HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
No Result
View All Result
Home Basketball

MEAC Announces 2016-17 Women’s Basketball Preseason Honors

HBCU Sports by HBCU Sports
October 27, 2016
0
MEAC logo
194
VIEWS

NORFOLK, Va. — Hampton senior Malia Tate-DeFreitas was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, the conference announced today. North Carolina A&T State was picked to win the regular season title.

The preseason poll and all-conference teams are selected by the conference’s head women’s basketball coaches and sports information directors.

Tate-DeFreitas led the conference in scoring last season, averaging 21.4 points for the Lady Pirates. She ranked seventh nationally in field-goal attempts and 16th in points per game. Tate-DeFreitas recorded five 30-point games and notched a triple-double of 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Bethune-Cookman last year. She was also named the 2016 MEAC Player of the Year and BoxToRow’s Player of the Year. [lasso align=”right” cart=”y” identifier=”B011DSRNB6″ locale=”US” tag=”hbcusports-20″ ref=”amzn-campus-merchandise-ncaa-north-carolina-at-aggies-long-sleeve-hoodie-medium-white” type=”single” id=”71966″ link_id=”5105″]

North Carolina A&T State tallied 13 first-place votes and 317 points to earn the top spot. Last season, the Aggies earned a share of the MEAC regular season title with a 12-4 mark and an 19-12 overall record. Also, N.C. A&T State won the MEAC Women’s Basketball Tournament championship with a win over Coppin State. The Aggies open the season on November 11 in Statesboro, Ga. against Georgia Southern.

Bethune-Cookman, the 2016 regular season co-champion, was picked to finish second with 292 points and five first-place votes. The Lady Wildcats recorded an 18-13 overall record and a 12-4 mark in MEAC play.

Hampton (297) received four first-place votes and was predicted to finish third, while Maryland Eastern Shore (216) garnered two first-place votes and Morgan State (201) rounded out the top five preseason predictions.

Florida A&M was chosen to finish sixth, followed by Coppin State  (7th), Savannah State (8th), Howard (9th), South Carolina State (10th), Delaware State (11th), Norfolk State (12th) and North Carolina Central (13th).

Joining Tate-DeFreitas on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team is Bethune-Cookman’s Kendra Cooper and Kailyn Williams, Maryland Eastern Shore’s Moengaroa Subritzky and Delaware State’s NaJai Pollard.

The 2016-17 MEAC women’s basketball season tips off on Friday, Nov. 11 with 12 MEAC teams in action.

The 2017 MEAC Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 6-11 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

2016-17 MEAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
As voted on by the MEAC’s head women’s basketball coaches and sports information directors.
(First place votes in parenthesis)
Team Points
1. North Carolina A&T State (13) 317
2. Bethune-Cookman (5) 305
3. Hampton (4) 297
4. Maryland Eastern Shore (2) 216
5. Morgan State 201
6. Florida A&M 174
7. Coppin State 171
8. Savannah State (2) 151
9. Howard 141
10. South Carolina State 131
11. Delaware State 124
12. Norfolk State 92
13. North Carolina Central 46
2016-17 MEAC Women’s Basketball Preseason All-MEAC Teams
As voted on by the MEAC’s head women’s basketball coaches and sports information directors.
Preseason Player of the Year: Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton

First Team

Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown
Malia Tate-DeFreitas G Sr. Hampton Harrisburg, Pa.
Kendra Cooper G Sr. Bethune-Cookman Spring, Texas
Moengaroa Subritzky G/F r-Jr. Maryland Eastern Shore Auckland, New Zealand
NaJai Pollard F So. Delaware State Richmond, Va.
Kailyn Williams C Sr. Bethune-Cookman New Orleans, La.

 

Second Team

Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown
Dana Brown G r-Sr. North Carolina A&T State Willow Springs, N.C.
Braennan Farrar G Jr. Morgan State St. Louis, Mo.
Kenyata Hendrix G/F Sr. Savannah State Carrollton, Ga.
Kayla Roberts F Jr. Norfolk State Miami, Fla.
Kaylah Lupoe C Jr. Hampton Phoenix, Ariz.

 

Third Team

Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown
Keena Samuels G Sr. Coppin State Upper Marlboro, Md.
K’Lynn Willis G So. Hampton Detroit, Mich.
Sydni Johnson G/F Sr. Howard Homewood, Ill.
Taylor Houston F Sr. Bethune-Cookman Raleigh, N.C.
Tiyonda Davis C Sr. Savannah State Athens, Ga.

Courtesy: MEAC

Tags: MEAC
HBCU Sports

HBCU Sports

Related Posts

CIAA officially announces return to Baltimore for basketball tournament

by Chris Stevens
June 18, 2025
0
The CIAA tournament final four is set. These teams are now closer to a championship

The CIAA and Baltimore will continue their partnership until the end of the decade at least. Following Charlotte, North Carolina's failed bid for the men's and women's basketball...

Read moreDetails

Former Morehouse men’s basketball coach finds new home in SIAC

by Jarrett Hoffman
June 13, 2025
0
Morehouse basketball

The Allen men's basketball team looked within the SIAC for its next leader. Longtime Morehouse men's basketball coach Douglas Whittler is moving to Columbia, South Carolina, to become...

Read moreDetails

Virginia Union hires former CIAA Coach of Year to lead women’s basketball team

by Jarrett Hoffman
June 13, 2025
0
Virginia Union hires former CIAA Coach of Year to lead women’s basketball team

Following the departure of former women's basketball coach Tierra Terry, who was hired to take over a similar role at Winston-Salem State, the Virginia Union Panthers have announced...

Read moreDetails

HBCU basketball player dies, another injured, following ATV accident

by HBCU Sports
June 10, 2025
0
HBCU basketball player dies, another injured, following ATV accident

Cameron Woodall, who played college basketball at multiple HBCUs, died following an ATV accident. He was 26. The incident occurred in Mississippi, where Woodall was riding an ATV...

Read moreDetails

CIAA commissioner explains what matters in deciding basketball tournament site

by HBCU Sports
June 8, 2025
0
CIAA commissioner explains what matters in deciding basketball tournament site

The CIAA has reportedly committed to keeping its coveted basketball tournament in Baltimore. CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker spoke with HBCU Sports publisher Kenn Rashad about where that process...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
Daniel’s Overtime Buzzer Beater Shocks Norfolk State

Howard Predicted to Win MEAC Basketball Title, All MEAC Team Announced

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe

RSS HBCU Sports Forums

  • The 23rd Thread about *rump
  • Man It is Some Cute Chubby Women Out Here
  • The SWAC's FABULOUS FIVE!!!
  • Tremaine Jackson wants Prairie View to not just be ‘elite SWAC school’
  • Encouragement and Motivation II
  • Cavin Yarbrough, Half of Iconic R&B Duo Yarbrough & Peoples, Dies at 72
  • Conference realignment isn't over - PAC12 coming back
  • Its in vogue to have lots of baby mamas if you are rich
  • Commemorating Juneteenth Musically
  • Dodgers block ICE from entering stadium in LA.

  • TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • COMMENT POLICY
  • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
 CONTACT US

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

X