DURHAM, North Carolina -- The North Carolina Central University women's basketball program has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2015-2016 season featuring a slate of 27 games.
The Lady Eagles schedule includes 10 home dates and their usual amount of 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contests.
NCCU will tipoff the season at home against Campbell University on Monday, Nov. 16. It will be only one of two times the Lady Eagles will host a non-conference opponent.
A 1,250 mile trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday, Nov. 21 to play the University of Nebraska will begin a heavy road schedule in the first two months as NCCU plays nine of 11 non-conference games away from Durham.
2015-16 NCCU Women's Basketball Schedule (Downloadable Schedule)
The Lady Eagles early season road journeys will include visits to Longwood University, Winthrop University, UNC Charlotte, Wofford College, USC Upstate, Presbyterian College and a New Year's eve day game at UNC Greensboro. NCCU will flip the calendar and host Furman University in its only other home non-conference game to being its 2016 slate on Monday, Jan. 4. The Lady Eagles conclude non-conference play with another Monday contest at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte on Feb. 8.
The MEAC portion of NCCU's schedule mimics last year's league ledger with home and away clashes with rivals North Carolina A&T State University, Savannah State University, Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University. The Lady Eagles will play the other eight conference foes one time with home tilts against University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard University, Norfolk State University and Hampton University and road meetings at South Carolina State University, Delaware State University, Coppin State University and Morgan State University.
Key dates for NCCU fans including a pair of Saturday-Monday home MEAC matchups on Dec. 5-7 and Jan. 16-18 before hosting the Aggies of NCAT on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Lady Eagles host a total of four MEAC opponents in the last full month. The B-CU Wildcats and FAMU Rattlers will visit McDougald-McClendon Gymnasium on Feb. 13-15 and NCCU will wrap up its home slate on Monday, Feb. 29 against the Tigers of Savannah State.
The Lady Eagles will conclude the regular season in a quick trip over to Greensboro to battle the Aggies of NCAT for a second time on Thursday, Mar. 3 to determine its final league position heading into postseason play.
The 2016 MEAC Basketball Championships will once again be held at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, from Monday-Saturday, Mar. 7-12. NCCU will be looking to position itself higher in the MEAC postseason bracket with strong play in its challenging schedule this season after suffering a first-round loss as the ninth seed last year.
For complete NCCU women's basketball information, please visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.
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