DURHAM, North Carolina -- The North Carolina Central University football program held its weekly press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18 ahead of the Eagles' crosstown game at Duke on Saturday, Sept. 22. Hear from interim head coach Granville Eastman as he discusses the upcoming game.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
This Is Game Week: Morgan State vs. #4 North Carolina A&T
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Morgan State (0-3) will face its third straight road test when they take on #4 North Carolina A&T in a non-conference matchup on Saturday (Sept. 22) at BB&T Stadium. The Bears open the 2018 season under the leadership of interim head coach Ernest T. Jones. N.C. A&T completed the 2017 season with a 12-0 overall mark and won the MEAC title with an 8-0 mark. The Aggies will enter the contest fresh off of a bye week. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN3. The game will also be broadcast on WEAA, 88.9 FM.
GAME COVERAGE
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THE SERIES
• Saturday matchup marks the 79th meeting between the two schools.
• MSU leads the overall series 42-36-3 since 1930.
• #15 N.C. A&T posted a 49-17 victory in Greensboro last season.
• The Bears have won 7 of the last 10 against N.C. A&T since 2006.
THE COACHES
• Morgan State - Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State, '95) joined the Bears as the Defensive Coordinator in 2016 and was previously a JUCO head coach at ASA Miami (2015 - 8-2 record); he has also worked at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Univ. of Buffalo, Cincinnati, Alcorn State, Central Michigan, Oberlin, Kentucky State and Concordia. CAREER RECORD (10-15, 2yrs); RECORD AT MSU (0-3, 1st yr).
• N.C. A&T - Sam Washington became the 19th head football coach in N.C. A&T history on January 9, 2018. Prior to being promoted to head coach, Washington served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years. RECORD AT N.C. A&T (3-0, 1st yr).
• Saturday matchup marks the 79th meeting between the two schools.
• MSU leads the overall series 42-36-3 since 1930.
• #15 N.C. A&T posted a 49-17 victory in Greensboro last season.
• The Bears have won 7 of the last 10 against N.C. A&T since 2006.
THE COACHES
• Morgan State - Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State, '95) joined the Bears as the Defensive Coordinator in 2016 and was previously a JUCO head coach at ASA Miami (2015 - 8-2 record); he has also worked at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Univ. of Buffalo, Cincinnati, Alcorn State, Central Michigan, Oberlin, Kentucky State and Concordia. CAREER RECORD (10-15, 2yrs); RECORD AT MSU (0-3, 1st yr).
• N.C. A&T - Sam Washington became the 19th head football coach in N.C. A&T history on January 9, 2018. Prior to being promoted to head coach, Washington served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years. RECORD AT N.C. A&T (3-0, 1st yr).
QUICK HITS
• Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has opened the season by connecting on 26 of 53 passes for 305 yards, including a pair of TDs. He also ran for a game-high 107 yards on the ground in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• The Bears recorded a season-high 229 yards on the ground against UAlbany. Junior RB Josh Chase finished with 20 carries for 68 yards, including his first TD of the season..
• LB Rico Kennedy, the team's leading tackler in 2017 with 70 stops, in addition to 19.5 tackles for loss (No. 3 in the FCS), posted eight tackles, two QB hurries and a tackle for loss in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• Senior LB Damare' Whitaker ranks No 2 in the MEAC with 27 total tackles.
• MSU's defense forced five turnovers at UAlbany. Sophomore CB Donte Small (3 INTs), and r-junior CB DJ Trigg (INT) and r-senior DL AJ Agbelese had a fumble recovery.
• The Bears defense held UAlbany to 3 of 15 in 3rd down conversions, while MSU finished just 1 of 14 on 3rd downs.
• Ernest T. Jones' Bears are predicted to finish 9th in the MEAC's 2018 Preseason Order of Finish.
LAST TIME vs. N.C. A&T - SEPT. 24, 2017
• BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State couldn't secure the win in their MEAC 2017 debut, falling 49-17 to #15 North Carolina A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Aggies got on the board 50 seconds into the game when Marquell Cartwright rumbled into the endzone from 72 yards out, giving them a 7-0 lead. Then on their next possession, N.C.A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard threw the first of his three touchdown passes to Elijah Bell from 15 yards out to help build the Aggies advantage to 14-0 with 9:27 left in the first quarter.
• North Carolina A&T (4-0, 1-0 MEAC) continued to light up the scoreboard in the second quarter when Raynard found Jamari Smith with a nine yard touchdown pass with 7:39 left. The Aggies were able to convert on two key third & long plays during that drive. Then later in the quarter, Raynard found Elijah Bell again in the endzone. This time, it was with a 31 yard touchdown pass which found Bell at the two yard line and he waltzed on in from there. It further extended the lead to 28-0 with 1:29 left in the first half.
• Then the Bears were immersed in a drive to paydirt towards the end of the first half. However, the Aggies' Franklin McCain had other ideas. McCain intercepted Elijah Staley's pass to the endzone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown with no time on the clock. That helped boost the lead to 35-0, which was the halftime score.
A WIN WOULD ...
...give Ernest T. Jones his first win as MSU's head coach and his 11th career win.
... mark the Bears' first win against N.C. A&T since 2013.
... mark MSU's first road non-conference win since defeating Bowie State (28-23) on Sept. 13, 2014.
... mark the Bears road win since a 35-24 win against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016.
... improve the Bears' series record against N.C. A&T to 43-36-3 since 1930.
• Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has opened the season by connecting on 26 of 53 passes for 305 yards, including a pair of TDs. He also ran for a game-high 107 yards on the ground in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• The Bears recorded a season-high 229 yards on the ground against UAlbany. Junior RB Josh Chase finished with 20 carries for 68 yards, including his first TD of the season..
• LB Rico Kennedy, the team's leading tackler in 2017 with 70 stops, in addition to 19.5 tackles for loss (No. 3 in the FCS), posted eight tackles, two QB hurries and a tackle for loss in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• Senior LB Damare' Whitaker ranks No 2 in the MEAC with 27 total tackles.
