Tag: OVC

Tennessee State Volleyball defeats Morehead State in opening round of OVC Tourney

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics 3  Tennessee St. 17-15,10-8 OVC 2 Morehead St. 14-16,10-8 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Tennessee St. 26 25 23 24 15 (3) Morehead St. 24 23 25 26 9 (2) MARTIN, TN – Gabrielle Johnson notched 11 kills with a .500 attack percentage and a number of her teammates recorded season highs to help lead the Tennessee State Tiger volleyball team to a five-set victory (26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 15-9) against the Morehead State Eagles Thursday at Skyhawk Fieldhouse in round one of the OVC Volleyball…

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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’s Gia Adams earns OVC Player of the Week Honours

Brandon King

The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Tennessee State sophomore guard Gia Adams was named its Player of the Week. In two games last week, against Fisk and Kansas City, the Jersey Village product averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in helping the Lady Tigers to a 1-1 record. This award is nothing new for Adams, as she garnered the honor three times last season. Up next for Adams and the Tigers is a trip to Chattanooga for a meeting with the Moccasins of UT Chattanooga. Tip off time…

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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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Tennessee State drops third straight, falls to,UT Martin 20-3

Brandon King

20  UTM 3 TSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F UTM 14 0 0 6 20 TSU 0 3 0 0 3 The Tigers of Tennessee State (3-7, 2-3) dropped their third consecutive contest, falling 20-3 to UT Martin in the final home game of the season. For the third consecutive ballgame, Tennessee State was stricken with advanced-stage offensive ineptitude, as the Tigers were only able to generate 235 yards of total offense, and only 74 rushing yards, marking the second time in the last three games Tennessee State has…

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Can Tennessee State stay in the OVC hunt?

Brandon King

Saturday the Sgt. York Trophy will be on the line when the Tigers of Tennessee State take on the reigning, defending OVC Champions UT Martin. The trophy, named after WWI here Alvin C. York goes to the winner of the season football series between the three football-participating schools in the Ohio Valley Conference- Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin. The Skyhawks are currently perched atop the Ohio Valley Conference at 3-0 and return to conference play after a three game stretch of non-conference games- a 65-24 thrashing at the…

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SEMO lays serious 42-0 donkey-kicking on Tennessee State

Brandon King

42  Southeast Mo. St. 7-2 , 3-0 0 Tennessee St. 3-6 , 2-2 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Southeast Mo. St. 7 14 7 14 42 Tennessee St. 0 0 0 0 0 This was thought of a potential matchup that would help establish the hierarchy in the Ohio Valley Conference and in a manner of speaking it was. However instead of closely contested matchup it was 60 minutes of domination that only ended when the clock mercifully ticked down to zeros as Southeast Missouri put the boots to Tennessee State…

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Can Tennessee State bounce back against SE Missouri?

Brandon King

Saturday Tennessee State will meet Southeast Missouri in a game that could shuffle the leaderboard in the Ohio Valley Conference. The #20 Redhawks enters the contest fresh off a 28-23 defeat at the hands of Eastern Kentucky last week, despite the efforts junior wide receiver Ryan Flournoy, who had a career day hauling in 15 receptions for 256 yards and a touchdown. FLournoy’s was the second most prolific receiving game in SEMO history, behind Kristian Wilkerson, who piled up 263 yards October 27, 2018 against UT Martin. Geno Hess ran…

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Will Tennessee State be able to extend their winning streak to 3?

Brandon King

The Tigers of Tennessee State (2-4, 1-0) look to remain unbeaten in Ohio Valley Conference play when they host Eastern Illinois this Saturday.  TSU defeated Tennessee Tech 30-14 last week in their conference opener. Sophomore running back Jalen Rouse ran for 126 yards on 20 carries, he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark in two of the last three games. Draylen Ellis had his most completions, 14, yards, 247, and touchdowns, 2, since the season opener against Eastern Washington. The defense was opportunistic and aggressive forcing three turnovers that led to…

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Tennessee State looks to start conference play with win over Tennessee Tech

Brandon King

After getting their first win of the season last week against Bethune Cookman, the Tennessee State Tigers launch into Ohio Valley Conference play this Satuday, heading to Cookevilke, TN to take on Tennessee Tech. Tennessee State excelled in all facets- offense, defense , and special teams- against Bethune, with all three units getting in the endzone. Draylen Ellis made his return from an ankle injury and completed 10/18 passes for 138 yards, 1 touchdown and an interception; he also ran 4 times for 29 yards and another touchdown. Felllow returning…

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