Tag: MEAC Basketball

Delaware State Lady Hornets add Saturday game at Drexel

Brandon King

Courtesy of Delaware State Athletic Media Relations DOVER, Del., Jan. 6, 2021 — Facing a break of 11 days between games, the Delaware State women’s basketball team has added a Saturday contest at Drexel to its schedule. The Lady Hornets and Dragons are scheduled to tip-off at 2:00 p.m. at Drexel’s Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. Delaware State (2-3; 1-1 MEAC) is coming off a 60-45 victory at Coppin State on Jan. 5. Prior to scheduling the contest against Drexel, the Lady Hornets’ next game was set for Jan. 16 at home against…

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January 3, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Morgan State 71, Howard 58North Carolina A&T State 102, Averett 36 Morgan State 71, Howard 58 BALTIMORE, Md. — Ja’Niah Henson poured in a game-high 19 points to lead four Morgan State players in double figures on Sunday afternoon as the Lady Bears defeated Howard 71-58 in Hill Field House to split the weekend series. The Lady Bears improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in MEAC play on the season. Henson was 6-for-13 from the floor and made six of her eight free throws, while also recording three assists and three…

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MEAC Men’s Basketball teams preparing for conference play

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: By Noah Goodin In a week that will see 2020 transition into 2021, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will turn its focus from non-conference action to league play for the first weekend in January. Conference play will look quite different this season due to the pandemic. Schools will only play games against divisional opponents as a way of limiting travel time, missed class time, travel expenses and eliminate air travel. Teams will play back-to-back on Saturdays and Sundays against the same opponent that weekend (the…

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Bethune-Cookman and MEAC Legend “Cy” McClarien transitions at 89

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletic Communications DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jack Forsyth “Cy” McClairen, the living embodiment of all things Bethune-Cookman University Athletics, whose contribution to his beloved alma mater included seven decades as a playing, coaching and senior administrative living legend as well as a father figure, passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. He was 89.  “The world has lost a Hall of Famer, ” Lynn W. Thompson, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, said. “I am merely one of the thousands of people whose lives have been significantly impacted directly by…

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MEAC announces updated Men’s and Women’s Basketball schedules

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference : Updated 2020-21 MEAC Men’s Basketball Schedule |  Updated 2020-21 MEAC Women’s Basketball Schedule The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced a revised conference schedule for men’s and women’s basketball, a slate to be played January through the beginning of March, leading up to the 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament. With Bethune-Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore and the Florida A&M women opting out of the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 concerns, the schedules have shifted from what was announced in October. The revised schedules were approved by the league’s…

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Coppin State women’s basketball puts team activities on hold

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Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications BALTIMORE – The Coppin State women’s basketball team has temporarily paused activities after a positive COVID-19 test within the program. The positive test result was detected during routine COVID-19 surveillance testing, which is conducted three times a week in accordance with NCAA guidelines. As a result of the positive test, Coppin has cancelled its games at Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Maryland on Saturday, Dec. 5. In addition, the Coppin State men’s game against Towson, set for Thursday, Dec. 3, has been postponed.  …

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December 1, 2020 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 102, Lincoln (Pa.) 94North Carolina A&T State 70, Charleston Southern 63 Morgan State 102, Lincoln (Pa.) 94 BALTIMORE, Md. — De’Torrion Ware drilled 6 of 8 3-pointers and scored 24 points off the bench and Morgan State topped Division II Lincoln (Pa.) 102-94 on Tuesday night at Hill Field House. Lagio Grantsaan had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to for Morgan State (1-1). Malik Miller added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Troy Baxter had 14 points. Ware scored buried a corner 3-pointer during…

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MEAC Men’s Basketball Week 1 Player Honours

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 1, 2020 — North Carolina Central redshirt senior guard C.J. Keyser is the first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball Player of the Week for the 2020-21 season, presented by Coca-Cola, it was announced today. Meanwhile, redshirt seniors Anthony Tarke of Coppin State and J.J. Matthews of Norfolk State are the Co-Defensive Players of the Week. Kenan Sarvan of Coppin State is the MEAC Rookie of the Week. C.J. Keyser (G, 6-3, r-Sr., Baltimore, Md.) had impressive showings in leading the Eagles with a career-high 33 points along with two steals, one…

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Week 2 MEAC Women’s Basketball

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: MEAC Basketball Coaches Video Conference | 2020-21 MEAC Women’s Basketball StatisticsMEAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Notes | MEAC Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors  With one week in the books on the 2020-21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball season, six of the league’s eight programs that will be playing this season have already tipped things off — and four of those squads have already notched victories. Howard was the most recent to get into the win column, taking care of Mount St. Mary’s on Monday evening behind 26 points from sharpshooter…

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Week 2 MEAC Men’s Basketball

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By Noah Goodin of meacsports.com: 2020-21 MEAC Men’s Basketball Statistics | MEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly NotesMEAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors MEAC teams will be back in action for the second week of a highly unusual 2020-21 season. This week features a number of intriguing matchups against Power Five schools, some strong mid-majors, and local rivals. Morgan State will start the week by playing host to CIAA foe Lincoln (Pa.) on Tuesday On Wednesday, Howard will welcome La Salle to Burr Gymnasium, while South Carolina State will take on in-state rival Clemson and Norfolk State will…

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