Category: MEAC

MEAC Basketball Tournament: Aggies defeat Eagles in OT thriller

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : Box Score | Updated Bracket NORFOLK, Va., March 13, 2019–Ronald Jackson came off the bench to score five of his game-high 21 points in overtime to help second-seeded North Carolina A&T State outlast No. 7 seed Coppin State 82-79 in an overtime thriller in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament at Scope Arena on Wednesday. The Aggies advance to the semifinals to take on the winner of the North Carolina Central-Delaware State game on Friday at 8 p.m. The two teams were tied at…

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MEAC Basketball Tournament: Norfolk State avoids SC State upset bid

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : Updated Bracket NORFOLK, Va., March 13, 2019 – Down 11 early in the second half, top-seeded Norfolk State team was not about to let history repeat itself on Wednesday evening in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament quarterfinal round at Scope Arena. A tight second half turned NSU’s way late in the contest, and the Spartans held on a for a 78-73 win over No. 9 seed South Carolina State. Nic Thomas led the Spartans with a career-high 30 points, none bigger than his 3-pointer with 25.7…

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2019 MEAC Hall of Fame: Dwayne Harper spotlight

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From meacsports.com : By Roscoe Nance South Carolina State has produced a long list of outstanding defensive football players. From Deacon Jones to Donnie Shell, from Harry Carson to Barney Bussey, from Robert Porche to Javon Hargrave and Darius Leonard, the Bulldogs seem to have always boasted athletes dedicated to the proposition of shutting down opposing offenses. Dwayne Harper, a member of the 2019 MEAC Hall of Fame Class, belongs on that list as well, but his Hall of Fame career wearing the garnet and blue nearly ended before it…

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Norfolk State Women’s Track & Field now ranked 28th in the nation

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : NORFOLK, Va. – After a strong showing at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Norfolk State women’s track & field team has moved up to the No. 28 ranking in the nation according to this week’s NCAA Indoor Track & Field Ratings Index. The index, released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), uses the NCAA’s descending order list of performances throughout the season as an indicator to predict team standings at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The Spartans were 37th in last week’s…

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BCU Softball coach Laura Witten gets 700th win

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From meacsports.com : LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Softball Head Coach Laura Watten registered her 700th career win Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats took down Kansas, 3-1 in the second game of the day for both teams as part of the Disney Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom Invite at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. In the opening game of the day for BCU, the Wildcats fell to St. Joseph’s by a similar 3-1 outcome. ST. JOSEPH’S 3, BCU 1A two-run home run in the second inning…

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December 31 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: Maryland Eastern Shore 73, UMBC 67 (OT) BALTIMORE, Md. — Bairesha Gill-Miles (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Keyera Eaton (15 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles, and Adrienne Jones added 16 points, in Monday’s 73-67 overtime win at UMBC. Box Score | Recap VCU 97, Delaware State 55 RICHMOND, Va. — Delaware State ended its non-conference schedule with a loss to the VCU Rams 97-55 on Monday. Delaware State dropped to 2-9 on the season. Box Score | Recap

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Maryland Eastern Shore finishes 2018 off with win over Chestnut Hill College

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : Box Score PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Maryland Eastern Shore got in the win column for the first time in over a month on New Year’s Eve, as the Hawks defeated Chestnut Hill College 68-62 inside the W. P. Hytche Athletic Center. The game served as the Hawks’ (2-13) final tune-up before conference play begins in the new calendar year. “I want to commend the guys and the coaching staff for the job they did,” head coach Clifford Reed said. “It’s difficult when you have been getting beat up like we have…

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N.C. Central Ladies’Basketball falls to Memphis 77-56

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Senior Rodneysha Martinscored a game-high 25 points and freshman Ashlyn Lockard provided a season-high 10 points for North Carolina Central University in a 77-56 non-conference road loss at University of Memphis on Saturday. The Tigers used a decisive 16-2 run to finish off the second quarter and then a 15-7 run to close the game to seal to improve to 5-7 overall. Martin made half of her field goals (7-14) and all but one free throw (10-11) to finish just two points shy of her career-high point total with 25 points.…

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December 30 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: Tulane 78, Florida A&M 34 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Autumn Goram came off the bench to lead Florida A&M on Sunday, but the Lady Rattlers fell 78-34 to Tulane on the second day of the Miami Post-Holiday Tournament. Box Score | Recap Wake Forest 63, Norfolk State 61 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Norfolk State nearly erased a 20-point deficit and had a chance to send the game to overtime or to win it outright with the final shot of the contest, but the Spartans could not complete the comeback, falling 63-61 to…

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MEAC Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

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From meacsports.com: NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 26, 2018—Delaware State senior NaJai Pollardwas selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. Bethune-Cookman’s Kiana Williams and Florida A&M’s Mya Moye shared Rookie of the Week honors, while Coppin State junior Chance Graham was named Defensive Player of the Week. Pollard (5-11, F, Sr., Richmond, Va.) had yet another monster game this past week, dropping a season-high 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the Hornets’ heartbreaking loss at Robert Morris this past Tuesday. It was her third 30-point game of…

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