NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Due to hardships and injuries within the program, the remainder of the 2024-25 Apprentice School women’s basketball season has been canceled.
Any single game tickets purchased for remaining home games for the women’s season will be refunded within 3-5 business days.
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Freshman Chayce Wright of Atlantis University has the hot hand in the early season scoring 24 points against Trinity College of Florida and 20 points against Millennia Atlantic University. The freshman from West Palm Beach, Florida is also getting it done in the classroom, sporting a lofty 4.0 GPA. For her efforts, Chayce is named the NSAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Congrats, Chayce!
DIX HILL, N.Y. – Amaya Ray recorded her second triple-double of the season as #8 Apprentice won a 79-46 contest over #14 Five Towns Friday night.
The Builders (8-6) opened the game on a 10-2 run and continued to stretch their lead throughout the entirety of the contest, leading by as many as 35 points late in the third quarter.
Ray finished with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to get her second triple-double of the year and in program history. The sophomore guard finished two steals shy of a quadruple-double. Ashawnti Williams was one steal shy of a triple-double, recording 10 points and 12 boards.
Jada Eleby finished with a game-high 23 points, while Jada Bryant had another double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Apprentice will be back in action tomorrow at #12 Berkeley with tipoff set for 1 p.m.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Jada Bryant had a game high 33 points as eighth-ranked Apprentice took down visiting Massasoit Sunday afternoon in the MLK Classic 72-43.
The teams traded leads early, but with the score tied 4-4, Apprentice (7-5) ended the first quarter on a 16-0 run to take a 20-4 lead. The Warriors (3-7) cut the margin to as few as 11 in the second quarter before the Builders pulled away in the second half.
Bryant’s 33 points is good for a tie for seventh place in the Apprentice all-time single game scoring record. She brought along 18 rebounds to get her seventh double-double of the season. Jada Eleby finished with 12 while Nyla Jackson had 10. Amaya Ray pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists.
The Builders will next be in action against Virginia State, ranked 10th in NCAA Division 2, on Tuesday on the road. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Apprentice School women’s basketball team opened up their 2024 portion of the season with a 57-48 win over Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday night.
After a tightly contested first period, the Builders (6-4), ranked eighth in the USCAA Division 1, opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run to push a two-point lead into double digits. The lead hung around 10 points for the majority of the game until the start of the fourth quarter when Apprentice used a 7-0 start to the final period to take its largest lead of the day at 16 points, 50-34.
The Marlins (3-11) battled hard to trim the lead to as few as seven with under two minutes to play, but the Builders hit shots in the waning moments to quell any momentum in the visitors’ favor.
Jada Bryant led all scorers with 17 points, adding 13 rebounds to her tally for a double-double, her sixth of the year and third straight. Jada Eleby finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Nyla Jackson had 11, while Ashawnti Williams put up 10.
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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.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – For the first time in program history, a triple-double was recorded for the Apprentice School women’s basketball team as Amaya Ray tallied 12 points, 12 rebounds and 11 steals in a 70-60 win over Regent Tuesday night.
The Builders jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, holding the Royals without a point for the first four minutes of the game. Regent fought back to trim the lead to as few as two early in the second quarter, but Apprentice responded with a quick 6-0 spurt to push the lead back out.
In the second half, the Builders got out to a 23-point lead, but the Royals never quit, constantly putting pressure on the Builder defense. Regent got the lead all the way down to the final 10-point deficit by scoring the final eight points of the game.
Jada Bryant led the Builders in scoring with 18 points, while Ray finished with the triple-double, adding six assists to her stat line as well. Nyla Jackson had 10 points, and Ashawnti Williams added a double-double of 10 points and 11 boards.
Apprentice pulled down 49 rebounds and turned the Royals over 31 times.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Apprentice School is hosting the New South Athletic Conference basketball tournament this upcoming weekend, and tickets are now on sale for the event.
Tickets for each day will be $7 each and can be purchased at GoBuilders.com/ticketing. As this is the conference tournament, all spectators will be required to pay as no pass lists are being allowed for the event.
The Apprentice women’s basketball team will open the tournament Saturday at 2 p.m. against Christendom. Prior to the contest, the program will have its Senior Day festivities. The Builders men’s team will play host to Blue Lights in the 4 p.m. semifinal Saturday afternoon. At 6 p.m., the Mid-Atlantic Christian University men will face the Virginia Peninsula/Christendom winner.
The semifinal round of action will be carried live on the BuilderStream YouTube page, while the championship games on Sunday will be carried by BigSportsTV
Christendom College head coach Mary Minick has been named the inaugural New South Conference Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
Now in her fifth season in Front Royal, Minick has guided the Crusaders to a 16-4 overall record and a top-ten ranking in USCAA Division 2. As a team, Christendom is 2nd in the nation in rebounding, 2nd in field goal defense, 3rd in blocks, 4th in offensive efficiency, and 4th in free throw percentage.
She is also the coach of the 2023 NSAC MVP Catherine Thomas, who is second in the nation in both scoring and rebounding, and Miranda Keller, voted 2nd Team All-Conference.
Congratulations to Mary Minick, the 2023 NSAC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year!
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Christendom College sophomore forward Catherine Thomas has been named the consensus Most Valuable Player for the inaugural New South All-Conference Women’s Basketball Team.
Thomas has averaged 27.7 points and 14.8 rebounds in all games this season, ranking 2nd in both categories in USCAA Division 2. She has recorded a double-double in every game this season including 2 triple-doubles.
Congratulations to Catherine and all the student-athletes on the 2023 All-Conference Team!
All-NSAC First Team:
All-NSAC Second Team:
Honorable Mention:
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