooled off, putting up 50 more points in the second half in route to their first NSAC championship in program history.

Five Builders finished in double figures, led by NeOndra Kelly’s 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor, including five three pointers. Siara Lundy had a career-high 20 points, her first collegiate game with double digit scoring. Dajanelle Linton-Robinson finished with a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Joy Wright was one rebound shy of a double-double with 14 points. Shilah-Rayn Lord added 12 points.

Linton-Robinson was named the Tournament MVP, averaging a double-double for the tournament at 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Wright and Kelly were named to the All-Tournament Team, joined by MACU’s Carly James, SC Central’s Adriana Henderson and Millennia’s Abigail Thoephile and Angenai Martin.

The Builders now await the USCAA National Tournament bids to be announced Tuesday morning at 11:40 a.m. on the USCAA Sports Network. Coming into the week at No. 5 in the coaches poll, Apprentice will likely get a bid and head to Buffalo for the Division I Tournament starting on March 3.

Story courtesy Walker McCrary/Apprentice Athletics; image courtesy DeMetri Washington/@pixxbydk

Millennia, Apprentice Punch Tickets to Sunday’s Finals

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Sixth-seed Millennia Atlantic University used a strong second half to pull away from 2nd-seed Atlantis University for a 66-46 victory in the semifinals of the NSAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon.

Angina Martin led the Macaws with 16 points and eight assists, while Abigail Thoephile added 13 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Haile Falcon chipped in 10 points and 12 boards as MAU controlled the glass 62-41 and steadily built its lead after halftime. Kaci Marson scored 12 points off the bench for Millennia.

Rosmery Franco paced Atlantis with 13 points.

Top-seed Apprentice had a tougher time in its semi, trailing 25-21 at halftime and 35-34 after three periods of play before holding scrappy SC Central to nine points in the final stanza to claim a 48-44 win.

Two Lady Builders claimed double-doubles: Cornasia Lamberson scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Dajanelle Linton-Robinson finished with 15 and 12, respectively. Joy Wright added 10 points.

Maia Brown and Adriana Henderson each scored 13 for the Gladiators.

Apprentice and MAU will meet for the 2026 NSAC Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday at 12 noon.

Millennia, S4C Advance to NSAC Semis

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Millennia Atlantic and SC Central Christian picked up quarterfinal wins on Thursday night to open play in the 2026 New South Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Millennia Atlantic put four players in double figures to hold off a second half rally and defeat Beacon 60-54 in the tournament opener. The Macaws built a 16-point lead early in the second half, only to see the Blazers storm back to take a one-point lead with about five minutes to play in regulation. MAU was able to take advantage at the free throw line to retake the lead and put the game away in the closing minutes. Jada Sinclair led all scorers with 17 points.

In the nightcap, South Carolina Central used a dominant second and third quarter surge to roll past Mid-Atlantic Christian 96-46.

S4C led 15-11 after one quarter before blowing the game open with a 28-point second quarter and a 33-point third, shooting better than 50% in both periods. The Gladiators finished at 45.6% from the field and knocked down 15 3-pointers.

Jataya Brown led a balanced South Carolina Central attack with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc, while Adriana Henderson added 16 points and nine rebounds. Maia Brown scored 15 points and D’Yonna Barnes and McKenzie Evans added 14 apiece.

MACU was led by senior Carly James, who finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Angelina Bologna added 13 points. The Mustangs shot 28.6% from the floor and committed 36 turnovers while forcing only eight.

Millennia advances to face Atlantis in the semifinals Saturday at noon while SC Central takes on top-seed Apprentice at 2:30 pm.

Millennia Pulls Away for 82-67 Win over STU

MIAMI – Millennia Atlantic broke open a tight game in the second half to pull away and secure an 82-67 non-conference win against the St. Thomas (FL) developmental team on Wednesday night.

Leading 35-33 at halftime, the Macaws outscored the Bobcats 48-32 down the stretch. MAU was led by double-double performances from Saesha Moise with 26 points and 10 rebounds and Abigail Theophile with 25 points and an impessive 19 boards.

MAU (4-0 overall, 1-0 NSAC) returns to action Saturday at Atlantis for a New South conference encounter.

Image courtesy St. Thomas Athletics