Category: CIAA

CIAA Basketballers of the Week

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2022-23 Women’s Basketball Composite Schedule2022-23 Women’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2022-23 Women’s Standings 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Composite Schedule2022-23 Men’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2022-23 Men’s Standings FOOD LION MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK #0 Bryson Dennis, Claflin(Jr., 6-1 Guard – Snellville, GA) Bryson Dennis totaled 40 points on 52 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from behind the arc, helping the Panthers to a 3-0 start last week. The junior also tallied 11 assists and eight rebounds. In the season-opening 89-61 win over Allen, the Snellville, GA native scored a game-high 19 points on six-of-eight shooting from the…

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Bowie State’s Joshua Pryor named CIAA DPOY

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Courtesy of t Dr. Jolisa Williams, Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations SALEM, Va. – Joshua Pryor of Bowie State was named the 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA) Defensive Player of the Year as the Bulldogs tabbed a total of eight football student-athletes to the All-CIAA Football Team the league announced Friday ahead of the 2022 CIAA Football Championship game. Joining Pryor on the First Team ballot was quarterback Dion Golatt Jr., wide receiver Keshane Hinckley, tight end Jordan Griffin and punt returner Kwincy Hall. The Bulldogs second team honorees featured offensive lineman Quinton Bobo, kick returner Hall and defensive back Raymond…

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Bowie State rolls off season at 6th Annual VUU Invitational

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Courtesy of Bowie State Athletics BOWIE, Md. – The six-time Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Champions Bowie State women’s bowling team will begin the 2022-23 season this weekend, competing at the sixth annual Virginia Union Invitational Tournament on Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Bowl America located on Hull Street Road in Richmond, Va. Captains Paris Anthony (Waldorf, MD) and Chalia Gray (Glen Burnie, MD) will lead the Bulldogs this season. In total, Bowie State returns five bowlers from the last year’s championship squad highlighted by Olivia Watts (Fort Washington, MD) who…

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Shaw Volleyball sweeps Elizabeth City State

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Courtesy of Shaw Athletics 0 ESCU 3  SU Team 1 2 3 F ESCU 14 13 19 (0) SU 25 25 25 (3) The Shaw volleyball team took care of business in straight sets (25-14, 25-13, 25-19) to beat the Elizabeth City State Vikings Thursday at home at CC Spaulding. The victory boosted the Bears’ record to 18-7 overall and 13-1 in CIAA action. Mallory Brown finished with 10 kills on the day to lead the Bears offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .259.Noelani Beard also pitched in with six…

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Va. State Basketball to compete in US Virgin Islands Classics HBCU tournament

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virginia State University men’s basketball team has been invited by Young Entrepreneurz Solutions (YES) to participate in the US Virgin Islands Classic HBCU tournament on December 31, 2022-January 2, 2023. Virginia State was one of eight schools selected to compete along with Clinton College, Edward Waters, Fisk University, Kentucky State, Livingstone College, Tusculum University, and West Virginia State. The US Virgin Islands Classic will feature a three-day tournament format with Quarterfinals beginning on December 31, 2022 and ending with the…

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Elizabeth City State named LaTaya Hilliard-Grey Deputy Athlefic Director

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From the CIAA Elizabeth City State University Director of Athletics, James DuBose, Jr, has announced the appointment of LaTaya Hilliard-Gray as the department’s Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator/Deputy Title IX Coordinator.  She will assist with the overall oversight of the Vikings Athletic Department, while also serving as the highest-ranking female in the department promoting meaningful representation of women in the leadership and management of ECSU Athletics. “As we continue to build our team, I am excited to have LaTaya join the Viking family”, said DuBose.  “She has an extensive background as an…

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Sixty-six CIAA student-athletes named on 2021-22 D2 ADA Academic Acheivement Awards List

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From the CIAA The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced its 2021-22 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards with 66 student-athletes from three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) schools receiving recognition. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 15th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Saint Augustine’s University led all CIAA schools with 25 honorees, followed by Lincoln University and Bowie State, with 22 and 19, respectively. In total, there were a record-breaking 16,802 student-athletes from 171…

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2022 CIAA Basketball Tournament Day 1: Men’s and Women’s Recap

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Courtesy the CIAA 2022 CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket 2022 CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Tournament Central BALTIMORE, MD – The 2022 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament tipped off on Tuesday, February 22. Check out recaps from the first day of action inside Royal Farms Arena.  Women’s – #12 Livingstone 49, #5 Fayetteville State 38 (Opening Round) Jamiah Lane played an excellent all-around game as the No. 12 seed Livingstone women shocked No. 5 seed Fayetteville State 49-38 in the opening game of the CIAA Tournament at Royal Farms Arena on…

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Lincoln men’s bball defeats Shaw 96-90

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Courtesy of Lincoln University Athletics Box ScoreRALEIGH, N.C. – To say freshman Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) was struggling for the last three games would be an understatement.However, got to work before and after practice, and he realized the fruits of his labor as the guard tallied a career-high 25 points as the Lincoln University men’s basketball team defeated Shaw, 96-90, Wednesday in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. After shooting just 2-of-24 in the previous three games, Cleveland shot 9-of-16 from the floor – including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc to record his…

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Lincoln Women’s Hoops clinches CIAA North

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Courtesy of Lincoln University Athletics There was going to be no leaving their opponent hanging around and gaining confidence this time. With a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association North Division crown on the line, the Lincoln University women’s basketball team dominated Shaw from start to finish in avenging an earlier season loss with the 97-47 pasting of the Bears.  With the Elizabeth City State loss earlier in the day, Lincoln clinched the CIAA’s Northern Division. A victory Saturday and the Lions will be the top seed in the upcoming CIAA Tournament.…

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