Tag: SWAC

Grambling Men’s Basketball advance to SWAC semifinals

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team built a 12-point first-half lead and held on late down the stretch for a 59-52 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in the 2019 Toyota Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (17-15), the fourth seed, secured its first back-to-back winning season since 2004-2006. The Tigers advance to Friday’s semifinals and will meet top seed Prairie View A&M at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham,…

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Hill leads Grambling to SWAC semis

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | Shakyla Hill, who was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, posted a double-double with a game-high 22 points and 10 assists as Grambling State advanced to the 2019 Toyota SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals with a 72-61 victory over Texas Southern at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (16-15), the fourth seed, advanced to Friday’s semifinals and will meet top seed Southern at noon at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham,…

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Grambling Lady Tigers hold off late charge from Alabama A&M

Brandon King

GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team led by as many 25 points midway through the third period and held on for a 71-61 victory over Alabama A&M during Senior Day in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State secured the fourth seed in next week’s SWAC Basketball Tournament and will face the fifth seed, Texas Southern. Tip-off against TSU is set for on Tuesday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Time for Tuesday’s game will be determined…

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Grambling smacks up Alabama State 93-66

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | On a night when the Grambling State University men’s basketball team entered the evening needing to defeat by Alabama State by 22 points to hold the tiebreaker over the Hornets, the Tigers got that margin and more, shooting a blistering 67.3 percent from the floor, in a 93-66 victory in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Thursday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (15-15 overall, 9-8 SWAC) now controls its own destiny to hosting a SWAC Tournament game. The Tigers currently…

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Hill records milestone as Grambling beats Alabama State 63-45

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | Shakyla Hill came into Thursday night’s game against Alabama State needing 14 points to become the fourth player in Grambling State University women’s basketball history with 2,000 career points and she got exactly 14 points in the Lady Tigers’ 63-45 victory over the Lady Hornets in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Thursday night at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Hill, the fourth all-time leading scorer in school history is now just 32 points shy of moving into the third spot, which is currently being held by…

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March 9 SWAC Men’s Basketball Notebook

Brandon King

From swac.org : FULL RELEASE MARCH 7*Alcorn State at Texas Southern7:30 p.m./Houston, Texas *Southern at Prairie View A&M7:30 p.m./Prairie View, Texas *Alabama A&M at Jackson State7:30 p.m./Jackson, Miss. *Alabama State at Grambling State7:30 p.m./Grambling, La. MARCH 9*UAPB at Mississippi Valley State4:30 p.m./Itta Bena, Miss. *Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M5:00 p.m./Prairie View, Texas *Alabama State at Jackson State5:00 p.m./Jackson, Miss. *Alabama A&M at Grambling State5:00 p.m./Grambling, La. *Southern at Texas Southern7:30 p.m./Houston, Texas * = Conference Game

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap- March 7

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From swac.org : Scores From Around the SWACJackson State 66, Alabama A&M 47Grambling State 93, Alabama State 66Texas Southern 99, Alcorn State 72Prairie View A&M 73, Southern 55 Prairie View A&M locks up regular-season title with win over Southern PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team (18-12, 16-1 SWAC) defeated Southern University (6-24, 5-12 SWAC) 73-55 Thursday evening during Southwestern Athletic Conference action at the William J. Nicks Babydome. The victory clinches the regular season championship outright for the Panthers. Box Score | Recap Texas Southern overwhelms Alcorn…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Scoreboard- March 7

Brandon King

From swac.org : Scores From Around the SWACJackson State 69, Alabama A&M 51Grambling State 63, Alabama State 45Texas Southern 66, Alcorn State 51Prairie View A&M 63, Southern 52 Prairie View A&M downs Southern, still alive for #1 seed and share of regular-season crown PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M women’s basketball team (15-12, 12-5 SWAC) defeated Southern University (16-12, 13-4 SWAC) 63-52 Thursday evening during Southwestern Athletic Conference action at the William J. Nicks Babydome. Box Score | Recap Mitchell dominant for Texas Southern in win over Alcorn State, top-4 seed…

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Grambling Men’s Basketball finishes season against Alabama State and Alabama A&M

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team closes out its regular season home campaign with a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games against Alabama State on Thursday and Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tip-off for Thursday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m.at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State will hold Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. On Saturday, Grambling State will hold Senior Day, as tip-off against the Lady Bulldogs is scheduled for 5 p.m. Grambling State (14-15 overall, 8-8 SWAC), which snapped…

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Grambling Women’s hoops finishes off season at home against ASU and AAMU

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team closes out its regular season home campaign with a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games against Alabama State on Thursday and Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tip-off for Thursday’s game is set for 5:30 p.m.at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State will hold Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. On Saturday, Grambling State will hold Senior Day, as tip-off against the Lady Bulldogs is scheduled for 3 p.m. Grambling State (13-15 overall, 10-6 SWAC) currently sits…

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