University of North Texas senior forward Megan Nestor collected her second double-double in a row and her conference-leading seventh of the season with 14 points and 17 rebounds, as the Mean Green women’s basketball team rolled to an 87-63 victory over East Carolina in The Super Pit on Tuesday night, February 7. The Mean Green won their 12th straight American Conference game at the venue.
Aysia Proctor led all players with 24 points, a new career high for the junior guard. Backcourt mates Chania Price and Mekhia Chase each recorded 12 points to set new personal bests, while Price also tallied her first career double-double in the win with 10 rebounds.
East Carolina (10-6, 2-1 American) entered the game on a six-game win streak and unbeaten in American Conference play, but they were no match for the Mean Green, who played their most complete game of the season. With the win, North Texas improved to 5-0 all-time against the Pirates and set a new programme record for consecutive conference wins at home, with 12 straight dating back to February 27, 2024.
Nestor, a former national netballer for Saint Lucia and an alumna of Soufriere Comprehensive Secondary School, had her fifth game this season with 15 or more rebounds, tied for the national lead with Eastern Washington’s Kourtney Grossman. The 6-4 forward was 5-9 from the field and 4-6 from the free-throw line against ECU.
Nestor, originally from the fishing village of Canaries, leads the American Conference in rebounding and offensive rebounding, and is just outside the top 10 in scoring.
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