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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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!

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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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.

Apprentice, MACU Crack Top 10 Polls

Congratulations to Apprentice and Mid-Atlantic Christian, who placed both of their men’s and women’s basketball teams in the first USCAA Coaches Polls of the season.

The Builders placed seventh on the men’s side and ninth for the women, while the Mustangs come in at eighth and tenth, respectively.

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.

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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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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.