Le Guillou earns her fifth straight GCAC conference honor

NEW ORLEANS — Eva Le Guillou has done it again.
     
The Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball standout captured her school-record fifth consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Setter of the Week award. The GCAC announced the honor Tuesday.
     
Le Guillou has won every GCAC Setter of the Week award this season. A sophomore from Velizy-Villacoublay, France, Le Guillou had 38 assists (6.33 per set), five aces and eight digs in GCAC victories against SUNO and Philander Smith. She directed an offense that hit .361 for the week, including .446 at Philander Smith. Le Guillou served four aces against SUNO to tie her career high.
    
 Le Guillou ranks 25th in the NAIA in assists with 590 and 30th in assists per set with 9.52. She leads the Gold Nuggets with 26 sces.
     
Le Guillou broke a tie with Taylor Reuther for second place in Nuggets history with her eighth career GCAC weekly honor. Teammate Tiffany Phillips holds the school record, which is 10.
     
The Gold Nuggets (13-4, 4-0), who have won seven straight, will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., to play GCAC opponent Edward Waters at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday. It will be the third of nine consecutive XULA road matches.

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Former UMES Bowler Rodriguez wins PWBA Tour Championship

RICHMOND, Virginia —Former University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowler Maria Jose Rodriguez capped the 2018 Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour season on Sept. 19, by winning her first career PWBA Tour title at the PWBA Tour Championship.

Rodriguez, a native of Colombia, edged Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey, inside the Old Dominion Building at Richmond Raceway, 236-228, to collect a major championship and $20,000 top prize.

.@MariaJoseRodri talks about last night’s big win at the PWBA Tour Championship, seen live on @CBSSportsNet from the Old Dominion Building at @RichmondRaceway.#PWBATour #BowlFearless #RoadToRichmond #WhereChampionsPerform pic.twitter.com/krMU08iJRR

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Rodriguez was a member of the Hawks' 2008 and 2011 NCAA Championship teams as well as the 2011 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship winning squad. She was a three-time All-American and two-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bowler of the Year.

The championship round was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.

The 29-year-old right-hander gained the early advantage against Kulick, posting six strikes in her first eight frames, but back-to-back 10 pins in the ninth and 10th frames gave Kulick, who was working on four consecutive strikes, the chance to win her seventh major title.

Needing a strike on her first delivery for a chance to win, Kulick left a 10 pin of her own to record her second consecutive runner-up at the Tour Championship.

"I could only control what I could control," Rodriguez said. "I made great shots and was happy with how I threw it. When Kelly left the 10 pin, I couldn't believe it. I started to shake so bad, and I still can't believe it. I've worked so hard and fought so hard, and I'm so happy this happened."

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Watch the third round of match play at the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship LIVE on #BowlTV! Match 11 will feature (11) Diana Zavjalova vs. (13) Maria Jose Rodriguez, while Match 9 features (5) Liz Kuhlkin vs. (12) Kelly Kulick at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of each match will clinch spots in the CBS Sports Network live finals to join (1) Shannon O'Keefe and (2) Danielle McEwan. #WhereChampionsPerform Check out the full bracket here: https://t.bowl.com/2NilkBr
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Rodriguez used different bowling balls on each lane during her semifinal and championship matches, relying on the information she gained on that pair of lanes in bracket play.

"I bowled on that pair twice in match play, and I'm now thankful each match went to five games," Rodriguez said. "I got to see the transition and how those lanes ended up playing totally different. I just learned by watching and trying different things in match play, and I knew I couldn't use the same ball on both lanes."

Rodriguez burst onto the scene in 2014, winning the United States Bowling Congress Queens in Reno, Nevada. That title match also was against Kulick and ended in similar fashion. Needing a double to win, Kulick left a 10 pin to give Rodriguez the 190-189 victory.

In Wednesday's opening match, Rodriguez rolled eight strikes to hold off a charging Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, 237-224.

Rodriguez struck on five of her first six shots to build an early lead on McEwan, who opened in the fourth frame. McEwan responded with five consecutive strikes to put herself in position to advance with a double in the 10th frame, but she was unable to get the 10 pin out on her first delivery.

