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MEAC Basketball Weekly Honorees

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Redshirt sophomore guard Jesse Zarzuela of Coppin State has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, it was announced on Tuesday. Zarzuela’s teammate, redshirt junior forward Tyree Corbett, is the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, while freshman guard T.J. Madlock of South Carolina State is the MEAC Rookie of the Week. Zarzuela (G, 6-3, 170, r-So., Houston, Texas) averaged 26.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in the Eagles’ games versus St. Bonaventure and Cornell. He shot 47.5 percent…

December 1, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Howard 61, Loyola (Md.) 59Richmond 69, Maryland Eastern Shore 59Campbell 67, South Carolina State 46 Howard 61, Loyola (Md.) 59 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iyanna Warren scored Howard’s last five points, over the final 1:04 of the contest, as the Bison came from behind to win their home opener, 61-59 over Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday evening in Burr Gymnasium. Howard (3-4) has won three of its last four games. Destiny Howell led three Bison in double figures with a career-high 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting and three…

December 1,2021 MEAC Basketball Recap

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: St. Bonaventure 93, Coppin State 81Norfolk State 74, UNC Wilmington 69N.C. Central 67, USC Upstate 65 St. Bonaventure 93, Coppin State 81 OLEAN, N.Y. – After a strong first half, the Coppin State University men’s basketball team fell 93-81 to St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. Coppin State (1-10) trailed by just four points going into halftime, 44-40, but was outscored 53-37 in the second half. Jesse Zarzuela led all Coppin players with 27 points. Tyree Corbett recorded a double-double with 17 points and…

Norfolk State defeats Grambling 70-63 in HBCU Challenge

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Staff

70 Norfolk State 8-1 63 Grambling 2-5 From Norfolk State Athletics: Team 1 2 F Norfolk State 33 37 70 Grambling 30 33 63 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Led by another dominant performance by forward Kris Bankston, Norfolk State finished the Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul 2-0 by outlasting Grambling State 70-63 on Monday night at the Footprint Center. Bankston, a transfer from Little Rock, tied his career with 20 points and also had 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double as a Spartan. He was 7-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the…

November 16, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Maryland Eastern Shore 86, Bryn Athyn 28Penn State 120, Delaware State 51Indiana 72, Norfolk State 42USC Upstate 70, South Carolina State 51 Maryland Eastern Shore 86, Bryn Athyn 28 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Maryland Eastern Shore jumped out to a 33-6 lead in the first half, behind a strong six minutes by the starting lineup and then coasted to an 86-28 win against Division III Bryn Athyn (1-1) on Tuesday. None of the 14 players on the roster played less than four minutes and everyone scored.…

November 13, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Staff

Maryland Eastern Shore 73, Claflin 57Coastal Carolina 81, South Carolina State 57 Maryland Eastern Shore 73, Claflin 57 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Graduate student Bairesha Gill-Miles and senior Brooklyn Bailey combined for 27 of the team’s 35 points in the second half as Maryland Eastern Shore topped Claflin University 73-57 during Homecoming on Saturday. Bailey finished the game with a team-high 18 points and added six rebounds, three assists and five steals. Gill-Miles score 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Sophomore Zamara Haynes chipped in eight points and Amanda Carney grabbed seven boards. Mahogany…

Norfolk State Men’s Basketball named HBCU National Champion by BCSN

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Staff

Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State men’s basketball was declared the HBCU large school national champion by the Black College Sports Network (BCSN). The honor was bestowed by the media organization covering all schools at the Division I level. The Spartans finished 17-8 overall this year and captured their second-ever MEAC Championship. They defeated fellow 16-seed Appalachian State in the NCAA Tournament First Four for their second-ever tournament win following the 2012 victory over Missouri. NSU is the only current member of the MEAC to win more…

Norfolk State’s Devante Carter named to BOXTROW HBCU All-America Team

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 Staff

Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State men’s basketball senior guard Devante Carter was named to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America Team, the organization announced on Thursday. He was one of eight players to garner a spot on the All-America second team. Carter becomes the 10th different Spartan player to earn accolades from BOXTOROW, which released its 13th annual All-America team this year. He led Norfolk State to its second-ever MEAC title and an NCAA Tournament First Four win last week. A native of Newport News, Va., Carter was voted…

Norfolk State scrapes by Applachian State in NCAA play-in game

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Box Score Photo: Grant Halverson / NCAA BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After being up by as many as 18, Norfolk State held on to defeat Appalachian State 54-53 in the First Four of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Thursday evening in the University of Indiana’s Assembly Hall. The Spartans (17-7) advance to Saturday’s first round, where they will face No. 1 seed Gonzaga at 9:20 p.m. on TBS. Jalen Hawkins led Norfolk State with a career-high 24 points off the bench, hitting four of his five 3-pointers.…

North Carolina A&T draws no.1 seed N.C. State in first round of NCAA Women’s Tournament

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Staff

from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: North Carolina A&T State, which on Saturday won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball tournament title thanks to a dramatic 3-pointer in the closing seconds, will face an in-state foe in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The game will tip at 4 p.m. on Sunday and will be shown live on ESPN. The winner will face either No. 8 seed South Florida or No. 9 seed Washington State in the second round. The Aggies (14-2) were given a No.…