Friday, October 2, 2015

Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics Newsletter 10/1/2015

October 1, 2015

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9/30/2015 | Women's Basketball
9/29/2015 | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS - Seventeen
home games, five matchups
with NCAA Division II
opponents and a pair of
December tournaments are
among the highlights of the
2015-16 Xavier University of
Louisiana men's basketball
schedule.
9/27/2015 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS - Rain washed
out Sunday's matches of the
USTA/ITA NAIA South Regional
Championships at XU Tennis
Center, postponing four
championship matches and
earning Xavier University
of Louisiana's Sha'Nel Bruins
a championship by default.
9/23/2015 | Women's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS - Thirteen home
games, three trips to Florida and
two games against NCAA
Division I opponents are among
the highlights of the 2015-16
Xavier University of Louisiana
women's basketball  schedule.
9/22/2015 | Women's Volleyball |
Box Score
9/22/2015 | Men's Cross Country
9/19/2015 | Men's Cross Country
Results:  Men    Women
9/19/2015 | Men's Tennis


COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - Xavier
University of Louisiana,
led by double winners
Karan Salwan and 
four men's finals and the
team scoring Saturday at
the HBCU National Tennis 
Championships.
8/24/2015 | Men's Cross Country
8/20/2015 | Women's Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS - Xavier University
of Louisiana's Claudia Haywood
has been chosen preseason Gulf
Coast Athletic Conference Co-
Player of the Year in women's
volleyball, and the Gold Nuggets
are picked to repeat as GCAC
champion in 2015.
8/18/2015 | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS - Xavier University
of Louisiana announced Tuesday
the hiring of Tyronn Mitchell as
men's basketball assistant coach.
7/27/2015 | General
7/20/2015 | Men's Tennis
7/15/2015 | Women's Volleyball
7/10/2015 | Women's Tennis
HAMPTON, Va. - Nour Abbes
picked up another honor Friday
when the Xavier University of
Louisiana tennis standout was
named HBCU Female Athlete of
the Year.
6/27/2015 | General
6/24/2015 | General
6/22/2015 | Women's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS - Xavier University
of Louisiana's Catherine Fakler and
Devinn Rolland added to their
legacies Monday when they were
named to the 2014-15 Capital
One Academic All-America
College Division Women's Track
& Field/Cross Country Team.
6/19/2015 | General

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Florida A&M Cagers Open New Season At Home, Nov. 13


TALLAHASSEE, Florida  --  The 2015-16 FAMU Rattler Basketball schedule features two rare events - home games to open the season for the first time in many years.

Coach Byron Samuels' second-year squad will tip off the season in the friendly confines of the Al Lawson Center on Friday, November 13 against Johnson University at 7:00 p.m.

After a Sunday road game at Southern Illinois (Nov. 15) which is part of a month-long MTE Tournament, FAMU returns home for a Tuesday night bout against Thomas (Ga.) University.

The Rattlers will spend the rest of November out in the Lone Star State of Texas, opening  at Houston (Saturday, Nov. 21). 

The remaining three dates: Texas-El Paso (Tuesday, Nov. 24) and in Corpus Christi to face Abilene Christian (Friday, Nov. 27) and either Troy (Ala.) or Oakland (Saturday, Nov. 28) will be in the MTE Invitational.

FAMU will play a road date at Kennesaw State (Monday, Dec. 2), before returning home to open Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday, December 5 against South Carolina State.

The full FAMU Men's Hoops schedule is online at www.FAMUAthletics.com.

