Johnson C. Smith women’s hoops comes up short against Francis Marion 54-48 Monday night

Title image via Brain Frey 54 Winner FMU 48 JCS Team 1 2 3 4 F FMU 16  15  9  14  54 JCS 12  12  15  9  48 Courtesy of JOhnson C. Smith Athletics CHARLOTTE –  Ciara Harris Ciara Harris scored 20 points but the Johnson C. Smith University women’s basketball team dropped an 54-48 decision to the Patriots of Francis Marion inside Brayboy Gymnasium on Monday evening. Besty Burnett added 11 points to go along with four rebounds while Harris grabbed 10 rebounds on the night. For the contest, the Golden Bulls (1-4) shot 34 percent from the…

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FAMU women’s hoops falls by 20 to Houston, 79-59

title image via FAMU Athletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 59 FAMU 79 Winner UH Team 1 2 3 4 F FAMU 12  9  19  19  59 UH 26  18  22  13  79 –Olivia Delancy and Ahriahna Grizzle combined to score 40 total points, but the Rattlers fell to the Houston Cougars 79-59 on the road Sunday. Delancy led the Rattlers (1-6) with 22 points. Grizzle tacked on 18 points and five steals and Peryonna Sylvester chipped in as well with eight points and two steals. Florida A&M’s defense held Houston to only 38.2 percent shooting…

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Lady Golden Rams nip Lane, 60-59 on the road

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams won their first game of the season after defeating the Lane College Dragons (60-59) in the J F Lane Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, in Jackson, Tennessee.  The Golden Rams improved to (1-8) overall and (1-2) in the SIAC.  The Dragons fell to (1-5) overall and (1-2) in the conference.  Elisa Saffold, the Golden Rams leading scorer, finished with 15 points.  Saffold connected on 3/8 three point attempts in the game.  Yasmine Fairchild chipped in with 12 points and 7 rebounds.  A…

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Trouble in the second and third quarter sinks TSU against Cincinnati, 76-52

title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of TSU Athletics 52 Tennessee St. 2-5,0-0 OVC 76 Cincinnati 4-3,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 17  4  15  16  52 Cincinnati 19  19  25  13  76 Zyion Shannon, Sanaa’ St. Andre and Caitlin Anderson combined to score 42 of Tennessee State’s 52 total points, but the Tigers fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats 76-52 on the road Friday. The Tigers (2-5) had three players score in double figures, led by Shannon, who had 14 points and two steals. St. Andre and Anderson also tacked…

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Florida A&M Lady Rattlers come up short against Sam Houston, 65-62

title image via FAMU Athletics Courtesy of 62 Florida A&M 1-5,0-0 SWAC 65 Winner Sam Houston 4-2,0-0 CUSA Team 1 2 3 4 F Florida A&M 16  21  11  14  62 Sam Houston 22  15  11  17  65 The Florida A&M women’s basketball team went into the fourth quarter tied 48-48 with Sam Houston, but could not take control and fell 65-62 to the Bearkats on the road Friday. The Rattlers (1-5) had three players score in double figures, led by Ahriahna Grizzle, who had 22 points. Sydney Hendrix tacked on a double-double from the bench…

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NC Central women’s hoops takes on Presbyterian Wednesday morning

title image via Kevin L. Dorsey Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women’s basketball team will play its only game with a morning start time this season when the Eagles visit Presbyterian College for a non-conference clash that is scheduled to tipoff on Wednesday at 11 a.m. GAME NOTES: NCCU vs. PC (PDF) GAME INFO Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m.NC Central at PresbyterianClinton, S.C. (Ross E. Templeton PE Center)WATCH (ESPN+); LIVE STATS; TICKETS NCCU BENCH The Eagles had a three-game win streak snapped with a 93-45 road loss at Duke University on Sunday.…

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Defense paves the way for 53-43 win over Bryant

Title image via Tennessee State Athetics 53 Winner Tennessee St. 2-4,0-0 OVC 43 Bryant 3-4,0-0 America East Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 10  12  12  19  53 Bryant 8  3  19  13  43 The defense of the Tennessee State Lady Tigers forced Bryant into 25 turnovers and held them to just 29% shooting from the floor in a 53-43 win. The teams combined to shoot 8-35 ( 4-19 for TSU and 4-16 for Bryant) in a first quarter than Tennessee State won 10-8. Offensively speaking, the second quarter was a…

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Mississippi Valley State obliterated by South Carolina 101-19

To call the game between Mississippi Valley State and the University of South Carolina a beatdown would be putting it quite mildly. It was the sports equivalent of being put in a wood chipper as the Gamecocks dismembered the Devillettes 101-19 ( no, that was not a typo ).  Valley scored the first basket of the game on a Sh’Diamond McKnight jumper. However their time in the lead didn’t last as long as it took you to read that sentence, South Carolina snatched the lead as Te-Hina Paopao put the…

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Norfolk State gets spanked by ETSU, 55-35

Titiel image via Markus Taft Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics 35 Norfolk St. 5-1,0-0 MEAC 55 Winner ETSU 4-1,0-0 SoCon Team 1 2 3 4 F Norfolk St. 7  5  11  12  35 ETSU 18  11  10  16  55 Norfolk State took its first loss of the 2023-24 campaign on Friday afternoon, falling 55-35 to East Tennessee State in the opening game of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament. A hot day from behind the arc powered the Buccaneers (4-1) at the Watsco Center, knocking down seven 3-pointers, including six in…

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Norfolk State’s Kierra Wheeler named defensive player of the week

Courtesy Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant SID, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State junior Kierra Wheeler has been named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday night. The recognition comes after a pair of outstanding showings in victories over App State and Hampton. The performances helped Norfolk State earn its first 5-0 start since the 1995-96 season. Wheeler posted a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double against App State, tallying a career-best four steals in the process. She followed that showing up with 15 points and nine rebounds at Hampton, adding a block…

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