(Dover, Del.) – Monday evening, the Delaware State women's basketball team (5-13, 2-3 MEAC) suffered a 84-64 loss at home to the North Carolina A&T Aggies (9-9, 5-2 MEAC), headlined by the Lady Hornets being outscored 30-21 in the third quarter.

With this defeat, DSU failed to register back-to-back wins for the first time this season, in addition to dropping its fifth consecutive contest to the Aggies.  NCAT, meanwhile, has now won five out of its last six games to move to .500 on the season.

Maintaining an eight-point lead at the break, the Aggies used a 15-0 run over a four-minute span, sparked by guard Dana Brown scoring five out of her 10 third quarter points with a layup and draining one from long distance.  NCAT led by as many as 20, thanks to its 50 percent (10-of-20) shooting in the third, along with tallying six assists, seven second-chance points and 17 points off the bench.  The Hornets, meanwhile, did score 21 points on 8-for-16 (.500) shooting, but their four-minute drought turned out to be too much to overcome.

For the Aggies, three players scored in double figures at game's end, led by veteran center April McCrae's 16 points (6-of-9), who also pulled down a team-high seven boards.  Brown chipped in with 14 points (5-of-11), whereas guard Whitney Martin scored 11 points (4-of-9) and dished out a game-high seven assists. 

DSU, on the other hand, saw its leading scorer Amber Bogard (12.5 ppg) foul out by the time the final buzzer sounded, in addition to scoring just six points (2-of-5) to see her streak of tallying double figures come to a screeching halt at 10 games.  Guard Mikah Aldridge, meanwhile, totaled a team-high 16 points (6-of-15), but was 0-for-6 from 3-point range.  Forward NaJai Pollard also scored in double figures (10), yet committed a team-high five turnovers.         

Coming up, the Lady Hornets will continue their season-long three-game home stretch this Wednesday evening (5 p.m.) against North Carolina Central.  Last season, DSU suffered a 66-59 road loss to the Eagles.  

Stingers

The Aggies shot 49 percent (30-of-61) for the game, while DSU was held to 36 percent (21-of-59)… Both teams combined for 43 turnovers, but the Aggies dished out 22 assists to DSU's 11… The Hornets shot 10 percent (2-for-20) from 3-point range, which was their worst effort from long distance this season… DSU was outscored 52-40 in the second stanza… NCAT won the battle on the boards, 44-31… Both teams hit 20 or more free throws… DSU's Aaliyah Davis tallied career-highs in points (11) and rebounds (8), in addition to dropping a team-high three dimes… The Lady Hornets are now 34-31 all-time against NCAT.