NCAA: Alabama A&M miscertified student-athletes

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Alabama A&M lacked institutional control when it improperly certified 101 student-athletes in nearly all of the university’s sport programs, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the involved parties collectively submit the case to the Committee on Infractions in written form. The NCAA enforcement staff, university and participating individuals must agree to the facts and overall level of the case to use this process instead of a formal hearing. The panel held an expedited penalty hearing because the university did not agree with some of the panel’s proposed penalties.

The university’s certification process failed in several areas, the committee noted in its report. First, staff members lacked the necessary experience, rules education and training to complete certifications. Making proper certification even more difficult, the university provided little rules education to the registrar and those outside of athletics responsible for certifying eligibility. The university also did not involve the appropriate staff members from outside of athletics in the certification process. Lastly, the university did not correctly apply NCAA eligibility certification rules.

In addition to the 101 student-athletes who competed while ineligible, the university also did not withhold 60 of the student-athletes from the subsequent year’s competition before they were reinstated.

The panel noted that after the extensive and widespread certification failures, the university took meaningful corrective action after it learned of the violations. Although resources may present challenges to certification processes, it is a fundamental responsibility for Division I members. The panel added that members must ensure appropriately trained individuals certify student-athletes, certification involves appropriate touch points throughout the university, and that staff correctly apply NCAA rules.

Download the Sep. 2018 Alabama A&M University Public Infractions Decision

The panel used the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines to prescribe the following measures:

• Five years of probation from Sept. 11, 2018, through Sept. 10, 2023.
• A vacation of records in which student-athletes competed while ineligible.
• A 2018-19 postseason ban for the baseball, men’s basketball, football and men’s golf teams.
• Scholarship reductions for the baseball, men’s basketball, football and men’s golf teams.

Recruiting restrictions for the 2018-19 academic year, including:

• A 13-week ban on unofficial visits and recruiting communications with prospects in all programs in which the violations occurred.
• A 25 percent reduction in official paid visits in all programs in which the violations occurred.
• A 13-week ban on all off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations in programs in which the violations occurred except for men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s golf and women’s volleyball.
• A 25 percent reduction in recruiting or evaluation days for men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s golf and women’s volleyball.
• The university may not recruit two-year college transfers who would enroll during the 2019-20 academic year (self-imposed by the university).
• A $5,000 fine (self-imposed by the university), plus 1 percent of the annual budgets of the baseball, men’s basketball, football and men’s golf programs.

Members of the Committee on Infractions are drawn from NCAA membership and members of the public. The members of the panel who reviewed this case are Carol Cartwright, chief hearing officer for this panel and president emerita of Kent State and Bowling Green; Jody Conradt, retired head women’s basketball coach and special assistant to athletics at Texas; Jason Leonard, executive director of athletics compliance at Oklahoma; Stephen A. Madva, attorney in private practice; Joel Maturi, former Minnesota athletics director; and Joyce McConnell, provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia.

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TSU Football at Hampton Cancelled

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The Tennessee State football game at Hampton University
scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, has been cancelled due to the impending impact of Hurricane Florence.

The game will not be rescheduled.

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Norfolk State vs. Liberty Football Game Postponed, Other Events Canceled Due to Hurrican Florence

NORFOLK, Virginia – Due to the forecast of inclement weather from Hurricane Florence, Norfolk State University's football game at Liberty University scheduled for this Saturday (Sept. 15) in Lynchburg has been tentatively postponed to Saturday, Dec. 1.

The game will be made up at 2 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg unless the Spartans qualify for postseason play, in which case the contest will be canceled. The Spartans were previously scheduled to conclude the regular season against Morgan State on Nov. 17.

This marks the second straight week that the NSU football team has been affected by inclement weather. Last week's home game against James Madison was called after one quarter of play and ruled a JMU win after storms which produced heavy lightning in the area caused the game to be delayed twice. The Dukes were leading the Spartans 17-0 at the time play was halted.

