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Langston’s Anthony Roy named Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week

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title image via Langston Basketball Courtesy of Langston Sports Information  Anthony Roy of Langston and Megan Nestor of Wayland Baptist were named this week’s Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference Basketball Players of the Week for their efforts during the week that ended Jan. 21, 2024. Roy led the No. 2 ranked Lions to a pair of conference wins last week as he averaged 25 points per game while grabbing six boards per contest and handing out 2 assists per game. In the Langston 83-40 win over Panhandle State, Roy scored…

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Langston’s Chasity Veals named SAC Field Athlete of the Week for third consecutive time

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COurtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY – Chasity Veals of Langston collected her third Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference women’s field athlete of the week in a row.  Women’s field athlete of the week: Chasity Veals | Jr. | Richardson, Texas Chasity Veals placed second in the K.T. Woodman Classic on Friday in Wichita, Kan., in the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, 4 inches. Veals’ mark ranks No. 4 in the NAIA on the season and placed her on the A standard list for the NAIA Championships. She…

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Schedule announced for Hosea Bell Red Dirt Classic

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information LANGSTON – Langston University Director of Athletics Donnita Rogers is pleased to announce the tournament schedule for the upcoming Hosea Bell Red Dirt Classic which will be held at the USA Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Okla. on March 3-4, 2023. This year’s event will showcase 15 colleges and Universities from across the country including four HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in Langston University, Arkansas Baptist College, Benedictine College, Bethel College, Hastings College, Huston-Tillotson University, Jarvis Christian College, McPherson…

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Langston extends win-streak to four with 72-67 win over OCU

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information, Langston University Athletics 72  LU 67 OCU Team 1 2 F LU 28  44  72 OCU 30  37  67 EDMOND, Okla. – The No. 3 Langston University Lions pushed their win streak to four games by knocking off Oklahoma City University 72-67 on Thursday night. Despite suiting up a depleted roster, the Lions never wavered. Leading 64-63 with 2:04 remaining, the Lions collected back-to-back free throws from Cortez Mosley. The Langston defense held the Stars in check the rest of the way and…

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Langston University women’s hoops boat races UNT-Dallas 84-43

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title image via Richard Clifton Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information 84  Langston University 12-4 (7-4 SAC) 43 UNT-Dallas 9-5 (7-5 SAC) Team 1 2 3 4 F Langston University 19  19  32  14  84 UNT-Dallas 17  14  10  2  43 LANCASTER, Texas – Three players scored in double figures for the Langston University Lady Lions as they rolled the University of North Texas-Dallas Trailblazers 84-43 on Saturday at Cedar Valley College. The Lady Lions never trailed in Saturday’s contest, entering halftime in front 38-31. In the second half, Langston…

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Langston’s Chasity Veals named SAC Field of the Week

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference indoor track & field athletes of the week for 2022-23 were announced which includes Langston’s Chasity Veals (women’s field athlete of the week). Women’s field athlete of the week: Chasity Veals | Jr. | Richardson, Texas  Chasity Veals outdistanced the competition in the triple jump in the First Chance Qualifier with a leap of 39 feet, ½ inch. Veals’ mark ranks as the fourth best in the NAIA for 2022-23, putting her on the A standard list…

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Langston Basketball ranked 3rd in NAIA Basketball Top 25 Poll

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team enters the top five for the first time since the 2018-19 season in the fourth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is the only undefeated team in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll at 15-0 and ranked third overall with 520 total votes and also received one first-place vote. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in…

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Schedule changes announced for Langston Men’s and Women’s hoops

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The upcoming games for the Langston University men’s and women’s basketball team against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma that was initially scheduled for Thursday, January 5 will take place at Hamilton Field House on the University of Central Oklahoma’s campus , located in Edmund, OK. The Lady Lions will take the court at 6:00 pm, while the 7th-ranked men’s club will play at 7:45 pm. Location: Hamilton Field House  100 North University Drive  Edmond, OK 73034 All UCO gameday policies will apply, including no re-entry and clear…

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Langston Basketball wins AAUL HBCU Invitational

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston Sports Information 62 Huston-Tillotson 0-1, 0-0 85  Langston 1-0, 0-0 Team 1 2 F Huston-Tillotson 32  30  62 Langston 49  36  85 Three players scored in double figures as the Langston University Lions defeated the Huston-Tillotson Rams 85-62 to claim the inaugural AAUL HBUC Invitational championship at the H-E-B Center. The Lions roared to a strong start in the first half, leading by as much as 21 points when Anthony White knocked down a three-pointer to put Langston in front 26-5 at the 10:12 mark.  Langston led at the…

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Langston’s Hailey Jordan named SAC Player of the Week

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Langston University forward Hailey Jordan was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week. In the course of helping the Lions to an undefeated 3-0 week, which consisted of wins over Avila University, Wiley College and Harris-Stowe, Jordan averaged 20.7 points and 10.0 rebounds on a very efficient 57% from the floor and 80% from the foul line. Her best stat line of the past week was a beastly 29 points and 14 rebounds she put up against in their road matchup against Avila University. On the season, the…

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