Category: HBCU Sports

UAPB women’s hoops pulls the upset against Arkansas

Brandon King

The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff women’s basketball team has pulled off their second upset in their last three contest, with a 74-70 takedown of Arkansas. The game started as a hotly contested matchup, with both h teams taking their turns out in front. Neither team had their shooting eye , with UAPB connecting on just 5-26 from the floor and Arkansas wasn’t much better shooting 23.5% (4-17), with three of those field goals coming from Taliah Scott , who scored 12 of the Razorbacks’ 14 points in the frame. Arkansas…

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Alcorn women’s basketball taken to the woodshed by North Texas , 84-50

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title image via Alcorn Sports Courtesy of Braves Communications 50 Alcorn 84 Winner UNT Team 1 2 3 4 F Alcorn 10  14  15  11  50 UNT 18  26  17  23  84 DENTON, Texas — Alcorn State University women’s basketball traveled to face the Mean Green of the University of North Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Braves fought hard but fell to UNT, 50-84.     ASU was led by Zy’Nyia White with 19 points, four rebounds, and three steals. She was followed by Tyginae Wright with eight points and four assists. Destiny Brown and Akyriale…

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Alabama A&M blown out by Georgia Tech, 70-49

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title image via Georgia Tech Athletics Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Athletics ATLANTA, Ga. | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team could not get much going offensively, struggling from the floor by shooting nearly 28 percent as the Bulldogs fell, 70-49, to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.  Alabama A&M (1-7), which went nearly six minutes without a basket late in the first half as Georgia Tech, which shot 47.8 percent from the floor in the opening period, took a 17-point lead (32-15).…

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Albany State Basketball drops first home game of the season

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title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams lost (69-61) to the Georgia College & State University Bobcats at the ASU West Campus Arena on Saturday afternoon.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (4-4) overall while the Bobcats improved to (7-1) overall and (5-1) on the road.  The loss was the Golden Rams 1st defeat on their home court.  After a back and forth 1st half, the Golden Rams trailed (33-32) at the break.  But, the Bobcats made the bulk of their…

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Johnson C. Smith’s Bill Dusenberry and Jimmy Ewers named to John B. McLendon Hall of Fame Class

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title image via Goldenbullsports Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith Athletics The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, is proud to announce the 2024 John B. McLendon Hall of Fame Class.  The 2024 CIAA Hall of Fame Class is set to be enshrined on March 1, 2024. The enshrinement ceremony is slated to begin at 9:00a.m. EST at the Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom, in Baltimore, MD. The event will be a part of the week-long schedule of events encompassing the 2024 CIAA Basketball Tournament, being held February 26-March…

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Florida A&M’s late rally comes up short, falls 68-65 to South Florida

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title image via FAMU Athletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 68 Winner USA 65 FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 F USA 16  16  20  16  68 FAMU 17  16  13  19  65 The Florida A&M women’s basketball team pieced together a rally late in Friday’s game, outscoring South Alabama 16-7 in the final five minutes, but ultimately came up short, falling to the Jaguars 68-65. The Rattlers (1-7) had two players score in double figures, led by Ahriahna Grizzle, who had 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Olivia Delancy tacked…

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North Carolina Central women’s hoops faces Jacksonville Saturday

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title image via Kevin L. Dorsey The North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team will play Jacksonville University for the first time in program history when the Eagles make the trip to Florida to play the Dolphins on Monday at 6:30 p.m. GAME NOTES: NCCU vs. Jacksonville (PDF) GAME INFO Monday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m.NC Central at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Fla. (Swisher Gymnasium)WATCH (ESPN+); LIVE STATS; TICKETS NCCU BENCH The Eagles are still searching for their first road win of the season after slipping to Campbell University, 74-61, on Tuesday. NC Central (3-5 Overall) will be playing its fourth consecutive road game…

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Mississippi Valley State has 7th highest GSR in the SWAC

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title images via Mississippi Valley State Athletics Courtesy of MVSU Athletics The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data was announced on Wednesday by NCAA. The announcement showed that Mississippi Valley State overall GSR was 74 percent, the seventh highest among the Southwestern Atlantic Conference (SWAC). MVSU had one team record a perfect GSR of 100 percent (Men’s Tennis) and four teams with a GSR over 80 percent (Men’s Tennis, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, and Softball). Today’s figures reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who enrolled at MVSU from 2013-16. The NCAA…

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Alcorn Women’s Hoops travels to get it on with North Texas on Saturday

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title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn Sports Alcorn State University women’s basketball heads to Denton, Texas for a weekend match up with the University of North Texas on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.     The last time these two teams met up was on Nov. 11, 2019 and Alcorn was defeated 67-31. However, ASU has several weapons to put up a fight in UNT Coliseum or the “Super Pit”.      The Lady Braves enter the game riding a 78-45 win over Arkansas Baptist University. In their last outing, Alcorn was…

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Jackson State hoops to face top-3 rated Houston Saturday

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Title image via Ian Penny Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Houston, Texas – The Jackson State men’s basketball road warriors will travel to H-Town to face one of the best teams in the country, the No. 3/2 Houston Cougars, on Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.   The Tigers (2-6) are coming off a 75-71 road win at Arkansas State. Ken Evans Jr. scored 32 points and added five rebounds and two steals to lead the Tigers. Jordan O’Neal helped out with four points, seven rebounds, and five…

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