Category: HBCU Sports

Tennessee State takes care of Campbellsville-Harrodsburg, 108-66

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Via Tennessee State Athletics: 66 CH 108 TSU Team 1 2 F CH 29  37  66 TSU 49  59  108 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team dominated Campbellsville-Harrodsburg, 108-66, in the final non-conference game. FIRST HALF: TSU jumpstarted the contest with a 10-0 run as Emmanuel Dowuona logged the first six points of the game. Jalen Dupree tallied consecutive baskets to extend the advantage to double-digits. After the Pioneers responded with a handful of points, the Tigers registered 13 unanswered points to enlarge the lead to 19. 11 players appeared in the first half for TSU…

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December 19, 2021 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Sunday was a tough day for SWAC women’s basketball team. Five squads took to the court to contest out-of-conference opponents and none of them came away victorious, including Prairie View taking a 62-point beating at the hands of Iowa State. Here are the scores and conference standings via the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Sunday, December 19 Iowa State 100, Prairie View A&M 38 – Box Score | Recap   Georgia Southern 88, Bethune-Cookman 59 – Box Score | Recap College of Charleston 83, Florida A&M 60 – Box Score | Recap Mississippi State 74, Jackson State 66 – Box Score | Recap   Florida Atlantic 70, Alabama…

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December 19, 2021 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Sunday featured two games in Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball action, with both contest pitting teams against out-of-conference foes. SWAC teams split the pair of games, as Southern edged Kent State, while Florida A&M came up a bit short in their matchup UC-Santa Barbara. Below are the scores and the recaps from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Team Standings Sunday, December 19 Bethune-Cookman at Florida International University – Cancelled  UC-Santa Barbara 73, Florida A&M 62 – Box Score | Recap Southern 78, Kent State 76 – Box Score | Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is…

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Tennessee State comes up short in 90-88 loss at SC State

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From Tennessee State Athletics : ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Tennessee State fell in overtime at South Carolina State, 90-88. FIRST HALF: Emmanuel Dowuona scored the first basket of the game; TSU’s scored the opening bucket in eight of 11 games thus far. The Tigers held an eight-point advantage to open the game. The Bulldogs responded with a 30-9 scoring stretch to take a 13-point lead. South Carolina State dominated most of the half as they cashed in 51.5% from the field, including 7-of-13 (53.8%) from deep. Kassim Nicholson led the way for TSU with 10 points…

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Albany State Women’s Hoops falls 63-60 to West Georgia

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From ASU Golden Rams : In their final game of the year, the Albany State Golden Rams were defeated by the West Georgia Wolves 63-60. The Golden Rams started hot and led 19-9 at the end of the 1st quarter.  The Golden Rams increased their lead to as many as 14 points in the 2nd quarter and led 36-29 at the half. The Golden Rams only scored 6 points in the 3rd quarter and were outscored 16-6 by the Wolves.  Entering the 4th quarter, the Golden Rams trailed by 3 points.  The teams traded baskets throughout…

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South Carolina State wins 2021 Cricket Celebration Bowl in convincing fashion

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31 SCSU 10 JSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCSU 0 10 14 7 31 JSU 7 0 3 0 10 From South Carolina State Athletics: ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 18, 2021 —Corey Fields, Jr. threw four touchdown passes and the Bulldogs defense forced two interceptions as South Carolina State defeated Jackson State 31-10 on Saturday to win the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  A Celebration Bowl-record 48,653 people — officially a sellout — were in attendance. Shaquan Davis, the game’s Dennis Thomas Offensive MVP, caught three of those touchdowns.…

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Travis Hunter’s decision exposes racism in football fans and media

Brandon King

Wednesday, Travis Hunter turned the college football world on its ear when he shunned Florida State and opted to attend Jackson State. The decision sent reverberations through the college football landscape that may be felt for years to come. Immediately after Hunter’s choice became public, he, Coach Deion Sanders, Jackson State, the SWAC and HBCUs as a whole were targets for suspected white supremacist fueled rancor. On this day it was shown that racism is a sport for all ages, as these troglodytes wished all sorts of harm on a…

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Albany State Basketball swept by Tuskegee

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The Albany State men’s and women’s basketball teams both came up on the losing side of the equation when they met up with the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee on Monday. Here is the recap from asugoldenrams: The Albany State Golden Rams men and women basketball teams lost to the Tuskegee Golden Tigers on Monday in a match up of longtime SIAC foes. In the women’s game, Tuskegee defeated Albany State 69-45.  The Golden Rams fell to 2-8 on the season.  After trailing by only 3 points at the end of the…

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Texas Southern defeats UTRGV 70-60

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From TSU Sports: 70 Texas Southern 2-7,0-0 SWAC 4-7,0-0 WAC Team 1 2 F Texas Southern 32  38  70 UTRGV 21  39  60 EDINBURG, Texas – Brison Gresham posted career highs in points, rebounds and blocks while recording a double-double as TSU won its second straight following a 70-60 road win at UTRGV on Tuesday night. TSU would lead from start to finish as they set the tone early.  They led 7-5 after a John Jones’ jumper with 14:50 remaining before turning up the heat on both ends as they outscored UTRGV 13-5…

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December 10, 2021 SWAC Men’s Basketball

Brandon King

Only one game was on the docket for last night’s Southwestern Athletic Conference hoop action. It was a rough night for the Panthers of Prairie View, as they were on the receiving end of a 97-60 thrashing courtesy of the Boise State Broncos. (Box score via the SWAC, recap courtesy of Boise State Athletics) SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Friday, December 10 Boise State 97, Prairie View A&M 60 – Box Score | Recap  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences…

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