NSU (1-1) will head into the Sept. 22 matchup at South Carolina State having played five quarters of football this season. The SCSU game, which does not count in the MEAC standings, was slated to be the Spartans' final non-conference game of 2018.

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Fayetteville State Suspends Athletic Activities in Preparation of Hurricane Florence

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina -- In preparation of Hurricane Florence's track towards the Carolina's, the Fayetteville State University Department of Athletics has canceled all athletic activities.

"The health and safety of student-athletes, staff, and fans is our highest priority," said Director of Athletics Anthony Bennett. "Administration is taking the forecast serious by activating available precautions to prevent harm to all involved."

The scheduled volleyball match against Winston-Salem State University on Thursday, September 13th has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 11th.

The football game against Benedict has been canceled. No make-up date is pending.

All practices have been postponed until safe conditions have returned to campus.

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Gold Nuggets sweep GCAC weekly player awards

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana swept the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference weekly volleyball awards Monday. The Gold Nuggets' recipients for Sept. 3-9 are:
     • Eva Le Guillou, Setter of the Week for the third time in as many weeks this season and the sixth time in her career.
     • Kayla Black, Attacker of the Week for the second time in 2018 and the fifth time overall.
     • Beatrice Formilan, Defender of the Week for the first time in her career.
     
XULA will play Loyola at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Convocation Center. Both teams are 8-4. It'll be the first of three XULA home matches in seven days against city rivals.
     
Since the GCAC's volleyball award format changed in 2015, XULA has produced 10 weekly sweeps — eight during Pat Kendrick's tenure as head coach.
     
Le Guillou, a sophomore from Velizy-Villacoublay, France, produced 134 assists, eight kills, four blocks, two aces and 33 digs in four matches at the University of Mobile Invitational. Le Guillou produced assist-dig double-doubles against Mobile and in a victory against William Carey. She entered the tournament with a career hitting percentage of minus-.032 but hit .304 in 23 attacks.
     
Le Guillou twice reached 40 assists and has done it in five matches this season. In 2017, when she was voted GCAC Setter of the Year, she never had a match with 40 assists.
     
Black, a sophomore from Spring, Texas, and a graduate of Houston's St. Pius X High School, produced 62 kills, seven blocks, three aces and 43 digs. She had kill-dig double-doubles in three matches and concluded the tournament with 18 kills — her second-most ever in a match — against William Carey. She tied her career highs with four blocks against Mobile and 17 digs in a victory against Life.
     
Formilan, a freshman from Santorso, Italy, was a record-setter. She became the first-ever XULA player to reach 20 digs in three consecutive matches. Formilan accomplished that in the first three matches, including a career-high-tying 25 digs in four sets against St. Thomas (Texas). Her tournament totals included 83 digs and two aces.

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North Carolina A&T Aggies Earn Highest Ranking In School History

EAST GREENSBORO, North Carolina – North Carolina A&T football has reached new heights when it comes to national rankings. STATS FCS released its latest media poll on Monday and it had the Aggies ranked fourth in the country.

It is the Aggies highest ranking in school history surpassing last week’s No. 5 ranking and 1993’s No. 5 ranking after the Aggies started 6-0.

The American Football Coaches Association coaches poll kept N.C. A&T at No. 6 following the Aggies 45-6 win over Gardner-Webb Saturday night at BB&T Stadium. The Aggies have now appeared in the coaches poll 36 straight weeks.



N.C. A&T is off to a 3-0 start to bring the nation’s longest active winning streak to 15 games. Their win over Gardner-Webb was their 11th straight win at home as N.C. A&T has now won 18 of their last 19 at BB&T Stadium. The Aggies are again the No. 1 team in black college football for the 38th time in 59 weeks. N.C. A&T has not lost a football game in 653 days.

“I think we are doing a lot of things well and too many things not so well,” said N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington who is only the second person to win their first three games as Aggies head coach. “There is still a lot of work to be done but we’re in a good place. It’s much better being 3-0 than 0-3 and we all know that.

To be 3-0 and not have played a very good football game on all three phases is kind of exciting and kind of scary.”

The Aggies are off this week ahead of their non-conference game against Morgan State, 6 p.m., Saturday, September 22 at BB&T Stadium. Hampton’s departure from the conference left some schools with seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games. Therefore, to assure each school plays seven conference games this season, there are some games that will not count as conference games.

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Former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson hired as Fisk University head basketball coach

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Montreal Nabors had to check Google when he heard Fisk had hired Kenny Anderson as its new basketball coach.

Nabors, a senior and the Bulldogs' leading returning scorer from last season, wasn't old enough to know about Anderson, 47, in Anderson's heyday.

"I did some research to see how big he really was, and I was like, 'Man, this could really help me as a senior,'" Nabors said. "I want to push my basketball career further after this season, so I was like, 'I could really learn a lot from him.'"

Nabors learned that Anderson, a native of Queens, N.Y., was a McDonald's All-American high school player, led Georgia Tech to the Final Four in 1990 and played 14 seasons in the NBA. He was an NBA All-Star in 1994 while playing for the New Jersey Nets and finished his career with 10,789 points, 5,196 assists and 2,641 rebounds.

Anderson was officially introduced Monday as Fisk's new coach. He replaced Larry Glover, the school's athletics director who spent the past three years coaching the team.

It was a huge hire for the historically black school with an enrollment of fewer than 800 students and that plays in the NAIA.

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Southern Heritage Classic Statement and Refund Information

MEMPHIS, Tennessee  -- Saturday, September 8, 2018, the 29th Annual Southern Heritage Classic football game was cancelled in response to inclement weather, which included lightning. We appreciate the support of the thousands of fans who purchased tickets to see Jackson State University and Tennessee State University compete, once again. Ticket holders, who wish to receive a refund, can bring their tickets to their point of purchase. Refund information is listed below for each location. 

TENNESSEE STATE TICKET OFFICE

Refunds will be issued beginning Tuesday, September 11th. For more information, contact the Tennessee State Ticket Office at 615-963-5841.

TICKETMASTER

Refunds will be issued beginning Monday, September 10th. For more information, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000.

LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM

Refunds will be issued at the stadium box office Tuesday, September 11th – Thursday, September 13th from 10 am – 6 pm CST. Those who cannot return to the box office, must mail their tickets to the following address to receive a refund: 

For more information, contact the Southern Heritage Classic at 901-398-6655 or 1-800-332-1991. 

We look forward to having everyone join us September 11 -15, 2019 for the 30th Annual Southern Heritage Classic.
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Former Savannah State Tigers Pitcher Called Up To Play For Washington Nationals

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WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Former Savannah State University baseball player Kyle McGowin was called up from the minor leagues and will soon make his major league debut with the Washington Nationals.

McGowin spent the 2018 season in the Nationals farm system, working his way up from Class A.

McGowin started the season in Advanced A with Potomac. There he appeared in two games and had a 1-1 record. He pitched 11 innings and struck out 14 batters and had a 4.09 earned run average.

From Potomac he went to AA where he played at Harrisburg. While at Harrisburg, he pitched 78 innings and struck out 94 batters. He had a 3.69 ERA and a 4-3 record while appearing in 13 games.

His last stop was at AAA Syracuse.

In his eight starts with the Chiefs since being called up in July, McGowin went 3-2 with a 1.20 ERA and held batters to a .147 batting average, striking out 44 in 52.2 innings pitched.

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McGowin was drafted in the fifth round of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft out of Savannah State University by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2013.

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound, Sag Harbor, N.Y., native, pitched the Tigers to their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship in 2013, and the program's first Division I NCAA Regional bid.

During the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, he was named the tournament's Outstanding Performer after he pitched all ten innings of the championship game, recording 11 strikeouts.

