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The Norfolk State women’s basketball team punched its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 68-56 win over Howard in the MEAC Championship on Saturday afternoon. Kierra Wheeler led the Spartans with 19 points,

One question awaits the Norfolk State women’s basketball team — who will they be paired with in the first round of the NCAA Tournament? Kierra Wheeler poured in 19 points as the No. 1-seeded Spartans outlasted a pesky second-seeded Howard team 68-56 Saturday afternoon at Norfolk Scope to clinch their third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament title and an automatic bid to the big dance.

Kierra Wheeler led the Spartans with 19 points, adding seven rebounds, six blocks, and four steals, while Diamond Johnson tallied 16 points.

Kierra Wheeler scored 7-of-19 points in the fourth quarter to lead Norfolk State (29-4, 15-0) over Howard (21-10, 12-3), 68-56, to claim the 2025 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship. Wheeler should be named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20 points per game.