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Grambling women’s basketball falls at TCU, 56-45

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 45 Grambling 1-10,0-0 SWAC 56  TCU 5-5,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 8  13  12  12  45 TCU 17  16  16  7  56 FORT WORTH, Texas | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule on Sunday afternoon, falling 56-45 to Texas Christian University at Schollmaier Arena.  Colbi Maples paced GSU (1-10) with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds and one steal. Miracle Saxon also posted a double-figure scoring effort,…

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Grambling knocks off another Power 5 team , defeats Vanderbilt 64-62

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 64  GSU 62 Vandy Team 1 2 F GSU 27  37  64 Vandy 24  38  62 NASHVILLE, Tenn. | For the first time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball program has picked up a pair of victories over Power 5 opponents in the same season. In November, the Tigers led from start to finish in a home win over Colorado. On Friday, Grambling State held off a last-second shot in a 64-62 victory over Vanderbilt at Historic Memorial Gymnasium. The victory…

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SWAC Basketball News: Grambling gives UTSA the business, 75-55

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 75  GSU 55 UTSA Team 1 2 F GSU 35  40  75 UTSA 19  36  55 SAN ANTONIO, Texas | Carte’are Gordon shot nearly 64 percent from the floor and finished with a team-high 18 points, while Cameron Christon tossed in 13 points as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak by opening the 210 San Antonio Shootout with a 75-55 rout of UT-San Antonio on Friday night at the Convocation Center. Gordon went 7-of-11 from the floor to finish with…

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Grambling taken to the woodshed by Grand Canyon , 81-48

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 48 GSU 81  GCU Team 1 2 F GSU 15  33  48 GCU 42  39  81 PHOENIX, Ariz. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team returned to the court on Friday night and suffered its first setback of the season as the Tigers fell, 81-48, to Grand Canyon on Friday night at GCU Arena. Grambling State, which went the first 5:08 without a bucket from the floor, trailed, 42-15, at the half and could not recover. Carte’Are Gordon was the lone Tiger in double…

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Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83  Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32  42  74 Grambling 46  37  83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

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Tulane spanks Grambling, 72-46

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 46 GSU 72  Tulane Team 1 2 3 4 F GSU 13  6  11  16  46 Tulane 19  18  20  15  72 NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team battled hard, but dropped its season opener on the road to Tulane, 72-46, on Monday. Miracle Saxon paced GSU in her debut in the black and gold, scoring a team-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. She added four rebounds to her tally.  HOW IT HAPPENED INSIDE THE NUMBERS UP…

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Grambling defeats UNT-Dallas 82-57

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 57 UNTD 82  GRAM Team 1 2 F UNTD 32  25  57 GRAM 40  42  82 GRAMBLING, La. | Carte’Are Gordon registered a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team opened the season with an 82-57 victory over UNT-Dallas on Monday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. UNT-Dallas (1-1) raced out to a 11-4 advantage and stretched the margin to 13-5 after a bucket by Jules Moore with just over 16 minutes left in the…

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Grambling announces 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head women’s basketball coach Freddie Murrayannounced the 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule, which features four Power 5 opponents and a trip to Hawaii. “We’re looking forward to a challenging non-conference schedule we have put together for the 2022-2023 season,” Murray said. “As always, we like for our non-conference schedule to be challenging in order to prepare us for league play.” Last season, the Lady Tigers finished 14-17 overall and 10-8 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play. GSU made it the SWAC…

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Grambling’s Justice Coleman signs with Dublin’s Liffey Celtics

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: Former Grambling State University women’s basketball student-athlete Justice Coleman continued to add to head coach Freddie Murray‘s extensive resume as she recently signed to play professional basketball.  Coleman, who is the fifth all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,436 points, signed to play for the Liffey Celtics Basketball Club in Dublin, Ireland. She will depart and leave the United States between September 5-9 as she reports to camp.  “I worked out for a couple of teams over the past few months, but I ran into a couple of…

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Grambling women’s hoops adds five

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Grambling State University head women’s basketball coach Freddie Murray announced the addition of five new players for the upcoming season.  Murray welcomed the addition of Amanda Blake, Tiana Gardner, Jazmyne Jackson, Miracle Saxon andDe’Maya Young.  Blake comes to Grambling State after spending the past two seasons at UNC Asheville. The 6-foot-2 forward also was a multi-sport athlete at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, S.C., playing basketball and volleyball.  Notable Statistics  During her sophomore season, Blake saw action in 30 of 32 games for the…

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