Tag: MEAC

Norfolk State makes plays late to get by Morgan State 24-21

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It took every bit of 60 minutes but Norfolk State finally got their first win of the season , a 24-21 win over Morgan State that quite literally came down to the last play of the game. After receiving the opening kickoff, Norfolk State only needed three plays to travel 63 yards, hitting paydirt on Kevon King’s 34-yard scamper to hand the Spartans a 7-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Morgan State threatened to get points of their own but the Bears 10 play, 72-yard drive would be for nought…

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October 1, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10Sacred Heart 31, Norfolk State 14Yale 34, Howard 26Campbell 48, North Carolina Central 18  Delaware State 14, Robert Morris 9 Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10 BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State showed no signs of rust today. The Bears returned to work after their bye week gave them a chance to rest and recover and wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard against Virginia University of Lynchburg. Carson Baker threw three touchdown passes in the first half and senior Alfonzo Graham ran for…

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Delaware State volleyball sweeps Maryland Eastern Shore

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Courtesy of Delaware State Athketic Media Relations The Delaware State women’s volleyball team opened its three-match away stint in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) competition with a straight-set sweep over Maryland Eastern Shore on Thursday. With offensive production coming from multiple Hornets, Sydney Lewis led the charge with 10 total points. Lewis tallied seven kills on 14 total attacks for an even .500 hitting percentage. As one of the top two-way players in the MEAC, she also recorded two solo blocks and was in on two assisted blocks. Along with a…

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South Carolina St. takes 50-10 beating from Gamecocks

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Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics: 10 SCS 50  USC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCS 0 0 7 3 10 USC 8 14 14 14 50 COLUMBIA, SC—Quarterback Tyrece Nickfinished with 14 carries for 95-yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as SEC foe South Carolina rolled to an 50-10 victory over visiting SC State Thursday (Sept.29th) at Williams-Brice Stadium. Nick also finished 3-of-5 for 63-yards passing . Sophomore kicker Gavyn Zimmermankicked a 21-yarder to add to the Bulldogs 10-point total on the evening. The defense was spearheaded by…

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September 26, 2022 MEAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. South Carolina State linebacker BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while Norfolk State’s Jordin Lennon was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Robert Mitchell was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and the Eagles’ Adrian Olivo was named Specialist of the Week. Davius Richard, North Carolina Central (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.)  Richard accounted for four of the Eagles’…

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September 23, 2022 MEAC Volleyball Recap

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Courtesy o the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference : Coppin State 3, South Carolina State 0Delaware State 3, Howard 1Norfolk State 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 2North Carolina Central 3, Morgan State 2 Coppin State 3, South Carolina State 0 BALTIMORE, Md. — Coppin State’s volleyball team hit a season-high .394 in a 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-17) victory over South Carolina State in the MEAC opener for both teams on Friday night at PEC Arena. The Eagles now stand at 10-7 overall on the season. Hope Casel led all players with ten kills while…

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Coppin State Athletics to receive NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program Grant

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Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications For the third time in department history, Coppin State University’s athletics department has been named a recipient of the NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program (AASP) initiative grant. CSU Athletics received a single-year grant totaling $95,000 from the NCAA and was one of 13 Division I institutions to receive the grant for the 2022-23 academic year. The athletics department will use the grant for student-athlete tutoring, technology upgrades, scholarships and academic support staffing. “We are extremely fortunate to receive this grant, and we look forward to putting…

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September 17, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9Delaware State 35, Virginia Lynchburg 19Hampton 17, Norfolk State 7Howard 31, Morehouse 0 North Carolina Central 45, New Hampshire 27 Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9 BALTIMORE, Md. — Morgan State was looking to avoid an 0-3 start to the season and bounce back from a tough loss last week at Towson. Senior running back Alfonzo Graham stepped up and sophomore quarterback Duce Taylor did just enough to put away visiting Sacred Heart in the end on a sunny afternoon at Hughes Stadium. Taylor,…

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An initial look at the”Howard” Air Jordan 6 PE

Brandon King

Earlier this summer, Howard and Jordan Brand announced a 20-year partnership and now images of the first footwear fruits of that joint venture have come to light in the form of a player exclusive Air Jordan 6. From the images we see an Air Jordan 6 that sports a white leather upper with “HU” on the navy tongue in place of the typical Jumpman. On the rear heel is found a school-inspired patch that features the university’s initials , the mascot and the year of Howard’s founding, Navy shows up…

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MEAC footballers of week 2

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. The Bulldogs’ BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central linebacker Max U’Ren was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Torricelli Simpkins III was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and South Carolina State kicker Gavyn Zimmerman was named Specialist of the Week. Flowers (RB, 6-0, 210, r-So., Columbia, S.C.) rushed for 153 yards (the third-highest single-game rushing total of…

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