Tag: Women’s Hoops

TSU’s Saniah Parker named OVC Frosh of the Week

Brandon King

Tuesday morning Tennessee State University lady basketballer Saniah Parker was announced as Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the week. In helping the Lady Tigers go 2-0 last week, Parker scored 14 against UT Martin and followed that up with a season, and career-high 18 points against Southeast Missouri. Parker was scorching from the floor in those games, hitting 12-16 from the floor including knocking down 75% of her three point attempts and 83% of her free throws. On the season Parker is averaging 8.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 steals and…

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January 8, 2022 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recaps and Scores

Brandon King

Saturday was a jam-packed day for Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball with all twelve teams in action. Here are the scores and recaps from the day’s contests: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 86, Texas Southern 82 – Box Score | Recap   Prairie View A&M 84, Mississippi Valley State 77 – Box Score | Recap   Jackson State 79, Alabama State 58 – Box Score | Recap Southern 71, Florida A&M 55 – Box Score | Recap Grambling State 66, Bethune-Cookman 61 – Box Score | Recap Alcorn State 61, Alabama A&M 59 – Box Score | Recap   Conference Standings

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TSU’s Tatyana Davis named OVC Newcomer of the Week

Brandon King

Tennessee State University guard Tatyana Davis was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Newcomer of the week. Davis put up a career-high 25 points against Tennessee Tech and followed that up with 17 versus Morehead StateIn helping the Lady Tigers go 2-0 in the past week. Davis also shot a very efficient 64% from the floor, including knocking down 50% of her three-point attempts. On the season, Davis is averaging a team-high 14.1 points per game, while shooting 45% from the floor, even while recently shifting from starter to sixth-man over…

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December 29, 2021 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

There were three games scheduled for Wednesday’s Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s hoops action , but only one actually got take the court, with the Alabama A&M /Nicholls State and Alcorn State’s matchup with Texas both being cancelled due to the perniciousness of COVID-19. Grambling was the only SWAC team that remained in action and the Lady Tigers defeated New Orleans 61-49, to bring them to 3-8 on the season. Grambling will tip-off Southewestern Athletic Confernce play Monday, January 3, at 5:30 when they play host to Prairie View A&M. From…

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December 19, 2021 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Sunday was a tough day for SWAC women’s basketball team. Five squads took to the court to contest out-of-conference opponents and none of them came away victorious, including Prairie View taking a 62-point beating at the hands of Iowa State. Here are the scores and conference standings via the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Sunday, December 19 Iowa State 100, Prairie View A&M 38 – Box Score | Recap   Georgia Southern 88, Bethune-Cookman 59 – Box Score | Recap College of Charleston 83, Florida A&M 60 – Box Score | Recap Mississippi State 74, Jackson State 66 – Box Score | Recap   Florida Atlantic 70, Alabama…

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December 8, 2021 SWAC Women’s Recap

Brandon King

There was only one SWAC women’s basketball team in action Wednesday night. Alcorn State was absolutely bludgeoned by Baylor, 94-40. From the Southwestern Athletic Conference (box score) and the Baylor Bears ( Recap) Baylor 94, Alcorn State 40 – Box Score | Recap  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball,…

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December 8, 2021 MEAC Women’s Hoops Recap

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Morgan State gets by Loyola, while UMES falls to La Salle From the MId-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 64, Loyola (Md.) 55La Salle 77, Maryland Eastern Shore 70 Morgan State 64, Loyola (Md.) 55 BALTIMORE, Md. — MEAC Preseason Player of the Year Dahnye Redd led the way on Wednesday, as Morgan State extended its winning streak to six games with a 64-55 win over loyola (Md.). Redd dropped 15 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals. There were three Bears in double figures; Ashia McCalla added 14…

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December 5 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Team Standings Sunday, December 5 Jacksonville State 78, Alabama State 46 – Box Score | Recap Louisiana Tech 69, Mississippi Valley State 56  – Box Score | Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.…

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FAMU ends road trip with defeat at hands of Jacksonville

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36 FAMU 57  JVille Team 1 2 3 4 F FAMU 5  8  12  11  36 JVille 14  13  22  8  5 Courtesy of FAMU Athletics: Box Score JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Florida A&M women’s basketball has finished their season-opening six-game road trip as they fell to the Jacksonville Dolphins 57-36. After falling 14-5 at the end of the first, the Rattlers went on a 4-0 run to bring the game within five before Jacksonville went on their own run to take a 27-13 lead into the half. The Rattlers’ best quarter…

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November 29, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 66, Saint Peter’s 62Towson 76, Delaware State 47Elon 73, North Carolina Central 51 Morgan State 66, Saint Peter’s 62 JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Three Bears scored in double figures on Monday as Morgan State picked up its third straight win, a 66-62 defeat of Saint Peter’s in the Yanitelli Center. Ashia McCalla led the Bears (3-4) with 15 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals, while Adia Brisker dropped 13 points and grabbed six rebounds and four steals. MEAC Preseason Player…

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