Tag: Winston Salem State University

Winston-Salem State announces Corey Thompson as new head men’s basketball coach

Brandon King

Winston Salem State announced Corey Thompson as its new men’s basketball coach Thompson is a familiar name to WSSU faithful, as he played for the Rams from 1998-2002 under one of the most successful coaches in program history, the late Rick Duckett who won CIAA Championships in his brief time at Winston Salem. He helped bring the Rams a quartet of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, two trips to the Sweet 16, and back-to-back CIAA conference titles. “Returning home to WSSU fills me with great pride and honor,” said Thompson. “I…

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Winston-Salem State beats down Saint Augustine’s 41-14

Staff

Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Athletics The Winston-Salem State University football team scored the most points thus far this season defeating St. Augustine’s 41-14 Saturday afternoon inside the George Williams Athletic Complex. The Rams improve to (2-5, 2-4 CIAA), while SAU moves to (1-7, 1-5 CIAA). How it Happened JahTwan Stafford had a 15-yard run to score and the extra point was good to give the Rams a 7-0 score with 9:52 left in the first quarter. JahTwan Straffod had another 14-yard run to score but the two-point conversion was no…

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WSSU announcement regarding homecoming refunds

Brandon King

Courtesy of Winston Salem State Athletics The university would like to send a special thank you to all our supporters that purchased tickets or vendor space for our homecoming festivities. As you all know, due to Hurricane Ian, Friday and Saturday activities were canceled. As such, we intend to give everyone a full refund of your purchase price for university-sanctioned events. As we begin to process your refunds, please keep in mind the following: All refunds for football tickets, parade, step show, and vendor registrations are in process. You DO…

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