• MSU's defense forced five turnovers at UAlbany. Sophomore CB Donte Small (3 INTs), and r-junior CB DJ Trigg (INT) and r-senior DL AJ Agbelese had a fumble recovery.
• The Bears defense held UAlbany to 3 of 15 in 3rd down conversions, while MSU finished just 1 of 14 on 3rd downs.
• Ernest T. Jones' Bears are predicted to finish 9th in the MEAC's 2018 Preseason Order of Finish.
LAST TIME vs. N.C. A&T - SEPT. 24, 2017
• BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State couldn't secure the win in their MEAC 2017 debut, falling 49-17 to #15 North Carolina A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Aggies got on the board 50 seconds into the game when Marquell Cartwright rumbled into the endzone from 72 yards out, giving them a 7-0 lead. Then on their next possession, N.C.A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard threw the first of his three touchdown passes to Elijah Bell from 15 yards out to help build the Aggies advantage to 14-0 with 9:27 left in the first quarter.
• North Carolina A&T (4-0, 1-0 MEAC) continued to light up the scoreboard in the second quarter when Raynard found Jamari Smith with a nine yard touchdown pass with 7:39 left. The Aggies were able to convert on two key third & long plays during that drive. Then later in the quarter, Raynard found Elijah Bell again in the endzone. This time, it was with a 31 yard touchdown pass which found Bell at the two yard line and he waltzed on in from there. It further extended the lead to 28-0 with 1:29 left in the first half.
• Then the Bears were immersed in a drive to paydirt towards the end of the first half. However, the Aggies' Franklin McCain had other ideas. McCain intercepted Elijah Staley's pass to the endzone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown with no time on the clock. That helped boost the lead to 35-0, which was the halftime score.
A WIN WOULD ...
...give Ernest T. Jones his first win as MSU's head coach and his 11th career win.
... mark the Bears' first win against N.C. A&T since 2013.
... mark MSU's first road non-conference win since defeating Bowie State (28-23) on Sept. 13, 2014.
... mark the Bears road win since a 35-24 win against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016.
... improve the Bears' series record against N.C. A&T to 43-36-3 since 1930.
A GLANCE AT THE AGGIES
• N.C. A&T finished 2017 with an overall mark of 12-0 and an 8-0 conference record, and won the Celebration Bowl with a 21-14 win against Grambling State.
• N.C. A&T truly put their double-digit winning streak on the line to open the season by playing an FCS power in Jacksonville State and an FBS institution with 22 more scholarships in East Carolina. The Aggies won both games and now have the longest winning streak in Division I-FCS play at 14.
• Sam Washington (MVSU, '82) leads the Aggies in his first season at the helm. He served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years.
• Four of the Aggies All-Americans — Marquell Cartwright, Mac McCain, Elijah Bell and Darryl Johnson — are back for the 2018 season.
• RB Marquell Cartwright, a BoxToRow First Team selection, leads the league in rushing with 245 yards on 58 carries.
• A&T also returns r-senior QB Lamar Raynard, who already broke several single-season A&T records in 2017 on his way to winning MEAC Offensive Players of the Year. Raynard has completed 36-of-78 passes for 330 yards with four TDs and two INTs.
• N.C. A&T led the MEAC defensively a season ago, allowing just 12.4 points per game and limited teams to just 258 yards of offense. The Aggies currently ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring defense (15.3) and total defense (330.3 ypg).
• Raynard Bell is one of Lamar Raynard's favorite targets. Bell, a member of the preseason Black College Player of the Year Watch List, has 11 receptions for 110 yards, including two touchdowns.
• Mac McCain III established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the nation last season as a freshman. He recorded 3 INTs vs. MSU -- two of which he returned for TDs. He currently ranks No. 6 in the MEAC in passes defended (4).
• Known as Aggie Stadium for 37 seasons, the Aggies home facility underwent a name change in June and will now be referred to as BB&T Stadium.
• N.C. A&T finished 2017 with an overall mark of 12-0 and an 8-0 conference record, and won the Celebration Bowl with a 21-14 win against Grambling State.
• N.C. A&T truly put their double-digit winning streak on the line to open the season by playing an FCS power in Jacksonville State and an FBS institution with 22 more scholarships in East Carolina. The Aggies won both games and now have the longest winning streak in Division I-FCS play at 14.
• Sam Washington (MVSU, '82) leads the Aggies in his first season at the helm. He served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years.
• Four of the Aggies All-Americans — Marquell Cartwright, Mac McCain, Elijah Bell and Darryl Johnson — are back for the 2018 season.
• RB Marquell Cartwright, a BoxToRow First Team selection, leads the league in rushing with 245 yards on 58 carries.
• A&T also returns r-senior QB Lamar Raynard, who already broke several single-season A&T records in 2017 on his way to winning MEAC Offensive Players of the Year. Raynard has completed 36-of-78 passes for 330 yards with four TDs and two INTs.
• N.C. A&T led the MEAC defensively a season ago, allowing just 12.4 points per game and limited teams to just 258 yards of offense. The Aggies currently ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring defense (15.3) and total defense (330.3 ypg).
• Raynard Bell is one of Lamar Raynard's favorite targets. Bell, a member of the preseason Black College Player of the Year Watch List, has 11 receptions for 110 yards, including two touchdowns.
• Mac McCain III established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the nation last season as a freshman. He recorded 3 INTs vs. MSU -- two of which he returned for TDs. He currently ranks No. 6 in the MEAC in passes defended (4).
• Known as Aggie Stadium for 37 seasons, the Aggies home facility underwent a name change in June and will now be referred to as BB&T Stadium.
