Category: Meac

Norfolk State puts boots to VUL, 109-59

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Courtesy of Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications, Norfolk State University 59 V-L 109  Norf Team 1 2 F V-L 29  30  59 Norf 58  51  109 NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman George Beale Jr. made his collegiate debut by notching a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds, leading seven Norfolk State players in double figures in a 109-59 thrashing of Virginia-Lynchburg on Monday night at Echols Hall. Kris Bankston added a double-double of his own with 16 points and 12 rebounds, scoring all of his points on an array of eight athletic dunks that energized…

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Bethune-Cookman WBB Star Kendra Cooper passes away at just 27

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics Bethune-Cookman Athletics has learned of the passing of former Women’s Basketball standout Kendra Cooper. She was 27. Cooper, who played at B-CU from 2013-2017, was the program’s all-time three-point field goal leader with 259, a record that stands today. She also finished at the sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,302 points. She led the Wildcats to two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championships, an appearance in the 2017 championship and two WNIT post-season appearances. During her final three seasons, B-CU was 42-6 in conference play. “It…

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Delaware decisively cleans up Morgan State, 38-7

Brandon King

Courtesy of Morgan State Athletic Communications 7 MSU 38  DEL Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSU 0 7 0 0 7 DEL 14 0 7 17 38 NEWARK, Del. – The No. 13/12 University of Delaware football team had five different players score touchdowns and used another stifling effort from the defense to come away with a 38-7 victory over Morgan State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd of 16,735 fans at Delaware Stadium.  With the win, Delaware leads the series 4-0-1 since the teams first played on Dec.…

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MEAC Announces Men’s Basketball Preseason Player the Year and other honorees

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State senior guard Joe Bryant, Jr. was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by TowneBank, the conference announced today. In addition, Norfolk State was selected as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Bryant, the reigning MEAC Player of the Year, was also named the BoxToRow National Player of the Year after leading the Spartans to their second straight MEAC Tournament title,…

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Four staff additions announced for N.C. Central Women’s hoops

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – Sixth-year head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom has announced the addition of four members to the North Carolina Central University women’s basketball coaching and support staff for the 2022-23 season. The new Eagles are assistant coach N’Dea Bryant, assistant director of operations Ashlyn Lockard, director of player development Melvin Scott and special assistant to the head coach George Williams. NCCU women’s basketball also returns second-year associate head coach Fred Applin, second-year assistant coach Terrence Baxter and sixth-year director of operations Clarissa Adams. NCCU Women’s Basketball New Coaching & Support Staff… NCCU assistant coach N’Dea Bryant moves into the collegiate coaching…

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Camille Downs named to VaSID All-State Second Team

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Via Norfolk State Athletics With award season winding down, Norfolk State star Camille Downs has added one more recognition to her resume before the summer. Downs was named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division All-State Second Team, the organization announced on Thursday. The Fredericksburg, Virginia native has racked up accolades entire season. Downs averaged a conference-best 3.3 steals per game, ranking fourth in the country on her way to being named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year. She became just the fourth player in NSU history to record 10…

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For HBCUs, the time is now

Brandon King

February 19, 2022 was truly a monumental day for HBCU sports. Cleveland, which is in the midst of hosting NBA All-Star weekend also was the setting for the inaugural HBCU Classic, which featured a matchup between MEAC schools Howard and Morgan State aired on NBA TV. It was tightly contested affiar that Howard pulled out 68-66. Later that afternoon the NFL Network broadcasted the first-ever HBCU Legacy Bowl, which ”is a postseason all-star game showcasing the best NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Team Gaither, named…

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Norfolk State defeats Morgan State 72-63, advances to MEAC Championship game

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Box Score | Championship Central | Media Center | Postgame Press Conference NORFOLK, Va., March 11, 2022 – Top-seeded Norfolk State broke away from a 28-28 halftime score with a hot-shooting second half to register a 72-63 win over fourth-seeded Morgan State Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament at the Scope Arena. The Spartans, who will be making their third consecutive trip to the finals, shot 61.9 percent (26-for-51) from the field in the final stanza to pull away from a tight, back-and-forth contest. Norfolk State, which…

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Coppin State upsets N.C. Central in MEAC semifinal

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Box Score | Championship Central | Media Center | Postgame Press Conference NORFOLK, Va., March 11, 2022 – Seventh-seeded Coppin State built a 15-point lead with just over six minutes remaining but had to survive a fierce rally by third-seeded North Carolina Central in registering a 79-73 win over the Eagles Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament. Coppin will meet top-seeded Norfolk State in Saturday’s final, which tips at 1 p.m. and will be carried live on ESPN2. The Spartans, who made the finals with a…

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Maryland Eastern Shore to face Howard in MEAC Semis

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Courtesy of Shawn Yonker, UMES Athletics To say that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is right where it wants to be in Friday’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference semifinal against No. 1 seed Howard may seem a bit odd. But as a program that has upset two No. 1 seeds in the last eight years (Hampton 2014, Bethune-Cookman 2020) and with nine players on the roster who were part of the upset of the Wildcats, they are in pretty familiar territory. “They are the No. 1 seed and they made it…

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