PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland. — Savannah State’s first season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference keeps getting better. The Tigers clinched the regular-season title and assured themselves a date in the NIT by defeating Maryland Eastern Shore, 73-54, on Thursday night.SSU (21-10, 14-2 MEAC) extended its winning streak to 13 games — its longest winning streak since the school began keeping records after the 1981-82 season.
“When we started the year, we were thinking maybe we could be among the top four and have a shot at winning (the conference tournament),” SSU coach Horace Broadnax had said Tuesday. “Playing in a league gives you those stepping stones.”
It was a big leap for the Tigers, who had been playing as an NCAA Division I Independent before this year. It’s the first Division I national tournament appearance ever for the men’s basketball team, which had been mired at the bottom only six years ago.
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