Tag: SWAC

FAMU prepares to get it on with Howard in the Celebration Bowl

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics ATLANTA, Ga. –– Rattlers’ historic season is ending Saturday afternoon as they make their first appearance in the Celebration Bowl and look to cap off the season by bringing a Celebration Bowl trophy to Tallahassee. When, Where, How to Watch/Listen, Digital Program:  When: Saturday, December 16, 12 p.m. EasternWhere: Mercedes-Benz StadiumWatch: ABCListen: Florida A&M Rattlers app or Rattlers+Digital Program Coaches in the gameWillie Simmons (Clemson, 2002 | The Citadel, 2003) Career Record: 65-24 (9th season, 2020 canceled due to COVID-19)Record at FAMU: 44-13 (6th Season 2020 canceled due to COVID-19) Larry Scott (USF, 2000) Career Record: 18-23…

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Alabama State’s Adams, Johnson and Victor garner FCS Football Central All-American Honors

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title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics Alabama State University’s Colton Adams, Kisean Johnson and Mikey Victor were named the FCS Football Central All-American teams on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.  FCS Football Central was formed through an agreement through a partnership between The Bluebloods and Sports Illustrated/FanNation. Adams earned his way on to the FCS Football Central Second Team, while Johnson and Victory represent Alabama State as Third-Team selections.   Adams, who adds the honor to his First-Team All-SWAC selection, led the Hornet with 124 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and had four…

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B-CU’s Jakobi Heady named SWAC Basketball Impact Player of the Week

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Title image Romeo T. Guzman Courtesy Bethune-Cookman Athletics Bethune-Cookman’s Jakobi Heady Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men’s Basketball Impact Player of the Week, announced Tuesday, Dec. 12, from the league office in Birmingham, Alabama. Sophomore guard Jakobi Heady was the catalyst for the Wildcats’ dominant win over South Carolina State last weekend. He put up 20 points on 7/16 shooting and was able to hit three of his five three-point attempts. Heady was also the Wildcats’ leading rebounder with eight, while also collecting two assists, a steal, and a block. It marks the first weekly honor…

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Florida A&M’s Isaiah Major, Kendall Bohler, and Cameron Covin named BOXTOROW All-Americans

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title image via FAMUAthletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics Florida A&M linebacker Isaiah Major, defensive back Kendall Bohler, and offensive lineman Cameron Covinwere named to the 2023 BOXTOROW All-American Team. Isaiah MajorMajor had an outstanding 2023 campaign, finishing the season named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and finishing 16th in the Buck Buchanan Award voting. Major finished the season with 100 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a fumble recovery, and a game-sealing pick-six versus Alabama State. Kendall Bohler Kendall Bohler was one of two lockdown corners for the nation’s number one defense. Bohler…

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Southern decimates Louisiana Christian, 101-45

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title image Khaleb Smith Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations, Southern University Athletics The Jaguars dismantles Louisiana Christian University to pick up their first win of the young season on Saturday afternoon. Final score was 101-45. HOW IT HAPPENED– The Jaguars jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first three-minutes of the contest to cruise to a 25-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.  – The Jaguars outscored the Wildcats 22-10 to closeout the first half, 50-16.– The Jaguars…

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UAPB women’s hoops pulls the upset against Arkansas

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The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff women’s basketball team has pulled off their second upset in their last three contest, with a 74-70 takedown of Arkansas. The game started as a hotly contested matchup, with both h teams taking their turns out in front. Neither team had their shooting eye , with UAPB connecting on just 5-26 from the floor and Arkansas wasn’t much better shooting 23.5% (4-17), with three of those field goals coming from Taliah Scott , who scored 12 of the Razorbacks’ 14 points in the frame. Arkansas…

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Alcorn women’s basketball taken to the woodshed by North Texas , 84-50

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title image via Alcorn Sports Courtesy of Braves Communications 50 Alcorn 84 Winner UNT Team 1 2 3 4 F Alcorn 10  14  15  11  50 UNT 18  26  17  23  84 DENTON, Texas — Alcorn State University women’s basketball traveled to face the Mean Green of the University of North Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Braves fought hard but fell to UNT, 50-84.     ASU was led by Zy’Nyia White with 19 points, four rebounds, and three steals. She was followed by Tyginae Wright with eight points and four assists. Destiny Brown and Akyriale…

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Alabama A&M blown out by Georgia Tech, 70-49

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title image via Georgia Tech Athletics Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Athletics ATLANTA, Ga. | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team could not get much going offensively, struggling from the floor by shooting nearly 28 percent as the Bulldogs fell, 70-49, to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.  Alabama A&M (1-7), which went nearly six minutes without a basket late in the first half as Georgia Tech, which shot 47.8 percent from the floor in the opening period, took a 17-point lead (32-15).…

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Florida A&M’s late rally comes up short, falls 68-65 to South Florida

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title image via FAMU Athletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 68 Winner USA 65 FAMU Team 1 2 3 4 F USA 16  16  20  16  68 FAMU 17  16  13  19  65 The Florida A&M women’s basketball team pieced together a rally late in Friday’s game, outscoring South Alabama 16-7 in the final five minutes, but ultimately came up short, falling to the Jaguars 68-65. The Rattlers (1-7) had two players score in double figures, led by Ahriahna Grizzle, who had 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Olivia Delancy tacked…

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Mississippi Valley State has 7th highest GSR in the SWAC

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title images via Mississippi Valley State Athletics Courtesy of MVSU Athletics The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data was announced on Wednesday by NCAA. The announcement showed that Mississippi Valley State overall GSR was 74 percent, the seventh highest among the Southwestern Atlantic Conference (SWAC). MVSU had one team record a perfect GSR of 100 percent (Men’s Tennis) and four teams with a GSR over 80 percent (Men’s Tennis, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, and Softball). Today’s figures reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who enrolled at MVSU from 2013-16. The NCAA…

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