WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Some basketball coaches simply preach the importance of defense.Then there’s A.G. Hall, the women’s coach at Winston-Salem State. He eats, breaths and sleeps defense, and players who aren’t hard-nosed defenders for Hall are usually bench-warmers.
Last season, the Rams finished second in Division II in points allowed (51 a game). However, scoring was a challenge. The Rams averaged only 54.5 points a game, and that’s why they finished 15-13.
"We have to improve on scoring,” said Hall, who is entering his second season. “We addressed that in our recruiting, and we have more skill to help accomplish that. We also have to continue to improve on defense. We are still going to hang our hat on defense.
"We were No. 2 in the nation in defense last year, but we lost 13 games.”
Forward Somalia McKenney, a 5-10 junior, will be a key returning player who says that defense will make the Rams contenders in the CIAA.
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