Tag: OVC Hoops

Erica Haynes-Overton earns second OVC Newcomer of the Week honours

Brandon King

Featured image via Aaron Quinn For her performances last week, in which she averaged 17.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals , Tennessee State University guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season. Against Morehead State the Nashville-native put in 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 rebounds and against Little Rock she scored 22 points ( which was the third time Haynes-Overton broke the 20-point barrier on the season) 2 rebounds and 1 assist. On the season, the…

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Tennessee State women’s basketball smacked down in OVC home opener, 81-58

Brandon King

81  More 58 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F More 19  20  23  19  81 TSU 10  16  16  16  58 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got off to an inauspicious start to Ohio Valley Conference play, suffering an 81-58 spanking at the hands of Morehead state Thursday evening in wire-to-wire fashion. The Tigers stumbled out of the gate , only scoring 10 points and shooting 5-16 (31.25%) and finding themselves down 19-10 at the end of the period. Things did not improve in the second quarter with…

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Poor second-half shooting downs Tennessee State, 77-61 to Austin Peay

Brandon King

61 TSU 77  APSU Team 1 2 F TSU 36  25  61 APSU 30  47  77 Sputtering offense in the second half proved to be the Tigers undoing as they fell to the Governors of Austin Peay 77-61 in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday. Tennessee State, who shot 51.9% from the floor in the first half, was able to battle back after falling behind 20-12 on Sean Durugurdon’s three-pointer with 10:32 left in the half. The Tigers scored 8 consecutive points over the next 3 minutes to tie the game at…

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Haynes-Overton’s 22 points helps to push Tennessee State past Lipscomb, 74-64

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 64 Lips 74  TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Lips 20  15  12  17  64 TSU 15  23  18  18  74 Erica Haynes-Overton scored 22 points to lead the Tennessee State women’s basketball team \with a 74-64 win over Lipscomb on Saturday. The Lady Tigers (4-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Haynes-Overton, who had 22 points and two steals. Gia Adams tacked on 17 points and three steals and Lyric Cole chipped in as well with a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Tennessee State…

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Tennessee State gets past Omaha 74-72 behind Haynes-Overton’s 32

Brandon King

72 UNO 74  TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UNO 21  12  19  20  72 TSU 23  10  23  18  74 In a game that saw 14 lead changes, The Tennessee State women’s basketball team evened their record at 3-3,getting a 74-72 win over the University of Nebraska Omaha on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers only shot 41.9% from the field including a frigid 21.4% from downtown but were able to mitigate those shooting woes by forcing 27 Mavericks turnovers which they were able to translate into 33 points. The…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops spanked by Butler, 72-55

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athlefics INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got a 22-point showing from the bench, but fell 72-55 to the Butler Bulldogs on the road Monday. The Lady Tigers (2-3) had two players score in double figures, led by Gia Adams, who had 14 points. Ashley Malone added 10 points and two steals off of the bench and Saniah Parker added nine points and two steals. Tennessee State forced 22 Butler turnovers while committing 19 themselves in Monday’s game. The Lady Tigers turned those takeaways into 19 points on the other…

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Tennessee State Men’s hoops opens up SoCal Challenge against CSUN today

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics TSU men’s basketball is California Dreamin’ looking for its first MTE Tournament Championship under Penny Collins at the SoCal Challenge this week. The Tigers will open the event on Monday against Cal State Northridge at noon local time. High Point and Central Michigan will conclude the Sand Division opening round at 2 pm on Monday. The event will conclude Wednesday afternoon with the consolation game at noon and the championship game at 2 pm. All games will be played at the  Pavilion at JSerra in San…

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Turnovers and brick-laying sinks TSU against Salukis

Brandon King

The Tennessee State men’s basketball team tasted defeat for the first time this season, falling on the road 57-44 to Southern Illinois on Thursday evening. Tennessee State brought their chops on the defensive side of the ball, holding SIU to 38% from the field and a frigid 14% from downtown , but turnovers and their own misfires from the field proved to be the Tigers’ undoing, as they had 17 turnovers. The Tigers left their shooting eye in Nashville, connecting on just 28.3% of their field goal attempts, 21.1% from…

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November 14, 2022 OVC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference MONDAY’S SCORES@Tennessee State 84, Trevecca 80Eastern Illinois 64, @Western Illinois 62@UT Martin 73, Arkansas State 54@Tennessee Tech 75, Samford 70 TENNESSEE STATE 84, TREVECCA 80NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State defeated visiting Trevecca, 84-80, on Monday night.  TSU had four players reach double figures in scoring with Gia Adams leading the way with 20. Adams went 7-for-8 from the line while tallying two assists and two steals.  Lyric Cole added 19 points and nine rebounts while Erica Haynes-Overton had 17 points and Zyion Shannon had 13. Saniah…

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Tennessee State Basketball gets 87-76 win over Alabama A&M

Brandon King

76 Alabama A&M 0-2,0-0 SWAC 87  Tennessee St. 3-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Alabama A&M 35  41  76 Tennessee St. 47  40  87 Tennessee State moed to 3-0 on the young season , as they completed their opening three-game homestead with a 87-76 victory over Alabama A&M. With leading scorer Jr. Clay, saddled with foul trouble and with his shooting stroke a bit off the mark, the TSU bench picked up the slack with 34 points, 20 of which came from Christian Brown who made his season debut. Although the first…

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