Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Terps wide receivers coach Lee Hull a finalist for Morgan State coaching vacancy

Coach Lee Hull
University of Maryland - College Park
(Courtesy UMD Athletics)
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Dec. 31) -- Maryland wide receivers coach Lee Hull remains in the running for Morgan State’s vacant head coaching position, according to a source with knowledge of the situation who said Hull is a finalist.

Morgan State, which has not responded to requests for comment, is expected to hire a new coach early next month.

Maryland is already looking to replace defensive line coach Greg Gattuso, who became Albany’s head coach earlier this month, and offensive line coach Tom Brattan, whose contract was not renewed.

In six seasons on the Terps' staff, Hull has seen ...

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The FAMU Mystique: Coach Billy Joe's Gulf Coast Offense



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Delta Devils end non-conference slate with victory over Selma

CLARKSDALE, Miss. -- All season long, Missississippi Valley State has proved that it can put loads of points on the scoreboard.

And Tuesday was no different.

The Delta Devils shot over 50 percent from the field and came up one point short of eclipsing the 100-point mark in a 99-87 win over Selma University at The Pinnacle on the campus of Coahoma Community College.

It marked the final non-conference game of the season for the Delta Devils (4-9), who will open conference play Saturday when they host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 5 p.m. at the Leflore County Civic Center.

On Tuesday, Jeffrey Simmons scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Delta Devils while Anthony McDonald chipped in 19, including a trio of 3-pointers.

In all, five Valley players scored in double-figures, incluidng James Currington who had a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds). Cameron Dobbs had 13 points and Blake Ralling chipped in 12 for a Delta Devil team that shot 52.9 percent from the field.

MVSU led 47-39 at halftime and outscored the Bulldogs 52-48 in the second half.

Jamie Washington led Selma with 24 points.

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Gold Rush defeat Belhaven 64-55 in overtime


JACKSON, Miss. — Morris Wright scored 20 points Monday, and Wesley Pluviose-Philip had career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds in Xavier University of Louisiana's 64-55 overtime men's basketball victory against Belhaven.
    
The Gold Rush (10-4), ranked 25th in NAIA Division I, won for the fifth time in six games. Xavier has won both its overtime games this season.
    
Wright's layup with 54 seconds remaining in regulation tied the score at 54 and forced overtime. Xavier outscored the Blazers 10-1 in the extra period, with Wright and Lucas Martin-Julien collecting four points apiece. The Gold Rush scored the first eight points of overtime, and the Blazers scored their lone point on a free throw with 32 seconds remaining.
    
Wright scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and reached 20 points for the second time. The double-double was the first at Xavier for Pluviose-Philip, a redshirt freshman. It was the first time that Pluviose-Philip scored in double figures.
    
Sydney Coleman had 14 points and six rebounds for the Gold Rush. Coleman scored in double figures for a team-leading 12th time this season.
    
Jordan Bedford had 15 points and 10 points for Belhaven (4-7), and Datodrick Pinkston scored 12 points.
    
Xavier trailed 12-3 through 6½ minutes before rallying for a halftime tie at 25. Wright made 3-of-4 3-pointers in the first half.
    
Xavier will travel to Nashville, Tenn., for a 5 p.m. game Saturday at Fisk. It will be the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener for both. Xavier is the two-time defending GCAC regular-season champion.

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By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

Mobile defeats LSU-Shreveport in Xavier Classic

NEW ORLEANS — Raven Lyons scored 17 points Tuesday to lead Mobile to a 66-54 women's basketball victory against LSU-Shreveport in the Xavier Classic.

Both teams finished 1-1 in the four-team event. Faulkner played Xavier in the final game.

Molly Speed and Deonica McCormick scored 12 points apiece for the Lady Rams (8-3), and Jakela Johnson had 10 points and nine rebounds. Speed made four of Mobile's six 3-pointers.

Shanovia Gamblin had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Lady Pilots (9-3), and Byroneshia Santiago had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Mobile never trailed. After a tie at 2, Johnson's basket at 16:59 put the Lady Rams ahead to stay. Mobile led 35-27 at halftime — Lyons scored 11 points in the first half — and maintained a double-digit lead for the final 12:42.

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LSUS Lady Pilots beat Lady Eagles in Xavier Classic opener

NEW ORLEANS — Byroneshia Santiago scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half to help LSU-Shreveport earn a 75-65 women's basketball victory against Faulkner in the opening game of the Xavier Classic.

Xavier defeated Mobile 72-60 in the second game.

Jenna Diakos scored 18 points and Shanovia Gamblin 15 for the Lady Pilots (9-2).

Christina Hayes scored 14 points for Faulkner (4-6), and M.C. Bell and Nyla Johnson scored 10 apiece.

After a halftime tie at 32, LSUS took the lead for good, 56-55, on two Santiago free throws with 6:34 remaining. LSUS made 24-of-26 second-half free throws and finished 30-of-34.

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Gold Nuggets rally in second half, extend win streak to 6

NEW ORLEANS -- Danielle Tucker, Paige Gauthier and Whitney Gathright sparked a decisive second-half run Tuesday in Xavier University of Louisiana's 65-51 women's basketball victory against Faulkner in the Xavier Classic.

The Gold Nuggets (10-5) won their sixth in a row, including both games in this four-team, two-day event.

Xavier trailed 42-36 with 14:22 remaining, then outscored Faulkner 18-1 during the next nine minutes. Tucker scored seven points, Gauthier five and Gathright four during the run.

Gathright finished with 15 points and a career-high seven rebounds. Tucker scored 14 points, and Gauthier had nine points, four assists and a career-high and Xavier Classic-record-tying seven steals. Emoni Harvey had career bests of eight points and five steals, and Whitney Gaston-Loyd scored eight points, all in the first half.

Christina Hayes had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Faulkner (4-7), and M.C. Bell scored 13. The Lady Eagles, who were 2-0 against Xavier this past season, lost both their games in the event.

Faulkner outshot Xavier 37.5 to 32.8 percent from the floor, but the Gold Nuggets dominated at the line, making 23-of-31 free throws to the Lady Eagles' 12-of-18. Xavier committed 21 turnovers and gained 32, nine during the second-half rally.

Faulkner led 32-31 at halftime.

It's the first time since the 1998-99 season that the Gold Nuggets won six in a row after losing their previous three games. Xavier has won 11 in a row at home, all by 12 or more points.

Mobile defeated LSU-Shreveport 66-54 in the other Tuesday game. Both teams finished 1-1 in the Xavier Classic.

Xavier, the three-time defending Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season champion, will play its GCAC opener at 3 p.m. Saturday against Fisk in Nashville, Tenn. The Gold Nuggets' next home game will start at 3 p.m. on Jan. 11 against GCAC and city rival SUNO.

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By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA