Courtesy of Rust Athletics #3 Fisk (20-9) 39 AT #1 Rust (28-3) 67 Final 1 2 3 4 T #3 Fisk (20-9) 5 16 7 11 39 #1 Rust (28-3) 21 17 17 12 67 The #1 seed Rust College women’s basketball program continues to build and grow its ever-expanding run of dominance as the Lady Bearcats sailed to their third consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship as well as its 15th straight victory overall in an all-around impressive display of depth, pummeling #3 seed Fisk in the title game, 67-39. The…
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Late charge comes up short for Albany State in SIAC opening round
Courtesy of Albany State Sports Information 69 Albany St. (GA) 9-19,7-14 SIAC 80 Winner Lane 12-16,8-12 SIAC Team 1 2 F Albany St. (GA) 24 45 69 Lane 36 44 80 SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Golden Rams charged hard until the end to kick off tournament week. Albany State fell behind midway in the first half and charged hard in the second half, but Lane College held down the stretch to take the 80-69 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round Sunday decision. The two Conference foes traded short runs midway in…
Read MoreFayetteville State Lady Broncos take CIAA Tourney
title image via the CIAA Courtesy of the CIAA Baltimore, MD (March 2, 2024) – Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State faced off Saturday afternoon in the 2024 CIAA Food Lion Tournament Championship. Both teams represented the top seed in their respective divisions and went head-to-head in the final CIAA matchup of the season for a chance to take home some hardware. The game was nothing short of exciting, as the score differential never grew larger than six, with each team trading leads 13 times. Ultimately, the Broncos capped off their near…
Read MoreTennessee State Basketball ends regular season on sour note in 96-87 loss to UT Martin
title image via Tennessee State Basketball 87 Tennessee St. 17-14,10-8 OVC 96 Winner UT Martin 21-10,14-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 43 44 87 UT Martin 40 56 96 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team came up short in a 96-87 loss to the UT Martin Skyhawks on the road Saturday. The Tigers (17-14, 10-8) had four players score in double figures, led by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., who had 18 points and five assists. Ej Bellinger tacked on 15 points and Kinyon Hodges chipped in as well with 14 points and seven rebounds. Led…
Read MoreTennessee State Men’s donkey kicked by Little Rock, 85-60
Title image via Tennessee State Basketball 60 Tennessee St. 17-13,10-7 OVC 85 Winner Little Rock 19-11,13-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 32 28 60 Little Rock 47 38 85 Thursday night did not go as planned for the Tennessee State Tigers. Little Rock’s fluid, ball-pressure-based defensive attack forced the Tigers into 18 turnovers and just 4-21 (19%) from downtown as, in front of a national audience, the Trojans thrashed the Tigers 85-60. Kinyon Hodges’s layup was the first point of the game to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead, however, Little Rock…
Read MoreTennessee State Basketball prepared for nationally-televised tilt with Little Rock
title image via Tennessee State Basketball Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: After picking up two wins at home last week, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team will look to do the same on the road, starting with Little Rock on national television tomorrow evening. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (17-12, 10-6 OVC) vs. Little Rock (18-11, 12-4 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 29 at 8:00 PM CTLocation: Jack Stephens Center || Little Rock, Ark. TV: ESPNURadio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship network, which includes 560…
Read MoreBench powers Howard women’s hoops past Coppin State, 76-73
Title image of Ania Ingram Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director, Howard Athletics 73 Coppin 76 Winner HOW Team 1 2 3 4 F Coppin 21 19 16 17 73 HOW 11 30 18 17 76 Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director, Howard Athletics Washington, DC–Iyanna Warren scored a game-high 20 points and Tyana Walker and Nya Cooper came off the bench to tally 17 and 11, respectively to give Howard a hard-fought 76-73 win over Coppin State in a key Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference…
Read MoreAlbany State comes up short against Edward Waters 65-62
title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of Albany State Sports Information 62 Albany St. (GA) 5-23,5-14 SIAC 65 Winner Edward Waters 9-18,7-13 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Albany St. (GA) 12 22 12 16 62 Edward Waters 9 20 24 12 65 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Lady Rams final push fell a possession short on Monday evening. In a game of runs, Albany State made a final push in the final five minutes, but came up short of retaking the lead as Edward Waters hung on for the 65-62 women’s basketball…
Read MoreBryce Harris leads short handed Howard over Coppin State, 78-69
title image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director, Howard Athletics 69 Coppin 78 Winner HOW Team 1 2 F Coppin 29 40 69 HOW 38 40 78 Bryce collected yet another double double of 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead four players in double figures as Howard University defeated Coppin State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game at Burr Gymnasium. A junior guard and candidate for both MEAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year, Harris, who leads the conference in shooting…
Read MorePo’Boigh King notches career high in North Carolina Central’s 93-81 win over Delaware State
title image via Juan Richardson Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 81 DSU 93 Winner NCCU Team 1 2 F DSU 38 43 81 NCCU 40 53 93 DURHAM, N.C. – Senior Fred Cleveland Jr. earned his second double-double of the season and sophomore Po’Boigh King led all scorers with a career-high of 34 points for the North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team in its 93-81 victory over Delaware State University on Monday evening. NCCU (15-11, 7-4 MEAC) was missing two starters this game. With redshirt senior Ja’Darius Harris and sophomore Perry Smith Jr. out of the lineup, junior Keishon…
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