Jackson State emphatically stamps ticket to SWAC Tourney Finals with 70-48 beatdown of UAPB

48 UAPB 70 Winner JSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UAPB 10  10  14  14  48 JSU 17  21  13  19  70 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.| The Jackson State women’s basketball team got a 24-point showing from the bench on the way to a 70-48 victory against the UAPB Golden Lions at Bartow Arena Friday to advance to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship game on Saturday. The Tigers had four players score in double figures, led by Andriana Avent, who had 19 points and two steals. Ti’lan Boler tacked on 19 points and…

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March 13 SWAC Men’s Tournament Recap

title image via the SWAC Buick SWAC Men’s Basketball Final Scores: Mar. 13 Game Statistics/Final Scores Please click the link above for more information.  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis. Women’s…

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J-State women’s hoops cleans up in SWAC postseason honors

title image via Jackson State Basketball Courtesy Jackson State Athletics After completing a perfect 18-0 conference season, the Jackson State women’s basketball team won big with Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) postseason awards. Head coach Tomekia Reed registered her fourth SWAC Coach of the Year honor (third consecutive) and Angel Jackson was named back-to-back SWAC Defensive Player of the Year. Ti’Ian Boler and Miya Crump finished on the All-SWAC First Team. In her sixth season as head coach of the Jackson State women’s basketball program, Tomekia Reed has led her program to its fifth consecutive SWAC Regular Season Championship. As head…

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FAMU’s Ahriahna Grizzle named SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

title image via Florida A&M Athletics Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Florida A&M’s Ahriahna Grizzle made Rattler history, becoming the first to be named the women’s basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year. Grizze had a phenomenal season, finishing the regular season with 536 points, becoming the sixth Rattler to score 500 + points in a season, and is currently ranked fifth all-time behind Jasmine Grice (782, 652) and Cathy Robinson (595, 563). Grizzle led the SWAC in scoring and was the only player to score over 500 points…

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Here is the lineup for the SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament

title image via the SWAC Courtney of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Bracket BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 Starry SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play. 2024 SWAC Regular Season Champion Jackson State enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (18-0 SWAC). Grambling State claimed the No. 2 seed (15-3 SWAC) while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (13-5 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-7 SWAC). Alabama…

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Florida A&M women’s hoops edges out close win over Bethune-Cookman

title image via Florida A&M Basketball Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 65 BCU 69 Winner FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 19  25  13  8  65 FAMU 28  8  21  12  69 The Florida A&M women’s basketball team fought back from an 11-point deficit at 56-45 with 3:36 left in the third quarter to knock off the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 69-65 at home Saturday The Rattlers (9-20, 8-10) had three players score in double figures, led by Ahriahna Grizzle, who had 23 points, five assists and three steals. Olivia Delancy tacked on 14…

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UAPB women’s hoops cleans up Alabama State, 70-47

title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics Winner 70 Final 47 Team 1 2 3 4 F UAPB 15  19  15  21  70 ALST 15  13  9  10  47 MONTGOMERY, AL – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team kept Alabama State to just 20 percent from 3-point range in a 2-for-10 shooting performance on the way to a 70-47 win over the Hornets on the road Saturday. The Golden Lions (14-11, 9-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Demetria Shephard, who had 15 points.…

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Second half surge power Alabama A&M past FAMU

title image via BPO+ Digital Media Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Athletics 61 Final Feb. 03, 2024 73 Winner Team 1 2 F Florida A&M 34  27  61 Alabama A&M 30  43  73 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team had four players in double figures as the Bulldogs used a big second half to end a five-game losing streak with a 73-61 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game a the AAMU Event Center. Alabama A&M…

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Kylen Milton and Joe French combine for 49 in 86-70 win over Grambling

title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 86 Winner Ark.-Pine Bluff 9-11,4-3 SWAC 70 Grambling 8-12,5-2 SWAC Team 1 2 F Ark.-Pine Bluff 37  49  86 Grambling 23  47  70 GRAMBLING, LA —Kylen Milton collected 26 points and Joe French added 23 and the UAPB men’s basketball team beat the Grambling Tigers 86-70 on the road Monday. The Golden Lions had four players score in double figures, led by Milton, who had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists. French tacked on 23 points and Ismael Plethelped out with 14 points and six rebounds. The…

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Bench powers Jackson State past FAMU

title image via Jackson State Basketball Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 79 Winner Jackson St. 12-6,7-0 SWAC 60 Florida A&M 4-14,3-4 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Jackson St. 22  11  23  23  79 Florida A&M 17  17  16  10  60 The Jackson State women’s basketball team got a 24-point performance from the bench on the way to a 79-60 win against the Florida A&M Rattlers on the road Monday. The Tigers improve to a perfect 7-0 in conference play. Angel Jackson led the Tigers’ offense with 18 points while adding five rebounds,…

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