MURFREESBORO, NC – Coming off a 1-1 start to their season in the Atlantic Region Conference Challenge, the Virginia State Women's Basketball team prepares for their first road trip of the 2022-2023 season as they make the trip down to Chowan on Wednesday, November 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Series History
The Trojans are 18-6 against Chowan in matchups dating back to 2007 as CU won the last match up in 2019 55-49.
Last Time Out
The Trojans finished their opening weekend 1-1 in the Atlantic Region Conference Challenge as they fell to Seton Hill (Pa.) 71-57 and beat Lock Haven 58-49 earning Head Coach Nadine Domond her first victory as a Trojan. VSU currently averages 57 points per game and gives up 60. They currently shoot 36% from the field and 69% from the free throw line shooting 17 per game. They have scored nine points off turnovers and average 7.5 steals per game. The Trojans will look to improve their rebounding as they are -14 rebounding margin. Shayla Sweeney leads the team with 15.5 points per contest on 67% shooting while also leading the team with seven rebounds per game. She also leads the team in blocks with two. Sommer Blakemore averages 12 points along with seven rebounds and leads the team with five steals.
Scouting the Hawks
Chowan is 1-1 on the season but maintain a scoring margin of 5.5. They shot 37% from the field and 39% from three-point range. The Hawks outrebound the opponents 94-82 but are down in the turnover margin -7.5. Aniah Patterson leads the team with 12 points per game while Destiny Robinson has 10 blocks.