MORGAN STATE/N.C. A&T CONNECTIONS
• N.C. A&T only has one player from the DMV area on its roster– r-junior LS Ernest Bush [Richmond, Va. | L.C. Bird HS]. Morgan State has two players from the state of North Carolina– senior WR Brian Gentry [Winston-Salem, N.C. | East Forsythe HS] and freshman OL Marcus Parker, Fr. [Wilson, N.C. | Beddingfield HS]. Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr. spent two seasons as head coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
PRESEASON PICKED 9TH
Morgan State was picked to finish ninth (9th) to MEAC defending champion and Preseason #1 North Carolina A&T and #2 Howard.
PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS
Seven (7) Morgan State football players were named to the 2018 MEAC preseason team, which was voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. Senior defensive lineman Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy were first-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Joshua Miles and Matthew Thompson were third-team picks, along with junior wideout Manasseh Bailey, junior linebacker Ian McBorrough, and senior defensive back Carl Garnes. The seven preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 37 lettermen and 16 starters returning for the 2018 Morgan State football season.
BEARS OPEN 120th SEASON OF FOOTBALL SINCE 1898
MSU enters its 120th season of football and will open the 2018 campaign under interim head coach Ernest T. Jones, set to enter his first year at the helm and his third year at Morgan State.
RETURN MEN
The 2018 Morgan State Bears return 37 letterwinners, including 16 starters - 7 on offense, 8 on defense and 1 on special teams.
CAMPAIGNING FOR SUCCESS
The Bears enter the 2018 season looking to post their first winning season since going 6-5 in 2009. MSU's 7-6 record in 2014 was vacated.
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
The Bears will open the 2018 campaign against four non-conference opponents. MSU opens the season against Towson (Sept. 1) in the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore', followed by road trips versus Akron (Sept. 9), Univ. at Albany (Sept. 15) and the N.C. A&T (Sept. 22) game will also be recorded as a non-conference contest.
BEARS OPEN 41st SEASON IN MEAC
The Bears will open its 41st season in the MEAC when they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Oct. 6.
• The Bears opened the 2017 MEAC schedule with a 49-17 loss against #15 N.C. A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Bears kicked off its first season in the MEAC in 1971. Morgan State withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year, before returning to the MEAC in 1984.
EDWARD SCOTT NAMED TO FCS ADA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Division I Football Subdivision Athletics Directors Association announced that Morgan State's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott will serve on its Executive Committee. Scott represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM
The Morgan State football team has had great success in the classroom.
• Most recently, the Bears produced a 3.24 GPA during Summer 2018.
• The 2017-18 school year saw the Bears achieve their highest single-year GPA in program history.
• The program had 31 Athletic Director Honor Roll Members in the Fall of 2017, a 41% increase from the previous Fall.
MSU LEGEND EDDIE P. HURT NAMED TO 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT
76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks make-up the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Morgan State head coach Eddie P. Hurt is among the list of nominees.
• Hurt led Morgan's football teams to six Black College National Championships and won 14 CIAA titles.
• Eleven of his squads executed undefeated seasons, including a non-losing string of games from 1932 to 1938.
• His 1943 team did not allow a score from a single opponent.
• N.C. A&T only has one player from the DMV area on its roster– r-junior LS Ernest Bush [Richmond, Va. | L.C. Bird HS]. Morgan State has two players from the state of North Carolina– senior WR Brian Gentry [Winston-Salem, N.C. | East Forsythe HS] and freshman OL Marcus Parker, Fr. [Wilson, N.C. | Beddingfield HS]. Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr. spent two seasons as head coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
PRESEASON PICKED 9TH
Morgan State was picked to finish ninth (9th) to MEAC defending champion and Preseason #1 North Carolina A&T and #2 Howard.
PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS
Seven (7) Morgan State football players were named to the 2018 MEAC preseason team, which was voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. Senior defensive lineman Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy were first-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Joshua Miles and Matthew Thompson were third-team picks, along with junior wideout Manasseh Bailey, junior linebacker Ian McBorrough, and senior defensive back Carl Garnes. The seven preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 37 lettermen and 16 starters returning for the 2018 Morgan State football season.
BEARS OPEN 120th SEASON OF FOOTBALL SINCE 1898
MSU enters its 120th season of football and will open the 2018 campaign under interim head coach Ernest T. Jones, set to enter his first year at the helm and his third year at Morgan State.
RETURN MEN
The 2018 Morgan State Bears return 37 letterwinners, including 16 starters - 7 on offense, 8 on defense and 1 on special teams.
CAMPAIGNING FOR SUCCESS
The Bears enter the 2018 season looking to post their first winning season since going 6-5 in 2009. MSU's 7-6 record in 2014 was vacated.
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
The Bears will open the 2018 campaign against four non-conference opponents. MSU opens the season against Towson (Sept. 1) in the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore', followed by road trips versus Akron (Sept. 9), Univ. at Albany (Sept. 15) and the N.C. A&T (Sept. 22) game will also be recorded as a non-conference contest.
BEARS OPEN 41st SEASON IN MEAC
The Bears will open its 41st season in the MEAC when they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Oct. 6.
• The Bears opened the 2017 MEAC schedule with a 49-17 loss against #15 N.C. A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Bears kicked off its first season in the MEAC in 1971. Morgan State withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year, before returning to the MEAC in 1984.
EDWARD SCOTT NAMED TO FCS ADA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Division I Football Subdivision Athletics Directors Association announced that Morgan State's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott will serve on its Executive Committee. Scott represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM
The Morgan State football team has had great success in the classroom.
• Most recently, the Bears produced a 3.24 GPA during Summer 2018.
• The 2017-18 school year saw the Bears achieve their highest single-year GPA in program history.
• The program had 31 Athletic Director Honor Roll Members in the Fall of 2017, a 41% increase from the previous Fall.
MSU LEGEND EDDIE P. HURT NAMED TO 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT
76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks make-up the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Morgan State head coach Eddie P. Hurt is among the list of nominees.
• Hurt led Morgan's football teams to six Black College National Championships and won 14 CIAA titles.
• Eleven of his squads executed undefeated seasons, including a non-losing string of games from 1932 to 1938.
