Nuggets' bench provides spark in victory against Life

MOBILE, Alabama — Xavier University of Louisiana got several key performances from its bench Saturday in a 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20 volleyball victory against Life at the University of Mobile Invitational.
     
The Gold Nuggets (7-4) snapped a two-match losing streak and earned their first victory in three tries at this tournament. They were scheduled to play William Carey later in the afternoon in their final tournament match. XULA will play host to city rival Loyola at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
     
Providing the spark from off the bench included:
     • Marine Angely with 12 kills and a career-high-tying three aces.
     • Elena Duru with career highs of seven kills, a .385 hitting percentage and four blocks.
     • Angele McClain with three kills, a season high, and two blocks.
     • Mycah Boland with her first two digs since transferring from Loyola.
     • Tiffany Phillips with three kills in as many attempts and a season-high 19 assists.
     
Among the starters, Kayla Black produced her third straight kill-dig double-double and her eighth of the season. The preseason Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year had 13 kills and a season-high-tying 17 digs. Vivica Price-Spraggins, No. 3 in the NAIA in hitting percentage, hit .476 with 12 kills. Beatrice Formilan had 23 digs; she reached 20 for the fifth time this season and the third consecutive match. And Jordan Johnson, celebrating her 19th birthday, had five kills and five blocks

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Liz Mann had 18 kills, three aces and 14 digs for the Running Eagles (5-11), who dropped their fourth straight. Chelsea Hill had 11 kills.
     
XULA won the first set after trailing 13-10 and the third set after trailing 14-9. In the final set a 15-6 run turned a 7-5 Life lead into a 20-13 XULA advantage.
     
The Gold Nuggets outhit Life .261 to .127 and had advantages of 57-42 in kills, 70-55 in digs and 11-4 in blocks.

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Southern Heritage Classic Football Game Cancelled

MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- The Southern Heritage Classic football game between Tennessee State and Jackson State has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

TSU's next game is Saturday, Sept. 15, at Hampton University.



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Week 2: HBCU Judgment Day Scoreboard

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Published on Sep 9, 2018


THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 2018
West Alabama 37, Miles 21
Missouri State 52, Lincoln (Mo.) 24

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 2018
Central Connecticut State 55,  Lincoln (Pa.) 0 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018
OVC
Jackson State vs. Tennessee State at Memphis -- Cancelled due to lightning
Jacksonville State 71, Mississippi Valley State 0   

MEAC
Saint Francis (Pa.) 45.  Delaware State 14   
Kent State 54, Howard 14      
Akron 41, Morgan State 7      
Bethune-Cookman 79, Virginia University Lynchburg 16    
North Carolina A&T State 45, Gardner-Webb 6    
James Madison  17,  Norfolk State 0     
North Carolina Central 51, Saint Augustine's 14   
#8 Miami (Fla.) 77, Savannah State 0,   
#21 Central Florida 38, South Carolina State 0   
Troy 59, Florida A&M 7  

CIAA
Bowie State 38, Alderson Broaddus 31   
Robert Morris 22, Virginia State 19
Carson-Newman 33, Virginia Union 29   
Shaw 27, Mars Hill 9 
Livingstone 19,  Allen University 0
Benedict 42, Johnson C. Smith 14     
Catawba 34, Winston-Salem State 7   
UNC Pembroke 51, Elizabeth City State 6     
Wingate 27, Fayetteville State 13        
Davidson 49, Chowan 28    

SWAC
Arkansas Pine Bluff  55, Cumberland (Tenn.) 0 
Sam Houston State 41, Prairie View 32
Northwestern State (La.) 34, Grambling State 7   
Alcorn State 78, Louisiana College 0 
North Alabama 25, Alabama A&M 20   
Louisiana Tech 54, Southern 17      
Texas State 36, Texas Southern 20     
Auburn 63, Alabama State 9  

SIAC
Central State (OH) 7, Clark Atlanta 0  

McKendree 34, Kentucky State 17

Tuskegee 20. Albany State 0    
Valdosta State 55. Fort Valley State 6
Morehouse 42, Lane 20

OTHER HBCUs
West Virginia State 33, UVA-Wise 12
Monmouth 56, Hampton 28  
Edward Waters 17 at Point (Ga.) 10
Langston 63, Ottawa (Ariz.) 56 

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Published on Sep 8, 2018

Classic music touches the soul, unites generations and stands the test of time. In a tribute to R&B music, watch as the Blue and Gold Marching Machine performs their first show of the season entitled, “The Era of Bands.”