FAMU RATTLERS 2015/16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE




Fri, Nov 13JOHNSON UNIVERSITYAL LAWSON CENTERTBA
Sun, Nov 15Southern Illinoisat Carbondale, IllinoisTBA
Wed, Nov 18THOMAS UNIVERSITYAL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Nov 21University of Houstonat Houston, TexasTBA
Tue, Nov 24UTEPat El Pasco, TexasTBA
Fri, Nov 27Abilene Christianat Corpus Christie, TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28Troy Univ. or Oaklandat Corpus Christie, TexasTBA
Wed, Dec 02Kennesaw Stateat Atlanta, GeorgiaTBA
Sat, Dec 05SOUTH CAROLINA STATE *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Dec 12SAMFORDAL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Tue, Dec 15SE LOUISIANA STATEAL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Dec 19University of North Floridaat Jacksonville, FloridaTBA
Mon, Dec 21Jacksonville Universityat Jacksonville, FloridaTBA
Tue, Dec 29FIUat Miami, FloridaTBA
Tue, Jan 05SAVANNAH STATE *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Jan 09Norfolk State *at Norfolk, VirginiaTBA
Mon, Jan 11Hampton University *at Hampton, VirginiaTBA
Sat, Jan 16MORGAN STATE *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Mon, Jan 18COPPIN STATE *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Jan 23Howard University *at Washington, D.C.TBA
Mon, Jan 25UMES *at Princess Anne, MarylandTBA
Sat, Jan 30Bethune-Cookman *at Daytona Beach, FloridaTBA
Mon, Feb 01NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIV. *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Mon, Feb 08DELAWARE STATE *TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDATBA
Sat, Feb 13NC A&T University *at Greensboro, North CarolinaTBA
Mon, Feb 15North Carolina Centeral Univ. *at Durham, North CarolinaTBA
Sat, Feb 20BETHUNE-COOKMAN *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Sat, Feb 27NC A&T UNIVERSITY *AL LAWSON CENTER - TALLAHASSEETBA
Thu, Mar 03Savannah State *at Savannah, GeorgiaTBA
* Conference Games


COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

5 things we’ve learned about TSU

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- This is Tennessee State’s bye week and it comes at a good time because the Tigers are so beaten up.

Several key players were missing in last Saturday’s 30-14 win over Florida A&M and more joined them on the injury list.

The Tigers already were without starting quarterback O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, wide receivers Isaiah Jeffries-Freeman and Andrew Bather, offensive tackle James Lewis and guard Duaron Williams along with middle linebacker Justin North and strong side linebacker Demetro Stephens.

Offensive tackle Evan Clay left the FAMU game with an injury early in the first quarter and cornerback Bernell Brooks joined him later in the same quarter.

Most, if not all, are expected back when the Tigers return to action on Oct. 10 at UT Martin.



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Tennessee State Tigers on the Road (Week 3&4 Highlights)

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Tennessee State University's football team has been on the road. First stop Jacksonville, AL against the Gamecocks. Then the Tigers travel down to Tallahassee, FL to take on the FAMU Rattlers.



COURTESY TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

FAMU AD Overton: 'No quick fixes' for Rattlers

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida A&M Athletic Director Milton Overton Jr. is still optimistic about where the university’s athletic department — particularly the football program — is going.

Overton said the Rattlers 0-4 start to the season is a product of years of attempted “quick fixes” for the program. Coaches have been fired before having time to build programs, and that instability has led to a glaring depth issue the Rattlers are competing with in 2015.

Overton on Wednesday said he fully expects FAMU head coach Alex Wood to be with the school for at least three years – the length of Wood’s current contract.

“I know what Alex Wood needs,” Overton said.

“We are in agreement with what he needs. He needs to fix the talent and the depth issue. And the resources and recruiting. Those are really the biggest things. What I’m not saying we don’t have talent on the football team. What I’m saying is we need widespread talent. Talent from the 1’s to the 3’s.”

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'Beat-up' N.C. A&T Aggies head to Hampton for MEAC opener

GREENSBORO, North Carolina — A month into the season, N.C. A&T coach Rod Broadway still isn’t exactly sure what kind of football team his Aggies are.

They’re 2-1, a record that could’ve been scripted back in August. They clobbered inferior Shaw, got clobbered by superior North Carolina and eked out a victory against Elon.

But now what? A&T hits the road for its MEAC opener at Hampton at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Pirates (2-2, 1-1) are coached by A&T Hall of Famer Connell Maynor, a star quarterback for the Aggies in his playing days.

“They’re the favorites. They’re the team to beat, the big Aggies,” Maynor said this week. “They’ve got a great football team. ... That team last year could’ve been undefeated and should’ve been a playoff team.”

Maybe so. But this year’s Aggies have struggled with a young offensive line through three games, and they’re not the same team they were in August.

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