Tag: SWAC

Grambling State Lady Tigers to host TxSU and PVAMU

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team will look to remain in the win column as Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M come to town for a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Tip-off against Texas Southern is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday and 5:30 p.m. on Monday against Prairie View A&M. Grambling State (10-13 overall, 7-4 SWAC), which currently sits in fourth place behind Southern, Alabama State and Prairie View A&M, enters Saturday’s tilt with Texas Southern…

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Grambling’s Shakyla Hill named to Dawn Staley Award Mid-Season Watch List

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From Grambling State Sports Information: PHILADELPHIA, Pa. | Grambling State University senior guard Shakyla Hill continued to receive national recognition as she was named on Tuesday to the Dawn Staley Award Mid-Season Watch List. In its sixth season, the award recognizes the nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball, exemplified by skills that Staley possessed: ball handling, scoring, ability to distribute and will to win. Staley is currently the head coach at the University of South Carolina and played was a three-time All-America choice at the University of Virginia during her playing career…

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Boyd and Hill spearhead Lady Tigers past Lady Braves

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From Grambling State Sports Information: LORMAN, Miss. | Shakyla Hill and Jazmin Boyd combined for 39 points as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team rolled past Alcorn State, 79-63, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Monday nightat the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Grambling State (10-13 overall, 7-4 SWAC), which snapped a two-game losing streak, led 23-13 at the end of one period and took a 40-24 advantage into the half. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Braves, 24-17, in the third and cruised to the conference win. Hill, who was…

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Grambling Lady Tigers fall to Southern 71-65

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From Grambling Sports Information: BATON ROUGE, La. | Three Grambling State University women’s basketball players posted double figures in scoring, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Tigers fell, 71-65, on Saturday to rival Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Grambling State (9-13 overall, 6-4 SWAC), which has now lost two straight, trailed, 23-21 at the end of one period and 35-31 at the break. Southern (12-10, 9-2) took a 46-44 lead into the final period. Justice Coleman led the way with 14 points,…

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Grambling defeats Southern 59-40

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From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team shot over 50 percent in the second half as the Tigers completed a season sweep of rival Southern, 59-40, on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Grambling State (12-11 overall, 6-4 SWAC) shot nearly 31 percent in the first half, yet trailed Southern, 23-20, at the break. The Tigers turned things up offensively in the second half, shooting almost 55 percent in outscoring the Jaguars, 39-17, to cruise…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

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From swac.org : BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University senior guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after a history-making effort over this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill became the first player in NCAA Division I college basketball history – male or female – to record two quadruple-doubles, accomplishing the feat in a 77-57 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Hill finished with a game-high 21 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals in the game, shooting…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

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From swac.org : BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University forward Jeremy Combs has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after helping lead the Tigers to victories over Alabama State and Alabama A&M. The league made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Combs posted weekly averages of 19 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as Texas Southern earned double-digit wins over the Hornets and Bulldogs. The Dallas, Texas native was particularly impressive against Alabama State, scoring 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting along with 11 rebounds in an 83-59 victory.…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- January 22

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From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill, a 5-7 senior from Little Rock, Ark., collected her fifth weekly honor of the season after averaging 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and 73.9 percent from the foul line. Versus Texas Southern, Hill posted her second triple-double…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 22

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From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn State University guard Troymain Crosby has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Crosby, a 6-4 sophomore from Laurel, Miss., led the way for Alcorn in a 2-0 home-stand with wins over Mississippi Valley State (63-57) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (74-69). Over the two games, he averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists. He shot .542 (13-24) from the field. Crosby flirted with a triple-double against…

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SWAC Indoor Track and Field Recap- January 18-20

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Hornets shine at Samford Invitational, Samford Open BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Alabama State continued its impressive start the 2018-19 Indoor Season with a strong showing at the Samford Invitational Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The men had seven top five finishes while the women tallied six on day one. Alabama State closed out the Samford tournament at the Crossplex with another flurry of top five finishes. Samford Invitational Results | Samford Open Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap Multiple Panthers set personal-best marks at Red Raider Invite LUBBOCK, Texas  – During the Red Raider Invite hosted…

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