Kulick cruised in match play at the Old Dominion Building, getting more comfortable as she continued to move closer to the CBS Sports Network final, which included finishing with a 770 total in her final three games to close out Liz Kuhlkin of Schenectady, New York.

The 41-year-old right-hander was frustrated as she tried to get her fit to cooperate in both of her matches Wednesday, but she took solace in knowing she executed the way she wanted to in her final frame.

"I didn't have the feel I had all week long, and that's what I was searching for," Kulick said. "Once I found it against Maria, I executed the way I wanted. When I needed to make a good shot in the 10th frame, I did, so I'm walking away knowing I threw the best shot I possibly could. It ended up being a weak 10, but it was a pocket delivery that was well executed. I walk away knowing I left nothing on the table. Am I disappointed? Absolutely. But if I keep knocking on the door, it's going to push itself open."

The 16-player field at the Tour Championship included all of this year's eligible PWBA Tour champions, and the final spots in the bracket were filled in using the 2018 PWBA Tour points list.

Players were seeded into the bracket based on their ranking on the points list, and each bracket match featured a best-of-five format leading up to Wednesday's semifinals. The Tour Championship is a single-elimination event.

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UMES Hawk alum Jesse Stinnett signs with Colorado Rockies

PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland — Former University of Maryland Eastern Shore baseball pitcher Jesse Stinnett signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on August 15th.

Stinnett competed for the Hawks during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In those two years he placed himself in the record books on The Shore, where he stands first in WHIP (1.26), second in ERA (3.58), tied for fourth in wins with ten, seventh in strikeouts (128) and eighth in strikeouts per nine (6.74).

During the 2015 campaign, the Hawks earned their highest ever conference win total, going 14-10 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Stinnett went 6-2 in conference that season with a 1.80 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 60 innings pitched.

"It's been a long, bumpy road, but it's a dream come true." Stinnett said. "My time at Maryland Eastern Shore was amazing. It was great to play at a high level against big schools and to win right away. It's definitely helped me in the long run."

After signing with Colorado, Stinnett was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies out of the Pioneer League. In six appearances this season, he pitched 13 innings with 14 strikeouts and a 4.15 ERA. On September 4th, he earned his first minor league win against the Orem Owlz, and went six innings in his first career start on September 6th.

"I've enjoyed working with our pitching coach [Doug Jones]. He's introduced some new adjustments and mechanics and it's all starting to click." Stinnett said.

Prior to his time in affiliated ball he pitched for the Santa Fe Fuego of the Pecos League and the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Baseball League.

"What's really cool about Jesse making the minors is that it shows our guys if you succeed, the opportunities will come." Head Baseball Coach Brian Hollamon said. "As we continue to raise the level of play here, there will be athletes who will have to chance to make the jump to the professional ranks."

According to records the last Hawk to play in affiliated minor league baseball was Ira Smith. The two-time NCAA batting champion competed in the minors from 1990-1998, reaching the Triple-A level. He would go on to play five seasons independently, joining several other Hawks who also played independent ball, including Chuck Pickard, Ricky Farley, Karim Gonzalez and Tre-Von Johnson to name a few.

Stinnett's breakthrough also makes him one of 18 former MEAC players active in the minor leagues. Two former MEAC standouts - Rayan Gonzalez of Bethune-Cookman and Aubrey McCarty of Florida A&M - are also competing in the Colorado Rockies organization.

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A&T's Washington Discusses Teams First Loss, Facing SCSU

N.C. A&T Head Coach Sam Washington on Saturday's loss to Morgan State

 “It was a tough one. My first defeat as a head coach, first defeat at home in 11 games. There were a lot of firsts, however, I thought the kids played hard. They gave what they had, but unfortunately, it was not enough. Give credit where credit is due, Morgan came in well prepared. If you guys remember last week I said they were the best 0-3 team I have ever seen, possibly in the country.  They proved just that. They did nothing to hurt themselves.