JMU Wins Storm-Shortened Game with NSU, 17-0

NORFOLK, Virginia -- No. 2 ranked James Madison earned a storm-shortened 17-0 win over host Norfolk State on Saturday night at Dick Price Stadium.

The game, whose start was delayed 90 minutes by storms in the Hampton Roads area, was called after one quarter after another delay of 50 minutes. That delay came with the Dukes ahead 17-0. Administration from both sides agreed the game would be called with more lightning in the area and the forecast of further storms later in the evening.

Thunderstorms delayed the scheduled 6:05 p.m. start. The game kicked off with a slight drizzle underway at 7:35 p.m. JMU (1-1) quarterback Ben DiNucci capped the game's opening possession with a 5-yard TD run, finishing an eight-play, 69-yard drive. De'Angelo Amos later returned a Spartan punt 76 yards for a score. Later in the period, Amos' 27-yard punt return set the Dukes up with a short field, leading to Ethan Ratke's 28-yard field goal with 36 seconds left in the period, which capped the scoring.

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The game was delayed again by lightning at 8:20 p.m., with the game called at 9:10.

DiNucci ran for 67 yards on four carries for JMU, which out-gained the Spartans 118-29 in total yards in the lone period of play.

The Spartans hit the road for the first time this season next Saturday, when they face Liberty University at 6 p.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Central State University names Tara A. Owens as Director of Athletics

WILBERFORCE, Ohio - Central State University President Cynthia Jackson-Hammond has announced that Tara A. Owens has been selected to serve as the university's new Director of Athletics. Ms. Owens succeeds Mr. Jahan Culbreath who previously served as Director of Athletics and is currently the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Athletics.  Organizationally, athletics, public relations and alumni relations are part of the Office of Institutional Advancement. Ms. Owens will officially begin her duties at Central State University on Sept. 17.

"Central State University is delighted to welcome Ms. Tara A. Owens to Central State University," says Jackson-Hammond. "Ms. Owens has an impeccable record of engagement and service in intercollegiate athletics and will provide strong administrative support to all of our sports. We look forward to our student-athletes continuing to flourish academically and athletically under her direction."

Prior to accepting the position at CSU, Owens spent eight years serving as the athletic director at Baltimore City Community College (BCCC). As the athletic director, Owens was responsible for managing all aspects of BCCC's athletic program which included business operations, staff development, compliance, recruiting strategy, scholarship allocation, scheduling, marketing, and fundraising.

Beginning in the 2013 season, Owens also served as BCCC's head women's basketball coach. Last season, Owens was named the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year as she compiled an overall record of 22-8 and an 11-1 record in the conference to win the 2017-18 regular-season conference championship. In five seasons at BCCC, Owens compiled an overall record of 104-46.

Before coming to BCCC, Owens spent two seasons (2007-09) as the head women's basketball coach at Norfolk State University (NSU) in Norfolk, Va.

Prior to NSU, Owens served as the head coach at Elizabeth City State University for three seasons, compiling a 58-31 record and leading the Lady Vikings to the finals of the CIAA Tournament on two occasions (2005, 2007).

In 2006-07, Owens led ECSU to a 21-10 record, one of two 20-win seasons during her three-year tenure. After falling to North Carolina Central in the CIAA Tournament championship game, the Lady Vikings earned an at-large berth to the NCAA South Atlantic Regional.

Owens began her coaching career at NCAA Division II program Cheyney (Pa.) University. She served as an assistant coach for two seasons prior to taking over as head coach from 1998-2004. At Cheyney, Owens also held the title of senior woman administrator and project administrator/activity director for the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP).
"I am very appreciative and thankful of the opportunity that President Cynthia Jackson-Hammond and the search committee have afforded me. Under the previous direction of Jahan Culbreath, CSU's athletic teams have taken great strides and I look forward to the opportunities in front of us," says Owens. "Our focus continues to be graduating student-athletes with a quality education while working to improve their experience at CSU and maintaining competitive programs, both regionally and nationally."

