Category: HBCU Sports

MEAC announces women’s Track & Field weekly honorees

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image via the MEAC Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard graduate student Kailei Collins was selected as Women’s Track Athlete of the Week.  Norfolk State’s Leslie Young earned Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors.    Collins (Gr., Houston, Texas) delivered a standout performance at the Windy City Invite, placing fifth in the 60m (7.42) and second in the 200m (23.85). Her 60m time set a new school record for the Bison.  Young (Sr., Portsmouth, Va.) put together a strong performance for the Spartans at D1 Pre-Nationals, securing third place in the shot put (13.43m)…

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XULA Baseball takes 11-1 beating from Loyola

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image via Marlon Roundtree Courtesy of XULA Athletics 1 XULA 11 Winner LOYNO Team R H E XULA 1 3 3 LOYNO 11 10 0 W: C. Nichols (1-0) L: Guillory, Coby (0-2) Anthony Fernandez’s grand-slam sparked a six-run first inning Tuesday in NAIA No. 21 Loyola’s 11-1 baseball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.        The game between city rivals ended in the bottom of the seventh because of the 10-run rule.        XULA’s only hits were singles by Cohen Boyd, Kai Higginson and Lawrence Steed, who also walked. Steed’s infield single drove home Higginson in the the fourth.       …

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Tennessee State locked in from downtown in 86-75 win over UT Martin

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image via TSU Basketball Courtesy Tennessee State Athletics  — Ronald Jessamy finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Knute Wood had a career-best 19 points as the Tennessee State men’s basketball team defeated UT Martin, 86-75, on Tuesday evening at the Elam Center.  The Tigers (14-14, 10-7) had five players score in double figures, led by Wood, who had 19 points. Carlous Williams helped out with 15 points and six rebounds. The Tennessee State offense was impressive from downtown, knocking down 12 threes on 24 attempts. Wood hit five treys for the Tigers in the…

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XULA notches 20th win of season in 66-63 defeat of Dillard

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image via Yamlak Tsega Courtesy of XULA Athletics 63 DILLARD 66 Winner XULA Team 1 2 F DILLARD 19  44  63 XULA 29  37  66 NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men’s basketball gained a season split with Dillard by winning 66-63 Tuesday in the Crosstown Classic at XULA’s Convocation Center.        A season-high crowd of 2,312 watched the Gold Rush (20-7) build an 18-point lead through 31 1/2 minutes, then withstand a Bleu Devil comeback.        Lance Williams had 15 points, six rebounds and seven assists for XULA, Jathen Ross scored 13, and Omarion Bodrick had 10…

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XULA women’s hoops squeaks by Dillard, 64-63

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image via Yamlak Tsega Courtesy of XULA Athletics 63 DILLARD 64 Winner XULA Team 1 2 3 4 F DILLARD 8  18  20  17  63 XULA 14  16  18  16  64 NAIA No. 21 Xavier University of Louisiana held on in the final two minutes Tuesday to earn a 64-63 women’s basketball victory against Dillard in the Crosstown Classic.        It was the final regular-season game for both teams. The Gold Nuggets are 26-2 — their winningest season since 2011-12 — and the Lady Bleu Devils are 18-7.        XULA was outscored in…

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Norfolk State softball announces postponement of weekend doubleheaders

Brandon King

Due to the inclement weather that is bearing down on the eastern portion of the country, Norfolk State softball has postponed a pair of upcoming home double headers. The Spartans’ doubleheader against Mount St. Mary’s has been pushed back to Sunday, February 23 at 2pm EST. Their twin tilt against St. Bonaventure will now be played on Monday, February 24 at 12 p.m. EST. The first pitch of each of the second games will take place approximately half an hour after the conclusion of the first contest.

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Hampton hoops games postponed due to inclement weather

Brandon King

image via Hampton Athletics The CAA announced Tuesday afternoon that a pair of Hampton basketball games will be postponed due to pending inclement weather.  The men’s basketball game between Hampton (14-13, 6-8) and Stony Brook (6-21, 2-12), which was initially scheduled to take place Thursday, February 20 at 7 pm will now take place Monday, February 24 at noon.  Hampton’s women (6-18, 2-11) were slated to take on Charleston (17-6, 8-4), Friday, February 21 at 7 pm EST was pushed back until Tuesday, February 25 at noon. EST. 

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Tennessee State women’s hoops takes on UT Martin and Tennessee Tech in key OVC atchups

Brandon King

After getting off to an 0-8 start in conference play, the Tennessee State Lady Gigers currently sit at 8-18 overall and 4-12 within the OVC, one game in front of Morehead State, who is 3-13 for the eighth spot, which is the last eligible position for the OVC Tournament.  With only 4 games remaining in the season TSU plays two critical games this week which the Lady Tigers must capture to ensure remain in front of Morehead State in the standings – Tuesday against UT Martin and Saturday matching up…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops takes down SIUE, 77-58

Brandon King

The Tennessee State Lady were able to force 23 SIUE turnovers as they were able to defeat the Cougars 77-58 Saturday afternoon.  Tennessee State scored first taking an early 2-0 lead on Lyric Cole’s jumper. SIUE would briefly tie the game on Brianna Woodbridge’s layup The Lady Tigers quickly reclaimed the advantage, a position they would enjoy for the majority of the period, going up by as much as 7 points. SIUE took their first lead of the period and game when Macy Silvey connected from downtown to put the…

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Cedric Pearl announces Allen’s 2025 signing class

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Image via Allen Football Courtesy of Allen Athletics Allen head football coach Cedric Pearl is excited to announce the 33 new Yellow Jackets that have signed their national letters of intent to join the football program as members of the 2025 recruiting class. The signing class features 16 high school signees and 17 collegiate transfers “I’m really excited about this recruiting class,” said Pearl. “We addressed our needs at the offensive line and defensive line positions by adding size and depth. We also recruited the state of South Carolina vigorously and…

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