Tag: SWAC

Albany State falls to Florida A&M in OT, 70-65

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Despite forcing 20 Rattlers turnovers , poor shooting and ball security issues of their own proved to be too much for Albany State to overcome as they were defeated 70-65 in overtime to Florida A&M Monday evening. The Golden Rams got off to a strong start against their D-1 foes, building an 9-point lead at 17-9 on Jamir Moore’s three pointer with 8:01 left in the opening half. Florida A&M came roaring back with a 9-0 run, taking the lead, 18-17 on a Byron Smith jump shot. The Golden Rams…

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Deion Sanders agrees that FAMU should have been in the FCS playoffs

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Despite going 9-2, including winning nine consecutive games after dropping their first two contest, the selection committee saw fit to snub FAMU from the postseason. The exclusion of Florida A&M from the FCS playoffs caused consternation, only in Rattler Nation ,but many in the HBCU fanbase and media contingent. Head coach Willie Simmons in a video posted to Twitter Sunday, shortly after the announcement was made and, amongst other things , termed the turn of events “disappointing” and that the young men of his football team “got short changed”. Head…

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Mississippi Valley State stuns PV 27-7

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics 7 PVAMU 27  VALLEY Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F PVAMU 7 0 0 0 7 VALLEY 0 0 17 10 27 ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University football program have potentially knocked Prairie View out of the SWAC West Championship, pending the Bayou Classic result next week, stunning the Panthers with a 27-7 blowout on Senior Day. The Basics •    Records: Mississippi Valley State (2-9, 2-6 SWAC) | Prairie View A&M (6-5, 5-3 SWAC) •    Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – Rice-Totten Stadium at Chuck…

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Alabama A&M plays spoiler in come-from-behind win over Texas Southern

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Courtesy of Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director 20 TXSO 24  AAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TXSO 0 8 6 6 20 AAMU 0 3 0 21 24 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Faced with the end of their season after 60 minutes, Alabama A&M (4-7, 4-4 SWAC) gave a preview of things to come as they rallied from down 17 in the fourth to stun Texas Southern (5-6, 4-4 SWAC) 24-20 and ruin their Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title hopes in an NCAA Division I football game on Saturday, November…

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Florida A&M defeats Bethune-Cookman 41-20 in Florida Classic

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 41  FAM 20 BCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 13 14 0 14 41 BCU 0 7 7 6 20 ORLANDO, Fla. | Five different players reached the end zone, led by two scores from Jaylen McCloud, as Florida A&M handily beat Bethune-Cookman 41-20 on Saturday afternoon inside Camping World Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 9-2 on the year and 7-1 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the BCU fell to 2-9 and 2-6. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 195 yards through the air,…

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Fourth quarter surge sinks Texas Southern in season finale

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 20 TXSO 24  AAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TXSO 0 8 6 6 20 AAMU 0 3 0 21 24 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A 21-point fourth quarter by Alabama A&M was the difference as Texas Southern dropped its 2022 season finale 24-21 at Lewis Crews Stadium. On its opening drive, Texas Southern made it to the AAMU 35 but a fumble ended the drive which AAMU recovered at its own 37. The Bulldogs threatened to score at the TSU 6 but Tarik Cooper picked…

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Southern scores 74-66 upset over Cal

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Courtesy of Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director 74  SU 66 Cal Team 1 2 F SU 38  36  74 Cal 26  40  66 BERKELEY, Ca. | Southern (1-3) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Jaguars held off California, 74-66, at Haas Pavilion. For the fifth time in school history, the Southern University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. SU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on November…

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Bethune upsets Grambling 3-2 in SWAC Volleyball Quarterfinals

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Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics HOUSTON – Niara Hightower and Jasmine Moore each had 12 kills and Alleah Dallas delivered match point as Bethune-Cookman rallied for a 3-2 (15-25,25-19,23-25,25-23, 15-10) upset of Grambling State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday night. How it Happened After tying the match with a fourth set victory, B-CU used a 5-0 run to take a 9-5 fifth set lead. Grambling closed to 9-8, but a Moore kill capped off a 6-1 run that brought B-CU within a point to set the stage for Dallas’…

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Grambling taken to the woodshed by Grand Canyon , 81-48

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 48 GSU 81  GCU Team 1 2 F GSU 15  33  48 GCU 42  39  81 PHOENIX, Ariz. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team returned to the court on Friday night and suffered its first setback of the season as the Tigers fell, 81-48, to Grand Canyon on Friday night at GCU Arena. Grambling State, which went the first 5:08 without a bucket from the floor, trailed, 42-15, at the half and could not recover. Carte’Are Gordon was the lone Tiger in double…

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Terry Collins’ career night pushes MVSU to victory over North Alabama

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics 68 UNA 76  MVSU Team 1 2 F UNA 33  35  68 MVSU 31  45  76 ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball program snapped a 41-game losing streak in NCAA Division I, non-conference games with a 76-68 victory over North Alabama in Head Coach George Ivory‘s Delta Devils home debut. What You Need to Know: Mississippi Valley State Top Performers: Notes: We would not blame Valley if the tune “On The Road Again” was the team’s new theme song over the…

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