A 1993 graduate of Virginia State University (VSU), Owens played for the Trojans from 1988-1991. She received her bachelor's degree from VSU in physical education/health and completed her master's degree in administration and supervision at Cheyney University in 1998.

Owens holds memberships in the National Association of Female Executives, Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association.

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CSU Marauders power through the mud to beat Clark Atlanta

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State football team battled through the rain and mud to beat Clark Atlanta, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon.
With the victory, the Marauders improve to 1-1 overall with a 1-0 ledger in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Panthers of CAU fall to 0-2 on the season and 1-0 in the SIAC.

Playing on a severely muddy field where good footing was difficult to come by, both offenses struggled to gain any ground.  CAU managed to march its way down to the Central State 21-yard line midway through the first half. The Panthers opted to try and convert on fourth down with two yards to go. CSU's Shemar Moss and Samy Jean clogged up the running lane and took down CAU runner Roger Thomas end the only legitimate CAU scoring threat in the first half.

While the CSU offense struggled to navigate the mud, punter Isaiah Smith successfully fielded a slippery ball while delivering six punts for 221 total yards in the first half to help keep the CAU offense away from the red zone.

At the end of the first half, both teams were coated in mud while the scoreboard remained unblemished at 0-0.
The CSU defense came up with another big stop midway through the third quarter when the Panthers failed to convert on a fourth down attempt from their own 34-yard line.

With excellent field position, CSU quarterback Trent Mays found tight end Robert Corbin, Jr. for a 30-yard gain. On the next play, running back Jerry Lanier ran in for the score to give CSU the lead with 12:10 left in the third quarter.

CAU threatened to score late in the third after regaining possession on the CSU 39-yard line. The Panthers drove down to the 20-yard line but the Marauder defense held its ground again as Eric-Michael Smith recorded a sack for a loss of seven yards on third down. CAU proceeded to turn the ball over on fourth down after a Charles Saffor pass slipped through Jerry Drakar's hands for what would have been a first down.

The slick state of the game balls plagued the CAU offense throughout the remainder of the game, which included multiple fumbles on the snap. With points at a premium, the Marauders were able to burn off much of the remaining time in the fourth quarter thanks to the secure hands of Lanier and Mays. On CAU's last possession of the game, the Marauders forced a three and out sequence to seal the victory.

Other than a lost fumble in the early stages of the game, the Marauders minimized their mistakes while the Panthers put the ball on the ground 12 times, turning it over three times.

The Marauder defense held CAU to 155 total yards of offense. Rashuan Searles led CSU's defensive prowess with 13 tackles, one sack and three tackles for a loss. Kailen Abrams finished the afternoon with 11 tackles, three tackles for a loss and one forced fumble. Javion Williams recorded 10 tackles, three tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and recovery.

Lanier was the highlight for the CSU offense with 24 total yards on 11 carries and the game-winning score.

Kameron Rogers led the CAU defense with 9 tackles and a forced fumble. Thomas paced the Panther running game with 47 total yards on 15 attempts.

The Marauders will travel to Atlanta to play Morehouse College next Saturday at 5 pm.
 
Notes
CSU recorded its first home victory since Oct. 15 of 2016 (Lane)

The defense recorded its first shutout since Oct. 17 of 2015 (Lane)

With the win, CSU avenged a 55-14 loss to CAU from a season ago
  
Quotes from Head Coach Cedric Pearl
"Based on the conditions, I thought we did a great job executing our game plan. In all my years playing and coaching football, I have never seen players struggle to find footing and traction like what was happening today."

"Defensively, we have really played well in our first two games. The defense has recorded a total of six quarters of shutout football which is a great improvement from this time a year ago."

"We knew what the weather was going to be like so we focused on drills to promote ball security during the week. We practiced with a wet ball which paid off dividends today. The drill is a throwback from an old coach named Henry Hulbert when I played as a long snapper at Tuskegee."
 
