Category: HBCU Sports

Winston-Salem State beats down Saint Augustine’s 41-14

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Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Athletics The Winston-Salem State University football team scored the most points thus far this season defeating St. Augustine’s 41-14 Saturday afternoon inside the George Williams Athletic Complex. The Rams improve to (2-5, 2-4 CIAA), while SAU moves to (1-7, 1-5 CIAA). How it Happened JahTwan Stafford had a 15-yard run to score and the extra point was good to give the Rams a 7-0 score with 9:52 left in the first quarter. JahTwan Straffod had another 14-yard run to score but the two-point conversion was no…

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Chowan beats Bowie State 21-15 to stay perfect in CIAA

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Courtesy of Chowan Athletics 21  CU 15 BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CU 7 0 6 8 21 BSU 0 6 3 6 15 BOWIE, MD. – For the first time since the 2013 season, the Chowan Football team defeated Bowie State on the road after a 21-15 defensive battle in CIAA Northern Division action on Saturday. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 21, Bowie State 15 RECORDS | Chowan 5-3 (5-1, 3-0), Bowie State 4-4 (4-2, 1-2) LOCATION | Bowie, Md. (Bulldogs Stadium) INSIDE THE BOXSCORE With the…

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Texas Southern defeats Alcorn for first time in over a decade

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics 34  TSU 27 ALC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 7 10 10 34 ALC 6 7 7 7 27 LORMAN, Miss. – TSU used all three phases of football to earn its first win over Alcorn State since 2011 and first in Spinks-Casem Stadium since 2010 as they spoiled another homecoming by a 34-27 margin. Punt returner Chaunzavia Lewis set the Tigers up early as he picked up a punt near his own endzone and found a seam for a 49-yard return to the…

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Delaware decisively cleans up Morgan State, 38-7

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Courtesy of Morgan State Athletic Communications 7 MSU 38  DEL Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSU 0 7 0 0 7 DEL 14 0 7 17 38 NEWARK, Del. – The No. 13/12 University of Delaware football team had five different players score touchdowns and used another stifling effort from the defense to come away with a 38-7 victory over Morgan State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd of 16,735 fans at Delaware Stadium.  With the win, Delaware leads the series 4-0-1 since the teams first played on Dec.…

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Andre Brandon’s record day powers Shaw past Livingstone

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Courtesy of Anthony Jeffries Final  1 2 3 4 T LIVINGSTONE 0 0 14 0 14 SHAW 14 7 0 7 28 DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 22) – Andre Brandon, Jr.(Jr./Baltimore. MD) picked the right time to have his best game as a football player. The Bears running back rushed for a school-record 306 yards on Homecoming Day to pace Shaw past Livingstone 28-14 at Durham County Stadium on Saturday. As good as he was during his prep days at Dunbar High School and in middle school, he’s never had a day…

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Virginia Union wins eighth straight with 45-20 win over Lincoln

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Sports: 45  VUU 20 LIN Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 3 14 7 21 45 LIN 0 0 13 7 20 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byersrushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns to lead VUU to a 45-20 win over Lincoln University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 22, in Lincoln University, Pa. Byers now has 1,560 rushing yards, exactly 100 short of tying the school-record of 1,660 yards set by Andre Braxton in 2000. The win also sets up a showdown with Chowan University on…

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Fayetteville State leads wire-to-wire in 21-13 win over Johnson C. Smith

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Courtesy of Fayetteville State Athletics CHARLOTTE, NC — Fayetteville State scored first and never looked back on the way to a 21-13 win over Johnson C. Smith Saturday afternoon on the road at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte. The Broncos improved to 6-2 on the year and 5-1 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while JCSU fell to 2-5 and 2-5. Quarter Back Demari Daniels led all FSU rushers with 48 yards in the contest, picking up 4.8 yards per carry. QB Caden Davis also added 42 yards and one touchdown on the ground, averaging 4.2…

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MEAC to host Women in Athletics Workshop

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference REGISTRATION FORM The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the Women in Athletics Professional Development Workshop, Empowered by Coca-Cola, on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12-13, 2022, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. in conjunction with the week of activities leading up to the Celebration Bowl. This event will be in-person for the first time since 2019; the workshop was virtual last year. The goal of this workshop is to increase the awareness of opportunities available to women athletic administrators and assist them in…

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Howard Volleyball defeats Delaware State in five-set nail biter

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Courtesy of Howard Athletics Box Score In what was the definition of a back-and-forth affair, defending MEAC volleyball champion Howard defeated Delaware State 3-2 (25-15, 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-13) Thursday evening in Memorial Hall. The Bison (13-7, 6-1 MEAC) have now won seven straight matches and are tied atop the MEAC standings with Coppin State heading into the rest of the weekend’s action. Jennifer Bolden led three Howard players with double-digit kills, racking up 17 for the match while also assisting on three blocks to total 18.5 points. Rya McKinnon…

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NC Central’s Davius Richard added to Walter Payton Award watch list

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard has joined the watch list of the 2022 Walter Payton Award, which Stats Perform presents to the national offensive player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision (FCS). Richard, a 6-3, 215-pound native of Belle Glade, Fla., currently leads the MEAC in passing yards (1,266), passing touchdowns (13), and rushing touchdowns (8). He is fourth in the nation (FCS) in points responsible for, averaging a MEAC-high 21.0 points per game, and tops…

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