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Florida Memorial Women’s Hooops claims Sun Conference tournament title

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image via FMU Athletics Courtesy of Habtom Keleta – Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University completed one of its season-long missions by winning the 2024-25 SUN Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament in a convincing 89-63 victory over the defending champions, Southeastern University, at the FMU Wellness Center. FMU currently boasts a 23-4 record as they prepare for the first round of the NAIA tournament. “All thanks to God for this amazing journey we are on,” exclaimed head coach  Kevin Herod. “I am so proud of my…

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2025 CAA Basketball Tournament bracket is locked in

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Courtesy of Dylan Smith of the CAA The 14-team bracket has been set for the 2025 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, to be played March 7-11 at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. Charleston and William & Mary locked in the remaining two spots among the top four teams to receive a double-bye into the quarterfinals following Saturday’s slate, joining Towson and UNCW. The postseason slate will begin with two First Round games on Friday as No. 12 Delaware (12-19, 5-13) faces No. 13 Stony Brook (8-23, 4-14) at 2 p.m., followed by…

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Tiffani-Dawn Sykes named Virginia State’s Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics

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image via Virginia State Athletics Courtesy VSU Athletics Virginia State University proudly announces that VSU alumna Tiffani-Dawn Sykes has been hired as the Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. Sykes, a 2001 VSU graduate, brings more than 20 years of progressive leadership in college athletics to the position. “I am honored to return to Virginia State University, where Greater Happens Here, as the Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics,” said Sykes. “I want to thank President Abdullah and the search committee for their trust and confidence in me to lead…

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Norfolk State to end season against S.C. State and N.C. Central

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 Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communications, Norfolk State University NORFOLK STATE [20-8, 10-1 MEAC] vs. S.C. STATE [15-12, 8-3]  vs. N.C. CENTRAL [11-17, 4-7] Date / Time Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 | 2 p.m. Monday, Mar. 3, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. Location Orangeburg, S.C. | SHM Center Durham, N.C. | McDougald-McLendon Arena Tickets Purchase Tickets Here Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming None espn.com/watch Game Notes Norfolk State Notes Norfolk State Notes Game Notes South Carolina State Notes North Carolina Central Notes Live Stats scsuathletics.com statbroadcast.com All-Time Series NSU…

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UVI loses in first round of HBCUAC Tournament

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Image via UVI Athletics Courtesy of Shaquille Richardson, SID, UVI Athletics In a first-round matchup at the Historically Black College and Universities Athletic Conferences (HBCUAC) 2025 Hope Credit Union Basketball Championships, the University of The Virgin Islands Buccaneers suffered a defeat at the hands of the Wiley Wildcats, with a final score of 95-72 at the Birthright Alumni Hall in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Despite a valiant effort, the Buccaneers were unable to overcome the lead established by the Wildcats. “We had an opportunity to make a statement here at the conference…

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Howard softball travels to Hawaii for Outrigger Classic

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image via Jalisa Fulwood Courtesy of Kai Blair The Howard University softball team travels to Manoa, Hawaii for the Outrigger Invitational, hosted by the Rainbow Wahine. The Lady Bison open the tournament against the University of Hawaii Wednesday (Feb. 26) at 11 p.m. (ET), live on ESPN+. Howard meets the University of Washington (Feb. 27) at 6 p.m. (ET). Friday (Feb. 28), Howard faces Jackson State University (JSU) at 4 p.m. (ET) and the University of Washington at 6:30 p.m. (ET). HU’s final games of the tournament are against JSU at 3 p.m. (ET) and the…

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Tennessee State in position for OVC Tournament bye with two games to go

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The final two games of the OVC schedule pits the TSU men’s basketball team at home to defend a 10-3 mark on the Gentry Center against Morehead State (Thursday) and Southern Indiana (Saturday).  SERIES INFORMATION VS. MOREHEAD STATE: Thursday’s contest will be the 84th meeting between TSU and Morehead State. The Eagles hold a 49-38 series lead and have won the last nine matchups. SERIES INFORMATION VS.SOUTHERN INDIANA: Saturday’s game marks the seventh all-time meeting between TSU and Southern…

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Allen U women’s hoops defeats Clark-Atlanta in season finale, 84-78

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Courtesy of Allen Athletics 78 Clark Atlanta 84 Winner Allen Team 1 2 3 4 F Clark Atlanta 22  11  23  22  78 Allen 13  23  15  33  84 In their regular season finale, the Allen University women’s basketball team defeated Clark Atlanta Wednesday, 84-78.  After facing an early first quarter deficit, 22-13, the Yellow Jackets responded with a strong second quarter. With 4:54 remaining in the first half, Morgan Smith connected on a layup to complete Allen’s comeback effort and give AU a 26-25 lead. Over the final five minutes of the…

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Florida Memorial defeats St. Thomas 67-65 to advance to Sun Conference semifinals

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image via David Badia Courtesy of Habtom Keleta – Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Florida Memorial University With three seconds remaining in the game, and the score tied 65-65, Florida Memorial University senior forward Latavious Mitchell calmly scored the game-winning lay-up as No. 20 FMU defeated their rivals St. Thomas 67-65 in the 2024-25 SUN Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal round. The win eliminates the six seed Bobcats from the tournament while the Lions advance to the semifinals to take on the number two seed in the tournament, Ave Maria, on Friday, Feb. 28…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops fighting to get in OVC Tournament, will need help

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP:The final two games of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season put Tennessee State in an interesting position. With a win Thursday over Morehead State, the Lady Tigers would also need the Eagles to lose at UT Martin to secure the No. 8 seed in the upcoming OVC Tournament. The Matchup: Tennessee State (8-20) vs Morehead State Eagles (9-19)Date/Time: Thursday, February 27 at 5:00 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NASHVILLETV: ESPN+ SERIES INFORMATION VS. MOREHEAD STATE: Thursday’s matchup will be the 76th all-time meeting…

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