Quotes from Student-Athletes
"Running in these conditions, my focus was to make sure to take care of the ball. Coach Pearl called my number and I tried my best to execute."
-Jerry Lanier, Running Back
 
"Playing on the line, I was really just trying to overcome the footing issues and keep my legs moving. Most of us are from cities where we had to play in bad weather so I thought that gave us an edge today over a team from the south like CAU."
-Rashaun Searles, Defensive Lineman

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SFU Red Flash Football vs Delaware State Highlights

LORETTA, Pennsylvania -- The Red Flash notched their first win of the season, defeating Delaware State 45-14 Saturday afternoon. BOXSCORE

Lincoln Lions Football falls to D-I Central Connecticut State

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut  -- The Lincoln University football team lost their second game of the season as Central Connecticut State University (a Division I FCS school) defeated the Lions 55-0 on Arute Field in New Britain, Connecticut.

The Lions fall to 0-2 on the season while the Blue Devils improve to 1-1.

On the ground, Isiah Byrd (Bloomfield, N.J.) led Lincoln with 43 yards rushing on six carries. Vincent Espinoza (Madera, Calif /Madera (West Hills)) had six completions for 52 yards while Zach Green (Chesapeake, Va. ) added three completions for 28 yards. Reginald Mays, Deontae Brockington (Randallstown, Md. /Baltimore City College HS) and Dewey Ruth (Baltimore , Md. /Frederick Douglass (Globe Tech) ) had two catches apiece.

On the defensive end Devon Cathcart (Chicago, Ill./Thornton Fractional South) led the team with nine tackles while Teyonte McKenzie added eight.



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The Blue Devils rushed for six touchdowns with Aaron Dawson and David –Jean Guillaume scoring two apiece. Enyce Walker led the team with 82 rushing yards and had one touchdown. Jacob Dolegala connected on 7-of-8 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Three Blue Devil quarterbacks combined to complete 16-of-19 passes for 225 yards.

Central Connecticut jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring on all four of their possessions and extended their lead to 41-0 with touchdowns on their first two possessions in the second quarter.

The Lions had their best opportunity to score following the Blue Devils last touchdown of the quarter, driving the ball to the Blue Devils 35 yard line before penalties forced them back into their own territory. The drive ended with interception thrown by Espinoza.

Central Connecticut scored late in the third quarter and added their final touchdown as the fourth quarter began to round out the scoring.

The Lions will play their final non conference game of the season on Saturday, September 15, 2018 when they travel to western Pennsylvania to take on the Clarion University Eagles. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

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Celts beat Nuggets in 4; 2 more opportunities Saturday

MOBILE, Alabama — Xavier University of Louisiana scrambled to win the first set, then played from behind most of the time in a 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 volleyball loss to St. Thomas (Texas) in its second match of the University of Mobile Invitational Friday.
     
The Gold Nuggets (6-4) dropped consecutive matches for the first time since Pat Kendrick became head coach in 2017. They lost in five sets to Mobile earlier in the day.
     
XULA will play twice Saturday in this event — matches against Life at noon and William Carey at 4 p.m. — before playing host to city rival Loyola at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Convocation Center.
     
St. Thomas (9-2) scored six straight points to take a 17-12 lead in the opening set, but XULA rallied behind three Kayla Black kills and two apiece from Jaida Dowd and Vivica Price-Spraggins. Dowd's kill clinched the set and capped a 6-1 run.
     
The Celts never trailed in the second or third sets and took the lead for good in the fourth with five straight points to make it 14-10. XULA rallied for a tie at 20 in the third set after trailing 8-1, but St. Thomas scored the final five points.
     
"It's hurtful," Black said of the two losses, "but it's good that it's happening now before we step into conference.
     
"What was most disappointing was our first touches in serve receive. We made it harder for our setters and made it harder for our hitters."

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XULA produced 15 reception errors Friday and has 79 in 10 matches this season. Last year the Nuggets had 60 reception errors in 26 matches.
     
Bresha Orange hit .333 with 17 kills and six blocks for St. Thomas, which is leaving the NAIA after this season to begin transitioning into NCAA Division III. Brooke Garcia had 12 kills and 11 digs, and Kayden Thomas had nine blocks.
     
