Tag: HBCU

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

Brandon King

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

Brandon King

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

Brandon King

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

Brandon King

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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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 22

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn State University guard Troymain Crosby has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Crosby, a 6-4 sophomore from Laurel, Miss., led the way for Alcorn in a 2-0 home-stand with wins over Mississippi Valley State (63-57) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (74-69). Over the two games, he averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists. He shot .542 (13-24) from the field. Crosby flirted with a triple-double against…

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SWAC Indoor Track and Field Recap- January 18-20

Brandon King

Hornets shine at Samford Invitational, Samford Open BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Alabama State continued its impressive start the 2018-19 Indoor Season with a strong showing at the Samford Invitational Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The men had seven top five finishes while the women tallied six on day one. Alabama State closed out the Samford tournament at the Crossplex with another flurry of top five finishes. Samford Invitational Results | Samford Open Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap Multiple Panthers set personal-best marks at Red Raider Invite LUBBOCK, Texas  – During the Red Raider Invite hosted…

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Central State’s uses the three to defeat Spring Hill 69-56

Brandon King

Courtesy of Central State Athletics Marauders  hit season-high 11 three pointers in 69-56 win over Spring Hill WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauders ended a three-game losing streak with a 69-56 win over Spring Hill on Sunday. With the win, CSU improves to 3-16 on the season with a 2-9 mark in SIAC play. SHC drops to 5-12 overall with a 1-7 conference record. The Marauders jumped out to a 13-3 lead thanks to early three-pointers from Orion Monford, Josiah Wilson and Tom Johnson. SHC battled back to cut the…

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Clark’s career-high not enough for SAU to overcome Virginia Union

Brandon King

by Falcons Sports Information Department RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 4) – Shankia Clark (Jr./Orlando, FL) scored a career-high 18 points in 16 minutes for Saint Augustine’s University in a 109-49 women’s basketball loss to nationally-ranked Virginia Union University at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va., on Friday. Clark was 5 of 9 from the floor and 8 of 12 from the free throw line off the bench. Her previous career high was 11 points against Claflin University on Nov. 19, 2018. Angela Caraballo (Jr./Richmond, VA) added nine points and Kamya Renwicks (Jr./Baltimore,…

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MEAC Basketball tips off conference play this weekend

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: 2018-19 MEAC Men’s Basketball Statistics | 2018-19 MEAC Women’s Basketball StatisticsMEAC Men’s Basketball Notes | MEAC Women’s Basketball Notes With the New Year comes the start of league play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), with a full slate of action coming on Saturday and four more games on the docket for Monday as teams begin jockeying for position in the 2019 MEAC Basketball Tounament. On the men’s side, Howard went 6-8 in non-conference play, and the Bison’s resume’ to this point includes wins over UMass and American. Morgan State, North Carolina…

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Central State defeats Benedict 65-55 to end losing streak

Brandon King

Courtesy of Central State Athletics: COLUMBIA, South Carolina – The Central State Marauders rang in the new year with a 65-55 road win over Benedict College on Wednesday night. Snapping a nine-game losing streak, CSU improves to 2-12 on the season with a 1-7 ledger in SIAC play. BC falls to 2-10 overall with a 1-4 SIAC mark. The Marauders, who never trailed through the entire 40 minutes of play, opened the game on a 9-2 run. BC fought back to even the score at 10-10 before CSU mounted a 11-1…

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