Category: MEAC

January 3, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Morgan State 71, Howard 58North Carolina A&T State 102, Averett 36 Morgan State 71, Howard 58 BALTIMORE, Md. — Ja’Niah Henson poured in a game-high 19 points to lead four Morgan State players in double figures on Sunday afternoon as the Lady Bears defeated Howard 71-58 in Hill Field House to split the weekend series. The Lady Bears improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in MEAC play on the season. Henson was 6-for-13 from the floor and made six of her eight free throws, while also recording three assists and three…

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January 3, 2020 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

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From the MId-Eastern Athletic Conference : Morgan State 80, James Madison 73North Carolina A&T State 73, South Carolina State 66 Morgan State 80, James Madison 73 HARRISONBURG, Va. — De’Torrion Ware led four Bears in double figures with 18 points Sunday evening as Morgan State picked up a non-conference road win, defeating James Madison 80-73 in Atlantic Union Bank Center. Ware was 7-for-17 from the floor off the bench and hit three 3-pointers. Lapri Pace-McCray had 15 points for the Bears (4-2), while Trevor Moore added 11 points and Sherwyn Devonish-Prince…

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MEAC Men’s Basketball teams preparing for conference play

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: By Noah Goodin In a week that will see 2020 transition into 2021, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will turn its focus from non-conference action to league play for the first weekend in January. Conference play will look quite different this season due to the pandemic. Schools will only play games against divisional opponents as a way of limiting travel time, missed class time, travel expenses and eliminate air travel. Teams will play back-to-back on Saturdays and Sundays against the same opponent that weekend (the…

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Bethune-Cookman and MEAC Legend “Cy” McClarien transitions at 89

Brandon King

Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletic Communications DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jack Forsyth “Cy” McClairen, the living embodiment of all things Bethune-Cookman University Athletics, whose contribution to his beloved alma mater included seven decades as a playing, coaching and senior administrative living legend as well as a father figure, passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. He was 89.  “The world has lost a Hall of Famer, ” Lynn W. Thompson, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, said. “I am merely one of the thousands of people whose lives have been significantly impacted directly by…

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MEAC updates spring 2021 football schedule

Brandon King

From the MId-Eastern Athletic Cinference: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released its spring 2021 football schedule on Monday, a slate of games which reflect unique divisional scheduling due to some members opting out of playing in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The conference’s spring football regular season will kick off on Feb. 20, 2021 and will conclude on April 3. An inaugural championship game will take place on April 17, the winner advancing to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs a week later. With Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M both meeting…

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Coppin State women’s basketball puts team activities on hold

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Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications BALTIMORE – The Coppin State women’s basketball team has temporarily paused activities after a positive COVID-19 test within the program. The positive test result was detected during routine COVID-19 surveillance testing, which is conducted three times a week in accordance with NCAA guidelines. As a result of the positive test, Coppin has cancelled its games at Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Maryland on Saturday, Dec. 5. In addition, the Coppin State men’s game against Towson, set for Thursday, Dec. 3, has been postponed.  …

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MEAC Men’s Basketball Week 1 Player Honours

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 1, 2020 — North Carolina Central redshirt senior guard C.J. Keyser is the first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball Player of the Week for the 2020-21 season, presented by Coca-Cola, it was announced today. Meanwhile, redshirt seniors Anthony Tarke of Coppin State and J.J. Matthews of Norfolk State are the Co-Defensive Players of the Week. Kenan Sarvan of Coppin State is the MEAC Rookie of the Week. C.J. Keyser (G, 6-3, r-Sr., Baltimore, Md.) had impressive showings in leading the Eagles with a career-high 33 points along with two steals, one…

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Week 2 MEAC Women’s Basketball

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: MEAC Basketball Coaches Video Conference | 2020-21 MEAC Women’s Basketball StatisticsMEAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Notes | MEAC Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors  With one week in the books on the 2020-21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball season, six of the league’s eight programs that will be playing this season have already tipped things off — and four of those squads have already notched victories. Howard was the most recent to get into the win column, taking care of Mount St. Mary’s on Monday evening behind 26 points from sharpshooter…

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Week 2 MEAC Men’s Basketball

Brandon King

By Noah Goodin of meacsports.com: 2020-21 MEAC Men’s Basketball Statistics | MEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly NotesMEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors MEAC teams will be back in action for the second week of a highly unusual 2020-21 season. This week features a number of intriguing matchups against Power Five schools, some strong mid-majors, and local rivals. Morgan State will start the week by playing host to CIAA foe Lincoln (Pa.) on Tuesday On Wednesday, Howard will welcome La Salle to Burr Gymnasium, while South Carolina State will take on in-state rival Clemson and Norfolk State will…

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NC Central gets by Southern in OT

Brandon King

from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference : IOWA CITY, Iowa – North Carolina Central University and Southern University needed a second-helping of basketball to decide a winner, and the Eagles shot over 80 percent in overtime to down the Jaguars, 85-78 in a Thanksgiving Day nail-biter at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. NCCU (1-1) and SU (0-1) were evenly matched in the first half, and both teams took turns going on runs.  The Eagles sprinted ahead with an 11-0 run to lead 22-14 with 9:26 left in the first period, and held the Jaguars without a…

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