• His 1943 team did not allow a score from a single opponent.
WBAL-TV TO TELEVISE MORGAN STATE HOME FOOTBALL GAMES ON MeTV BALTIMORE
WBAL-TV has announced that it is partnering with Morgan State University (MSU) to televise the school's 2018 regular season home football games on MeTV Baltimore, WBAL-TV's digital channel. The announcement was made by Dan Joerres, President and General Manager of WBAL-TV.
• All five home games at Morgan State's Hughes Memorial Stadium can be seen on MeTV Baltimore beginning on Saturday, September 1, 2018. The season opener will feature Morgan against Towson University at 7:00 PM, billed as "The Battle of Greater Baltimore."
• "Morgan State is a wonderful institution with a rich history that is a part of the fabric of Baltimore City. We could not be more excited to air Morgan State Football on MeTV Baltimore this fall," said Joerres.
• "Morgan Athletics is proud to be a part of the WBAL and MeTV family. Morgan has a special place in the Baltimore community and we believe partnering with WBAL is only going to strengthen that relationship with Greater Baltimore.
NEXT UP
Morgan State will have a bye week before they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. The game will be broadcast live on WEAA 88.9FM.
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
WBAL-TV has announced that it is partnering with Morgan State University (MSU) to televise the school's 2018 regular season home football games on MeTV Baltimore, WBAL-TV's digital channel. The announcement was made by Dan Joerres, President and General Manager of WBAL-TV.
• All five home games at Morgan State's Hughes Memorial Stadium can be seen on MeTV Baltimore beginning on Saturday, September 1, 2018. The season opener will feature Morgan against Towson University at 7:00 PM, billed as "The Battle of Greater Baltimore."
• "Morgan State is a wonderful institution with a rich history that is a part of the fabric of Baltimore City. We could not be more excited to air Morgan State Football on MeTV Baltimore this fall," said Joerres.
• "Morgan Athletics is proud to be a part of the WBAL and MeTV family. Morgan has a special place in the Baltimore community and we believe partnering with WBAL is only going to strengthen that relationship with Greater Baltimore.
NEXT UP
Morgan State will have a bye week before they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. The game will be broadcast live on WEAA 88.9FM.
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
There are many ways to keep up with MSU athletics online and on the go:
• Visit www.morganstatebears.com, the official web site of Bears athletics, for news, schedules, stats, bios and more.
• Follow us on social media:
Facebook: /MorganStateBears
Twitter: @MorganStBears
Instagram: /MorganStateBears
ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
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TSU Tigers Host Crosstown-Rival Belmont in Home and Conference Opener
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Game 11: Tennessee State (2-8) vs. Belmont (0-12)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Arena: Kean Hall
Time: 6 p.m. CST
TV: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Arena: Kean Hall
Time: 6 p.m. CST
TV: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
MATCH INFORMATION: Tennessee State volleyball hosts cross-town rival Belmont in its conference and home opener Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. in Kean Hall. The Tigers are 11-22 in the all-time series against the Bruins. The last meeting between TSU and Belmont concluded in a sweep in Kean Hall when Big Blue had its largest home crowd of the season. TSU has defeated the Bruins at home for the past three seasons.
TSU UPDATE: The Tigers travelled to Evansville, Indiana to play the Purple Aces in a mid-week matchup. TSU fell to UE in its third five-set match of the season. Big Blue dropped the first two sets, but came back in the next two to force a fifth. Rachel Henderson and Kruize led the offensive push facilitated by setter Laken Te’o, Kruize recording her career-high kills with 14. Four Tigers served aces. Henderson and freshman Aria Holmes tied for the match-high five blocks.
ABOUT BELMONT: The Bruins have had a slow non-conference schedule, entering Ohio Valley Conference play 0-12. Outisde hitter Maggie Mullins leads Belmont with 98 kills and 274 attacks, minimizing errors to post a .215 hitting percentage. Carly Mason has pushed out 237 assists while libero Haley Sullivan holds down the backcourt with 98 digs on the season.
FROM COACH SUTTON: "We're definitely hoping for a good turnout in the crowd. We're always looking for that at any home match, but definitely our home opener. I'm expectring us to work out a lot of kinks that we didn't work out in Evansville. We have to start fast. I'm not more-so worried about what we're going to do in the middle of the matches because once we get in a rhythm, we're good. But, we have to work on the start and the finish so we can have a successful opening night."
UP NEXT: TSU hosts Eastern Illinois in Kean Hall Saturday, Sept. 22 at noon.
CSU's Asia Stennis Makes Dig The District All-Tournament Team
BALTIMORE, Maryland – Junior Asia Stennis was named to the Dig The District Invitational All-Tournament Team for her efforts in last weekend's two matches in D.C.Stennis started off the tournament tallying 11 kills, five digs and pacing the Lady Eagles with three service aces in the match against Alabama A&M. She followed up with an equally efficient game versus co-host George Washington, leading the team in kills (11) and placing second in digs (8). She finished the weekend with 22 kills and 13 digs.
The Coppin State volleyball team will host a tournament of its own this weekend as they kick off its home slate with the Charm City Classic Presented by THB Bagels & Deli. The Eagles will face North Carolina Central and South Carolina State on Friday, before closing the tournament with North Carolina A&T on Saturday. All matches will be played in the PEC Arena.
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Delaware State Announces Women's Golf Leadership Change
DOVER, Delaware -- Delaware State University Director of Athletics Dr. D. Scott Gines has announced the appointment of Richard “Rick” McCall as interim head coach of the Hornets’ women’s golf team. McCall replaces Scott Thornton, who has led the program since its inception in 2012.
McCall, who served two legendary stints as head men’s coach at Wesley College, was most recently head golf instructor at Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Wyoming, Del.
While at Wesley College, he led the school to 12 conference championships, six NCAA top-25 finishes, including a second place showing in 2003. He also produced the Wolverines’ only national championship, coaching Chris Noll to the individual national title in 2002.
