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MEAC Basketball enters the later portion of the season

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : 2018-19 MEAC Men’s Basketball Statistics | MEAC Men’s Basketball Notes2018-19 MEAC Women’s Basketball Statistics | MEAC Women’s Basketball NotesMEACHoops.com There are just three weekends remaining in the 2018-19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) basketball regular season, and while just one game separates the top two teams in the men’s standings, there appears to be some separation on the women’s side. Norfolk State still sits atop the men’s basketball standings, despite suffering its first MEAC loss this past Saturday at Bethune-Cookman. The Spartans are 9-1 in league play, a game ahead of North…

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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announces weekly Track & Field Honors

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 13, 2019—North Carolina A&T State junior Kermani Mighty was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, presented by the U.S. Marines, the conference office announced today, while North Carolina A&T State senior Kayla White was selected as Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. North Carolina A&T State freshman Brandon Hicklin earned Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors, while North Carolina A&T State sophomore Nazah Reddick was named Women’s Field Athlete of the Week. Mighty (Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y.) won the 400-meter dash at the Darius Dixon Memorial hosted by…

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NCAT’s Kayla White records world’s fastest 200 time of the year

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : Kayla White of North Carolina A&T State is the fastest 200-meter runner in the world this year. The senior out of Miami, Fla., ran against some of the best athletes in the country in the 200m fastest race at the prestigious Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Saturday during the second day of competition.  White blew away the field with the fastest time in the world this year, a 22.82 sprint to finish ahead of Alabama’s Tamara Clark who…

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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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Maryland Eastern Shore finishes 2018 off with win over Chestnut Hill College

Brandon King

From meacsports.com : Box Score PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Maryland Eastern Shore got in the win column for the first time in over a month on New Year’s Eve, as the Hawks defeated Chestnut Hill College 68-62 inside the W. P. Hytche Athletic Center. The game served as the Hawks’ (2-13) final tune-up before conference play begins in the new calendar year. “I want to commend the guys and the coaching staff for the job they did,” head coach Clifford Reed said. “It’s difficult when you have been getting beat up like we have…

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N.C. Central Ladies’Basketball falls to Memphis 77-56

Brandon King

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Senior Rodneysha Martinscored a game-high 25 points and freshman Ashlyn Lockard provided a season-high 10 points for North Carolina Central University in a 77-56 non-conference road loss at University of Memphis on Saturday. The Tigers used a decisive 16-2 run to finish off the second quarter and then a 15-7 run to close the game to seal to improve to 5-7 overall. Martin made half of her field goals (7-14) and all but one free throw (10-11) to finish just two points shy of her career-high point total with 25 points.…

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December 30 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: Tulane 78, Florida A&M 34 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Autumn Goram came off the bench to lead Florida A&M on Sunday, but the Lady Rattlers fell 78-34 to Tulane on the second day of the Miami Post-Holiday Tournament. Box Score | Recap Wake Forest 63, Norfolk State 61 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Norfolk State nearly erased a 20-point deficit and had a chance to send the game to overtime or to win it outright with the final shot of the contest, but the Spartans could not complete the comeback, falling 63-61 to…

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MEAC Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 26, 2018—Delaware State senior NaJai Pollardwas selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. Bethune-Cookman’s Kiana Williams and Florida A&M’s Mya Moye shared Rookie of the Week honors, while Coppin State junior Chance Graham was named Defensive Player of the Week. Pollard (5-11, F, Sr., Richmond, Va.) had yet another monster game this past week, dropping a season-high 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the Hornets’ heartbreaking loss at Robert Morris this past Tuesday. It was her third 30-point game of…

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MEAC Women’s Basketball December 15 Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: Bethune-Cookman 76, North Florida 60Howard 89, FIU 62North Carolina Central 66, Wofford 59Niagara 71, Coppin State 69Cornell 94, Delaware State 59Michigan 70, Morgan State 47High Point 83, Norfolk State 51 Bethune-Cookman 76, North Florida 60 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Angel Golden became Bethune-Cookman’s 11th recorded 1,000-point scorer, and Kiana Williams posted 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Lady Wildcats defeated North Florida 76-60 Saturday afternoon in Historic Moore Gym. Box Score | Recap Howard 89, FIU 62 MIAMI, Fla. — Sarah Edmond had 16 points and 10 assists, and Jayla…

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MEAC Men’s Basketball December 15 Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports.com: North Carolina A&T State 78, Tennessee State 76Pittsburgh 78, Maryland Eastern Shore 43South Carolina Upstate 88, South Carolina State 84Jacksonville 79, Bethune-Cookman 71 North Carolina A&T State 78, Tennessee State 76NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kameron Langley’s layup with 25 seconds left pushed North Carolina A&T past Tennessee State 78-76 on Saturday. Box Score | Recap Pittsburgh 78, Maryland Eastern Shore 43 PITTSBURGH –  After three minutes had been played in Saturday’ game (Dec. 15), the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team held a 5-0 advantage over the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. The…

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