That same year, he was named First team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

During the regular season he had an 1.49 ERA in 96 1/3 innings pitched and a 12-1 record. He led the MEAC in strikeouts (111) and wins, and was ranked sixth nationally after the end of the regular season.

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Coppin State Women's Basketball 2018-19 Schedule Released

   
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BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Coppin State women's basketball program released its 2018-19 schedule today with local rival UMBC highlighting the only home game of the non-conference slate. The Eagles will spend most of its non-conference competition on the road, including battles with five NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago (Virginia, Minnesota, Maryland, Florida Gulf Coast and runner-up Mississippi State).

Television information and game times will be announced at a later date. If you don't want to miss out on all MEACtion, season tickets are available for as low as $75! This provides access to both the women and the men's games and are available for purchase online now at coppinstatesports.com.

The Lady Eagles will begin the 2018-19 season taking th e country roads to West Virginia as it battles a Mountaineer squad who made the WNIT Final Four a season ago on November 6th. CSU will then return to Maryland to face Brenda Freese's Terrapins in College Park. The perennial powerhouse finished last season 16th in the AP Poll while the game will take place on November 9th.

Coppin will participate in its one and only non-conference tilt at the PEC, on Wednesday November 14th, as it fights for bragging rights against UMBC.

The ladies will next test will surely be a challenge, as four days later it heads to Starkville, Mississippi to take on last year's championship game runner-up. Mississippi State lost to Notre Dame in overtime of the 2017-18 national championship, falling on an immaculate buzzer-beater that will go down in March Madness lore.
 
Coppin State will get a well-needed two weeks off for the Thanksgiving holiday before kicking it into high gear with a span of five games over the first two weeks of December. CSU will head back to West Virginia to take on Marshall on December 1st, before turning around and tipping off in Charlottesville against second round participant UVA the next night.

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Coppin then heads north to face Ohio University (December 8th), Round of 32 qualifier Minnesota (December 12th) and Niagara (December 15th).

The Lady Eagles follow-up its wintry tour with a getaway tournament to sunny Fort Myers, FL for the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU classic hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University. CSU will face the host Eagles (who were NCAA Tournament bound a season ago) on December 19th, before rounding out the two-day trip with the UAB Blazers on the 20th. 
 
Coppin's last non-conference opponent of the campaign takes the Eagles to familiar territory (Norfolk, Virginia) as it dukes it out with the Monarchs of Old Dominion.
 
MEAC action will open with Savannah State coming to town for its final visit to Baltimore as a division I opponent on January 5th. The Lady Eagles will follow that by heading across the Bay Bridge to face Delaware State (January 7th). The Eagles will stay in the PEC for the ladies next two matchups, bringing Norfolk State (January 12th) and South Carolina State (January 14th) to town.
 
Next, Coppin will then head down to the Tar Heel State for the weekend to face the Eagles of North Carolina Central (January 19th), followed by the 2018 MEAC champion Aggies of North Carolina A&T (January 21st). Shortly thereafter, Coppin State can enjoy Charm City for the next two weeks as it hosts Florida A&M (January 26th), Bethune-Cookman (January 28th), and crosstown rival Morgan State (February 2nd).
 
Coppin women's basketball will head off on it's longest road trip of the MEAC slate, as it travels to coastal foes Savannah State (February 9th), South Carolina State (February 11th), and Maryland Eastern Shore (February 16th). The Eagles come home for its final two home games of the year, battling Howard in the annual homecoming game on February 23rd, before culminating the senior's farewell tour with Delaware State on February 25th.

Coppin State will round out the regular season on the road once again, heading to Norfolk for a date with the Spartans of NSU (March 2nd), before ending the 2018-19 campaign on the East Side at Morgan State.
 
The MEAC Tournament will be held in the Norfolk Scope Arena March 11 – 16 in Norfolk, VA.
 
Coppin returns four players from last season including Second Team All-MEAC Chance Graham, junior Oliwadamilola Oloyede, and sophomores Tsahai Corbie (redshirted) and November 21st MEAC Rookie of the Week, Maraiyah Smith.
 