McCall’s coaching career also includes nine conference Coach-of-the-Year awards, three Mid-Atlantic Coach-of-the-Year awards and one NCAA Division III Coach-of-the-Year honor. He guided the Wolverines to 10 straight conference championships from 1999 to 2008 and coached 10 individual conference champions during his tenure.
In addition, McCall has been honored with the Delaware State Golf Association Annual Award (1989), Pat Knight Award for lifetime contribution to junior golf (1993), and two Philadelphia PGA Junior Golf Awards (1995,1996).
McCall has also served as Head Golf Instructor at McCall Cecchett Academy (1999-2007) and was Head Golf Professional at Maple Dale Golf and Country Club in Dover, Del., from 1965 to 2004. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he was inducted into the Wesley College Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2015.
“Delaware State is extremely grateful that a coach and teacher of Rick McCall’s legendary status has accepted the offer to lead our women’s golf program as interim head coach,” said Gines. “There’s no doubt our team will greatly benefit from his years of experience and wisdom.”
Thornton left his Delaware State post to accept a position as Director of Tennis and Tennis Center Manager for the City of Orlando, Fla.
His accomplishments with the Hornets include a third place showing at the 29th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship in 2015, second place finishes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Showcase each year the team competed in the event and four all-conference honorees.
Earlier this month, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association honored the Hornets as the Division I recipient of the annual Mark Laesch Award for year-to-year adjusted stroke average per individual per round. Delaware State posted an improvement of 21.5 strokes from the 2016-17 to 2017-18 seasons.
In addition, Delaware State’s Aisha Peete was selected as a 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education) during Thornton’s tenure with the Hornets. The prestigious award was created in 1992 to recognize high school and collegiate student-athletes who emulate the legacy of the late Arthur Ashe, the African-American tennis great, civil rights leader and humanitarian.
“On behalf of the Delaware State University family, I applaud coach Thornton for his leadership, direction and vision while serving as DSU’s inaugural Head Women’s Golf Coach and his hard work in the successful launch of the program,” said Gines. “I extend best wishes to Scott in his exciting new career opportunity.”
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McCall, who served two legendary stints as head men’s coach at Wesley College, was most recently head golf instructor at Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Wyoming, Del.
While at Wesley College, he led the school to 12 conference championships, six NCAA top-25 finishes, including a second place showing in 2003. He also produced the Wolverines’ only national championship, coaching Chris Noll to the individual national title in 2002.McCall’s coaching career also includes nine conference Coach-of-the-Year awards, three Mid-Atlantic Coach-of-the-Year awards and one NCAA Division III Coach-of-the-Year honor. He guided the Wolverines to 10 straight conference championships from 1999 to 2008 and coached 10 individual conference champions during his tenure.
In addition, McCall has been honored with the Delaware State Golf Association Annual Award (1989), Pat Knight Award for lifetime contribution to junior golf (1993), and two Philadelphia PGA Junior Golf Awards (1995,1996).
McCall has also served as Head Golf Instructor at McCall Cecchett Academy (1999-2007) and was Head Golf Professional at Maple Dale Golf and Country Club in Dover, Del., from 1965 to 2004. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he was inducted into the Wesley College Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2015.
“Delaware State is extremely grateful that a coach and teacher of Rick McCall’s legendary status has accepted the offer to lead our women’s golf program as interim head coach,” said Gines. “There’s no doubt our team will greatly benefit from his years of experience and wisdom.”
Thornton left his Delaware State post to accept a position as Director of Tennis and Tennis Center Manager for the City of Orlando, Fla.
His accomplishments with the Hornets include a third place showing at the 29th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship in 2015, second place finishes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Showcase each year the team competed in the event and four all-conference honorees.
Earlier this month, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association honored the Hornets as the Division I recipient of the annual Mark Laesch Award for year-to-year adjusted stroke average per individual per round. Delaware State posted an improvement of 21.5 strokes from the 2016-17 to 2017-18 seasons.
In addition, Delaware State’s Aisha Peete was selected as a 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education) during Thornton’s tenure with the Hornets. The prestigious award was created in 1992 to recognize high school and collegiate student-athletes who emulate the legacy of the late Arthur Ashe, the African-American tennis great, civil rights leader and humanitarian.
“On behalf of the Delaware State University family, I applaud coach Thornton for his leadership, direction and vision while serving as DSU’s inaugural Head Women’s Golf Coach and his hard work in the successful launch of the program,” said Gines. “I extend best wishes to Scott in his exciting new career opportunity.”
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DSU Announces Women's Basketball Staff Additions
DOVER, Delaware -- Delaware State first-year women’s basketball head coach David Caputo has announced the hiring of Samera Marsh, Brittany Christian and Brittany Brown as assistant coaches.
Marsh most recently served as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Long Island University of the Division I Northeast Conference from 2016-to-2018.
In her first season with the Blackbirds, Marsh recruited the No. 47 ranked high school player in the country, according to Next Sports Phenom Top 100; and an ESPN three-star and Hooptown GTA Fab 48 selection.
During her tenure, Long Island recorded its first Northeast Conference Tournament win since the 2009-10 season.
During the 2015-16 campaign, Marsh was an assistant coach at Division I Manhattan College of the Mid-American Athletic Conference.
While at Manhattan, she landed a Top 100 recruit (according to ESPN.com) and the team featured the MAAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. In addition, she helped lead the Jaspers to the fourth-best year-to-year win improvement (+ 12) among all NCAA Division I programs that season.
From 2010-to-2015, Marsh was an assistant coach at Monroe College, a powerhouse junior college program in New Rochelle, N.Y.
She helped lead the team to national Division II junior college championships in 2011 and ’12 and four district championships from 2012-to-2015.
In addition, the school produced two national championship MVPs, four All-Americas, four Region XV Players-of-the-Year, three NJCAA Top 40 All-Stars and an Academic All-America honoree during her tenure.
