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Norfolk State splits doubleheader with Niagara

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Title image via Niya Grant Photography Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst.AD/Communications, Norfolk State University 5 NIA-BASE 8  NSUBB Team R H E NIA-BASE 5 6 4 NSUBB 8 9 1 W: McCrary, Max (1-0) L: Minckler,Ryan (0-1) NORFOLK, Va. | The Norfolk State University baseball team picked up its first win of the season in splitting a doubleheader against Niagara on Friday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field. The Spartans took the opening game, 8-5, but dropped the nightcap, 6-1.  In the opener, Justin Journette went 3-for-3, with two runs driven in and a run scored…

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Norfolk State drops doubleheader to Morehead State

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Courtesy of Brian Howard 18  MOR 6 NSUBB Team R H E MOR 18 14 3 NSUBB 6 9 0 W: KAFKA, Alex (1-0) L: Stanley, Matt(0-1) NORFOLK, Va. | The Norfolk State University baseball team dropped a doubleheader to complete the weekend series with Morehead State, falling 18-6 in the opener before falling, 3-0, in the nightcap on Sunday at Marty L. Miller Field.  In the opener, Morehead State (4-0) scored seven runs on four hits to jump out on top 7-0 midway through the opening frame.  The Spartans (0-4) got a…

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Norfolk State Athletics announces its 2023 Hall of Fame Class

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Courtesy of , Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its 2023 Hall of Fame induction class on Saturday. The first class since 2019 features seven outstanding individuals and – for the first time ever – three teams. Terry Bradshaw (baseball), Ron Dillard (baseball), Ray Jarvis (football), Terrell Whitehead (football), Ann Theus (women’s basketball), and the late Ursel Bruton (softball) and James Grant (men’s basketball) make up the seven members of the 2021 class. The 1974-76 championship-winning football teams also received the recognition, the first time teams could be nominated for the prestigious honor. Terry Bradshaw’s historic baseball…

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Norfolk State takes a donkey-kicking from Alabama, 92-30

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Courtesy of Notfolk State Athletics 30 Norf 92  Bama Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 7  14  3  6  30 Bama 19  25  32  16  92 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team returned to the court after being off for a week as the Spartans started slow and could not recover in a 92-30 loss to Alabama on Sunday afternoon at Coleman Coliseum.  Norfolk State (9-3), which hadn’t played since a 65-44 road loss last Sunday to Old Dominion, trailed 19-7 at the end of one…

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Norfolk State puts boots to VUL, 109-59

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Courtesy of Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications, Norfolk State University 59 V-L 109  Norf Team 1 2 F V-L 29  30  59 Norf 58  51  109 NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman George Beale Jr. made his collegiate debut by notching a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds, leading seven Norfolk State players in double figures in a 109-59 thrashing of Virginia-Lynchburg on Monday night at Echols Hall. Kris Bankston added a double-double of his own with 16 points and 12 rebounds, scoring all of his points on an array of eight athletic dunks that energized…

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Norfolk State defeats Morgan State 72-63, advances to MEAC Championship game

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Box Score | Championship Central | Media Center | Postgame Press Conference NORFOLK, Va., March 11, 2022 – Top-seeded Norfolk State broke away from a 28-28 halftime score with a hot-shooting second half to register a 72-63 win over fourth-seeded Morgan State Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament at the Scope Arena. The Spartans, who will be making their third consecutive trip to the finals, shot 61.9 percent (26-for-51) from the field in the final stanza to pull away from a tight, back-and-forth contest. Norfolk State, which…

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Norfolk State reveals 2022 Football Schedule

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Courtesy Norfolk State Athletics 2022 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University released its 2022 football schedule on Monday. The 11-game slate features five home games at William “Dick” Price Stadium, including the return of the Battle of the Bay to Norfolk in addition to three home conference games. The Spartans open the 2022 season with back-to-back road games against FBS competition. The season kicks off on Sept. 3 with a date at Marshall in Huntington, W.Va. The teams played once previously, in 2015, which was also played at Marshall. …

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Norfolk State takes Delaware State to the woodshed , 102-36

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Courtesy Alex Lehmbeck Norfolk State Assistant SID: 36 DSU 102 NSU Team 1 2 3 4 F DSU 12  9  6  9  36 NSU 23  37  30  12  102 Camille Downs made four of Norfolk State’s record-setting 15 3-pointers on Saturday as the Spartans crushed Delaware State 102-36 at Echols Hall. NSU’s 66-point win is the largest margin of victory in school history against a MEAC opponent. The Hornets scored the game’s first four points, hitting a pair of throws and a layup. It didn’t take long for the Spartans to find their…

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Norfolk State mourns passing of coach Wilhelmina Harrison

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Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletic Communications NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State University Athletics Department is mourning the loss of long-time coach Wilhelmenia Wright Harrison, who passed away Jan. 7. She was 72. Harrison most recently served as NSU’s head bowling coach from 2005-20. A three-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2011-13), Harrison led the Spartans to four straight MEAC Northern Division bowling titles (2010-14) and the school’s first-ever MEAC bowling title in 2012. Under Harrison’s tutelage, the Spartans reached their highest-ever ranking in the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) Poll,…

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Norfolk State basketball doubleheaders cancelled due to COVID-19

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From Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications Due to COVID protocols with its upcoming opponents, Norfolk State’s first two scheduled MEAC basketball doubleheaders of the season have been postponed. This Saturday’s NSU at Maryland Eastern Shore doubleheader has been pushed back to Monday, Jan. 17 due to COVID protocols within the MDES programs. Tipoff times are slated for 2 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Hytche Athletic Center. NSU’s home doubleheader with Delaware State scheduled for Jan. 10 has also been postponed due to DSU’s COVID protocols. The NSU and DSU…

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