Tag: OVC

Tennessee State bounced in first round of OVC Tourney

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64 Tennessee St. 11-18,6-11 OVC 71  SIUE 9-21,7-11 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 17  10  19  18  64 SIUE 26  15  15  15  71 It was one-and-done for the #7 Tennessee State Lady Tigers as they fell 73-64 to the # 6 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Tigers found themselves in an uphill battle immediately, falling behind by 7 points, 10-3, at the 7:25 mark of the first quarter.SIUE’s Macy Silver got off to a hot start,…

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Tennessee State men’s hoops begins OVC Tournament play Thursday

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: Tennessee State is entering its 31st Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and the third time as the fourth seed on Thursday when it will face the winner of the first-round contest between 5th-seed SEMO and 8th-seed Lindenwood. TSU split with SEMO and swept Lindenwood who is making its first appearance in the eight-team, four-round, two-bracket extravaganza in Evansville, Indiana. WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: TSU expanded its partnership with Cromwell Media, naming 102.1 FM The Ville as the flagship TSU men’s basketball station. “The Voice of…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops loses regular season finale to Southern Illinois, sets sight on OVC Tourney

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 67  USI 61 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F USI 21  16  10  20  67 TSU 12  18  14  17  61 NASHVILLE – Erica Haynes-Overton scored 20 points, but the Tennessee State women’s basketball team fell to the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 67-61 at home Saturday. The Lady Tigers (11-17, 6-11) had two players score in double figures, led by Haynes-Overton, who had 20 points. Gia Adams tacked on 14 points and Sierra McCullough added eight points, 11 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. Lyric Cole pulled down five offensive rebounds to…

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Jr. Clay goes off for 40, leads TSU past SIUE, 100-85

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85 SIUE 17-12,8-8 OVC 100  Tennessee St. 17-12,9-7 OVC Team 1 2 F SIUE 37  48  85 Tennessee St. 57  43  100 Jr. Clay exploded for 40 points in a virtuoso performance as Tennessee State defeated Southern Illinois Edwardsville, 100-85. The grad transfer connected on 8 of his 9 field goal attempts, including 3 of his four attempts from downtown in scoring 26 points in the first half. However TSU as a team was locked in offensively, shooting 63.3% ( 19-30) from the floor and 54.5% ( 6-11) from three. This hot…

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Eastern Illinois takes it to Tennessee State, 78-58

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 58 Tennessee St. 8-14,3-8 OVC 75  Eastern Ill. 19-3,11-0 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 14  11  16  17  58 Eastern Ill. 21  14  25  15  75 CHARLESTON, IL. – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, but fell to the Eastern Illinois Panthers 75-58 on the road Saturday. The Lady Tigers (8-14, 3-8) had three players score in double figures, led by Gia Adams, who had 19 points. Ashley Malone added 11 points and three steals from the bench and Erica Haynes-Overton chipped…

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Tennessee State hoops get a win over Southern Indiana

Brandon King

80  Tennessee St. 13-11,5-6 OVC 76 Southern Ind. 13-11,6-5 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 33  47  80 Southern Ind. 32  44  76 Spurred by hot from three-point land, the Tennessee State Tigers got a needed win over the Screaming Eagles of Southern Indiana, 80-76. The first half was a back-and-forth affair that featured 3 ties and 14 lead changes, with the largest lead by any team a 5-point advantage USI took on two separate occasions. The Tigers shot a scorcing 7-10 from downtown, but even with that hot shototing from…

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Lady Tigers get needed OVC win, 59-55 over USI

Brandon King

59  Tennessee St. 8-13,3-7 OVC 55 Southern Ind. 9-13,3-8 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 14  13  10  22  59 Southern Ind. 17  14  10  14  55 In a game that they trailed for nearly 85% of the time, the Tennessee State women’s basketball squad defeated the Screaming Eagles of Southern Indiana, 59-55. The Tigers got the scoring started with a three-pointer from Corina Suarez-Tudela on the first posession of the game. USI responded with buckets from Vanessa Stafford and Hannah Haithcock to take a 4-3 lead. Gia Adams…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers hit the road for pair of OVC matchups

Brandon King

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will make their second two-game OVC road swing of the season as they are set to head to Evansville to face Southern Indiana on Thursday at 5:00 p.m., followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup at Eastern Illinois. TSU picked up their second OVC win of the season this past Saturday as Lindenwood had to Forfeit. The Matchup: Tennessee State (7-13, 3-7 OVC) vs. Southern Indiana (9-12, 3-7 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 2 at 5:00 p.m.Location: Screaming Eagles Arena || Evansville, IN.   TV:…

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Jr. Clay named OVC Co-Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State men’s basketball graduate student Jr. Clay was named the OVC Co-Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.  On Saturday, Clay became the 20th OVC’s 2,000-Point Club member last week, hitting the mark with a 33-point performance at Little Rock on Saturday. The 33 points are the third-most by an OVC player in a game this season; Clay scored 28 of those points after halftime and finished the game 11-of-24 from the field and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. He…

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Big night from Clay not enough, TSU goes down at Little Rock

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 77 Tennessee St. 11-10,3-5 OVC 89  Little Rock 6-15,2-6 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 29  48  77 Little Rock 39  50  89 LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Jr. Clay scored 33 points and eclipsed 2,000 for his career, but the Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Little Rock Trojans 89-77 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Stephens Center.  Clay added six assists to his 33-point game to lead the Tigers (11-10, 3-5). Zion Griffin helped out with nine points and nine rebounds and Dedric Boyd chipped in with 12 points. Tennessee…

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