Monroe held the top spot in the national junior college poll in 2012 and 2013. Fourteen of its players signed with NCAA Div. I programs and 35 overall at four-year schools while Marsh was on the coaching staff.
Marsh began her coaching career as an assistant at her alma mater, St. Peter’s University in New Jersey, from 2008-to-2010. While there, she recruited the No. 10 ESPN Elite 25 High School Girls Basketball player and an All-Ohio Division II First Team selection to the school.
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“I recruited a number of Samera’s players when she was junior college coach,” said Caputo. “Her knowledge and passion, along with her contributions to successful programs stood out to me. “She’s been on my short list of assistants if I ever landed a Division I head coach job, and I did not hesitate to make her an offer to join me at Delaware State.”
Christian joins the Delaware State women’s basketball staff after a year as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Northwest Kansas Technical College, a National Junior College Athletic Association school.
She led the team to a 20-11 overall record and Top 25 national rankings in multiple statistical categories during the 2017-18 season.
The previous season, Christian was an assistant coach at Northwest Kansas. She was named 2016-17 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Junior College National Assistant Coach-of-the-Year and a WBCA Under 30 honoree after helping lead the team to its best season ever with a 28-2 overall record.
Her prized recruit at Northwest Kansas, Tran Brown, holds the school’s single-season points record and was among the nation’s top scorers.
Christian also recruited the school’s career scoring and rebounding leader, Juliet James.
From 2013 to 2015, Christian was an assistant coach at Cheyney University and was an assistant coach, then interim head coach at Frostburg State (Md.) University in 2012 and ‘13.
She started her coaching career as an assistant at St. Paul’s College in Virginia and later served as a Graduate Assistant Coach/Assistant to the Athletic Director at Virginia State University.
A four-year basketball letterwinner at St. Paul’s, Christian earned a bachelor’s in Biology from the school in 2009 and a master’s in Sports Management from Virginia State in 2012.
“I’ve known Brittany since her time as a junior college coach, and recognized the talent that earned her National Junior College Assistant Coach-of-the-Year,” said Caputo. “She’s extremely dedicated and organized, in addition to being well connected in Delaware State’s prime recruiting areas of Baltimore, Washington and the surrounding regions.”
Prior to joining the Delaware State women’s basketball staff, Brittany Brown was head coach at Community College of Rhode Island since 2013. Before accepting the head coach job, she was an assistant coach with the team.
During her tenure with the program, Community College of Rhode Island captured three regional championships (2010-2013), a district title (2012-13) and produced its first Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America.
As a collegian, Brown helped lead Florida Gulf Coast University to an Atlantic Sun Conference championship, two Women’s National Invitation Tournament appearances and a 50-12 overall record from 2008-2010. She was an All-Jay Hawk Conference and All-Region selection at Labette Community College (Kan.) before enrolling at Florida Gulf Coast.
Brown competed for the semi-pro Flint (Mich.) Monarchs following her collegiate career.
She holds a bachelor’s in Communication Arts from Florida Gulf Coast University.
“I recruited Brittany Brown when she was a junior college star and has followed her playing and coaching career,” Caputo said. “In addition to being an outstanding player at highly successful Florida Gulf Coast University, she did an outstanding job as a young head coach.”
Caputo added, “I’m extremely fortunate to convince these talented young coaches to join me at DSU. Each is a seasoned coach with impressive accomplishments, yet young enough to relate to today’s players.”
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A&T's Sam Washington Prepares For MSU After Florence
N.C. A&T Head Coach Sam Washington on the impact of Hurricane Florence
“It’s been a tough week for us, we’ve had kids to go home and many of them have not returned. I think the majority of them are on their way back at this time. We’re looking forward to them coming back to campus safely. And hopefully, they left their families in a good state. It’s been a trying time for all of us. But we’re anxious to get back to it, and we look forward to the challenge in Morgan this week. Their record does not indicate their capabilities. They are 0-3, but I thought they played two really good teams, and this past week I thought they had an opportunity to win the game. We’re excited about playing at home once again and we look forward to beginning conference play.”
Washington on how this break has affected the team
“We were able to practice only twice last week due to the campus closing, and many of our kids were really concerned about their families at home. We understood that. But both the storm and the bye week showed up at the right time. We’re pretty banged up, so this time off was very valuable for us and was an opportunity for the kids to heal and get back into form. “
Washington on possible changes to starting lineup
“We didn’t see any need to do so, but last week enabled us to learn our depth situation. We were able to see what everyone was capable of, so that was very valuable to us.”
Washington on the state of the offensive line
“We’ve learned that we have more depth than we thought and the kids who played, played better than anticipated. They gave great effort and very little to no mental mistakes and that’s huge for first-time players. Marquell Hardy and Michael Shaw will definitely be back this week. Marcus Pettiford, we find out tomorrow where he is, and if he will be able to play Saturday. But the experience the second team guys got was valuable, and the fact that they proved they can do what we ask them to do is valuable. So I’m happy for them, and happy for the team that we are gaining depth on the offensive line.”
Washington on defensive effort against Gardner-Webb
“Well you know I’m a defensive man and my philosophy is if they don’t score, you don’t lose. But I was very impressed with the offense, and I thought (Quarterback Lamar Raynard) did a really good job in the second half. He made some key adjustments, found weaknesses and was able to exploit them. That’s good coaching.”
Washington on offensive threat Bears pose
“The quarterback is very mobile, and the past three quarterbacks we’ve played were not. They were pretty much pocket passers but this week we have a young man who will take off with the football. If he doesn’t get the opportunity he wants or the read he wants to throw the football, he’ll tuck it and run. We’ve yet to see that, so I think that’s going to be the major challenge on defense this week.”
Washington on Bears defense
“Very aggressive defense. They’ll put eight in the box and they’ll send nine, so we’re going to have to take some shots. They’re going to bring a lot of pressure and it gives us the opportunity to go over the top. I’m looking forward to the challenge. "
Washington on offense second-half scoring
“What I would like to believe, is the coaching has something to do with that aspect. Coaches putting people in the proper position and giving them the opportunity to be successful. But a lot of it has to do with the kids on the field and their desire to win.”