Head Coach Dewayne Burroughs brought in two Division II transfers from Roberts Wesleyan (Brooke Fields) and University of the District of Columbia (Kaiya Coleman). Burroughs added a talented freshmen class as well with Diamond Adams, E'Mya Price, Jalynda Salley, Elan Wali, and Jania Wright all fighting for playing time.
 
The Coppin State Lady Eagles play in the Physical Education Complex Arena on the campus of Coppin State University and is led by third year head coach Dewayne Burroughs.

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Gold Nuggets blank LSUA to conclude SLU tournament

HAMMOND, Louisiana. — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis won all its matches against LSU-Alexandria Sunday on the second and final day of the Green and Gold Invitational.
     
The Gold Nuggets' Charlene Goreau and Farah Baklouti defeated Patricia Perez and Patricia Martinez 8-0 in the lone doubles match. In singles, Mariia Borodii beat Miljana Milojevic 8-3 — that was a matchup of NAIA All-Americans from 2018 — Yi Chen Pao beat Katheryne Campos 8-1, and Lacee Ancar defeated Marie Cool 8-2.

The event's modified duals — four singles matches and one doubles match — will count only for individual season statistics. Intercollegiate Tennis Association rules require dual matches to consist of six singles matches and three doubles matches.
     
XULA was 3-1 as a team in the modified duals. On Saturday the Gold Nuggets defeated Jackson State and city rival Loyola and lost to Southeastern Louisiana. Individually, all five XULA players finished 3-1 for the weekend.
    
 It was XULA's first event of the fall semester. Next for the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush will be the HBCU National Championships Sept. 20-22 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

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Spring Hill College Athletic Director Jim Hall Accepts Post at Carroll University

MOBILE, Alabama – Spring Hill College (SHC) Athletic Director Jim Hall will be stepping aside from his position at the College as of October 12 to assume the role of Athletic Director at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
 
"Leaving SHC is definitely bittersweet," said Hall. "I have thoroughly enjoyed my nine years on The Hill and take great pride in the advancements and accomplishments we have made. Now that the NCAA transition is complete, our teams are positioned for a lot of success in the years to come and I look forward to following their progress."
 
Since coming to The Hill in October 2009 from the University of Great Falls in Montana, Hall led the SHC efforts to join the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) as Spring Hill became the first non-Historically Black College or University member of the SIAC in its 100-year history. He then led the SHC transition from the NAIA into full NCAA Division II membership in July 2018. Hall also directed the addition of men's and women's Outdoor Track & Field and Beach Volleyball as NCAA varsity sports, the implementation of junior varsity programs and a focus on growth in intercollegiate club sports.
 
"Jim Hall's leadership was instrumental in the College attaining full NCAA Division II membership," said Dr. E. Joseph Lee, interim President of Spring Hill College. "His focus on success is reflected in the significant growth of our Badger Athletics program both on and off the field. We wish Jim and his family all the best in their new opportunity."

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UMES Volleyball Wins Henson's Hawk Invite

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PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland -- A grueling weekend went the way of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball team on Saturday (Sept. 8). The Hawks won their finale against the Hampton Pirates 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-11) to claim The 2018 Henson's Hawk Invitational at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.

"We proved this weekend that we can handle adversity." Hawks coach Trevor Callarman said. "We battled back in different sets and executed in tough situations."

Senior Lucia Babic (Sisak, Croatia) earned her 1,000 career kill at the 18-7 mark in set two, becoming the fifth player in Hawk history to reach the achievement. She finished the match with 16 kills and a .438 hitting percentage.

`It takes a lot of hard word to reach this mark." Babic said. "My teammates helped a lot in making this happen, and winning certainly helps!"

Babic currently trails Jana Milin, Whitney Johnson, Caylin Woodward, and Maline Vaitai on the school's kill list. She stands 70 kills short of Vaitai for fourth place.

