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Tennessee State loses second straight with 71-63 defeat to Tennessee Tech

January 14, 2023January 15, 2023 Brandon King

63 TSU 71 TNTech Team 1 2 F TSU 33 30 63 TNTech 31 40 71 The teams played to a stalemate through the first 8:11 play when a three-pointer from TTU’s Jaylen Sebee knotted the game at 10. Tennessee scored 8 consecutive points, taking an 18-10 on Zion Griffin’s shop from downtown. Tennessee State would enjoy as much as a twin-point advantage on two-separate occasions- at 20-10 on a Zion Griffin jumper with 8:09 left and an Adong Makuoi lay that made the score 22-12 at 6:47 to go…

Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short at Tennessee Tech, 83-76

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Staff

76 TSU 83 TNTech Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 25 13 19 19 76 TNTech 16 21 23 23 83 The Tennessee State women’s hoops team went into the half with a 38-37 lead but was unable to maintian their advantage as they fell on the road, 83-76 to Tennessee Tech Saturday afternoon. Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics COOKEVILLE, TN – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team went into halftime beating Tennessee Tech 38-37, but could not hang on in the second half and fell 83-76 to the Golden…

Tennessee State drops home conference game to UT Martin 77-66

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Brandon King

77 UT Martin 11-7,3-2 OVC 66 Tennessee St. 10-8,2-3 OVC Team 1 2 F UT Martin 38 39 77 Tennessee St. 29 37 66 The Tennessee State University men’s basketball came up short Thursday evening, falling 77-66 to UT Martin. Tennessee State took an early 8-0, but UT Martin answered back with 9 consecutive points to take a 9-8 lead on Jordan Sears’ fastbreak layup. TSU would briefly square things at 9 apiece on a Zion Griffin free throw. A Parker Stewart three-pointer put the Skyhawks up 12-9 and from that point…

Tennessee State’s Elaina Housworth named OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Staff

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – Tennessee State track and field’s Elaina Housworth was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week after her performances in the long jump and triple jump at the Edmonds-Wilt Invite and the Ed Temple Classic. In her first meet of the season at the Edmonds-Wilt Invite, the Covington Ga., native recorded a first place finish out of eight in the triple jump after finishing with a leap of 12.34. She would also finish in fifth place out of 10 in the long jump with…

Tennessee State fights back to overcome Lindenwood, 60-57

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Brandon King

60 TSU 57 Linden Team 1 2 F TSU 18 42 60 Linden 32 25 57 The Tennessee State overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat he Lions of Lindenwood, 60-57. The Tigers stumbled out of the gate in the first half, shooting 7-31( 22.58%) from the field and 2-11 from downtown ( 18.18%) , which mightily aided in the mere 18 points scored and the 14-point hole they found themselves in after the opening 20 minutes of play. TSU played uphill for the majority of the second half, finally…

Tennessee State hoops to face SIUE on ESPNews

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Staff

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The first of nine OVC wild card televised games begins on Thursday evening as TSU travels to SIUE for a 6 p.m. tip on ESPNews, ESPN+ and Nashville airwaves 102.1 FM the Vile. TSU is coming off a New Year’s Eve win over Little Rock, 94-69, last Saturday at the Gentry. WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: TSU expanded its partnership with Cromwell Media, naming 102.1 FM The Ville as the flagship TSU men’s basketball station. “The Voice of the Tigers” Greg Pogue returns for his…

Eddie George to coach in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Brandon King

Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George was a selected to lead one of the teams that will take part in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The game made the announcement Wednesday afternoon via its Twitter account. More on the story at hbcusprts.com.

Tennessee State lady Tigers seek first win against SIUE in six years

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Staff

Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will be in search of their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season and their first win at SIUE since January of 2016 when they take on the Cougars tomorrow afternoon. TSU is coming off two straight OVC losses as they fell to Morehead State and Little Rock last weekend. The Matchup: Tennessee State (5-8, 0-2 OVC) vs. SIUE (2-11, 1-1 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, January 5 at 3:00 p.m.Location: First Community Arena || Edwardsville, Il.TV: ESPN+Live Stats…

Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short against Little Rock, 64-57

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Staff

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 64 LR 57 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F LR 13 14 20 17 64 TSU 10 17 13 17 57 NASHVILLE – Erica Haynes-Overton, Gia Adams, and Saniah Parker combined to score 43 of Tennessee State’s 57 total points, but the Lady Tigers fell to the Little Rock Trojans 64-57 at home Saturday. Haynes-Overton led the Lady Tigers (5-8, 0-2) with 22 points and two steals. Adams added 11 points and three steals and Parker helped out with 10 points and two steals. Tennessee State forced 22…

Morehead too much for TSU, goes down in OVC opener

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Brandon King

83 More 75 TSU Team 1 2 F More 40 43 83 TSU 33 42 75 For Tennessee State, Morehead was a bad thing, as the Tigers dropped their conference opener to the Eagles, 83-75. The Tigers took an early 3-2 lead off a Dedric Boyd three=pointer; Morehead State responded with nine straight points to seize an 11-3 advantage. Tennessee State would spend the remaining balance of the first half playing uphill, falling behind by as much as fifteen points before ultimately finding themselves in a seven-point deficit at 40-33.…