Tag: Bethune-Cookman Basketball

Florida A&M women’s hoops edges out close win over Bethune-Cookman

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title image via Florida A&M Basketball Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 65 BCU 69 Winner FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 19  25  13  8  65 FAMU 28  8  21  12  69 The Florida A&M women’s basketball team fought back from an 11-point deficit at 56-45 with 3:36 left in the third quarter to knock off the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 69-65 at home Saturday The Rattlers (9-20, 8-10) had three players score in double figures, led by Ahriahna Grizzle, who had 23 points, five assists and three steals. Olivia Delancy tacked on 14…

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Bethune-Cookman cleans up Mississippi Valley, 76-57

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title image Romeo T. Guzman 76 Winner BCU 57 MVSU Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 19  16  15  26  76 MVSU 20  11  8  18  57 ITTA BENA, Miss. – Kayla Clark and Chanel Wilson each scored 16 points Saturday evening as Bethune-Cookman powered past a formidable Mississippi Valley State, 76-57 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball action in front of 2,012 patrons at R.W. Harrison HPER Complex. With Bethune-Cookman (11-6, 2-2 SWAC) leading 35-31 at the beginning of the second half, the visiting Wildcats surged to their first double-digit lead of the…

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B-CU’s Jakobi Heady named SWAC Basketball Impact Player of the Week

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Title image Romeo T. Guzman Courtesy Bethune-Cookman Athletics Bethune-Cookman’s Jakobi Heady Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men’s Basketball Impact Player of the Week, announced Tuesday, Dec. 12, from the league office in Birmingham, Alabama. Sophomore guard Jakobi Heady was the catalyst for the Wildcats’ dominant win over South Carolina State last weekend. He put up 20 points on 7/16 shooting and was able to hit three of his five three-point attempts. Heady was also the Wildcats’ leading rebounder with eight, while also collecting two assists, a steal, and a block. It marks the first weekly honor…

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B-CU’s D’Shantae Edwards named SWAC Co-Impact Player of the Week

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title image via BCU Athletics Bethune-Cookman Women’s Basketball student-athlete D’Shantae Edwards has been named Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Co-Impact Player of the Week, announced by the league office Tuesday, Dec. 5, from the league office in Birmingham, Alabama. Edwards, a 5-foot-7 sophomore guard from Dallastown, Pennsylvania, was instrumental in Bethune-Cookman’s lone game last week away to Florida International. The Dallastown Area High product registered a career-high 18 points and season-best six steals as the Wildcats fell late to the Panthers. Edwards scored seven of BCU’s nine points in a run that saw…

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Bethune-Cookman’s comeback falls three points shy at FIU, 54-51

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title image via Romeo T. Guzman/ BCU Athletics Courtesy of BCU Athletics 51 BCU 54 Winner FIU Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 5  12  13  21  51 FIU 18  10  17  9  54 A furious Bethune-Cookman rally fell just short Sunday afternoon as the Wildcats fell away to Florida International, 54-51 in nonconference women’s basketball action inside Ocean Bank Convocation Center. In the loss, BCU saw its four-game winning streak snapped. Trailing 45-30 entering the fourth quarter, Bethune-Cookman (4-3) outscored FIU by a margin of 21-9 over the final 10…

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Bethune-Cookman staves off Jacksonville comeback in 68-63

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics 63 JVille 68 Winner BCU Team 1 2 3 4 F JVille 5  24  16  18  63 BCU 16  22  15  15  68 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –  The Wildcats overcame furious Jacksonville comeback attempt in a battle at the charity stripe for their fourth straight non-conference win, Tuesday night at Moore Gymnasium.  Bethune-Cookman (3-2) jumped on Jacksonville (2-2) quickly to start the contest, jumping in front 9-2. The Wildcats kept the Dolphins off the board for over six minutes as they closed out the first quarter with a 16-5 advantage behind…

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Bethune-Cookman takes care of Alabama A&M, 88-77

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics 77 AAMU 88  BCU Team 1 2 F AAMU 41  36  77 BCU 46  42  88 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball made it back-to-back home victories on Monday evening, as the Wildcats defeated Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Alabama A&M by a score of 88-77 inside Richard V. Moore Gymnasium. Bethune-Cookman (8-14, 4-5 SWAC) led 44-41 at halftime, thanks in part to strong play from Zion Harmon and Dhashon Dyson, respectfully. In the second half, Alabama A&M (8-14, 4-5) got a quick spark from Dailin Smith, as well as center…

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Bethune women’s hoops comes up short versus Florida, 82-73

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chanel Wilson scored 24 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 82-73 loss at Florida Friday evening. The Wildcats (0-3) led three times in the third quarter, the last on a D’Shantae Edwards free throw  that made it 44-43 with 5:39 remaining. A Wilson lay-up gave B-CU, which trailed 20-9 after the first quarter, its first lead with 7:12 remaining at 38-37. Edwards made it 40-39 a minute later. Florida (3-1) regained the lead, but never led by more than ten points until the game’s final minute. Wilson…

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Florida A&M defeats Bethune-Cookman 84-73 on senior night

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Team 1 2 F Bethune-Cookman 31  42  73 Florida A&M 39  45  84 It was senior night at FAMU and the Rattlers sent the senior class off right in their last game at Lawson Center with a 84-73 win over Bethune-Cookman. The first half was a back-and forth affair that saw the lead change hands 10 times. FAMU would claim the lead at 28-27 off a D.J. Jones dunk with 4:55 remaining in the half. Florida A&M would end up taking a 39-31 advantage at the half. Try as they…

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Moton’s late game bucket lifts Grambling 68-66 over Bethune-Cookman

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From Grambling State Athletic Communications Tra’Michael Moton drained a jumper with one second remaining as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team edged Bethune-Cookman, 68-66, on Saturday afternoon in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at the Moore Gymnasium.   Grambling State (4-11 overall, 2-1 SWAC) led by as many as 11 points with 2:20 remaining, but Bethune-Cookman rallied and tied the game at 66 after a pair of free throws by Joe French with 23 seconds left.  That set the stage for Moton, who hit the game-winner jumper with 1 second left…

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