Lady Aggie Basketball

LADY AGGIES LOSE HEARTBREAKER, GROUND IN MEAC

Before loss, Lady Aggies had won four out of last five on the road

DOVER, DEL., February 19, 2005 – The N.C. A&T women’s basketball team lost a crucial conference game in quest to claim a first-round bye in next month’s MEAC tournament.

Terrelle Waller hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to lift Delaware State to a 55-53 win over the Lady Aggies on Saturday. Delaware State won its eighth straight game to improve to 14-9 overall and 10-4 in the MEAC. North Carolina A&T fell to 7-16 and 6-8.

The loss pushes N.C. A&T into a tie for eighth place with Florida A&M. A win would have put the Lady Aggies a half-game out of the fifth spot.

“This is a tough one to swallow,’’ said N.C. A&T women’s coach Saudia Roundtree. “These are the kind of games you need to win if you want to take the next step in being an outstanding program. We haven’t learned how to take those steps yet.”

Shareka Glover led the Lady Aggies with 16 points. The Lady Aggies had the ball and a 53-52 lead, but Delaware State’s Ashlee Burbage stole the ball to set up Waller’s basket that gave the Hornets a 54-53 lead. After a timeout, Glover missed an off balanced jumper with four seconds left.

Delaware State’s Najmah Fauntleroy hit one of two free throws with three seconds left to close out the scoring. Fauntleroy led all players with 21 points and 10 rebounds.