Virginia State Women's Basketball 2018-2019 Season Outlook

2018-2019 Women's Basketball Schedule

ETTRICK, Virginia -- Head women's basketball coach James Hill, Jr. is on a quest to reclaim the CIAA title in 2019. The Virginia State University Women's Basketball team will tipped-off their 2018 – 2019 season on Tuesday, November 6th in an exhibition contest against Newport News Apprentice School. The Trojans finished the 2017-18 campaign as with 23-6 overall record, 12-4 CIAA, where the Trojans made an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Atlantic Region Tournament.   

The Trojans will return four players from last year's roster. Key returners include: senior Aja Robertson, senior Chrisanna Green, senior Taylor Hayes and junior Ebony Reynolds. Robertson, the senior guard from Bells, Tennessee, averaged 7.2 points a game will be leaned on for her senior leadership.  Green is a senior from Jamestown, New York averaged 13.1 points and 10.3 rebounds a game.  Taylor Hayes and Ebony Reynolds will be leaned upon to help out with leadership and keep the team focused. Shayln Washington(Richmond, Va.) is returning and will make an immediate impact to the team.

Newcomers to the team that are looking to make an immediate impact are sophomore Autumn Hopson(Gainesville, VA), junior Yazmen  Hannah (Hickory, NC), junior Tajah Clark (Clayton, NC), senior Asia Timmons (Virginia Beach, VA), freshman Jalynn Spaulding  (Lawrence, NJ), freshman Jeane' Robinson(Stafford, VA), junior BriAllen McIver (Williamsburg, VA), junior Zhane Barnes (Fredericksburg, VA) and sophomore Brianna Jones (Waverly, VA).

Head Coach James Hill, Jr. said of the upcoming season "with our returning players coupled with our incoming class.  I am excited to see where this season can take us." We have a lot of depth on the bench this year. We have four transfer added to the defensive end. We will be more aggressive and up-tempo this season." said Hill.

Throughout the year, VSU will play key games against Edinboro, Cheyney, Paine College, Puerto Rico-Bayamon, Tusculum, Lynchburg,  Saint Augustine's, Fayetteville State, Claflin, University of the District of Columbia, Winston-Salem State, Livingstone College, Johnson C. Smith University, Virginia Union University, Chowan University, Elizabeth City State University, Shaw University, Bowie State University, and Lincoln University.  The Trojans will play 12 of their 26 games scheduled at home. 
 
For the most up-to-date information on VSU women's basketball please visit www.govsutrojans.com and follow Trojans Athletics on Twitter @VSUsports.



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