We have a saying here that there are three phases of the game we must do to win. Stop the run. I don’t think we did that. They rushed for 132yards. Protect the football. We had two turnovers, they only had one. And win the kicking game. They made three field goals one for 50 yards long.

So those were the deciding factors in my mind on the outcome of the football game. But that is behind us and we have to find a way to put that behind us, which will be very difficult but is something that is very necessary so that we can move on. We have a short week to prepare for a very capable South Carolina State football team who always has been a thorn in our side, and they give us their very best every time they show up.”

Washington on snapped 15-game winning streak

“There’s no way to lose in my mind, but it happened. And what we have to do is use it as a tool. There are some things that we can do better. You get accustomed to winning, but you can’t relax and get in a place you shouldn’t be. We can use this as a learning tool and get better at what we do.”

Washington on things team must focus on this week

“This short week we are going to have to put a lot of emphasis on a few things. Fundamentals and technique showed in the ballgame. I think we can be a lot more fundamentally sound then we were. We missed tackles, we missed blocks, and we missed opportunities that we generally do not miss, so that will be a big focus this week. Our basic technique like when to transition, when to use your hands will be the focus this week to get those things corrected, and we look forward to beating South Carolina State.”

 Washington on his postgame message to the team

“The biggest point I tried to drive home is that we must stick together as a team. During adverse times all kind of criticism and conversations will arise, and it’s very critical that we stick together as a unit and I think they received the message.”

Washington on Saturday’s offensive struggles

“There were some situations that I thought we could have done better with the timing. You have to give Morgan some credit, I thought they disguised some coverages and generally were an attack team. But for some reason, they did not do that this game, they lined up and showed you this, then dropped into that. I thought it posed some problems for us. We must do a better job of making adjustments when we see those kinds of things happening. We must win first downs, as a defensive coach that’s what I emphasize. We did not do a very good job of winning those first downs offensively.”

 Washington on the impact of a shorter week of preparation

“It'snot too bad, we’re just one day ahead. The things that we would normally do on Monday, we did on Sunday and so on.”

Washington on first practice after the loss

“The energy became very good. Initially, we were still sulking a little bit, so we brought them back together and told them to listen, this is must not happen. Then the energy picked back up and the kids were flying around and were focused.  We worked on a lot of fundamental stuff like the first step, hands and eyes. I think we’ll benefit from it.”

Washington on how the defense can better stop the run more efficiently

“Putting people in the proper gaps from a coaching standpoint. A lot of teams would love to hold a team to 132 yards, it's just not acceptable around here. There were some missed gaps, and we just didn’t play well defensively.”

Washington on playing against mobile quarterbacks

“I think they’re a thorn in everyone’s side. A quarterback who can run the ball, as well as a running back, is even more of a threat because now one on one tackles can become a problem. That’s the biggest issue with running quarterbacks, but I think that’s universal, not just here.”

Washington on quarterback Lamar Raynard’s recent struggles

“I think he’s put a lot of pressure on himself. He’s trying to be perfect, but we don’t need him to be perfect, we need him to do just what he does and that’s enough. He’s done everything we ’ve asked of him, he’s a very humble kid, very bright, and a hard worker. He’s done everything right in my opinion, he’s just got to stop putting so much pressure on himself.”

Washington on problems South Carolina State’s offense poses

They’re a run-first team, and they do a lot of run-pass options. Their quarterback is very athletic and can run. With those RPO situations, that’s going to be very challenging for us, but we’ll be okay.”

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Benedict Tigers Take Special Victory Over Fort Valley State In Palmetto Capital City Classic, 28-20

COLUMBIA South Carolina – In a special game played on a special day, it was only fitting that special teams took center stage in Benedict's 28-20 victory over Fort Valley State on Sunday afternoon in the Palmetto Capital City Classic in Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.

The Tigers scored on a 1-yard run by quarterback Dominique Harris with 3:58 left in the game to seal the victory after Benedict recovered a FVSU fumbled punt at the 1. That capped off a wild night that saw the Wildcats score three touchdowns off of Benedict fumbles, including a bad long snap to the punter that gave Fort Valley State a 20-14 lead with 24 seconds left in the third quarter. The Tigers also blocked a FVSU 27-yard field goal attempt with 15 seconds left in the first half and allowed Benedict to take a 14-7 lead at the half.

