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
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…
Read MoreUAPB women’s hoops pulls the upset against Arkansas
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…
Read MoreAlcorn women’s basketball taken to the woodshed by North Texas , 84-50
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…
Read MoreAlabama A&M blown out by Georgia Tech, 70-49
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).…
Read MoreFlorida A&M’s late rally comes up short, falls 68-65 to South Florida
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…
Read MoreMississippi Valley State has 7th highest GSR in the SWAC
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…
Read MoreAlcorn Women’s Hoops travels to get it on with North Texas on Saturday
title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn Sports Alcorn State University women’s basketball heads to Denton, Texas for a weekend match up with the University of North Texas on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. The last time these two teams met up was on Nov. 11, 2019 and Alcorn was defeated 67-31. However, ASU has several weapons to put up a fight in UNT Coliseum or the “Super Pit”. The Lady Braves enter the game riding a 78-45 win over Arkansas Baptist University. In their last outing, Alcorn was…
Read MoreJackson State hoops to face top-3 rated Houston Saturday
Title image via Ian Penny Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Houston, Texas – The Jackson State men’s basketball road warriors will travel to H-Town to face one of the best teams in the country, the No. 3/2 Houston Cougars, on Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center. The game can be seen live on ESPN+. The Tigers (2-6) are coming off a 75-71 road win at Arkansas State. Ken Evans Jr. scored 32 points and added five rebounds and two steals to lead the Tigers. Jordan O’Neal helped out with four points, seven rebounds, and five…
Read MoreBench shows up big in Rattlers’ first win on the season
title image via FAMU Athletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 65 Winner FAMU 60 Presb Team 1 2 F FAMU 41 24 65 Presb 32 28 60 CLINTON, S.C. —The Florida A&M men’s basketball team got a 30-point performance from the bench on the way to a 65-60 victory against the Presbyterian Blue Hose on the road Wednesday. The Rattlers (1-5) had four players score in double figures, led by Love Bettis, who had 22 points. Shannon Grant tacked on 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks and Keith Lamar chipped in as well with 10 points,…
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