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MEAC names Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year

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Title image via the MEAC Courtesy the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State quarterback Eric Phoenix and Morgan State defensive lineman Elijah Williams have been named the 2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. The announcement was made during the 66th Annual National Football Foundation (NFF) Hall of Fame Press Conference, broadcast live on ESPN+.“Congratulations to Eric and Elijah on being named the MEAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year,” said MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills. “These exceptional student-athletes have demonstrated excellence on the field…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops ranked no.11 in College Insider’s Mid Major Women’s Basketball Top 25 poll

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title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk Staye University The Norfolk State women’s basketball team earned the No. 11 ranking in the latest College Insider’s Mid Major Women’s Basketball Top 25 poll this season.   In its 15th season of existence, the mid-major poll recognizes the top teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Independent, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West…

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MEAC links with SIDEARM Sports on revamped website

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference  The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned official website,MEACsports.com, developed in collaboration with industry leader SIDEARM Sports. “We are excited to introduce the dynamic new design of our website,” said MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills. “This enhanced platform reflects our dedication to providing a premier digital experience for our elite eight member institutions and the devoted MEAC Nation, showcasing the excellence and pride of our conference.” The revamped MEACsports.com offers a modern and user-friendly design, providing easy access to…

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Howard women’s hoops defeats William &Mary 74-63

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Photo credit Yusuf Abdullah Written by Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director Graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) scored a team-high 19 points and just missed a double-double with a career-high nine rebounds as the Howard University women’s basketball team pulled away to a 74-63 road win at William & Mary (W&M) inside the Kaplan Center. The Bison (5-2) trailed, 13-11, at the end of the first quarter and 34-32 at the half. Primarily on the efforts of Bison trio Howell, freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington), who came off the bench, and junior…

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Making A Difference: MEAC announces Read with MEac program

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has once again partnered with the City of Norfolk, TowneBank and Norfolk Public Schools for the annual Read with MEac community reading program. The Read with MEac program, now in its 17th year, was created by the MEAC’s Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) to promote the love of reading. Read with MEac encourages Norfolk Public School elementary and middle school students to read and participate in activities through the Star Data Reading online program. “We are proud to partner once again with Norfolk Public Schools, the…

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Trei Oliver sums up season as “disappointing”

Brandon King

There are but a precious few coaches in America that would not be pleased with their teams having a 7-3 overall record, 3-1 in league play, with a potential berth on the line heading into their last game.  At 7-3 and 3-1 in the MEAC, this is the position that North Carolina Central finds themselves in, and while for many coaches this would be a banner year, NCCU head coach Trei Oliver is not breaking out the pom-poms for the season his team has had. Asked on the most recent…

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Lady Spartans defeat Hampton in Battle of the Bay, 62-53

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title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID | Box Score HAMPTON, Va. — The Norfolk State women’s basketball team forced 26 turnovers on its way to a 62-53 victory over Hampton in the Battle of the Bay. Senior forward Kierra Wheeler scored 16 points, leading the Spartans while graduate Diamond Johnson (15) and graduate Niya Fields (12) also scored double figures. Norfolk State took control of the game early, logging a pair of layups before Johnson hit a big 3-pointer. The Spartans continued to build separation a few minutes later with a corner jumper…

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South Carolina State clinches MEAC, punches ticket to Celebration Bowl

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title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC The 2024 Cricket Celebration Bowl – to be played Saturday, Dec. 14, at noon ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and broadcast live on ABC – has identified its first participant as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) college football champion South Carolina State Bulldogs, (8-3, 4-0 MEAC) defeated rival Morgan State University 54-7 on Saturday to earn their second invitation to the bowl in program history. They will play the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). “Congratulations to the MEAC champion South Carolina State University for earning their second trip to the Cricket Celebration Bowl,” said Executive Director John Grant, who will present the…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 11 Major Division Top 7

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Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 11 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Top 7 Poll rankings saw stability in its upper echelons. However, the lower portion of the saw all of the teams change positions from the prior week.  7. Alabama State (5-4, 4-2)  The Hornets drop two places to the bottom of the rankings. Saturday Alabama State seemed to be in the driver’s seat in their matchup with Grambling, holding a 23-10 lead in the fourth quarter before Grambling would storm back…

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Norfolk State blows out Penn State Wilkes-Barr, 96-41

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title image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication 41 PSUWB 96 Winner Norf Team 1 2 F PSUWB 22  19  41 Norf 47  49  96 Robert Jones began his 12thseason as head coach of the Norfolk State men’s basketball program on Monday night. And for the sixth consecutive season, his team opened the year with a victory. The Spartans (1-0) spread the wealth in a 96-41 rout over Penn State Wilkes-Barre at Joseph G. Echols Hall. Making his first appearance for his new squad, Brian Moore…

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