Day: November 19, 2022

Fourth quarter surge sinks Texas Southern in season finale

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 20 TXSO 24  AAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TXSO 0 8 6 6 20 AAMU 0 3 0 21 24 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A 21-point fourth quarter by Alabama A&M was the difference as Texas Southern dropped its 2022 season finale 24-21 at Lewis Crews Stadium. On its opening drive, Texas Southern made it to the AAMU 35 but a fumble ended the drive which AAMU recovered at its own 37. The Bulldogs threatened to score at the TSU 6 but Tarik Cooper picked…

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Takeaways power Tennessee State to 22-14 season-ending win over Texas A&M Commerce

Brandon King

22  TSU 14 AMC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 12 3 0 22 AMC 7 0 7 0 14 Although the 2022 campaign did not turn out as they hoped, coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers were able to close the season out on a positive note with a 22-14 over the Lions of Texas A&M Commerce. Translating defense into offense was the theme of the afternoon, with the unit forcing 3 turnovers, which were turned into 16 points. The Tennessee State offense was unremarkable…

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Southern scores 74-66 upset over Cal

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Courtesy of Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director 74  SU 66 Cal Team 1 2 F SU 38  36  74 Cal 26  40  66 BERKELEY, Ca. | Southern (1-3) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Jaguars held off California, 74-66, at Haas Pavilion. For the fifth time in school history, the Southern University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. SU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on November…

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Check out these new images of the “FAMU” LeBron XX

Brandon King

Friday we reported on images of an, up until that point, never before seen pair of FAMU-specific LeBron XX that surfaced via the twitter account of Rattlers head coach, Willie Simmons in a since-deleted tweet. Shortly after that tweet was deleted , the FAMU Athletics Instagram account posted clear beauty shots of the aforementioned kicks. This latest set of images allows for a better look at the upper , which features a snake scale aesthetic. The same serpent-inspired pattern is seen on the Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.The…

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Bethune women’s hoops comes up short versus Florida, 82-73

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chanel Wilson scored 24 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 82-73 loss at Florida Friday evening. The Wildcats (0-3) led three times in the third quarter, the last on a D’Shantae Edwards free throw  that made it 44-43 with 5:39 remaining. A Wilson lay-up gave B-CU, which trailed 20-9 after the first quarter, its first lead with 7:12 remaining at 38-37. Edwards made it 40-39 a minute later. Florida (3-1) regained the lead, but never led by more than ten points until the game’s final minute. Wilson…

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Bethune upsets Grambling 3-2 in SWAC Volleyball Quarterfinals

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics HOUSTON – Niara Hightower and Jasmine Moore each had 12 kills and Alleah Dallas delivered match point as Bethune-Cookman rallied for a 3-2 (15-25,25-19,23-25,25-23, 15-10) upset of Grambling State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday night. How it Happened After tying the match with a fourth set victory, B-CU used a 5-0 run to take a 9-5 fifth set lead. Grambling closed to 9-8, but a Moore kill capped off a 6-1 run that brought B-CU within a point to set the stage for Dallas’…

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Grambling taken to the woodshed by Grand Canyon , 81-48

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 48 GSU 81  GCU Team 1 2 F GSU 15  33  48 GCU 42  39  81 PHOENIX, Ariz. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team returned to the court on Friday night and suffered its first setback of the season as the Tigers fell, 81-48, to Grand Canyon on Friday night at GCU Arena. Grambling State, which went the first 5:08 without a bucket from the floor, trailed, 42-15, at the half and could not recover. Carte’Are Gordon was the lone Tiger in double…

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Terry Collins’ career night pushes MVSU to victory over North Alabama

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics 68 UNA 76  MVSU Team 1 2 F UNA 33  35  68 MVSU 31  45  76 ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball program snapped a 41-game losing streak in NCAA Division I, non-conference games with a 76-68 victory over North Alabama in Head Coach George Ivory‘s Delta Devils home debut. What You Need to Know: Mississippi Valley State Top Performers: Notes: We would not blame Valley if the tune “On The Road Again” was the team’s new theme song over the…

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