Tag: Women’s Basketball

Fourth quarter comeback pushes Lady Tigers past Redhawks 76-72

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The Tennessee State Lady Tigers overcame a double-digit fourth quarter deficit to defeat Southeast Missouri State 76-72 and notch their first OVC win of the season.  The Lady Tigers tied the game at 5, 8, 10, 12, and 14, but were unable to get over the hump and trailed 22-21 at the end of the first quarter.  The Lady Tigers continued to work from underneath in the second quarter drawing with a single point on multiple occasions. Erin Martin knocked down a three-pointer that gave the Lady Tigers their first…

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Lane puts it on Savannah State 72-49

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title image via Lane Athletics 72 Winner Lane 49 FVSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Lane 20  14  23  15  72 FVSU 15  15  13  6  49 Courtesy of Lane College Athletics FORT VALLEY, Ga. — The Lane College women’s basketball team continued its strong SIAC play on Wednesday evening, pulling away in the second half for a 72–49 road victory over Fort Valley State at the Health and Physical Education Complex. Lane improved to 7–1 overall and 6–1 in SIAC action, using a balanced scoring attack and relentless effort on…

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Howard shocks Cincinnati on the road 66-64

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr.,retired Howard University Sports Information Director 66 Winner HOW 64 UC Team 1 2 3 4 F HOW 18  18  18  12  66 UC 15  17  18  14  64 Junior forward Sa’lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.) scored on a layup with 3.3 seconds remaining to give the Howard University women’s basketball team a hard-fought 66-64 win over Cincinnati at the Fifth Third Arena. It marked only the fifth time in school history that the Bison have defeated a Power 4 opponent: North Carolina State; Maryland; Minnesota and Rutgers. The game was…

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Albany State women’s basketball drops close one to LeMoyne-Owen

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Image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics 71 Winner LOC 69 ASU Team 1 2 3 4 F LOC 11  25  15  20  71 ASU 24  15  13  17  69 Albany, Ga. – In a thrilling home and conference opener inside the HPER Gym Complex, the Albany State Lady Golden Rams showcased poise, grit, and promise despite a narrow 71–69 setback to the LeMoyne-Owen Lady Magicians. Though the result didn’t fall their way, the Lady Golden Rams delivered a performance packed with encouraging takeaways as they begin their…

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Virginia Union women’s hoops gets first win of the season

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image via Lamumba Howard Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 55 FC 63 Winner VU Team 1 2 3 4 F FC 15  2  22  16  55 VU 20  11  14  18  63 Virginia Union University earned its first victory of the 2025–26 season on Wednesday evening, defeating Ferrum College 63–55 inside Barco-Stevens Hall. The Panthers were led by Bruni Martinez, who turned in a dominant performance with 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting, nine rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. Martinez controlled the paint throughout the night and scored at key moments to halt…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers continue Texas tour with UT Arlington

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Image via Tennessee State Women’s Basketball IG Despite getting evicerated by TCU, 122-39, in their last game, Coach Candice Dupree’s Tennessee State Lady Tigers ball club will look to pick themselves off the mat this evening against UT Arlington.  The Lady Tigers are still searching for their first win of the season, having also had close losses to Middle Tennessee, 69-64, and Wright State, 85-80. Aaniya Webb and Xai Whitfield are the team’s leading scorers, averaging 10.7 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. In addition to her scoring, Whitfield also…

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Howard Women’s hoops to take on George Washington on Tuesday

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Title image via Benita Gladney Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director WASHINGTON (November 10, 2025) – Howard University women’s basketball team (2-0) takes on the Revolutionaries of George Washington University (1-1) in an inner-city nonconference showdown at The Smith Center. Tipoff is scheduled for Tuesday (Nov.11) at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+. LAST TIMEOUT HOWARD Saturday (Nov. 8), redshirt junior Zoe Stewart(Terre Haute, Ind.) scored a team-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the Howard University women’s basketball team cruised…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops falls to Wright State 85-80

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Title image via Tennessee State Athletics 85 Winner WSU 80 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F WSU 19  20  23  23  85 TSU 24  21  11  24  80 After falling 69-64 in their season opener at Middle Tennessee State, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers looked to bounce back in their home opener against Wright State. Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers, the third quarter proved to be the decisive period, ultimately leading to their 85-80 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair that featured…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers blitzed early, falls hard in OVC Tourney opener, 90-66 to Southern Illinois

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image via Tennessee State Basketball It was a rough day at the office for the Tennessee State Lady Tigers Southern Illinois pounced on them early and did not look back as TSU was unceremoniously sent packing in the first round of the OVC Tournament, 90-66 at the hands of USI, a team they had defeated 73-64 four days previously in the season finale.  Although the Lady Tigers took a brief 2-0 lead off a Kiki Roberts steal and layup at the 9:24 mark. From there it went downhill, rather quickly,…

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Lady Tigers rally in second half to claim 70-66 win over Western Illinois

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image via Tennessee State Athletics Overcoming a rough first half and a double-digit deficit, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers were able to persevere and claim a 70-66 win Thursday afternoon at the Gentry Center.  Tennessee State got off to a frigid start, shooting an artic 15.8% (3-19) from the field and 1-10 from downtown in a first-quarter In which they never led, and were fortunate to only find themselves down 15-8 after the opening period of play.  The Lady Tigers’ offense continued to sputter in the second quarter, shooting just…

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