Category: SWAC

SWAC announces additins of Chrysa Chin and Megan Holston-Alexander to its advisory board

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the additions of Chrysa Chin and Megan Holston-Alexander to its SWAC Advisory Board. “We’re extremely elated to welcome Chrysa Chin and Megan Holston-Alexander as members of the SWAC Advisory Board,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “Since its inception members of this board have served as valuable resources towards assisting with the advancement of the strategic initiatives of the Conference Office across a wide array of platforms. Our student-athletes have also been positively impacted by the contributions of…

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17 October 2022 SWAC Weekly Football Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Kayvon Britten, Alabama A&M’s Dre Terry, Grambling State’s Donald Johnson and Southern’s August Pitre its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive-  Britten rushed for 277 yards on 32 carries to go along with four rushing touchdowns during UAPB’s contest against Alabama A&M. He currently leads the conference in total rushing yards (754), rushing touchdowns (12), and ranks fourth in yards per rushing attempt…

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SWAC announces results and punishments from investigation into Southern and Prairie View altercation

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has completed its investigation into the pre-game dustup that occurred October 8. Fines were levied to both universities and suspensions handed out to players from both schools The SWAC released the following statement Monday afternoon: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced multiple student-athlete suspensions and institutional fines stemming from the pregame altercation that transpired between the Southern University and Prairie View A&M University football teams on Saturday, Oct. 8. A total of 21 student-athletes (eleven from Southern and ten from Prairie View A&M) have been suspended…

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2022-23 SWAC Women’s Basketball Predicted order of finish and Preseason All-SWAC Selection

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s virtual media day event on Monday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.   Jackson State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the 2022-23 season. The Lady Tigers were followed by Alabama State (2nd), Southern (3rd), Alabama A&M (4th) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5th) to round out the top…

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2022-23 SWAC Women’s Basketball Media Day

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Women’s Basketball Media Day BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball head coaches and student-athletes preview the upcoming season during SWAC Women’s Basketball Media Day. Please click the link above to watch the show in its entirety.  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.  Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition…

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Alabama A&M wins shootout with Arkansas Pine Bluff, 34-31

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Courtesy of Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Directo, Alabama A&M University 34  AAMU 31 UAPB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F AAMU 10 14 7 3 34 UAPB 14 3 7 7 31 PINE BLUFF, Ark. – In a game of “he who scores last wins”, Alabama A&M (3-4, 3-1 SWAC) pulled out a hard-fought 34-31 victory at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-5, 0-4 SWAC) in an NCAA Division I football game on Sunday, October 16. THE STATS – ALABAMA A&MIts not often that you can say that the defense led the way in…

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Jackson State donkey-kicks Bethune-Cookman 48-8

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 48  JSU 8 BCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 21 9 9 9 48 BCU 0 0 0 8 8 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jackson State University quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw a career-high tying five touchdown passes, and the defense tied an NCAA record with three safeties as the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman 48-8 Saturday at TIAA Bank Stadium. Sanders, a Heisman Trophy and Walter Payton Award candidate, threw five scoring passes in a game for the second time this season (Florida A&M) in completing 36 of 48…

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Southern hangs on to defeat Alcorn, 21-17

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications, Southern University 17 ALC 21  SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F ALC 0 14 0 3 17 SOU 7 14 0 0 21 BATON ROUGE, LA —  Southern University’s football team entered into a four quarter heavy weight fight with the Alcorn State University Braves to take over the first place spot in the SWAC West, where the Jaguars outlasted the Braves 21-17 at A.W. Mumford Stadium. Freshman running back Karl Ligon led the Jags rushing attack with 92-yards and a score. August Pitre…

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FAMU gets by Grambling 20-16 in Willie Simmons’ 50th win

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 20  FAMU 16 GRAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAMU 0 3 14 3 20 GRAM 0 10 0 6 16 | The Rattlers traveled to Grambling, Louisiana, and will leave winners, but they did not make it easy for themselves as they finished with 14 penalties for 171 yards in the 20-16 win. “Another close one; start calling us the cardiac kids, I guess,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “For the second week in a row, we found a way. The defense stood up for the second…

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Crowley’s big day helps push Alabama State past Mississippi Valley

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Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 9 MVSU 24  ALST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MVSU 0 3 0 6 9 ALST 7 10 0 7 24 MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Myles Crawley passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on the way to a 24-3 victory over the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley on Saturday (Oct. 15) at ASU Stadium.  THE BASICS Score: Alabama State 24 | Mississippi Valley 3  Records: Hornets (4-3, 2-2 SWAC) | Delta Devils (0-7, 0-4 SWAC) Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 Location: ASU Stadium | Montgomery, Ala.  Series: Alabama State leads 34-16 Get…

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