Category: SWAC

Tennessee State falls to Jackson State, 7-2

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 7 2 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E  JACKSON 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 7 7 2 TSU 0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2 6 2 The Tennessee State softball team suffered defeat to Jackson State, 7-2, in the final game of the River City Classic. INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Final: Jackson State 7 (W: Takiya Hill, 1-0), Tennessee State 2 (L: Francys King, 1-1)Records: Tennessee State Tigers (3-2, 0-0 OVC), Jackson State Tigers (4-0, 0-0 SWAC)Location: Vicksburg, MississippiFollow…

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Texas Southern Women’s Hoops gets it done against Grambling 96-86

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 86 GSU 96 TSUWB 21 Team 1 2 3 4 F GSU 21  19  21  25  86 TSUWB21 20  30  22  24  96 Ataiya Bridges scored 34 points while Jada Perry had a double-double as TSU held off Grambling State for a 96-86 win on Saturday afternoon inside the H&PE Arena. Grambling State jumped out to a 10-2 lead three minutes in as they were nearly flawless from the field. However, the roles would reverse as the first quarter came to a close as Jada Perry…

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Texas Southern gets by Grambling 67-61

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Courtesy Texas Southern Sports Information 67 TSU 61 GSU Team 1 2 F TSU 34  33  67 GSU 29  32  61 History says TSU and Grambling State would play a close game and they did just that as TSU went on a 10-3 run over the final two minutes to claim a 67-61 win Wednesday night in Grambling. TSU would lead for nearly seven minutes to open the first half but Grambling State kept chipping away and tied it at 12-all on a Quintin Murell layup. TSU would miss its next four…

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Jackson State releases statement on Southern Heritage Classic

Brandon King

The Southern Heritage Classic, as we have largely known it, will exist for at least one more season. Jackson State releases a statement regarding the 2022 Southern Heritage Classic: Last week, confidential legal correspondence between Jackson State University and Summitt Management Corporation was leaked, which did not reflect the ongoing communication between the parties. We understand how football fans plan to attend games months in advance, and it was never our intent to abruptly cancel participation during the 2022 season. The 2022 Southern Heritage Classic game between JSU and Tennessee…

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Jackson State women’s hoops pulls away late to top UAPB

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Team 1 2 3 4 F JSU 12  12  23  22  69 UAPB 10  16  16  13  55 Via Jackson State Athletics Four Lady Tigers finished in double figures with Ameshya Williams-Hollidayleading the way with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Dayzsha Rogan in her return scored 15 points, Ti’lan Boler arguably played her best game of the season scoring a season-high 14 points, and Daja Woodard recorded a double-double finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Jackson State to a 69-55 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff before 1,542 fans at the H.O. Clemmons Arena Monday night.…

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February 8 SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honorees

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Grambling State’s Alexus Holt and Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Zaay Green for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week Alexus Holt | Guard | Grambling Holt had back-to-back high-scoring performances this past week of competition as she averaged 27.5 points per game. Against Alabama State Holt scored 28 points while tallying eight rebounds and adding four assists and two steals. She scored 27 points to go along…

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February 8 SWAC Men’s Basketball Honorees

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from the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Terence Lewis II and Alabama State’s Juan Reyna for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week Terence Lewis II |Forward | Jackson State University Lewis had a spectacular weekend for Jackson State as he averaged 21 points per game along with 11 rebounds per game, and one steal per game. He tallied a double-double with a game high 28 points along with 10 rebounds…

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2022 SWAC Baseball Preseason Selections

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 Preseason SWAC Baseball selections highlighted by Preseason Player of the Year Ty Hill (JSU) and Preseason Pitcher of the Year Breon Pooler (ASU). The preseason team and individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson State’s Hill proved himself to be one of the most dynamic and complete offensive players in the SWAC this past season. At the conclusion of the regular season he ranked near the top of several…

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February 5, 2022 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

All twelve SWAC teams were in action on Saturday, with the nation getting treated to SWAC basketball via the Texas Southern/ Florida A&M game being the first of an HBCU doubleheader on NBATV. Recaps of Saturday’s games are below and courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Saturday, February 5 Grambling State 88, Alabama State 56 – Box Score | Recap Jackson State 88, Mississippi Valley State 54 – Box Score | Recap   Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77, Alcorn State 57 – Box Score | Recap   Texas Southern 74, Florida A&M 57 – Box Score | Recap Prairie View A&M 70, Bethune-Cookman 60 – Box Score |…

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February 5, 2022 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

It was a busy day on SWAC basketball courts with six games played on Saturday , including Florida A&M and Texas Southern’s matchup being the second of two SWAC games featured nationally on NBATV. Here are the scores and recaps from around the SWAC: Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Saturday, February 5 Alabama State 80, Grambling State 72 – Box Score | Recap Bethune-Cookman 68, Prairie View A&M 67 – Box Score | Recap Texas Southern 67, Florida A&M 55 – Box Score | Recap Southern 73, Alabama A&M 64 – Box Score | Recap Alcorn State 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64 – Box Score | Recap Jackson State 69,…

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