2016-17 Women's Basketball News
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Bishops Place Record Number on Academic All-Conference TeamJune 13, 2017The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2016-2017 Academic All-Conference Team, with North Carolina Wesleyan having a program-record 136 Battling Bishops garner recognition!
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N.C. Wesleyan Athletics Hosts 52nd Annual Awards CeremonyApril 18, 2017The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics celebrated the 2016-2017 season by hosting its 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening, April 18th, in Minges Auditorium at the Dunn Center.
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Bishop Women Fall in USA South Tournament First RoundFebruary 18, 2017The NCWC women's basketball team saw its 2016-2017 season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling in the first round of the USA South Tourney by a 66-60 score to WPU.
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Parker and Staton Garner USA South All-Conference HonorsFebruary 16, 2017The USA South has released its postseason awards in the sport of women's basketball with a total of ten players in each division earning recognition. KeChae Parker and Timyra Staton were each honored for the first time in their careers.
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Bishops Win Pair of Road Games, Prepare for Conference TourneyFebruary 12, 2017The Battling Bishop women's hoops squad picked up a pair of USA South road wins over the weekend, knocking of Greensboro and WPU to end the regular season on a 4-game win streak.
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USA South Instagram Takeover: N.C. Wesleyan Women's BasketballFebruary 10, 2017This weekend, February 10-12, the N.C. Wesleyan women's basketball squad will assume control of the USA South's Instagram account to give its fans a student-athlete's perspective of what life is like on road trips.
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NCWC Women Cruise to 72-35 Win over Baldwin on Senior NightFebruary 08, 2017The NCWC women's basketball team celebrated Senior Night on Wednesday, cruising to a 72-35 win over Mary Baldwin in the final game at Everett Gym for Alexis Fitzgerald and Timyra Staton.
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Holley's Season-High Lifts Bishops to 20-Point Win at BaldwinFebruary 05, 2017Sophomore Nadiya Holley netted a season-high 14 points on Sunday afternoon to help lift her Bishop women's basketball team to a 68-48 USA South victory at Mary Baldwin University.
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Bishops Complete Season Sweep of Methodist, 71-57February 01, 2017In Wednesday night's USA South hoops action, the Battling Bishop women's basketball team of N.C. Wesleyan completed the regular season sweep of Methodist University by posting a 71-57 win.
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Wesleyan Women Down Meredith, Fall Short Versus AverettJanuary 29, 2017The Battling Bishop women's basketball team split a pair of USA South contests at home this weekend, downing Meredith on Saturday, 74-61, then falling to Averett on Sunday, 70-65.
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Wesleyan Men & Women Battle Series of USA South FoesJanuary 22, 2017The Battling Bishop men's and women's basketball teams battled through four USA South contests this weekend, each going winless in league play.
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Bishops Wrap Up Weekend Hoops Action, Prepare for Youth DayJanuary 15, 2017NCWC wrapped up USA South weekend hoops action on Sunday with a 75-62 win at Averett. The game capped a three-game road set for the Bishop men and women, who each dropped league games on Saturday.
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Moore & Staton Notch Career Highs, Bishops Split League PairJanuary 11, 2017Wesleyan returned to hoops action on Wednesday night in Everett Gym. The Bishop men dropped their league opener to Peace, 104-98, while the women knocked off Methodist, 69-54.
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Bishops Fall to Ferrum, Hoops Schedules Altered by StormJanuary 06, 2017The Bishop women's basketball team managed to squeeze in its game with Ferrum on Friday afternoon, beating the impending weather but falling by a 63-51 score to the Panthers.
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NCWC Women Return to Action, Fall at Virginia Wesleyan 70-60January 02, 2017The NCWC women's basketball team returned to action on Monday night, dropping their first contest of 2017 by a 70-60 score at Virginia Wesleyan. Senior Timyra Staton paced the Bishops with 14 points.
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Battling Bishop Men Win Fifth Straight, Women Fall at CNUDecember 14, 2016Both NCWC basketball teams were in action on Wednesday night. The Bishop men won their fifth straight with a 93-73 victory at Columbia International, while the women suffered at 91-49 setback at CNU.
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Bishop Women Down Berry College, Fall at OglethorpeDecember 11, 2016The women's basketball team of N.C. Wesleyan split a pair of road games over the weekend, downing Berry College on Saturday, 64-46, before falling at Oglethorpe on Sunday, 70-60.
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Parker Paces Bishops in Split at Marietta's Jim Meagle Turkey ShootNovember 27, 2016Junior KeChae Parker scored 18 points on Sunday afternoon to help lead her Bishop women's basketball team to a 64-57 win over Penn State-Behrend in the Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot.
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Wesleyan Wins Pair at Edge Classic, Bishop Trio Named All-TourneyNovember 20, 2016The N.C. Wesleyan women's basketball team hosted its Jean Edge Classic over the weekend. NCWC earned victories over Hood and Randolph, with a trio of Bishops earning All-Classic honors.
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Fitzgerald, Staton Power Bishops to 86-67 Victory in Season OpenerNovember 15, 2016Seniors Alexis Fitzgerald and Timyra Staton combined for 43 points on Tuesday night to lead their N.C. Wesleyan women's basketball team to an 86-67 victory over Mid-Atlantic Christian in Everett Gym.