WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Winston-Salem State University women's basketball team will host Virginia Union, tomorrow, December 17th inside the C.E. Gaines Center at 2:00 p.m. They will then host Bowie State on Monday, December 19th at 5:30 p.m.
 
Things to Know
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (C.E. Gaines Center)
Time: 2:00 p.m. (Saturday)
Time: 5:30 p.m. (Monday)
Media: Live Stats |Watch
Record: 5-3 (1-0 CIAA)
Promotions: If you bring a canned food item or toiletry item you will have free admission to those three games.
Attention: For all the community games there will be one entrance, the Cromartie Street (lower level) entrance. Handicap parking will be designated for the N lot (lot behind the C.E. Gaines Center) All HORN$ members' who need wheelchair access can park in the N lot.
 
Series
Dating back to 2006, the Panthers lead the series 11-6 over the Rams. The teams last played each other on January 12th and the Rams fell 61-58.
 
Dating back to 2005, the Bulldogs lead the series 10-5 over the Rams. The two teams last faced each other on January 31st and Bowie defeated the Rams 77-76.
 
Ram Returners:
WSSU brings back six returners from last season's quad, junior Erin Hall, graduate student O'Shea Hatley, senior Kendra Ross, sophomore Kennedi Simmons, graduate student Amaya Tucker, and sophomore Tania Wilkins. They finished 12-13 and made it to the quarterfinals of the CIAA tournament last season.
 
Ram Newcomers:
Winston-Salem welcomed in five freshmen (JaKaiya Mack, Prophet Sheffield, Alexandria Warren, Aaliyah Basler, and Jada Douthit), three juniors Hadiya Balser, Jainaya Jones, Makayla Smith, and senior Valencia Carroll during the offseason.
 
CIAA Preseason:
Amaya Tucker was named to the 2022-2023 All-CIAA Women's Basketball Preseason Team Backcourt after finishing last season averaging 13.6 pts per game, 43.3% field goal, 36.7% 3pt, 66.7% from the free throw line, and 4.2 rebounds per game. Amaya performance led to her achieving All-CIAA Backcourt in the postseason. She was also named to the CIAA All-tournament team.
 
CIAA Weekly Awards
Jakaiya Mack was named the CIAA Women's Basketball Rookie Player of the Week for week one. She totaled 9 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and three steals in a 1-1 weekend for the Rams. She had nine points, five rebounds, and two steals in her first collegiate game, which came against Fairmont State. The freshman added a team-high seven boards, plus two assists, and a steal in the 66-65 win over Concord.
 
Jainaya Jones was named the CIAA Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the week for week three after recording 10 points, nine steals, five assists, and two blocks in the Rams' lone game last week-- a 79-46 win over Carolina University. The redshirt junior logged nine of the team's 19 steals, which finished with 33 points off turnovers. The Bayboro, NC native also logged the only two blocks of the game for Winston-Salem State.
 
CIAA Top-Ten Stats as of 12-16

• The Rams are number one in scoring offense averaging 76.3 points per game.
• WSSU is sixth in defense, only allowing teams 58.4 points per game.
• Amaya Tucker is ranked second in scoring with 114 points and averaging 19.0 points. She is also fourth in field goal percentage (.500), first in 3-point field goal percentage (.484), fourth in free throw percentage (.810), and second in three-point field goals per game (2.5). Eighth in steals (2.3).
• Jainaya Jones is ranked first in assists (3.6) and ninth in steals (2.3).
• Taniah Wilkins is ranked eighth in rebounds (6.9).
• Jakaiya Mack is ranked first in steals (3.5).

 
Scouting Report
VUU is 5-4 (0-0 CIAA) this season. They fell to Washington Adventist University 83-70 on December 10th.
 
BSU is 5-4 (1-0 CIAA) this season. The Bulldogs defeated Livingstone 66-60, yesterday, December 15th in Salisbury, North Carolina. Anii Harris led the way with 14 points and junior Seanice Lyons also scored 14 points. Bowie will face Johnson C. Smith tomorrow, December 15th before facing the Rams