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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,…

Takeaways power Tennessee State to 22-14 season-ending win over Texas A&M Commerce

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22  TSU 14 AMC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 12 3 0 22 AMC 7 0 7 0 14 Although the 2022 campaign did not turn out as they hoped, coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers were able to close the season out on a positive note with a 22-14 over the Lions of Texas A&M Commerce. Translating defense into offense was the theme of the afternoon, with the unit forcing 3 turnovers, which were turned into 16 points. The Tennessee State offense was unremarkable…

Bethune upsets Grambling 3-2 in SWAC Volleyball Quarterfinals

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics HOUSTON – Niara Hightower and Jasmine Moore each had 12 kills and Alleah Dallas delivered match point as Bethune-Cookman rallied for a 3-2 (15-25,25-19,23-25,25-23, 15-10) upset of Grambling State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday night. How it Happened After tying the match with a fourth set victory, B-CU used a 5-0 run to take a 9-5 fifth set lead. Grambling closed to 9-8, but a Moore kill capped off a 6-1 run that brought B-CU within a point to set the stage for Dallas’…

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…

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…

November 14, 2022 OVC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference MONDAY’S SCORES@Tennessee State 84, Trevecca 80Eastern Illinois 64, @Western Illinois 62@UT Martin 73, Arkansas State 54@Tennessee Tech 75, Samford 70 TENNESSEE STATE 84, TREVECCA 80NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State defeated visiting Trevecca, 84-80, on Monday night.  TSU had four players reach double figures in scoring with Gia Adams leading the way with 20. Adams went 7-for-8 from the line while tallying two assists and two steals.  Lyric Cole added 19 points and nine rebounts while Erica Haynes-Overton had 17 points and Zyion Shannon had 13. Saniah…

Albany State’s Stephan Pierre selected to 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl

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Since its inception in 2022,the HBCU Legacy, which is presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason contest that displays top-tier NFL draft eligible HBCU football talent. Consisting of more than the game, it is rather a week-long celebration that not only gives these talented players national exposure , but that of black culture an pieas well. We are proud to announce that Albany State University LB STEPHAN PIERRE has been selected for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl! ✊🏿https://t.co/jGmWVZCpFr pic.twitter.com/RyKLiyAobo — HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) November…

Six Albany State Football players named to 2022 SIAC Football All-Conference Squad

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown ATLANTA, Ga. (November 14, 2022) – Running back Emanuel Wilson of Fort Valley State headlines the 2022 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football All-Conference team earning this year’s Overall Player of the Year (MVP) and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The team, which features 52 total student-athletes covering twelve positions, was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Benedict’s defensive lineman Loobert Denelus was named Defensive Player of the Year alongside Fort Valley State’s quarterback, Kelvin Durham, who earned the Freshman of the Year and Newcomer…

Prairie View pounds Pine Bluff, 55-24

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Courtesy of Prairie View Athletics 55  PVAMU 24 UAPB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F PVAMU 7 21 20 7 55 UAPB 10 7 0 7 24 PINE BLUFF, Ark. – In a crucial matchup on Saturday inside of the Simmons Bank Field the Prairie View A&M University football team clawed there way to a 55-24 victory over the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions. With the win the Panthers improved to 5-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play.  The Panthers dominated the game statistically, racking up 491 total offensive…

Southern smack Mississippi Valley, 27-7

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications 7 MSV 27  SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSV 0 0 7 0 7 SOU 7 13 7 0 27 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University football team honored 19 seniors on Saturday afternoon. The Jags defeated Mississippi Valley 27-7 to complete a perfect 5-0 record at home in front of 17,776 fans inside a chilly A. W. Mumford Stadium. Despite starting off slow on the offensive side of the ball, the Jags picked up pace late in the first…