North Carolina Central University

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     HAMPTON, VA - North Carolina Central University senior Tiona Beatty and head woman's coach Joli Robinson have been awarded weekly honors from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
       Beatty (Queens, NY) was awarded CIAA Player of the Week after averaging 27.5 points per game, including 22-27 from the charity stripe in two victories for the Lady Eagles last week.  The guard's top performance came on Jan. 29 in a 79-63 win over Virginia State when she handed the Lady Trojans 29 points en route to her second conference honor of the year. 
       At 21.2 ppg, Beatty is second in the league in scoring.  She is also second in the conference in three-point field goals made (2.33 per game) and fourth in three-point percentage (.378).
       Robinson was awarded the CIAA Coach of the Week after handing Winston-Salem State its first divisional loss of the season and extending the Lady Eagles win streak to four games, their longest in two seasons.  With a 3-2 divisional record, NCCU is currently third in the CIAA West.