Category: SWAC

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- With the 2018-19 Southwestern Athletic Conference league schedule in full swing several pivotal national television match-ups highlight the remainder of the season. On Monday, February 4, Mississippi Valley State will travel to face Grambling State in a contest that is slated to be televised at 8:00 p.m. on ESPNU. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will hosts the league’s third televised contest of the season on Monday, February 18th when the Golden Lions take the hardwood against the Braves of Alcorn State on ESPNU at 6:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M will…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- January 22

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill, a 5-7 senior from Little Rock, Ark., collected her fifth weekly honor of the season after averaging 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and 73.9 percent from the foul line. Versus Texas Southern, Hill posted her second triple-double…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 22

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn State University guard Troymain Crosby has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Crosby, a 6-4 sophomore from Laurel, Miss., led the way for Alcorn in a 2-0 home-stand with wins over Mississippi Valley State (63-57) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (74-69). Over the two games, he averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists. He shot .542 (13-24) from the field. Crosby flirted with a triple-double against…

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SWAC Indoor Track and Field Recap- January 18-20

Brandon King

Hornets shine at Samford Invitational, Samford Open BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Alabama State continued its impressive start the 2018-19 Indoor Season with a strong showing at the Samford Invitational Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The men had seven top five finishes while the women tallied six on day one. Alabama State closed out the Samford tournament at the Crossplex with another flurry of top five finishes. Samford Invitational Results | Samford Open Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap Multiple Panthers set personal-best marks at Red Raider Invite LUBBOCK, Texas  – During the Red Raider Invite hosted…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Notebook- January 19-21

Brandon King

From swac.org FULL WEEKLY NOTEBOOK This weekend’s matchups:JANUARY 19*UAPB @ Southern3 p.m./Baton Rouge, La.*MVSU @ Alcorn State3 p.m/Lorman, Miss.*Jackson State @ Prairie View A&M3 p.m./Prairie View, Texas*Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M3 p.m./Birmingham, Ala.*Grambling State @ Texas Southern5:30 p.m./Houston, Texas JANUARY 21*Jackson State @ Texas Southern4 p.m./Houston, Texas*UAPB @ Alcorn State5:30 p.m./Lorman, Miss.*MVSU @ Southern5:30 p.m./Baton Rouge, La.*Grambling State @ Prairie View A&M5:30 p.m./Prairie View, Texas Top Storylines, News and Notes: Alabama A&M sits atop league standings but has dropped three of its last four against in-state rival Alabama State. A…

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January 5 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From SWAC.org: Tonight’s Scores:Texas Southern 87, Alcorn State 70Alabama State 73, Grambling State 54Prairie View A&M 82, Southern 73Jackson State 54, Alabama A&M 51 (OT)UAPB 64, Mississippi Valley State 52 TSU cruises past Alcorn State in SWAC openerLORMAN, Miss. – The Tigers of Texas Southern University opened Southwestern Athletic Conference play Saturday with an 87-70 win at Alcorn State. John Jones scored 17 points and Trayvon Reed posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers (6-8). Maurice Howard scored a game-high 18 points to lead Alcorn…

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Big Runs power Alabama State past Grambling 74-53

Brandon King

Courtesy of Grambling Sports Information: MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Two big runs – one late in the first half and one at the beginning of the second half – proved to be the difference as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team opened Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday with a 74-53 loss to Alabama State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Grambling State (6-8 overall, 0-1 SWAC) gave up a 14-5 run late in the first half and surrendered a 16-3 run to begin the second half in dropping the SWAC opener.…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 1

Brandon King

from SWAC.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University guard Jalyn Patterson has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Patterson, a 6-1 graduate transfer from Atlanta, Ga., scored a team-best 20 points along with five rebounds and five assists to lead Texas Southern to an 88-73 victory over Texas A&M on Dec. 29. Patterson, who shot 8-of-14 from the field and connected on 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, was particularly effective in helping to close out the Aggies as…

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