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Texas Southern women’s hoops falls to UTEP, 80-65

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Brandon King

Courtesy of Chad Hensley / Special to TSUSPORTS.com 65 TSU 80 UTEP Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 12 17 13 23 65 UTEP 19 27 18 16 80 EL PASO, Texas – Micah Gray’s career-best 26 points were not enough as the Texas Southern University women’s basketball team dropped an 85-60 decision at the University of Texas at El Paso on Tuesday night. TSU (0-4) will undoubtedly go through some growing pains in the non-conference schedule as they find their identity on the court with so many freshmen, sophomores…

Albany State to take part in “ATL Has Something to Say HBCU All-Stars Challenge”

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Brandon King

This weekend will see the debut of the inaugural ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge. The event will be held at Morehouse College, it will feature SIAC and CIAA teams squaring off as well as Atlanta public high schools taking each other on. The Challenge tips off with four games, starting at 1pm EST and Saturday, action tips off at 10 AM EST with Atlanta Public School play . The SIAC v CIAA action tips off at 12 pm, with Virginia Union facing LeMoyne-Owen. SIAC versus CIAA basketball games…

Prairie View stuns Washington State 70-59

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Prairie View Athletics 59 Washington St. 1-2,0-0 Pac-12 70 Prairie View 3-0,0-0 SWAC Team 1 2 F Washington St. 27 32 59 Prairie View 41 29 70 PRAIRIE VIEW – The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team shot well to a convincing 70-59 Panthers victory Tuesday night over PAC-12 Conference team Washington State in the William J. Nicks Building. Facing a team that they meet three other times prior to tonight’s game getting the win, putting together one of their best overall team performance, of the early season to delight of…

Jackson State women’s hoops pulls 69-63 upset of Texas Tech

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics LUBBOCK, Texas| The Jackson State women’s basketball team knocked down Texas Tech, 69-63, in its second game of the 2022 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Tigers shot 50 percent from three-point range in the road win Tuesday evening at the United Supermarkets Arena. Jackson State (1-2) had four players score in double figures, led by Liz Martino, who had 17 points. Angel Jackson added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and Daja Woodard chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds. JSU took advantage of…

November 15, 2022, SWAC Basketball Scores

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Tuesday, November 15 Prairie View A&M 70, Washington State 59- Box Score I Recap Oral Roberts 82, Texas Southern 64- Box Score I Recap Alcorn State 69, Stephen F. Austin 60- Box Score I Recap Miami 87, Florida A&M 61- Box Score I Recap Alabama State at San Jose State- Box Score I Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU…

15 November 2022 SWAC Basketball Weekly Honourees

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s PJ Henry and Southern’s Bryson Etienne for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of non-conference play. Player of the Week– PJ Henry, Texas Southern Henry averaged 21.5 points and three rebounds in two games played this past week. He contributed 21 points to go along with five steals in TSU’s season opener at San Francisco. He scored 22 points during the Tigers win over Arizona State. Henry helped put…

Alcorn State upsets Wichita State, 66-57

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Alcorn State Athletics 66 Alcorn 1-1,0-0 SWAC 57 Wichita St. 1-1,0-0 AAC Team 1 2 F Alcorn 28 38 66 Wichita St. 31 26 57 WICHITA, Kan. – After seeing an early lead evaporate on Saturday night at American Athletic Conference (AAC) foe Wichita State (1-1), the Alcorn Braves (1-1) firmly stayed the course and reaped the rewards. Using attacking defense and accurate shooting, the Braves stayed within striking distance until they took the lead for good in the final 8:27, stunning Shocker fans with a 66-57 final at Charles Koch…

Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83 Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32 42 74 Grambling 46 37 83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

7 November 2022 SWAC Basketball Recap

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Monday, November 7 Prairie View A&M 94, Kansas Christian 79- Box Score I Recap Baylor 117, Mississippi Valley State 53- Box Score I Recap Iowa 89, Bethune-Cookman 58- Box Score I Recap UAB 111, Alabama State 70- Box Score I Recap Abilene-Christian 65, Jackson State 56- Box Score I Recap Grambling State 82, UNT Dallas 57- Box Score I Recap TCU 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72- Box Score I Recap Ole Miss 73, Alcorn State 58- Box Score I Recap Oregon 80, Florida A&M 45– Box Score I Recap San Francisco 90, Texas…

Lady Rattlers go down to Gators in season opener

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Team 1 2 3 4 F Florida A&M 18 12 18 7 55 Florida 25 16 18 24 83 GAINESVILLE, Fla. | The Rattlers battled closely with the Florida Gators for three quarters, but a struggling fourth quarter led to the Rattlers to fall in the season-opener 83-55. The Rattlers started hot with an early 8-0 run led by five points from Dylan Horton and held an 18-13 lead in the first before the Gators went on their own 12-0 run to end the quarter with a 25-18 lead. After…