Washington on if he will give up co-defensive coordinator title
“I see a lot of growth in (Courtney Coard) each week, and I relinquish some of the responsibilities each week. Hopefully, soon I’ll be able to turn over the reins to him fully.”
Washington on being ranked No. 4 nationally
“The kids are very deserving, but what we would like to do is be our very best and we have not done that yet. So that’s our goal, to be the best. And now everybody’s gunning for you once you reach the top. We understand that, and we’re prepared for it. We have to reach our potential and let the chips fall where they may.”
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Pena records hat trick in GSU win
GRAMBLING, Louisiana | Kailey Pena scored two goals in the first half and notched a goal in the second half to finish with a hat trick as the Grambling State University women's soccer team blanked Texas A&M-Texarkana, 3-0, in a game called due to darkness on Sunday evening at the GSU Soccer Complex.Pena opened the scoring in the 29th minute as Jordyn King and Sarah Dunbar assisted on the goal to give the Lady Tigers a 1-0 advantage.
Two minutes later, Jasmine Smith's cross from the left side of the penalty area found a streaking Pena inside the six-yard box as she notched the second goal of the game to give Grambling State a 2-0 lead.
The Lady Tigers (3-6) put the game away in the 67th minute when Alyssa Ozuna and Smith assisted on Pena's final goal of the night to give Grambling State a 3-0 lead.
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Turning Point
Grambling State dominated play in the first 30 minutes of the match and finally broke the 0-0 tie with a string of goals within a two-minute stretch.
Pena's first goal came in the 29th minute and wrapped up the first-half scoring in the 31st minute with her second of the night.
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> Rita Siaha started in the net for the Lady Tigers and played the first 45 minutes as she recorded one save.
> Hanna Johnson played the final 36:36 in goal for GSU and did not register a save.
> Tinotenda Charuma finished with four saves in 81:36 minutes of action for Texas A&M-Texarkana.
> Grambling State tallied 18 shots, including seven on frame.
> The Eagles registered two shots, with one on target.
> The Lady Tigers held a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks.
> There were 25 fouls and two yellow cards.
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Grambling State opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action on Friday against Alcorn State. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m. at the GSU Soccer Complex.
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Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Pummel Millsaps 7-1
ITTA BENA, Mississippi – The Devilettes of Mississippi Valley State University scored early and often Sunday as they claimed a 7-1 win over Millsaps College.Five different players found the back of the net for the Devilettes (3-4-1), led by Laadi Issaka's natural hat trick. The senior from Bolga, Ghana, scored the first three goals of the second half, completing the hat trick with a successful penalty kick in the 65th minute.
Ronique Alexander and Adriene Baker scored their first goals of the season for the Devilettes in the first half of Sunday's match. Alexander opened the scoring when she and Issaka faced a 2-on-1 advantage, with Issaka passing to her teammate right in front of the open goal.
Baker's goal was the first of collegiate career. The sophomore was just outside the goal box after a corner kick, and headed in a pass from Ronia Pierre-Louis to give the Devilettes a 3-1 in the 32nd minute of the contest.
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Stephany Adomako scored what turned out to be the match-winning goal in the 14th minute, when she redirected a corner kick from Hannah Crise into the back of the goal from approximately five yards out.
Karenth Zabala-Terrazas had the assist on Issaka's second goal, and then capped the scoring in the 82nd minute with her third goal of the season. Adomako and Miaya Richardson were both credited with an assist on the match's final goal.
Sydney Newport picked up her second win in goal in as many matches for Valley. Myisha Butts relieved Newport in the second half, and kept their Division III opponents off the scoreboard.
Sunday's match was the final pre-conference tuneup for the Devilettes. Valley opens Southwestern Athletic Conference play at Arkansas–Pine Bluff on Friday, with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m.
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MVSU's Kemei takes first at Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival
METAIRIE, Louisiana – Scolasticah Kemei was the first to cross the finish line Saturday as she led her Mississippi Valley State teammates at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival.
Kemei broke the finish line tape with a time of 18 minutes, 40.98 seconds, more than 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The first place finish helped Mississippi Valley finish fourth out of seven teams.
The Devilettes ended up with two runners among the top 10 finishes. Alice Kimutai was the second Valley runner across the finish line, placing sixth with a time of 20 minutes, 34.97 seconds.
Derrica Pitters completed the race with a time of 22:50.91, good for 23rd place. Iyanna Alexander (23:42.21) and Rakia Bell (24:57.56), also ran for the Devilettes, as did Autezia Seller, Mya Dumpson, and Ajani Williams.
The Devilettes will return to action Oct. 6, when they run at Watson Ford Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Mississippi College.
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Kemei broke the finish line tape with a time of 18 minutes, 40.98 seconds, more than 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The first place finish helped Mississippi Valley finish fourth out of seven teams.
The Devilettes ended up with two runners among the top 10 finishes. Alice Kimutai was the second Valley runner across the finish line, placing sixth with a time of 20 minutes, 34.97 seconds.Derrica Pitters completed the race with a time of 22:50.91, good for 23rd place. Iyanna Alexander (23:42.21) and Rakia Bell (24:57.56), also ran for the Devilettes, as did Autezia Seller, Mya Dumpson, and Ajani Williams.
The Devilettes will return to action Oct. 6, when they run at Watson Ford Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Mississippi College.
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Fuentes Returns to Alma Mater as Assistant Baseball Coach
LORMAN, Mississippi -- Ryan Fuentes spent a lot of time on the mound during his playing days at Willie E. "Rat" McGowan Stadium, and now will make his second stint with the Alcorn State University baseball program and first as assistant coach, announced by head coach Bretton Richardson.
Fuentes, a four-year letterwinner at Alcorn, was the workhorse pitcher for the Braves in 2014. He tossed 100.0 innings and sported a team-best 3.69 ERA with a 5-4 record. Fuentes threw six complete games that season which ranked fourth in the nation.
