Category: HBCU Sports

Albany State volleyball gets sweep against Fort Valley

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics: The Albany State Golden Rams defeated arch-rival Fort Valley State Wildcats (3-0) this evening at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex on the ASU East Campus.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (11-6) overall and (11-2) in the SIAC.  The Wildcats fell to (3-15) overall and (1-5) in the conference. The Golden Rams swept the season series against the Wildcats.  In their season opener, the Golden Rams defeated the Wildcats (3-0) in Fort Valley, Georgia on Thursday, September…

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Grambling bowling to open season with Rattler Invitational

Brandon King

Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletic Communications : It’s been a busy offseason for the Grambling State University women’s bowling program with the addition of head coach Allamont Bates and now the Lady Tigers are on the verge of opening the 2022-2023 season. Grambling State opens the season this weekend at the Rattler Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. Grambling State will compete in eight tournaments this season, beginning with the season opener this weekend (Oct. 7-9) at the Rattler Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. The Lady Tigers have two more tournaments prior to the end…

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Albany State Soccer to take on Georgia College

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State University Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams women’s soccer team will host the Georgia College at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 5, in Albany, Georgia.  The game will be played at the ASU West Campus Soccer Complex. The Golden Rams are (0-7) overall and (0-4) in the Peach Belt Conference.  The Golden Rams are still searching for their first win of the season. The Bobcats are (4-4-2) overall.  The Bobcats are (3-1-1) in the Peach Belt Conference.  The Bobcats have either won or tied in…

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Week 5 SIAC Cross Country Runners of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Kiyah Pittmon (Albany State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Runner of the Week, while Lamin Secka (Clark Atlanta) earned Male Runner of the Week, released by the league office on Wednesday.  Female Runner of the Week – Kiyah Pittmon, Albany State Kiyah Pittmon paced the Albany State University Women’s Cross Country Team to a 9th place finish last Saturday in the 5K at the ASICS Cross Country Invitational. She ran a season’s best time of 20:49 in placing 49th in the field of 106 collegiate runners.  Male Runner of the Week…

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SIAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Ike Brown (Lane) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Nijul Canada (Lane) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Arnes Huskic (Tuskegee) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Kaz Dina (Central State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Ike Brown, Lane | Running Back  |  Sophomore  |  Shreveport, La. Brown accounted for 137 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in Lane’s win over Tennessee State University. The sophomore caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to put the Dragons ahead 20-17. In…

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October 3, 2022 SWAC Football Honorees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Donovan Eaglin, Southern’s Jason Dumas, Alabama State’s Nathanial Eichner, and Florida A&M’s Jeremy Moussa its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive-  Donovan Eaglin | Running Back | Alabama A&M Eaglin tallied 200-plus yards from scrimmage to go along with three touchdowns as Alabama A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 35-27 on Saturday. He contributed 190 yards on the ground with two rushing TDs and two receptions for 12…

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Tennessee State XC’s Robert Hooper has record-breaking day at Louisville Classic

Brandon King

Courtedy of Tennessee State Athletics LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tennessee State Men’s Cross Country’s Robert Hooper broke the school record in the 8K on Saturday morning and earned a top 50 finish as they competed in the Louisville Cross Country Classic. Hooper logged a 26:27.5 to break the old record of 26:46 that was set by Quamel Prince and came in 44th out of 412 runners.    The Tigers finished 35th of 45 teams. Thaddee Barge finished in the top 100 as he ran a 27:03.4 to finish in 84th place. TSU will run again on Friday, October 14, as they…

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Grambling Volleyball defeats PV 3-0

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications 0 PVAM 3  GSU Team 1 2 3 F PVAM 23 16 16 (0) GSU 25 25 25 (3) GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University volleyball team returned to Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Sunday afternoon and rolled past Prairie View A&M, 3-0, at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State, which has yet to drop a set in conference play, took the opening set, 25-23. The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 14-3 advantage in the second,…

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Albany State takes care of Miles, 20-3

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The Albany State Golden Rams continued their winning ways with a dominating 20-3 win over the Golden Bears of Miles College Saturday at the Albany state University Coleseum. It was Golden Ram defense that got the scoring first when Jaree Turner picked off a Jalen Parker pass and took it 40 yards to the house to give Albany State a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. On their first drive of the second quarter, Miles got their first, and only points of the day via a 44-yard field goal…

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Tennessee State’s Kaleb Mosley named OVC Specialist of the Week

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Although Tennessee State is coming off a troubling loss to Lane College of the SIAC, ay least one person on the tigers roster who did their job. Sunday afternoon, the Ohio Valley Conference named TSU punter Kaleb Mosley Specialist of the Week. In the loss to Lane, the senior punter/kicker’s foot was perfect, connecting on all three of his PATs and both of his field goal attemps, a 35-yarder and a 51-yard kick , a career long boot, that tied the game with just 14 ticks left in the contest.…

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