Black had 16 kills and 10 digs. Dowd had a season-high nine kills and a career-best three aces, and Beatrice Formilan tied her career high with 25 digs.
     
XULA had advantages of 53-48 in kills and 69-64 in digs, but St. Thomas outhit the Gold Nuggets .218 to .138. XULA committed 31 attack errors, its most in its last 34 matches.
    
XULA's leaders for the day were Black with 31 kills, Jordan Johnson with a .267 hitting percentage (minimum 10 attempts per match), Eva Le Guillou with 66 assists, Dowd with three aces, Formilan with 45 digs and Price-Spraggins with 10 blocks.

University of Mobile Invitational
Friday, Sept. 7
St. Thomas (Texas) d. Life 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8)
Mobile d. XULA 3-2 (11-25, 25-22, 25-19, 18-25, 15-13)
William Carey d. Life 3-2 (25-15, 22-25, 20-25, 26-24, 16-14)
St. Thomas (Texas) d. XULA 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20)

Saturday, Sept. 8
10 a.m. — St. Thomas (Texas) vs. William Carey
Noon — XULA vs. Life
2 p.m. — St. Thomas (Texas) vs. Mobile
4 p.m. — XULA vs. William Carey
6 p.m. — Mobile vs. Life

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Gold Nuggets fall at Mobile in five sets

MOBILE, Alabama — Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball lost 11-25, 25-22, 25-19, 18-25, 15-13 Friday to Mobile in its opening match of the University of Mobile Invitational.
     
The Gold Nuggets (6-3) were to play St. Thomas (Texas) at 6 p.m. Friday, but that match was delayed due to the length of the first three matches.
     
Mirella Gatterdam had a match-high 17 kills for the Lady Rams (8-2), three in the final set. Gatterdam's final kill gave Mobile a 14-13 lead, and the match ended after a XULA attack error.
    
 XULA lost despite leads of 18-13 in the second set and 12-11 in the fifth. The Gold Nuggets sizzled in the first set, outhitting Mobile .393 to minus-.027 and holding the Lady Rams to their fewest points ever in a set against XULA. It also was the first time that XULA won the first set against Mobile in its Pharr Gym.
     
Mobile defeated XULA for the second time in eight days. The other victory was in three sets at the Nuggets' Big Easy Blastoff.

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"Mobile is a good team. We had our moments of high-level play. We certainly had our opportunities to be successful," XULA coach Pat Kendrick said.
     
Kayla Black had 15 kills, 13 digs and four blocks for XULA but also hit .057 — the second straight match she hit less than .100. Vivica Price-Spraggins had 14 kills, six blocks and a career-high-tying two aces, Monet Fontaine had eight kills, and Eva Le Guillou had 41 assists and a career-best 15 digs. Beatrice Formilan had 20 digs and reached 20 for the third time this season.
     
Jordan Johnson had six kills and four blocks for XULA, and Adili Rikondja tied her career high with five blocks. Taylor Ducros had 12 digs.
     
Samantha Nichols and Carley Hamric had eight kills apiece for Mobile, and Nichols had three blocks. Avery Wasdin had 17 digs, and Gatterdam had 16.
     
XULA outhit Mobile .180 to .121 and had advantages of 58-48 in kills and 12-6 in blocks.
     
On Saturday the Gold Nuggets will play Life at 2 p.m. and William Carey at 4 p.m., then travel home.

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Norfolk State Spartans Host No. 2 JMU Saturday on Youth Day

NORFOLK, Virginia – Norfolk State looks to improve to 2-0 on the young season when the Spartans welcome No. 2 ranked FCS power James Madison to Dick Price Stadium Saturday. Kickoff on Youth Day is 6 p.m.
 
MEDIA COVERAGE
• Live Video: ESPN 3
• Radio: WNSB 91.1 FM (5:30 p.m. pre-game): Play-by-Play – Ross Gordon/Color – Glen Mason 
• Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/football
• Twitter Updates: @NSUSpartans / @NSU_FB

SERIES INFORMATION
• Record: JMU leads 1-0
• Last Meeting: 9-16-17 (JMU 75, NSU 14)
• First Meeting: Same
 
OPENING KICKOFF
• The Spartans continue their non-conference slate with a matchup against FCS No. 2-ranked James Madison.
• This marks the second meeting between the teams and the end of their current home-and-home scheduling arrangement.
• This is just the second meeting between the teams and their first time playing in Norfolk.
• NSU head coach Latrell Scott served as tight ends coach at JMU in 2012. 

