AGGIE WOMEN DEFEAT MARSHALL‏ Brian Holloway HUNTINGTON, Wva. – North Carolina A&T used its strongest defensive performance of the season to defeat Marshall 57-53 Saturday night in women’s basketball action at the Cam Henderson Center. Freshman Sabre Proctor led the Aggies with 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Aggies shot just 31. 8 percent for the game but forced the Thundering Herd into 34 turnovers. “Defense definitely won this game,’’ said N.C. A&T head coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs. “We played extremely hard and kept our composure throughout the entire game.” N.C. A&T trailed 47-40 with nine minutes remaining. Jaquayla Berry capped a 10-2 run with a layup that gave the Aggies a 50-49 with four minutes to play. Layups by Nikia Gorham and Proctor put the Aggies ahead by three. Marshall’s Veronica Rutz hit two free throws to pull the Herd to within one at 54-53 with two minutes left. The Herd had a chance to take the lead, but missed two free throws. Adrian Randall grabbed the offensive rebound but was called for traveling, giving the Aggies the ball back with four seconds remaining. The Aggies clinched the game with free throws to improve to 3-4 on the season. The Aggies travel to play the Memphis Tigers on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. (EST). “I can say that this team is coming together,’’ said Bibbs. “We had great contributions from the bench.” Photo: NC A&T Lady Aggies Celebrate downing Elon in 2006-07 season.