Courtesy of Shaw Athletics Final 1 2 3 4 T SHAW 0 10 0 0 10 WINSTON-SALEM STATE 3 7 7 0 17 I have to Winston-Salem, NC – In a game neither offense shined bright, it was a special teams play that proved to be the difference at the Shaw Bears saw their losing skid extend falling to the Winston-Salem State Rams 17-10 Saturday afternoon inside Bowman Gray Stadium. After both teams exchanged punts after driving inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, the Rams cashed in on a Torrin Campbellinterception that was…
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Virginia Union remains undefeated with 27-24 win over Bowie State
Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 27 VUU 24 BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F VUU 3 0 14 7 3 27 BSU 6 3 0 15 0 24 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byersrushed for 277 yards and a touchdown while Brady Myers hit a 42-yard field goal to give VUU a dramatic 27-24 win over Bowie State University on Saturday, October 15, in Bowie, Md. It was Bowie State’s first home loss since the first game of the 2016 season and was BSU’s first home loss to a CIAA team since 2014.…
Read MoreChowan shocks Virginia State 43-40
Courtesy of Chowan University Athletics 40 VSU 43 CU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VSU 0 12 14 14 40 CU 14 14 0 15 43 MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Twenty-five seconds was all the Chowan Football team needed to move the ball down the field and find the endzone for the go-ahead score to defeat Virginia State, 43-40, on Homecoming Saturday. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 43, Virginia State 40 RECORDS | Chowan 4-3 (4-1), Virginia State 4-3 (3-2) LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Garrison Stadium) INSIDE THE BOXSCORE Chowan…
Read MoreWeek 4 CIAA Cross Country Runners of the Week
Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 CIAA Cross Country Composite Schedule FOOD LION MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Hillary Toroitich, Fayetteville State (So.) Hillary Toroitich finished second in the men’s Royal XC Challenge with a time of 25:57.4 in a field of 223 competitors. The Broncos finished 11th overall but first among CIAA schools in the event hosted by Queens University of Charlotte. FOOD LION WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Repline Cheptoo, Fayetteville State (Fr.) Repline Cheptoo ran her first race of the season and finished 12th (out of 199 competitors) with 10 points for FSU, guiding the Broncos to a…
Read MoreWeek 6 2022 CIAA Football Honourees
Courtesy of the CIAA Weekly Honors #6 2022 CIAA Football Standings2022 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2022 CIAA Football Statistics2022 CIAA Weekly Report #6 FOOD LION OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK #79 Michael Todd, Fayetteville State(r-So., OL – Lumberton, NC) Michael Todd anchored Fayetteville State’s offensive line en route to season-high totals of 54 points and 543 yards of total offense in the win versus Saint Augustine’s. The Broncos’ 314 yards rushing were the most in a single game since October 5, 2019. FSU rushed for three touchdowns and averaged 7.1 yards per carry. Eight…
Read MoreBulldogs Finish 1-2 at CIAA Volleyball Round-Up
Courtesy of Bowie State Athletics Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 1 BSU 3 CLAFLIN Team 1 2 3 4 F BSU 16 20 25 17 (1) CLAFLIN 25 25 17 25 (3) Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/9/2022 10:22:00 PM RALEIGH, N.C. – Bowie State women’s volleyball concluded the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Round-Up in Raleigh, N.C. with something to cheer about as the Bulldogs earned a 3-0 sweep over Livingstone Sunday afternoon inside C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium. The Bulldogs (7-8, 4-6 CIAA) defeated the Lady Blue Bears (0-12, 0-9 CIAA) in…
Read MoreCIAA renewed multi-year partnership with Academy Sports + Outdoors
Courtesy of the CIAA: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historically black athletic conference, announced the renewal of its multi-year partnership agreement with Academy Sports + Outdoors (“Academy”) to remain the conference’s Official Sporting Goods and Outdoor Retailer. The extended partnership between the CIAA and Academy is centered on championing HBCUs and providing support to CIAA students, faculty, student-athletes, and bands. Academy will also continue to carry licensed fan gear of select member schools online and in local stores. “We’re excited for Academy’s continued partnership to create…
Read MoreJohnson C. Smith gets first W of the season
Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith Athletics 14 ECSU 49 JCSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F ECSU 14 0 0 0 14 JCSU 14 21 7 7 49 CHARLOTTE – The Johnson C. Smith University football team fought through adversity and was able to secure an 49-14 victory over Vikings of Elizabeth City State University on Thursday evening at the Irwin Belk Complex. The victory snaps a three-game losing mark for the 2022 season. JCSU improves to 1-3 overall, 1-2 in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference (CIAA), while ECSU…
Read MoreCIAA 2022-23 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams and Predicted Order of Finish
Courtesy of the CIAA: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men’s and women’s head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the CIAA Basketball Media Day in Baltimore, MD. The 2022-23 women’s preseason team features six returning players from the 2021-22 All-CIAA squad and the 2022-23 men’s preseason team features five…
Read MoreWeek 4 CIAA Football Recap
Courtesy of the CIAA 22 CIAA Football Standings2022 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2022 Statistics CHARLOTTE – Week four of the 2022 football season means it is another week of conference play within the CIAA and we saw a game-winning field goal as time expired and we saw one nationally ranked program recover from an early 14-point deficit. Across the league, we also saw players begin stake their claim for postseason honors and teams start to assert themselves in the postseason discussion. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the week four…
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