"Congrats to Lucia on her 1,000th kill." Callarman said. "She is the epitome of what it means to be a Hawk and has earned this achievement."

Other top performers for the Hawks included a double-double of 13 kills and 10 digs by senior Rachel Kayongo (Northridge, California), and nine digs from senior Koya Sowells (Missouri City, Texas). Babic, Kayongo and Sowells were all named to The Henson's All-Tournament Team.

The Hawks achieved their highest attack percentage of the year with a .337 average. That is the highest average since November 10th of last year.

Hampton (5-5) won the first set, thanks to a ferocious six point rally with Sasha Saric on the service. Maryland Eastern Shore (3-6) countered with a decisive nine point win in set two.

The Shore built up a 15-9 lead, then fended off a Pirate attack to take a 2-1 lead with a three point set win. In set four, the Hawks' early edge stood up. After Hampton tied the score at 17 all, Eastern Shore took two of the next three volleys to win, 25-21.

The upcoming week will be a busy one for the Hawks. They will challenge Lehigh on Tuesday (Sept. 11) in Bethlehem before traveling to Colorado for the Denver Invitational next weekend.

The Henson's All-Tournament Team
Lucia Babic (MVP) - Maryland Eastern Shore
Rachel Kayongo - Maryland Eastern Shore
Koya Sowells - Maryland Eastern Shore
Kyndall Nicholas - Hampton
Sasha Saric - Hampton
Sidney Colvey - St. Francis Brooklyn
Kyra Marshall - South Carolina State

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Maryland Eastern Shore Cross Country Impress in Season Opener at Delaware State

SMYRNA, Delaware — Junior Hector Cime (Parksley, Virginia) led the men’s cross country team, and senior Neus Quinonero (Valencia, Spain) led the women during the 2018 season opener at the Delaware State Hornet Invite on Saturday (Sept. 8) in Smyrna. The men’s team won the meet with 37 points while the women’s team came in second at 50 points.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the team considering the youthfulness of the group, especially on the women’s squad.” Coach Damion Drummond said. “This begins the years of Hawk dominance across the board. Lets claim, achieve and receive it!”

Cime won the men’s event with a time of 17:11 flat. Quinonero placed fourth in the women’s meet, earning a 21:07.4 clip.

Junior John Akakeya (Staten Island, New York) and sophomore Ngoy Yamitshi (Germantown, Maryland) were right behind Cime. Akakeya placed second in 17:11.8 and Yamitshi earned a time of 18:03.6 to finish fourth.

On the women’s side, senior Luan Gabriel (Roseau, Dominica) earned a top ten spot by running a  23:04.7, and freshman Arianna Krcik (Pasadena, Maryland) ran the meet in 24:03.7 to finish 10th in her collegiate debut.

The men’s squad beat runner-up Delaware State by 11 points while Morgan State eclipsed the women’s side, earning a meet best 26 points to earn the win.

Maryland Eastern Shore will run in Princess Anne next Saturday (Sept. 15) during the Cappy Anderson Invitational.

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Coppin State Men’s Basketball Releases 2018-19 Season Schedule

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BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Eight teams that played in postseason tournaments, including five NCAA Tournament qualifiers highlight the 2018-19 Coppin State men's basketball schedule which was released on Tuesday morning.  The Eagles will play host to one of those teams, UMBC, for their home opener on Monday, December 3, before also welcoming Tennessee State to the Physical Education Complex Arena on Sunday, December 9.

Television information and game times will be announced at a later date. If you don't want to miss out on all MEACtion, season tickets are available for as low as $75! This provides access to both the women and the men's games and are available for purchase online now at coppinstatesports.com.

Coppin opens up the season with eight-straight road games, tipping off the new campaign at Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 6.  Four days later, the Eagles will travel to Dayton four its first of four matchups that are part of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis.  A matchup at Virginia on November 16 is also part of the preseason tournament, as is a trip to Wofford College over the Thanksgiving break where CSU takes on the host Terriers and Charleston Southern.

