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.

Story courtesy gobuilders.com

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.

Story and image courtesy gobuilders.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.

CCC Opens Basketball Season with Early Win

Basketball season started early for Carolina Christian College as the Centurions went on the road for a women’s basketball win over the Montreat College JV squad 62-49 on Saturday.

The Centurions (1-0) will again face the Cavaliers in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, October 26.

Hear more about this year’s Centurions team on “The New South Conference This Week” podcast, available Wednesday here.