Category: Hbcu basketball

Howard gets fanny-kicking from DePaul, 81-56

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 56 Howard 3-7,0-0 MEAC 81  DePaul 8-3,1-0 Big East Team 1 2 3 4 F Howard 22  4  16  14  56 DePaul 26  12  24  19  81 CHICAGO, IL. – Junior Destiny Howell scored a team-high 22 points while senior Iyanna Warren added 10, but it was not enough to offset the spectacular play of Darrione Rogers and the rest of her team as Howard University dropped an 81-56 decision to DePaul University (8-3) at the Wintrust Arena before a raucous crowd of 6,523. The Bison (3-7) rode…

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Tennessee State’s Erica Haynes-Overton named OVC Newcomer of the Week

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Tennessee State guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. Although the Tigers came up empty in their games last week, losing a 67-65 nail biter at home to Stetson and a decisive 100-72 beatdown at Southern Illinois, Haynes-Overton averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in the two matchups. The 22 points she put in against Stetson was her fourth time topping the 20-point barrier on the season. On the season the grad transfer from Kansas is averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4…

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Fort Valley dispatches Toccoa Falls , 71-61

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Courtesy of Chris Myers, Fort Valley State Athletics 61 TFC 71  FVSU Team 1 2 F TFC 25  36  61 FVSU 28  43  71 FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The Wildcats didn’t earn any style points Monday night, but they come out on top. Fort Valley State prevailed over a pesky Toccoa Falls College men’s basketball team, 71-61. Leading 42-39, FVSU ran off eight-straight points for the game’s biggest lead of 11, 50-39, at 11:22 left with Rob Kendrick pumping in the last two buckets. Toccoa Falls rallied right back and cut…

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FAMU squeaks by Tuskegee in overtime,77-75

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 75 TU 77  FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F TU 22  11  17  17  8  75 FAMU 19  20  18  10  10  77 TALLAHASSEE, FL —Ivet Subirats put the Florida A&M women’s basketball team ahead for good with five seconds to go the extra period to give the Rattlers a 77-75 win over the Tuskegee Golden Tigers at home Monday. The Rattlers (2-6) had four players score in double figures, led by Paulla Weekes, who had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ahriahna Grizzle tacked on…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops laid out by ODU, 65-44

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID 44 Norf 65  ODU Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 11  6  16  11  44 ODU 15  14  20  16  65 Norfolk State struggled to overcome a poor shooting day paired with foul trouble on Sunday afternoon, falling 65-44 to Old Dominion at Chartway Arena. The loss ended the Spartans’ (9-2) eight-game winning streak, the team’s first defeat in over a month. Camille Downs led the Spartans with 14 points, adding eight rebounds and two steals. Kierra Wheeler grabbed 10 rebounds, her sixth time this season with…

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Sessoms and Tarke’s 41 combined points not enough to push Coppin State past East Carolina

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Courtesy of Steven Kramer 75 Coppin 84  ECU Team 1 2 F Coppin 42  33  75 ECU 37  47  84 GREENVILLE, N.C – Sam Sessoms led all scorers with 22 points while Nendah Tarke added 19 points, but it was not enough as the Coppin State men’s basketball team fell at East Carolina, 84-75 on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.  The Eagles now stand at 4-8 on the season while the Pirates improve to 7-4 overall. Inside the Numbers How it Happened Up Next: It will be a quick turnaround for Coppin…

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Howard Basketball falls at VCU

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 60 HOW 70  VCU Team 1 2 F HOW 31  29  60 VCU 41  29  70 Howard University men’s basketball redshirt junior Steve Settle, III(Glenarden, Md.) led all scorers with 18 points, followed by sophomore Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and third-year Bison Jordan Wood (San Antonio) with 13 points and 12 points, respectively, and the defense held their opponent without a field goal over the last six minutes, but was not able to capitalize as HU fell, 70-60, to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in…

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Howard University women’s hoops to take on DePaul Monday night

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director It will be less than 48 hours since its last outing when the Howard University women’s team returns to the court, but that is college basketball this time of the year. The Bison (3-6) takes on DePaul University in Wintrust Arena at 12 Noon on Monday. The game will be carried on FloHoops. Howard was looking to establish its identity against Towson, coming into the game with a two-game win streak for the first time this season. After going…

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Virginia Union Hoops gets past Salem, 75-64

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 64 SALEM 75  VUU-M Team 1 2 F SALEM 26  38  64 VUU-M 38  37  75 Virginia Union University’s Robert Osborne scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as #14 VUU downed Salem University 75-64 on Saturday, December 10, at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va. VUU’s Keleaf Tate and Raemaad Wright each scored 14 points in the game while teammate Devon Sims added 11 points as the Panthers raised their record to 8-1. “It’s always good to get a quality win during finals week,” said VUU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Butler.  “I thought…

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Virginia Union women’s hoops falls to Washington Adventist University, 83-70

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics Virginia Union University’s women’s basketball team led Washington Adventist University 39-35 at halftime, but the Shock mounted a fierce comeback to defeat the Lady Panthers 83-70 on Saturday, December 10, in Takoma Park, Md. No stats were available at press time.. “We were not completely focused for this game,” said VUU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tierra Terry.  “We need to make some major adjustments before we begin conference play to be successful. We did not play team basketball tonight and that resulted in a loss.” The…

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