Category: HBCU Sports

Alabama A&M advances, defats FAMU 61-56 in SWAC quarters

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Courtesy of Terrisa Mark, Assistant Sports information Director, AAMU 61 AAMU 56 FAMU Team 1 2 F AAMU 22  39  61 FAMU 25  31  56 No. 5 Alabama A&M (12-17, 10-8 SWAC) delivered an offense barrage in the second half to defeat No. 4 Florida A&M (13-17, 11-7 SWAC) with a 61-56 decision in a Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinal and an NCAA Division I men’s basketball game on Thursday, March 5. The win advances the Bulldogs to the semifinals for the first time since March 14, 2014. Junior forward Jalen Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.)…

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Coleman leads Grambling to victory over Alabama A&M

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Justice Coleman scored 12 of her team-high 19 points in the first half as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team advanced to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals with a 62-54 victory over Alabama A&M on Wednesday at Bartow Arena.  Grambling State (14-16), which used a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to move past Alabama A&M, advances on the 2022 Cricket SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals as the seventh seed and will face the winner of Alabama State (third…

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Texas Southern women’s begins SWAC Tourney play this afternoon

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics • No. 4 Texas Southern women’s basketball starts postseason play Thursday afternoon as they’ll host #5 Southern in the first round of the SWAC Tournament at 5:30 p.m. • TSU finished fourth in the SWAC standings this season after being picked sixth. This marks their first meeting against Southern in the postseason since March 11, 2016. • Since 2012, TSU is 8-7 in postseason play and last advanced past the first round since 2020 but the remainder of the tourney was canceled due to COVID-19.…

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Texas Southern gets by Jackson State 54-50 in SWAC tourney opener

Brandon King

Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 50 JSU 54 TSU Team 1 2 F JSU 33  17  50 TSU 28  26  54 For the second consecutive postseason, TSU went down to the wire with Jackson State and came up with big plays down the stretch after a 54-50 opening round win at the SWAC Tournament. With news of JSU’s head coach retiring once its season concludes, Wednesday’s opener had even more pressure for No. 2 TSU as emotions were turned up for JSU prior to the game. In addition to the…

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March 9, 2022 SWAC Baseball Weekly Player Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Gabe Vasquez and Bethune-Cookman’s Nolan Santos for SWAC Baseball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of non-conference play. Hitter of the Week – Gabe Vasquez, Texas Southern University Vasquez batted .556 (10-of-18) in four games with 8 RBIs. He finished the week with 10 hits, five runs, four doubles, three triples and a home run. Vasquez had a 1.278 slugging percentage with his best outing a 4-for-6 performance with three runs and…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball 2022 Postseason Honourees

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2021-22 All-SWAC Women’s Basketball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday morning. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.   Jackson State’s Ameshya Williams-Holliday was named Player of the Year and also claimed Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Zaay Green was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, Alcorn State’s Zy’Nyia White was selected Freshman of the Year, and Jackson State’s Tomekia Reed was voted SWAC Coach of the Year.   …

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SWAC Men’s Basketball postseason honours

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Courtesy the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2021-22 All-SWAC Men’s Basketball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday morning. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.   Florida A&M’s M.J. Randolph was named Player of the Year, while Jackson State’s Jayveous McKinnis claimed Defensive Player of the Year recognition. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Shawn Williams was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, Mississippi Valley State’s Gary Grant was selected Freshman of the Year, and Alcorn State’s Landon Bussie was voted SWAC Coach of…

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Four SIAC teams to play in D-II NCAA Tournament

Brandon King

Though the Men’s and Women’s SIAC Basketball Tournaments wrapped up this weekend , for handful of SIAC ball clubs, the dancing music plays on as they will continue on the the D-II NCAA tournament. Courtesy of the SIAC: The 2022 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship brackets were announced Sunday night with two men’s teams and two women’s teams representing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) among the 64 teams in each field.  On the women’s side, Savannah State and Benedict will represent the league. Benedict College women’s basketball team will…

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Albany State tennis sweeps Fort Valley State

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The Albany State tennis team took care of business , 7-0, Saturday against the Wildcats of Fort Valley State. In singles competition Doylisha Copeland, Allyah Williams, Asia Raulerson, Sumana Panauganti, Carla Sorroche all claimed victory in their respective matches. In doubles play, Copeland and Williams won their match 6-0, while Bianca Leao and Sumana Panauganti were almost as dominant, winning their match 6-1. Raulerson and Sorroche were also victorious in their match, taking it 6-4. The Golden Rams move to 11-1 on the season and will travel to Hilton Head,…

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Coppin State puts boots to backside in 21-2 beatdown of Cornell

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Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications Box Score COLUMBIA, Md. – Coppin State’s baseball team put everything together in a 21-2 rout of Cornell on Sunday afternoon at Blandair Park to improve to 3-8 on the young season. The Eagles’ 21 runs were its most since April 13, 2016, when they scored 24 runs against Fairleigh Dickinson. Marcos Castillo went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs scored, a pair of triples, four RBI and two walks.  He was also hit by a pitch and stole base.  Josh Hankins also had four…

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