LAST MEETING
• In the first-ever meeting between the teams, host and No. 1 ranked JMU amassed 728 yards of total offense to top NSU 75-14 on Sept. 16, 2017.• Trai Sharp ran for 130 yards and quarterback Bryan Schor tossed two touchdowns for the Dukes, whose defense limited NSU to 91 yards.
• The Spartans scored their points on 33-yard fumble return for a score by safety Nhyre' Quinerly in the second quarter and a school-record 100-yard kickoff return touchdown by Marcus Taylor in the fourth.




NSU VS. THE CAA
This week marks the 18th game the Spartans have ever played against teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Association. NSU has a 1-15-1 mark in the previous 17, including a 1-2-1 mark against Elon. The Spartans are 0-7 against William & Mary, 0-2 against Maine, and 0-1 against JMU, Richmond, Towson and Villanova.
 
NSU VS. RANKED TEAMS
NSU is 4-29 all-time against teams ranked in the STATS FCS (formerly Sports Network) top 25 poll. Last season, the Spartans went 1-2 in such games, with a win at No. 25 N.C. Central and losses to No. 1 JMU and No. 9 N.C. A&T. The JMU game in 2017 marked NSU's first-ever meeting against a No. 1 ranked FCS opponent.
 
NSU BY THE NUMBERS
7 - Number of non-offensive touchdowns the Spartans scored last year, including six defensive touchdowns, which tied for the most in the FCS.
8 - Number of All-MEAC preseason selections for NSU, including Marcus Taylor, who was picked to the first team at kick returner and second team at receiver.
17 - Number of fourth-quarter points for NSU last week against Virginia State. That's more than the Spartans had in any quarter last season.
55 - Number of freshmen and sophomores (including redshirts) who played for NSU in 2017.
80 - NSU is in its 80th season of intercollegiate football competition.
112 - Rushing yards by Aaron Savage in last week's opener against Virginia State, which tied a career high.
300 - The number of rushing yards for Savage in his last three games, including two 100+ yard outings.

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A WIN OVER JMU WOULD...
 A win by the Spartans this week over the Dukes would...
• Be just the Spartans' second-ever over a CAA team and fifth against a ranked FCS opponent.
• Give NSU its first 2-0 start since 2012.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES
James Madison, ranked No. 2 in the Division I FCS top 25 poll, opened the season with a hard-fought 24-13 loss at North Carolina State last Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolf Pack scored 17 points in the second quarter and held off the Dukes.
 
JMU finishing with 365 yards to N.C. State's 392. JMU quarterback Ben DiNucci, who transferred from Pittsburgh, completed 23 of 27 passes for 197 yards. DiNucci threw a touchdown pass to Riley Stapleton and also led the Dukes with 79 yards rushing.
 
JMU won the FCS national championship in 2016 before finishing as runner-up last season.

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HBCU Play: The wins keep coming for North Carolina A&T

ATLANTA, Georgia -- HBCU PLAY is a prime source for the latest information on historically black colleges and university athletics. The weekly program breaks down impact games throughout the various conferences, includes featuring stories, interviews, and recognizes student athletes for their work within the community.

Episode 6 = North Carolina A&T had a huge win over FBS East Carolina Sunday 28-23. The Aggies headed home this week ranked No. 5 nationally in the STATS FCS poll and No. 6 nationally in the NCAA FCS Coaches poll. NCA&T is ranked higher than their week 1 opponent Jacksonville State – who is listed as No. 13 in the STATS FCS poll and No. 12 in the NCAA FCS Coaches poll. Longtime HBCU sports journalist Charlie Neal joins HBCU Play to chat about the momentum of the Aggies and other big wins across HBCU’s. Also, head coach of the Morehouse Maroon Tigers (SIAC) Rich Freeman joins Sam and Lericia to discuss his team’s victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC).