Photo credit Yusuf Abdullah Written by Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director Graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) scored a team-high 19 points and just missed a double-double with a career-high nine rebounds as the Howard University women’s basketball team pulled away to a 74-63 road win at William & Mary (W&M) inside the Kaplan Center. The Bison (5-2) trailed, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter and 34-32 at the half. Primarily on the efforts of Bison trio Howell, freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington), who came off the bench, and junior…
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Grambling comeback falls short, loses to Cal-Poly 82-79
title image via Dominique Williams Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications Antwan Burnettscored a game-high 21 points and Chilaydrien Newton notched a career-high 17 points, but it wasn’t enough to lift Grambling State to victory as the Tigers fell to Cal-Poly 82-79 on Tuesday night at the Mott Athletics Center. GSU (1-5) erased a 17-point deficit and tied the game in the second half but couldn’t push ahead to grab its first road win of the year. Burnett scored his 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including going 3-of-6 from…
Read MoreJohnson C. Smith falls to Gardner-Webb 88-67
title image via JCSU Athletics Courtesy Johnson C. Smith Athletics 67 JCS 88 Winner GW Team 1 2 3 4 F JCS 17 19 19 12 67 GW 19 20 24 25 88 Rylee Ghent scored 23 points as the Golden Bulls women’s basketball team fell to Division I foe, Gardner-Webb, 88-67. on Saturday afternoon. Ghent shot 6 of 12 from the field, and two of seven from three point area and went perfect from the line shooting nine of nine. Desiree Smith had another double double on the night scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Betsey…
Read MoreGrambling falls at New Mexico, 80-58
title image via Grambling Basketball Courtesy of Gramblung Athletics Box Score ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team couldn’t withstand a second half surge by New Mexico, falling 80-58 on Thursday night at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. GSU (1-3) trailed UNM 30-26 at halftime but was outscored 50-32 in final period of play. P.J. Eason led Grambling State with an 11-point, 10 rebound double-double. He also added four steals, two assists and one block to his tally. As a team, GSU shot 35.5 percent from the floor (22-of-62) and was…
Read MoreAlabama A&M men’s hoops to host “Bulldog Bash”
title image via AAMU Athletics The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team will hold a two-day Multi-Tournament Event known as “The Bulldog Bash” on Friday and Saturday as Coastal Carolina, IU Indy and South Carolina State will be visiting the AAMU Event Center. Tournament action begins at 4 p.m. on Friday with the first game as Coastal Carolina takes on IU Indy, followed by Alabama A&M playing host to South Carolina State in a battle of the “Bulldogs” at 7 p.m.The tournament concludes on Saturday with a pair of games, starting at 1 p.m. as…
Read MoreTennessee State obliterates East-West 110-33
title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 33 EWU 110 Winner TSU Team 1 2 F EWU 15 18 33 TSU 59 51 110 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State men’s basketball teamhad four players score in double figures, led by Lorick III, who put together a double-double with 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 110-33 victory over East-West on Tuesday evening at The Gentry Center. Aaron Nkrumah added a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Blake Fleming chipped in as well with 13 points off the bench. Ahmir…
Read MoreLady Spartans defeat Hampton in Battle of the Bay, 62-53
title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID | Box Score HAMPTON, Va. — The Norfolk State women’s basketball team forced 26 turnovers on its way to a 62-53 victory over Hampton in the Battle of the Bay. Senior forward Kierra Wheeler scored 16 points, leading the Spartans while graduate Diamond Johnson (15) and graduate Niya Fields (12) also scored double figures. Norfolk State took control of the game early, logging a pair of layups before Johnson hit a big 3-pointer. The Spartans continued to build separation a few minutes later with a corner jumper…
Read MoreNorfolk State Lady Spartans upset Missouri, 57-54
title image via Matt Patterson Coach Larry Vickers and the Norfolk State Lady Spartans scored the first HBCU takedown of a power 5 of the season via a 57-54 defeat of Missouri. Norfolk State took an early 2-0 on Anjanae Richardson’s fast-break layup. After Grace Slaughter’s jumper tied the game, a pair of free throws from Angelique Ngalakulondi put the Tigers in front. Missouri showed the way for most of the opening period until Niya Fields’ three-pointer put the Spartans in front 13-12 with 0:51 remaining in the frame. The…
Read MoreFAMU women’s hoops to take on Florida St. Monday night
image via Florida A&M Basketball Courtesy of FAMU Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– The Florida A&M Rattlers continue their challenging early season schedule with a crosstown clash against No. 19 Florida State on Monday night, marking the first meeting between these Tallahassee rivals in 20 years. The program’s last encounter came in 2004, with FAMU’s most recent victory in the series being a 73-65 win during the 1994-95 season. SCOUTING THE MATCHUPThe Rattlers face their second straight Power 5 opponent in FSU, who enters averaging 96.5 points per game while holding opponents…
Read MoreClark-Atlanta defeats West Florida 61-51
title image via Lamanuel Donaldson Courtesy of Justin Mordecai, Director of Athletic Communications, Clark Atlanta Athletics 61 Winner Clark 51 UWF Team 1 2 F Clark 29 32 61 UWF 17 34 51 The reigning SIAC Champions kicked off the 2024 season with a wire-to-wire 61-51 win over West Florida in game one of the SIAC/GSC Crossover. Shemani Fuller led the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with a double-double performance (15 points, 12 rebounds). Kharye Cayne continued his defensive dominance in the paint with a game-high five blocks. Clark Atlanta (1-0) jumped out to an…
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