Tag: Women’s Hoops

FAMU’s Ahriahna Grizzle named SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

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title image via Florida A&M Athletics Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Florida A&M’s Ahriahna Grizzle made Rattler history, becoming the first to be named the women’s basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year. Grizze had a phenomenal season, finishing the regular season with 536 points, becoming the sixth Rattler to score 500 + points in a season, and is currently ranked fifth all-time behind Jasmine Grice (782, 652) and Cathy Robinson (595, 563). Grizzle led the SWAC in scoring and was the only player to score over 500 points…

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2024 SIAC Women’s Basketball Round 2 Tournament Recap

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC Round two of the 2024 SIAC Basketball Tournament presented by Cricket saw lopsided victories and close upsets as seeds three, four, and five from the east and west divisions hit the hardwood for the first time this postseason.   Tuskegee (15-9, 11-8 SIAC), the west division fourth seed, defeated Allen (11-14, 7-12 SIAC),the east division fifth seed, 68-53 after going on a 18-2 point run in the fourth quarter. The Golden Tigers dominated in the paint scoring 40 points to Allen’s 18. Sumaiyah Abdur-Rahim led Tuskegee in scoring with…

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SIAC Women’s Basketball Tourney: Round 1 Recap

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC Day one of the women’s bracket opened with an upset and defensive battle that sent LeMoyne-Owen and Spring Hill to an early exit.  Benedict (4-23, 1-18 SIAC), the number seven seed in the east division, defeated LeMoyne-Owen (13-14, 8-11 SIAC), the number six seed in the west division, 54-51 after fighting off a late effort surge by the Lady Magicians in the fourth quarter.  After falling to a 10-point deficit in the second quarter, the Lady Magicians tied the game twice in the final two minutes of the…

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Howard women’s hoops easily dispatches Coppin State, 70-47

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title image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 47 Morgan 70 Winner HOW Team 1 2 3 4 F Morgan 12  13  16  6  47 HOW 22  13  13  22  70 WASHINGTON (February 24, 2024) – Redshirt freshman Tyana Walker (Leawood, Kan.) scored a team-high 21 points and fifth-year guard Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) and senior forward Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md.) added 17 points and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Howard University women’s basketball team to a 71-47 win over Morgan State University (MEAC) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic…

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UAPB women’s hoops cleans up Alabama State, 70-47

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title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics Winner 70 Final 47 Team 1 2 3 4 F UAPB 15  19  15  21  70 ALST 15  13  9  10  47 MONTGOMERY, AL – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team kept Alabama State to just 20 percent from 3-point range in a 2-for-10 shooting performance on the way to a 70-47 win over the Hornets on the road Saturday. The Golden Lions (14-11, 9-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Demetria Shephard, who had 15 points.…

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NC Central and South Carolina St up next Norfolk St. women’s hoops

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title image via Norfolk State Basketball Courtesy of Maya Dawson, Asst Director of Sports Communications, Norfolk State University NORFOLK STATE [17-5, 6-1 MEAC] vs SCSU [1-21, 0-7 MEAC]  NORFOLK STATE [17-5, 6-1 MEAC] vs. NCCU [11-11, 5-2 MEAC] Date / Time Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 | 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 | 5:30 p.m. Location Norfolk, Virginia | Echols Hall Norfolk, Virginia | Echols Hall Tickets Purchase Tickets Here Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming NSUSPARTANS.COM NSUSPARTANS.COM Live Stats nsuspartans.com nsuspartans.com All-Time Series NSU Leads 30-18 NSU Leads 30-10 First Meeting Norfolk State…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops take it on the chin at Tennessee Tech, 80-64

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Earlier this season, on January 18, Tennessee Tech came to the Gentry Center and left with an 86-81 victory. Tuesday night the Lady Tigers visited the Elben Center and, like their matchup earlier in the season were served another defeat, 80-64 in a nearly wire-to-wire manner. The Golden Eagles’ offense was clicking, shooting 57% (29-51) and 50% (7-14) from downtown on the evening.  The Lady Tigers lead early at 1-0 on an Eboni Williams free throw. That lead lasted a mere eight seconds, as a three-pointer from Maaliya Owens put…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers fall at SEMO, 48-47

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title image via TSU Basketball 47 TSU 48 Winner SEMO Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 15  8  16  8  47 SEMO 18  9  12  9  48 Despite a defensive effort in which they held their opponent to 29.6 shooting from the floor and forced 24 turnovers, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers came up short against Southeast Missouri, 48-47.  After a brief tie at 2, Tennessee State took its first lead of the afternoon on Zyion Shannon’s three-pointer that made the score 9-6 at the 6:33 mark of the period.…

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Alabama State women’s hoops takes down Bethune-Cookman 56-53

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title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 53 BCU 56 Winner ALST Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 11  14  15  13  53 ALST 11  20  15  10  56  MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Senior Cordasia Harrisscored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Alabama State University women’s basketball held on for a 56-53 win over Bethune-Cookman University on Saturday at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The Hornets (3-16, 3-5) had two players score in double figures, led by Cordasia Harris, who had a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. April Hooks added 12 points…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops defeats Southern Indiana 65-58

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 58 Southern Ind. 14-6,9-1 OVC 65 Winner Tennessee St. 7-13,4-6 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Southern Ind. 14  14  18  12  58 Tennessee St. 19  12  15  19  65 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team busted open a 46-46 tie to end the third quarter and defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 65-58 at home Saturday. USI came into Saturday’s contest as the only undefeated team in the OVC.  The Tigers (7-13, 4-6) had four players score in double…

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