Category: HBCU Sports

Benedict lays 58-21 donkey-kicking on Tuskegee to capture SIAC

Brandon King

Courtesy of Benedict College Athletics 21 TUSK 58  BCFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TUSK 7 7 0 7 21 BCFB 21 21 13 3 58 COLUMBIA, S.C. – In a historic season of firsts, the Benedict College Tigers reached another milestone with their first-ever SIAC football championship by overwhelming Tuskegee 58-21 on Saturday in Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. An emotional head coach Chennis Berry, as he always does after the team wins, gave praise to God. “We’ve come so far in a short period of time,” Berry said. “I’m just…

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Florida keeps win streak going with 21-14 victory over Alabama State

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 21  FAMU 14 ALST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAMU 7 0 2 12 21 ALST 0 7 0 7 14 MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Florida A&M football showed their fight in Montgomery, defeating the Alabama State Hornets 21-14 despite three turnovers in the red zone. “The message to the guys after the game was if we can learn to keep that same fight that we showed tonight, then we’re going to be successful in life,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “That’s really what it’s all about. Every…

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Albany State gets taken to woodshed, 80-50 by Mississippi College in SIAC /GSC Basketball Challenge

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men’s basketball team were defeated (80-50) by the Mississippi College Choctaws in the SIAC and Gulf South Conference Basketball Challenge on Friday, November 11, in Livingston, Alabama.  The Golden Rams are now (0-1) while the Choctaws are (1-0) on the season. The Golden Rams trailed (36-23) at the half but couldn’t find enough offense to keep pace with the Choctaws after the break.  The Golden Rams were outscored (44-27) in the 2nd half. The Golden Rams shot 16/52 (30.8%) from…

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Albany State women’s hoops squeaks by Johnson C. Smith 74-71 for first win of the season

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team earned their first win of the season after defeating the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (74-71) in the 2022 SIAC/ CIAA Basketball Challenge Saturday, on November 12, in North Carolina.  The Golden Rams rallied for the win after being down by 15 points at the 6:13 mark in the 3rd quarter.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (1-1) on the season while the Golden Bulls fell to (0-2).    Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams…

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Howard defeats South Carolina State , 28-14

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 14 SCS 28  HOW Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCS 7 0 0 7 14 HOW 7 14 7 0 28 WASHINGTON (November 12, 2022) – Howard University third-year Bison running back Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.) had a career day, tallying 192 all-purpose yards (149 rushing & 43 receiving) with three total TDs (two receiving and one rushing) in the victory over South Carolina State (SCSU), 28-14, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at Greene Stadium before 4,457 spectators. The Bulldogs…

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Morgan State Volleyball swept by Coppin State, 3-0

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Courtesy of Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletics Communications The Morgan State volleyball team battled through dealing with a depleted roster due to injuries and illness and gave crosstown rival Coppin State all it could handle in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season finale on Friday evening. However, in the end it would be Coppin State pulling out a slim 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) victory over Morgan State at Hill Field House. Coppin State (21-9, 12-2 in the MEAC) would sweep the season series with the victory and earn a share…

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Big third quarter sinks NC Central against Campbell

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 71  Campbell 55 NCCU Team 1 2 3 4 F Campb 21  12  28  10  71 NCCU 12  13  11  19  55 Freshman Jerni Kiaku and junior Kimeira Burks both had their best performances of the season and they accounted for over half of North Carolina Central University’s scoring in a 71-55 non-conference women’s basketball home loss to Campbell University on Saturday afternoon. The Camels pulled away from the Eagles with a decisive 28-11 third quarter. Junior Christabel Ezumah scored all eight of her points in that frame. Campbell…

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Tennessee State defeats South Carolina State 80-61

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61 SCST 80  TSU Team 1 2 F SCSt 35  26  61 TSU 35  45  80 Tennessee State locked in defensively in the second half and was able to pull away from South Carolina State to a comfortable win to move to 2-0 on the young season. After being knotted at 35, the Tigers out scored the Bulldogs 45-26 in the second half to cruise to an 80-61 victory. South Carolina State came out strong, taking a 14-11 lead in the early going,but Tennessee State responded with a 6-0 run…

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Who will take the 2022 SIAC Crown?

Brandon King

There will be a new king in the SIAC. For the first time since 2017, a school not named Albany State of Miles will not be taking part in or hoisting the championship trophy. The 2022 battle for conference supremacy will pit Eastern Division Champion Benedict College and Western Champion Tuskegee. With all the attention focused on Benedict, Albany State, and even Lane, particularly after the win over Tennessee State, Tuskegee ( 8-2, 7-0) has gone about their business of running through the western division of the conference somewhat under…

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Virginia Union’s Byers, Myers and Parker garner CIAA yearly honours

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics Virginia Union University’s Jada Byers has been named the CIAA Offensive Player of the Year and kicker Brady Myers has been named CIAA Special Teams Player of the Year while VUU Head Football Coach Dr. Alvin Parker has been named the CIAA Coach of the Year, the CIAA announced on Friday, November 11. A total of 17 Virginia Union football players were named Players/Coach of the Year and to the All-CIAA and All-Rookie teams. Byers, a sophomore running back from Hammonton, N.J., majoring in Social Work, led…

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