Tag: HBCU

Grambling Women’s hoops finishes off season at home against ASU and AAMU

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team closes out its regular season home campaign with a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games against Alabama State on Thursday and Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tip-off for Thursday’s game is set for 5:30 p.m.at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State will hold Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. On Saturday, Grambling State will hold Senior Day, as tip-off against the Lady Bulldogs is scheduled for 3 p.m. Grambling State (13-15 overall, 10-6 SWAC) currently sits…

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Grambling Men’s Hoops finishes road trip with UAPB and MVSU

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From Grambling State University Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team will look to get back into the win column as the Tigers conclude their three-game road trip this weekend against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State in a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games. Tip-off from H.O. Clemons Arena on Saturday against UAPB is set for 5:30 p.m., while the Monday tilt with the Delta Devils is set for 7:30 p.m. from the Harrison HPER Complex. Grambling State (13-14 overall, 7-7 SWAC), which fell into the sixth…

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MEAC Women’s Basketball February 23 Recap

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From meacsports.com : Bethune-Cookman 52, Florida A&M 50Delaware State 65, Maryland Eastern Shore 62Howard 88, Coppin State 81Norfolk State 64, Morgan State 49North Carolina A&T State 59, South Carolina State 52North Carolina Central 77, Savannah State 65 Bethune-Cookman 52, Florida A&M 50 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Angel Golden’s jumper with 9.1 seconds remaining lifted Bethune-Cookman to a 52-50 rivalry game victory at Florida A&M on Saturday. Box Score | Recap Delaware State 65, Maryland Eastern Shore 62 DOVER, Del. — NaJai Pollard’s 20 points and 10 rebounds were key on Saturday, as Delaware State upset…

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2019 Men’s and Women’s CIAA Basketball Tournament brackets set

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From theciaa.com : Charlotte, NC (February 23, 2019) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) releases its 2019 Women’s and Men’s Championship Brackets. The single-elimination tournament will be held in two venues again this year: Bojangles’ Coliseum February 25-27 and Spectrum Center February 28-March 2. Championship Saturday will tipoff at 1:00 p.m. for the women followed by the men at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. Final Men’s Regular Season Standings Final Women’s Regular Season Standings The Virginia Union University Panthers solidified the women’s Northern Division title with a win over Elizabeth City…

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CIAA fans can watch the conference tournament via livestream

Brandon King

If you will be unable to make it down to Charlotte or down to the Bojangles Coliseum and Spectrum Center for the CIAA tournament, you still have a way to take in the games. Earlier today, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced live streaming coverage games for its 2019 Men’s and Women’s conference basketball tournament. The 24 games of the men’s and women’s tournament will be offered on the CIAA Sports Network via a hybrid model accessible via a subscription service or on Aspire TV. Early round games will…

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BCU Softball coach Laura Witten gets 700th win

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From meacsports.com : LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Softball Head Coach Laura Watten registered her 700th career win Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats took down Kansas, 3-1 in the second game of the day for both teams as part of the Disney Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom Invite at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. In the opening game of the day for BCU, the Wildcats fell to St. Joseph’s by a similar 3-1 outcome. ST. JOSEPH’S 3, BCU 1A two-run home run in the second inning…

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Miles Lady Bears beat Clark Atlanta 78-64 for third straight win

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Courtesy of Miles Athletics Miles shot a season-high 53.4 percent from the field as it defeated Clark Atlanta 78-64 in a non-conference affair Thursday night at Knox-Windham Gymnasium. The 78 points tied a season high and the win was the third straight for the Lady Bears (15-8), which swept the season series from the Panthers (6-18). Sakina Wynn scored a career-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and she matched Ashley McCrear’s effort at Fort Valley State in 2017 for the most points by a Lady Bear this decade. She was perfect…

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Fayetteville State shocks Livingstone 77-69

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From Broncos Sports Information Department: Fayetteville, N.C. – Fayetteville State knocked off the giant of Livingstone, 77-69, in Capel Arena tonight. The Broncos, who are now 6-16 overall, 5-10 in the CIAA, and 4-4 in the Southern Division. FSU is now on a two-game win-streak. The Broncos’ three starting guards of Mark Burton, JaQuel Richmond, and Joshua Bryant scored in double figures. Burton made 5-of-9 three-pointers for 15 points while the tag-team play of Richmond and Bryant led to 13 and 12 points, respectively. Livingstone, who drops to 15-8 overall…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

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From swac.org : BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University senior guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after a history-making effort over this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill became the first player in NCAA Division I college basketball history – male or female – to record two quadruple-doubles, accomplishing the feat in a 77-57 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Hill finished with a game-high 21 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals in the game, shooting…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- January 22

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From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill, a 5-7 senior from Little Rock, Ark., collected her fifth weekly honor of the season after averaging 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and 73.9 percent from the foul line. Versus Texas Southern, Hill posted her second triple-double…

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