SSU Basketball To Compete In MEAC Championship

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State men's and women's basketball teams will travel to Norfolk, Virginia next week for the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament in Scope Arena.

The Tigers enter the contest as the number four seed and are set to play the 11 seeded University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m.

SSU finished the regular season in Tiger Arena on Thursday night with a 71-54 win over Maryland Eastern Shore, to close out the season with an 18-13 overall record and an 11-5 conference mark.

The Tigers are led by seniors Rashad Hassan, Preston Blackman, and Arnold Louis. Hassan is averaging 12.8 points per game and 5.9 rebounds. He leads the team in points with 398. Blackman is averaging 12.0 points per game with 371 total points. Louis leads the team in rebounds with 238.

In the 2012 MEAC Tournament, Savannah State's first appearance, the Tigers were upset by Hampton University, 59-46, in the opening round after entering the tournament as the number one seed.

The Lady Tigers are set to play the number four seed South Carolina State on Monday, March 11 at 11 a.m. as the 13th seed of the tournament.

SSU ended the regular season Thursday night in Tiger Arena with a 44-55 loss to Maryland Eastern Shore, to close out the season with a 7-22 overall record and a 2-14 conference record.

The Lady Tigers are led by senior Erin Hogue in points (328) and in rebounds (278). She recorded her 12^th double-double of the season in Thursday's loss to UMES with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Hogue holds the school's Division I record for double-doubles in a single season.

Sophomore guard Jasmine Norman has increasingly become a pivotal part of the Lady Tigers after the team suffered several key injuries earlier in the season. Norman is averaging 7.5 points per game with 217 overall.

Savannah State fell in the quarterfinals of the 2012 MEAC Tournament with a 28-51 loss to Maryland Eastern Shore.

For tickets and information concerning the MEAC Basketball Tournament visit www.meachoops.com. Follow the Tigers on twitter @savstatetigers for live updates.

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