Category: CIAA

Virginia Union smokes Fayetteville State to win second consecutive CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Bob Heller contributed to this story Charlotte, NC (March 2, 2019) – Shareka McNeill broke the CIAA Tournament scoring record with a 37-point effort as Virginia Union University won its second consecutive CIAA Women’s Basketball Championship with a 75-41 win over Fayetteville State Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center. With the win, the Panthers (27-2) receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament where the team is expecting to be the #1 seed in the Atlantic Region. The back-to-back championships are the Panthers’ first since they…

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Fayetteville State pulls away late, advances to CIAA Championship game

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Anthony Jeffries contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 1, 2019) – Fayetteville State took control of the third quarter to top Elizabeth City State 69-53 in the women’s basketball semifinals of the CIAA Tournament on Friday at the Spectrum Center.The Broncos (21-7) captured their 13th consecutive victory this season. Their reward is a trip to the championship game to face defending champion and nationally-ranked Virginia Union on Saturday. Virginia Union, the Northern Division champions, won the regular-season meeting on the road by 10 points in January. This is…

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Virginia Union downs Lincoln (PA) to return to CIAA Championship game

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Jolisa Williams contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C.(March 1, 2019) – For the second consecutive year, the Virginia Union University women’s basketball team will make an appearance in the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Championship after erasing a 15-point deficit in the first half to come away with the 82-75 victory against Lincoln University Friday afternoon in the women’s tournament semifinals. Virginia Union (26-2) will play the winner of the No. 1 South seed, Fayetteville State and the No. 6 North seed, Elizabeth City State Saturday,…

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Virginia State returns to CIAA Championship game

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Bob Heller contributed to this story Charlotte, NC (March 1, 2019) – Virginia State University pulled away in the second half to earn their second consecutive trip to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship game with a 75-65 win over Livingstone College Friday night at the Spectrum Center. The Trojans (26-4), the top seed in the North Division will advance and play the winner of the Shaw University (#1 South) and Virginia Union University (#2 North) that will tipoff at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Livingstone, (#2…

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Shaw gets into CIAA Championship game by defeating Virginia Union

Brandon King

From theciaa.com John Westbrook contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, NC (March 1, 2019) – Alex Owens 22-point,15-rebound performance helped propel Shaw University past the Virginia Union Panthers, 70-58 in the 2019 CIAA semifinals Friday evening in Spectrum Arena.   With the victory, #1 seed (CIAA South) Shaw advances to the championship for the first time since 2011 and will face #1 seed (CIAA North) Virginia State University Saturday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. here in Spectrum Center.   SU ignited a quick 14-6 run going into the first media timeout of the…

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Virginia State defense clamps down on Elizabeth City State

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Anthony Jeffries contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 27th, 2019) – Northern Division champion Virginia State, the No. 1 defensive team in the conference and among the best in the nation, put the clamps on Elizabeth City State to take a 67-54 CIAA men’s basketball quarterfinal matchup at Bojangles’ Coliseum on Wednesday. The Trojans held the Vikings to 32.8 percent shooting in gaining the double-digit win. The 54 points tied the second-lowest point total this season for the Vikings, who also scored the same amount in a…

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Second half surge pushed Shaw past Saint Augustine’s and into CIAA semis

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Jolisa Williams contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 28, 2019 – For the first time in three seasons, the Shaw University men’s basketball team was able to capture a victory at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Tournament and move on to the semifinals as the Bears rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half to defeat rival Saint Augustine’s University in the quarterfinal round at the Bojangles Coliseum Wednesday night. The tournament victory is the first for head coach Joel Hopkins since he returned…

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ECSU upsets no.2 Bowie State, advances to CIAA Semifinals

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Jolisa Williams contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 28, 2019) – The No. 6 seeded Elizabeth City State University women’s basketball team edged the No. 2 seeded Bowie State University Bulldogs in the final seconds for a 59-56 victory Thursday afternoon during the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Spectrum Center. The Lady Vikings (16-15) advances to the semifinals for the first time since 2010 and will face the No. 1 seeded of the South – Fayetteville State University Friday, Mar. 1…

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Lincoln (PA) women advance to CIAA semis

Brandon King

From theciaa.com : Anthony Jeffries contributed to this story CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 28, 2019) – The Lincoln (Pa.) women, self-dubbed the “Elite Eight”, continues to roll in the CIAA Tournament. The Lions struck Johnson C. Smith early and cruised to a 91-75 quarterfinal victory at the Spectrum Center on Thursday. They never let up against the Golden Bulls despite playing eight players. Next up for the Lions is defending champion and nationally-ranked Virginia Union in a semifinal matchup for the second straight year on Friday at 1 p.m. AspireTV will televise…

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Virginia Union ends Johnson C. Smith’s run in the CIAA Tournament

Brandon King

From theciaa.com: Bob Heller contributed to this story Charlotte, NC (February 28, 2019) – The Johnson C. Smith men’s basketball team’s dream run at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament has come to an end as the Virginia Union Panthers held off two second half rallies by the Golden Bulls to earn a 78-71 victory. The Panthers (19-10), the #2 seed from the North Division, will advance to the CIAA Tournament semi-finals on Friday, March 1, 2019 where they will play the top seed from the South Division Shaw…

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