Category: HBCU Sports

Albany State adds Dejuan Sharp as Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Dr. Kristene Kelly, Director of Athletics, has announced DuJuan Sharp as the new Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Albany State University. Coach Sharp is a native of Dayton, OH, who earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Urbana University, (Urbana, OH) in Business Administration with a focus in Management 07′.  During his time at Urbana University, Sharp was also a part of the Blue Knight Football program. As a former collegiate athlete, Sharp maintained a passion for performance and initially excelled in the…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops opens with win over Wilberforce

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 47 Wilb 53 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Wilb 6  10  20  11  47 TSU 12  15  18  8  53 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got a 23-point showing from the bench on the way to a 53-47 season opening win against the Wilberforce Bulldogs at home Monday. The Tigers (1-0) had two players score in double figures, led by Eboni Williams, who had 15 points and four steals. Aaniya Webb added 14 points off of the bench and Lyric Cole added four points, nine rebounds,…

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Lindenwood Volleyball sweeps TSU

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Title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball, Tennessee State Athletics 3 Lindenwood 12-12,8-5 OVC 0 Tennessee St. 2-21,2-11 OVC Team 1 2 3 F Lindenwood 26 25 25 (3) Tennessee St. 24 15 21 (0) The Tennessee State volleyball team dropped a close first set then could not overcome a proficient attack from Lindenwood as they fell in three sets (24-26, 15-25, 21-25) in OVC action from Kean Hall. The loss dropped TSU’s record to 2-21 overall and 2-11 in OVC play. A double-double led…

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Albany State Volleyball ends Talledega’s 10-game win streak

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams volleyball team snapped the Talladega College Tornadoes 10-game winning streak after defeating them in 5 sets on Friday evening in the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center, in Talladega, Alabama.  The Golden Rams avenged a (3-1) loss to the Tornadoes on Halloween Night, in Albany. With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (19-13) overall while the Tornadoes fell to (28-9) overall and (11-2) at home this season. Sydney Melton led the Golden Rams with 15 kills and 17…

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Norfolk State looks to pull an upset against North Carolina Central

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK STATE [2-6, 0-2 MEAC] vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [7-1, 2-0] Date / Time Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 3:30 p.m Location Durham, N.C. | O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats nccueaglepride.com Norfolk State  Game Notes Howard Game Notes All-Time Series N.C. Central Leads 12-7 First Meeting NCCU 27, Norfolk State 21 [1981] Last Meeting NCCU 48, Norfolk State 14 [2022] Longest Series Winning Streak NCCU – 4…

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NC Central’s Davius Richard amongst MEAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., October 30, 2023 – North Carolina Central quarterback Davius Richard was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Howard’s Erick Hunter earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while South Carolina State’s Jawarn Howell was named Rookie of the Week. N.C. Central’s Torricelli Simpkins III and Morgan State’s Keith Jenkins Jr. received Lineman of the Week and Specialist of the Week accolades, respectively.  Richard (QB, 6-3, 220, Sr., Belle Glade, Fla.) amassed 378 yards of total offense and was responsible for seven touchdowns in…

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Albany State’s Dionte Bonneau named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week

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Albany State quarterback was named HBCU National Player of the Week by BOXTOROW. In the Golden Rams’ 48-7 anhilation of conference for Miles College, the graduate signal caller completed 15 of his 29 pass attempts for 3 touchdowns , while also added another 89 yards and 1 touchdown on 11 carries. On theseason, the Atlanta, GA native has appaered in 7 game,s completing 78 of 143 passes for 1121 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

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Tennessee State’s Allen and Lowery earn Big South-OVC conference honours

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The Big South-OVC Football announced its weekly football honouress and two Tennessee State Tigers were amongst the players who garnered recognition. Terrell Allen -Defensive Player of the Week Allen’s gridiron exploits earned him Defensive Player of the Week for the third consectuve week. Saturday in the Tigers’ 43-20 victory over Lindenwood, Allen was a menace, recording a game-high 10 tackles ( 7 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss , 4.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. The Little Rock, AR native has put together his third straight multi-sack game ; the 4.5…

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SWAC announces Week 9 Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Jacobian Morgan and Leilani Armenta along with Grambling State’s Sundiata Anderson and Alabama State’s Amon Scarbrough its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past weekend.  OffenseMorgan finished the game with 373 yards passing, connecting on 26 of his 36 pass attempts to go along with five passing touchdowns. He connected with a total of eight different receivers. He also contributed 21 yards rushing during JSU’s road win at…

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Southern defeats Texas Southern 23-17 in OT

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations, Southern University 17 TSU 23 SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F TSU 0 10 0 7 0 17 SOU 0 7 0 10 6 23 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southerns’ junior running back Kendric Rhymes picked up his second straight 100-yard games to help the Jaguars score the final 16 points to beat Texas Southern 23-17 in overtime Saturday evening. Rhymes finished with 136 yards off 11 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Jaguars rushing attack. Colbey…

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