Just prior to traveling to Wofford, the Eagles will also travel to NIT Tournament participant Rider on November 19.

Rounding out the November slate is a trip to James Madison on November 29 before Coppin's home opener against the Retrievers, who made history last season by becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
In between the pair of CSU home games is another short trip to Richmond on December 9.

Following the Eagles' home matchup with the Tigers, Coppin closes out it non-conference schedule with road games against UNC-Greensboro (December 12), Louisiana-Monroe (December 21), Houston (December 23) and Notre Dame (December 29).  All four of those teams made a postseason tournament last season with the Spartans and Cougars making the NCAA Tournament, the Fighting Irish in the NIT and the Warhawks in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).
The Eagles open MEAC play at home on January 5 against Savannah State on January 12, one of five home-and-home series' during the season.  Coppin will also play a home-and-home against Delaware State, Norfolk State, South Carolina State and Morgan State.

February's slate opens with a date against crosstown rival Morgan State on February 2 and closes out with Homecoming on February 23 against Howard and Senior Night against Delaware State on February 25.

To close out the regular season, the Eagles travel to Norfolk State on March 2 and Morgan State on March 7 before heading to the Norfolk Scope Arena for the MEAC Tournament from March 11-16.

All CSU home games, and selected road games, will be broadcast on WNST 1570AM as well Fox Sports Williamsport.

Coppin returns three starters from last year's squad, including Third Team All-MEAC selection Lamar Morgan, along with fellow seniors Chad Andrews-Fulton and Cedric Council.  The Eagles, who are led by second-year head coach Juan Dixon, also boast the return of redshirt sophomore Dejuan Clayton who led CSU in scoring during the 2016-17 season and missed most of last year with an injury.

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PVAMU Panthers Lose Another Close Battle vs. #4 Sam Houston

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Prairie View A&M football team lost at #4 Sam Houston 41-32 Saturday night at Bowers Stadium.

"I thought it was a hard-fought game," said PVAMU head coach Eric Dooley. "Unfortunately we came up a little short. We just have to go back to the drawing board to correct some mistakes we had and get ready to face a good UNLV football team."

RB Dawonya Tucker posted his second straight 200-yard rushing game, rushing 21 times for a career—high 245 yards and two touchdowns.

The game was delayed approximately 35 minutes late in the first quarter due to lightning.



Tucker scored the first of his two touchdowns on a 14-yard run to take a 9-3 lead with just over seven minutes to play in the first quarter.

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Following consecutive touchdowns by Sam Houston to put the Bearkats ahead 17-9, Prairie View A&M scored back-to-back touchdowns of its own. Jaylen Harris returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown to cut the deficit to one. On the next offensive series, Tucker scored on a 25-yard run to put PVAMU ahead 23-17 with just over six minutes to play in the first half.

Sam Houston scored twice in the final 1:26 of the second quarter to take a 27-23 lead into halftime. After the Bearkats extended to a 34-23 lead in the third quarter, the Panthers made a fourth-quarter run.

Zach Elder's 27-yard field goal cut the PVAMU deficit to 34-26 less than two minutes into the final period before the Panthers scored a touchdown on their next offensive possession. A six-play, 73-yard drive ended with a 40-yard scoring pass from Morton to Zarrian Holcombe with 9:04 remaining, but the two-point conversion try was ruled incomplete.

The Bearkats scored with just over a minute remaining for the final margin.

"I know that they are going to fight," Dooley said of his teams' effort and near-comeback. "I know they are going to lay it on the line. Unfortunately we had some things that didn't go our way. That's all a part of football. It's growing pains right now, things we have to build off of, and continue to move forward."

Prairie View A&M returns to action next Saturday at 9 p.m. CT. The game can be viewed online on the Mountain West Network. The Panther Sports Network radio broadcast begins with Countdown To Kickoff at 8:30 p.m. online at pvpanthers.com/sportsnetwork.

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