Fuentes carried a 4.79 career ERA over his four years.
"I am very proud and excited to be back at my alma mater. Some of my greatest memories and accomplishments in baseball happened here at Alcorn. I'm striving to help bring the program back to a championship standard like it was in my playing days," Fuentes said.
Fuentes was a part of Alcorn's only postseason championship as he registered three wins and a save in 2011. The Braves went on to win the SWAC Championships that season and make their only NCAA Regionals appearance in school history.
"Ryan will be a great addition to our staff, especially since he is an alumnus and member of the 2011 championship team. He knows exactly the type of effort and approach that we need to get back to championship form," Richardson said. "We're very happy to have him back in our dugout and working with our student-athletes."
Fuentes returns to The Reservation after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at Grambling State. He helped coach the Tigers to the SWAC West Division title in 2017 with a 15-9 conference record. Fuentes and GSU posted another winning season last year with a 14-10 league mark.
Fuentes was on staff when GSU head coach James Cooper won SWAC Coach of the Year in 2017.
A native of Euless, Texas, Fuentes graduated from Alcorn in 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in biology. He earned his Master's degree sports administration from GSU.
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Fuentes, a four-year letterwinner at Alcorn, was the workhorse pitcher for the Braves in 2014. He tossed 100.0 innings and sported a team-best 3.69 ERA with a 5-4 record. Fuentes threw six complete games that season which ranked fourth in the nation.
Fuentes carried a 4.79 career ERA over his four years.
"I am very proud and excited to be back at my alma mater. Some of my greatest memories and accomplishments in baseball happened here at Alcorn. I'm striving to help bring the program back to a championship standard like it was in my playing days," Fuentes said.
Fuentes was a part of Alcorn's only postseason championship as he registered three wins and a save in 2011. The Braves went on to win the SWAC Championships that season and make their only NCAA Regionals appearance in school history.
"Ryan will be a great addition to our staff, especially since he is an alumnus and member of the 2011 championship team. He knows exactly the type of effort and approach that we need to get back to championship form," Richardson said. "We're very happy to have him back in our dugout and working with our student-athletes."
Fuentes returns to The Reservation after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at Grambling State. He helped coach the Tigers to the SWAC West Division title in 2017 with a 15-9 conference record. Fuentes and GSU posted another winning season last year with a 14-10 league mark.
Fuentes was on staff when GSU head coach James Cooper won SWAC Coach of the Year in 2017.
A native of Euless, Texas, Fuentes graduated from Alcorn in 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in biology. He earned his Master's degree sports administration from GSU.
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Alabama State women's golf shoots lowest team score of the season
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Alabama State's round bested UAB, UT Arlington, ULM, McNeese State, Arkansas State and Arkansas Little Rock.
A trio of Alabama State golfers tallied a score of two-over par or better, highlighted by Jade Sanders' (T63) even-par round. Sanders recovered nicely from a double-bogey on hole No. 3 en route to a 36 on both the front and back nine and notched four birdies in the process. Abigail Pederson (T75) turned in three birdies and the freshman posted her best round of the event with a two-over par, 74. Kei Harris continued her solid start to the year, matching Pederson's round on the way to a top-50 finish (T44). Mack Bailey's 76 catapulted her three spots up the standings to a 74th place finish and teammate Shania Jones rounded out the scoring for the Lady Hornets with an 84.
California Baptist (-4) took home the tournament crown, while Mary Joiner of Western Kentucky shot eight-under par to finish with the top individual score.
Alabama State returns to action with the Chris Banister Golf Classic September 22 in Silver Lakes, Ala.
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Nuggets dispatch SUNO; 9 straight on road are next
NEW ORLEANS — In less than an hour, Xavier University of Louisiana defeated SUNO 25-11, 25-15, 25-13 Monday to earn its 84th victory in its last 86 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season volleyball matches.
Kayla Black had 10 kills, Vivica Price-Spraggins hit .636 and served three aces, Eva Le Guillou served four aces, Monet Fontaine had eight digs, and Jordan Johnsonhad four blocks for the Gold Nuggets (11-4, 2-0), who won their fifth straight overall.
Carley Gipson and Taikeidra Joseph had five kills apiece for the Lady Knights (0-7, 0-3), who have lost eight straight dating to last year, and Gipson had two aces and six digs.
XULA is 33-0 all-time in GCAC regular-season matches in its Convocation Center, which opened in 2012 and hosted its first volleyball matches in 2013.
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XULA outhit SUNO .291 to minus-.062 and had advantages of 38-16 in kills, 9-4 in aces, 38-20 in digs and 7-2 in blocks. Price-Spraggins's ace total was a career high, and Le Guillou equaled her career high for aces. Le Guillou served three aces to give XULA a 4-0 first-set lead.
Johnson, a freshman, has recorded at least one block in each of the first 15 matches. She is the only person to begin a XULA career with a streak that long.
Pat Kendrick, who two days earlier earned her 500th career victory as a head coach, rested many of her regulars late in the 58-minute match. Black and Johnson sat out the final set, and libero Beatrice Formilan sat out the final two. Twelve of the 14 Gold Nuggets played.
The Gold Nuggets will play their next nine matches on the road, starting with GCAC opponent Philander Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little Rock, Ark. The next XULA home match will be Oct. 15.
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NCCU Athletics Mourns Passing of Broadcaster Mike Wood
DURHAM, North Carolina -- It is with great sadness that the North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics announces the loss of Mike Wood, an NCCU alumnus and broadcaster on the NCCU Sports Network, who passed away on Saturday (Sept. 15).Mike adored his alma mater, exemplified Eagle Pride, and provided many years of volunteer service with the Department of Athletics. He was a valued member of the NCCU Athletics family who will be missed dearly.
Visitation will take place on Friday, Sept. 21 from 12:00-1:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel AME Church in Durham (2018 Riddle Road).
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