18 December 2022 MEAC basketball recap

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association: Howard 66, Harvard 54Norfolk State 70, North Carolina A&T State 66 Howard 66, Harvard 54 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Howard University freshman Shy Odom made his home debut a memorable one, scoring a career-high 18 points to lead the Bison to a 66-54 win over Harvard at the Laviete Pavilion before 1,473. It marked the first time that the Bison (6-8) have defeated the Crimson in seven games. Odom, a 6-6 forward from nearby Chestnut Hills, Mass., got Howard going, tallying 15 points in the first 20…

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Norfolk State takes a donkey-kicking from Alabama, 92-30

Courtesy of Notfolk State Athletics 30 Norf 92  Bama Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 7  14  3  6  30 Bama 19  25  32  16  92 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team returned to the court after being off for a week as the Spartans started slow and could not recover in a 92-30 loss to Alabama on Sunday afternoon at Coleman Coliseum.  Norfolk State (9-3), which hadn’t played since a 65-44 road loss last Sunday to Old Dominion, trailed 19-7 at the end of one…

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Dedric Boyd has record-tying game in win over Bryant

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics: 78 BRC 99  TSU Team 1 2 F BRC 37  41  78 TSU 53  46  99 NASHVILLE — Dedric Boyd scored 29 points and tied the Tennessee State University single-game record with nine made 3-pointer in a 99-78 win over Bryan at the Gentry Center on Saturday afternoon,  The Tigers (7-5) had four players score in double figures. Fitzgerald Jr. tacked on 21 points, six assists, and three steals and Christian Brownhelped out with 16 points. The Tennessee State offense made hay from beyond the arc, making 15…

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Albany State Basketball takesdouble-serving of Ls against Kentucky State

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After leading by 14 points at halftime, the Golden Rams lost (57-53) to the Kentucky State Thorobreds on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Golden Rams women fell to (4-8) overall & (2-4) in the SIAC.  The Thorobreds women improved to (6-3) overall & (4-2) in the SIAC. Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 16 points.  Milana Holmes finished with 13 points and 4 rebounds. The Thorobreds had two players to score in double figures.  Gracen Kerr finished with 14 points and 4 assists.  Taleah Dilworth…

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Albany State Basketball swept at Central State

79 Albany St. (GA) 4-7,3-3 SIAC 91  Central St. (OH) 5-5,3-1 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Albany St. (GA) 9  12  36  22  79 Central St. (OH) 26  12  24  29  91 It was a tough evening for Albany State basketball as both the men’s and women’s squad were handed defeats by the Marauders of Central State University. First up were the lady Rams who quickly were jumped on by the Marauders and found themselves in a 26-9 hole at the end of the first quarter. The Golden Rams were…

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Beatdown at Baylor: Tigers mauled by Bears, 93-27

To say it was a rough day at the office for the Tennessee State women’s basketball team would be a gross understatement. In a game whose competitive portion didn’t last as long as took the reader to peruse this sentence, the TSU squad was decimated by the no. 18 Baylor Bears,93-27. Tennessee State got off to a good start, taking a 3-0 lead on Gia Adams’ with 9:43 left in the first quarter. They would never lead in the contest again. Baylor jumped on TSU, running off ten straight points…

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Tennessee State falls short in 91-87 loss to Charleston Southern

91  ChaSou 87 TSU Team 1 2 F ChaSou 50  41  91 TSU 42  45  87 Tennessee State came up short 91-87 in a home matchup against Charleston Southern Wednesday evening. It looked like Charleston Southern was going to ran off with the contest, taking a 40-18 lead on Cheikh Faye’s three-pointer with 6:12 left in the first half. Tennessee State showed resolve, going on a 17-0 run to shave the deficit down to five at 40-35. The Buccaneers responded, pushing the lead to 12 on Claudell Harris Jr’s three…

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Rebounding clips Eagles against LSU

Title image courtesy of LSU Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central University Athletics: 57 NCCU 67  LSU Team 1 2 F NCCU 26  31  57 LSU 40  27  67 BATON ROUGE, La. – North Carolina Central University received 14 points from junior guard Justin Wright, but LSU took advantage of its rebounding and free-throw edge for a 67-57 victory on Tuesday night inside Maravich Assembly Center.  LSU (9-1) out-rebounded the visiting Eagles, 45-31, including 15 offensive rebounds that resulted in 18 second-chance points. The Tigers also converted 11-of-18 free throws, while…

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Albany State Softball adds Daniel Grimes as Assistant Coach

Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Coach Grimes comes to Albany State University after serving as an assistant football, baseball, softball, and head coach of wrestling at Mitchell County High School.  Coach Grimes assisted with taking Mitchell County football team to a 10-2 record and Region Champions in 2019.  Coach Grimes was instrumental in the team reaching the 3rd round of the state playoffs in 2019 and 2020.  “I am honored to be given the opportunity to serve under Coach Bryant as assistant softball coach. I am looking forward to gaining the…

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Howard gets fanny-kicking from DePaul, 81-56

Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 56 Howard 3-7,0-0 MEAC 81  DePaul 8-3,1-0 Big East Team 1 2 3 4 F Howard 22  4  16  14  56 DePaul 26  12  24  19  81 CHICAGO, IL. – Junior Destiny Howell scored a team-high 22 points while senior Iyanna Warren added 10, but it was not enough to offset the spectacular play of Darrione Rogers and the rest of her team as Howard University dropped an 81-56 decision to DePaul University (8-3) at the Wintrust Arena before a raucous crowd of 6,523. The Bison (3-7) rode…

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