The High Point University women's basketball team will travel the short distance to Greensboro for a mid-week matchup against North Carolina A&T in the Corbett Sports Center. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. The Aggies are currently fourth in Big South standings, having posted a 6-3 record in conference play so far while the Panthers sit at 4-3 for sixth place. 

Game Information -- Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 6:00 PM
High Point at North Carolina A&T | Corbett Sports Center | Greensboro, N.C.
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Across the Bench
The Aggies are 9-10 on the season and 6-3 in Big South play entering Wednesday's contest. North Carolina A&T has picked up six straight conference wins over Charleston Southern, Winthrop, UNC Asheville, Radford, Gardner-Webb, and Campbell. In those six contests, the Aggies are scoring 84 points per game.
 
The Aggies have three players scoring in double figures: Chanin Scott (14.8 ppg), Jazmin Harris (12.1 ppg), and Shareka McNeill (11.8 ppg). Scott and Harris lead the team in rebounding as well, pulling down 7.6 and 6.4 boards per game, respectively.
 
Tarrell Robinson is in his 11th season as the Aggies' head coach. Robinson has compiled a 175-92 record in 10 seasons at North Carolina A&T.
 
Last Time Out
Callie Scheier and Nakyah Terrell each poured in 11 points against Presbyterian as HPU pulled out a 57-47 win over the Blue Hose. Claire Wyatt and Jaden Wrightsell also chipped in nine points each while Jenson Edwards pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
 
Last Time vs. A&T
High Point has not had a matchup with A&T since November 2004. The Panthers suffered the 73-72 loss in Greensboro when the Aggies scored the winning layup with one second remaining.
 
Panthers vs. Aggies
HPU is 1-2 all-time against the Aggies. The Panthers picked up their lone win, 79-34, in the first contest at A&T on Dec. 7, 2002. The next two games when to A&T, but only by a combined margin of three points. This will be the first game between the two programs since Nov. 27, 2004.
 
Take Care & Pass It On
HPU leads the Big South in turnover margin and is second in the conference for assist/turnover ratio. The Panthers average just over 12 turnovers per game and have a margin of +4.8 turnovers compared to opponents.
 
The Panthers also have a assist/turnover ratio of 1.0, just trailing Campbell's 1.1 this season.
 
Three-Time Freshman of the Week
Nakyah Terrell was named the Big South Freshman of the Week for the third time this season on January 24th after helping HPU to two wins over UNC Asheville and Hampton. Terrell averaged 10.5 points per game last week while tallying five steals and four assists.
 
Terrell also earned the weekly honor on November 15th and November 29th.
 
Winning Numbers
Six of HPU's seven wins have come from games when the Panthers score 60 or more points. HPU has only lost three times when they manage at least 60 points.
            vs. East Carolina - 60-50
            vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian - 109-38
            vs. King - 76-56
            at USC Upstate - 83-73
            at UNC Asheville - 61-57
            vs. Hampton - 71-45
 
Balanced Threat
HPU's win over Hampton was a true team effort, as seven panthers scored seven or more points in the victory. There were also seven Panthers who played for 20 or more minutes against Hampton.
 
Nakyah Terrell led the way with 13 points while Jaden Wrightsell added 11. Wrightsell was just two rebounds away from recording her second double-double on the year while Jenson Edwards led the team with 12 boards.
 
Fourth Quarter Fun
HPU outscored UNC Asheville 23-15 in the final period on January 18th to pick up their second Big South win. Jaden Wrightsell netted 13 of her 21 points in the quarter, including a turnaround jumper that tied the game in the final minute and two free throws that gave HPU the lead.
 
The Panthers shot nearly 82 percent from the floor in the period and went 5-for-6 at the free throw line to secure the victory.
 
Edwards Secures 40th Double-Digit Performance
In the January 18th win at Asheville, Jenson Edwards scored 11 points, making it her 40th career double-digit scoring game in three seasons with the Panthers.
 
Edwards has also posted four career 20+ point scoring games and six career double-double performances.
 
H3U Returns
After starting off the season shooting 27.7 percent from behind the three-point line, HPU hit 17 triples against USC Upstate. Team three-point percentage jumped nearly two full points to 29.5 percent after that performance. Six players recorded three-pointers as the Panthers finished the night shooting 43 percent from the arc.
 
Block Party at Claire's
Claire Wyatt has blocked a team-high 14 shots this season and is ninth in the Big South for blocked shots per game (0.8). She has led HPU in blocks in 10 games this season and 18 times in her career.
 
Calli3 Tim3
Callie Scheier recorded a Division I career-best performance at USC Upstate, scoring 23 points with five three-pointers and going 8-for-8 behind the charity stripe.
 
Scheier is ninth in the Big South in 3-point field goals made per game as she's made 30 triples (1.7/game).
 
Doubled Up on Double-Doubles
Jenson Edwards and Jaden Wrightsell each posted double-doubles against King. Edwards led HPU in scoring with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Wrightsell posted 12 rebounds and 15 points. It was the first time two Panthers posted double-doubles in the same game since Feb. 20, 2016.
 
Edwards posted her second double-double of the season (sixth in career) against Gardner-Webb with a balanced 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Dishing It Out
Jordan Edwards has served a team-high 49 assists this season. She ranks tied for 8th in the Big South for assists per game (2.7 apg). Last season, Edwards tallied 142 assists on the season, good for fifth in HPU's single-season records.
 
Hitting the Boards
Jenson Edwards leads HPU in defensive rebounds so far this season. Edwards has pulled down 107 defensive rebounds (5.9 rpg) this season. She has pulled down 10 or more rebounds in four games this season. Edwards ranks second in the Big South in defensive rebounds per game. 
 
Terrell Posts First Double-Double
Freshman Nakyah Terrell recorded her first career double-double against Wake Forest on Nov. 24th. She led the team with 21 points and 11 rebounds while also nabbing one steal and one assist.
 
Record Book Watch
Redshirt junior Jenson Edwards finished in the top-five all-time for season field goal percentage in 2020-21. Edwards was 141-279 (.505) from the floor. Edwards was also ninth for free throws made and percentage in a season. She was third in percentage (.882) and ninth in free throws made (90). Jenson's .418 three-point percentage line last season was fourth all-time for HPU as well.
 
Jordan Edwards finished tied for fifth for assists in a season (142) and third in assists per game (5.1). Edwards has dished out 48 assists and nabbed 23 steals through 17 games this season.
 
Banbury is Back
Head coach Chelsea Banbury is entering her third season at the helm. She was named the fifth Division I head coach of High Point University's women's basketball team in June 2019. Banbury has a 38-20 record at High Point through her first two seasons.
 
Panthers Enter as Preseason No. 1
High Point was selected as the preseason No. 1 in the Big South while Skyler Curran and Jenson Edwards both earned Big South Preseason honors. Curran was named Big South Preseason Player of the Year after leading the team in scoring last season (17.7 points/game) while Edwards earned Big South Preseason Second Team recognition. Edwards also garnered the Becky Hammond Mid-Major Player of the Year Award after she posted the fifth-highest scoring average in the Big South with a total of 14.6 points per game.