Category: SWAC

Alabama State drops Turkey Day Classic to Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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Image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 19  UAPB 14 ALAST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F UAPB 7 6 0 6 19 ALAST 0 0 14 0 14 MONTGOMERY, Ala. |Dematrius Davis threw for a career-high 272 yards but the Alabama State football team (6-5, 4-4 SWAC) fell to the Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8, 1-7 SWAC) 19-14 in the 98th Annual Turkey Day Classic at New ASU Stadium.  THE BASICSScore: Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 19 | Alabama State – 14Records: Hornets (6-5, 4-4 SWAC) | Golden Lions…

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Albany State basketball to take on FAMU in exhibition matchup

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Monday the Albany State University men’s basketball is taking on Florida A&M in an exhibition game. The Golden Rams have stumbled out of the gates 0-4, getting boatraced by a combined 61 points in their first two games, which took place in the SIAC/Gulf South Challenge with an 80-50 loss to Mississippi College and an 87-56 beatdown courtesy of West Alabama. Coach Patrick Gayle’s team limped into the he 2022 ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge taking losses to the CIAA’s Virginia Union (78-73) and Livingstone College (63-59). The success…

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Travis Hunter’s impact leads Jackson State to win over Alcorn

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 24  JSU 13 ALC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 3 14 0 7 24 ALC 0 7 3 3 13 LORMAN, Miss. – WR/ CB Travis Hunter returned an interception for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass to power Jackson State football to a 24-13 win over Alcorn at Jack Spinks / Marino Casem Stadium. Hunter returned a second-quarter interception 44 yards for a touchdown and made a 19-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to power JSU football to its first…

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Florida A&M defeats Bethune-Cookman 41-20 in Florida Classic

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 41  FAM 20 BCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 13 14 0 14 41 BCU 0 7 7 6 20 ORLANDO, Fla. | Five different players reached the end zone, led by two scores from Jaylen McCloud, as Florida A&M handily beat Bethune-Cookman 41-20 on Saturday afternoon inside Camping World Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 9-2 on the year and 7-1 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the BCU fell to 2-9 and 2-6. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 195 yards through the air,…

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Grambling taken to the woodshed by Grand Canyon , 81-48

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 48 GSU 81  GCU Team 1 2 F GSU 15  33  48 GCU 42  39  81 PHOENIX, Ariz. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team returned to the court on Friday night and suffered its first setback of the season as the Tigers fell, 81-48, to Grand Canyon on Friday night at GCU Arena. Grambling State, which went the first 5:08 without a bucket from the floor, trailed, 42-15, at the half and could not recover. Carte’Are Gordon was the lone Tiger in double…

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Terry Collins’ career night pushes MVSU to victory over North Alabama

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics 68 UNA 76  MVSU Team 1 2 F UNA 33  35  68 MVSU 31  45  76 ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball program snapped a 41-game losing streak in NCAA Division I, non-conference games with a 76-68 victory over North Alabama in Head Coach George Ivory‘s Delta Devils home debut. What You Need to Know: Mississippi Valley State Top Performers: Notes: We would not blame Valley if the tune “On The Road Again” was the team’s new theme song over the…

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Prairie View stuns Washington State 70-59

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Courtesy of Prairie View Athletics 59 Washington St. 1-2,0-0 Pac-12 70  Prairie View 3-0,0-0 SWAC Team 1 2 F Washington St. 27  32  59 Prairie View 41  29  70 PRAIRIE VIEW – The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team shot well to a convincing 70-59 Panthers victory Tuesday night over PAC-12 Conference team Washington State in the William J. Nicks Building. Facing a team that they meet three other times prior to tonight’s game getting the win, putting together one of their best overall team performance, of the early season to delight of…

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Jackson State women’s hoops pulls 69-63 upset of Texas Tech

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics LUBBOCK, Texas| The Jackson State women’s basketball team knocked down Texas Tech, 69-63, in its second game of the 2022 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Tigers shot 50 percent from three-point range in the road win Tuesday evening at the United Supermarkets Arena. Jackson State (1-2) had four players score in double figures, led by Liz Martino, who had 17 points. Angel Jackson added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and Daja Woodard chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds. JSU took advantage of…

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15 November 2022 SWAC Basketball Weekly Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s PJ Henry and Southern’s Bryson Etienne for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of non-conference play. Player of the Week– PJ Henry, Texas Southern Henry averaged 21.5 points and three rebounds in two games played this past week. He contributed 21 points to go along with five steals in TSU’s season opener at San Francisco. He scored 22 points during the Tigers win over Arizona State. Henry helped put…

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Texas Southern Track and Field gets new equipment for next season

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information The Texas Southern track and field programs received a dose of good news recently with the arrival of new equipment and the completion of the long jump pit inside Durley Stadium.  The team received brand new high jump and pole vaults pits for its student-athletes to use in both practice and competitions. The four long jump pits are also new as the area was relocated from the existing track to an area behind the east side bleachers close to the Tiger Walk.  “I want…

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