"It was just the bounce of the ball. I'm not sure what happened, I'm just glad it came in our favor," Benedict head coach Mike White said of the fourth-quarter muffed punt. "I was just tired of making blunders on special teams, it was about time for them to make one. I'm just glad it bounced our way and gave us the winning score there."

Benedict improves to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in SIAC play. Fort Valley State, which has played in the last two SIAC championship games, falls to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the SIAC.

Harris finished the game completing 16-of-22 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the Tigers in rushing with 25 yards on 15 carries, but fumbled the ball three times which led to a pair of Wildcat touchdowns.

"It was a hard-fought game. I'm proud of the guys the way they fought back once we got behind," White said. "They showed a lot of character when they did that. Being up 14 and losing the lead, and saying they won't be denied and came back and won it. I'm not happy with the turnovers, I'm not happy with special teams, but I'm glad we ground it out for the win."



Amari Andrews led the Benedict defense with 11 total tackles, including eight solo, and was named the MVP of the Classic. Rickym Holmes had three tackles, including Benedict's only sack of the game against elusive FVSU quarterback Garrel Quainton, who finished with 126 yards passing and 60 yards rushing. Christian Taylor blocked the field goal and Olajuwone Smith blocked an extra point.

"I'm glad we pulled it out. That shows a little bit about us," White said. "When they got down, the defense just got excited and said they were going to make sure that they took care of business."

Danye Washington had five receptions for 90 yards, while Johnny Willis had five catches for 58 yards. Drelon Freeman caught three passes for 54 yards, including a go-ahead 30-yard touchdown pass from Harris that gave Benedict a 21-20 lead with 13:11 remaining in the game.

The Tigers took the opening kickoff and drove 71 yards on seven plays with Harris calling his own number and running in from 11-yards out for the game's first score. After forcing the Wildcats to punt, the Tigers marched 82 yards on seven plays, with Harris completing an 8-yard pass to Jemine Yesin with 4:39 remaining in the first quarter for a quick 14-0 lead.

Late in the second quarter, Harris was sacked and stripped of the ball. Glendrell Byrd scooped up the ball for the Wildcats and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 14-7.



In the third quarter, the Tigers turned it over again on another Harris sack and fumble after a bad snap from center. The Wildcats needed just four plays to move 26 yards, with Quainton finishing the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. The PAT was good to tie the game at 14 with 3:09 on the clock.

On Benedict's next series, another bad snap, this time to punter Mario Trejo, led to an 11-yard fumble recovery by Camron Young with 24 seconds left in the third quarter. The PAT was blocked, giving the Wildcats a 20-14 lead.

The Tigers quickly responded, moving 75 yards on just five plays. The key play was a 30-yard pass from Harris to Freeman, who caught the pass over his shoulder in the far corner of the end zone. Rigoberto Tinoco's PAT was good to give the Tigers a 21-20 lead with 13:11 remaining in the game.

That set up the key fumbled punt recovery and the Tigers held off a late FVSU drive to clinch the victory.

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Benedict is on the road next week, traveling to take on Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, in another SIAC contest.



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SIAC Commissioner Gregory Moore joins HBCU Play

ATLANTA, Georgia -- Episode 8 -- The commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Gregory Moore joins Lericia Harris and Sam Crenshaw to discuss the 15-year streak of ranking first in average football attendance, brand expansion, and new additions (member institutions) to the conference.

NCCU's Cucalon Wins HBCU National Tennis Championships Singles Title

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ORLANDO, Florida  --  For the second time in his collegiate career senior Gabriel Cucalon produced a winning performance at the HBCU National Tennis Championships to pace the North Carolina Central University men's tennis team to a third place finish out of 10 teams over the weekend.
 Cucalon, a three-time team MVP, has now won the A singles flight in NCCU's marquee fall event in 2016 and 2018.
 
The Eagles scored 17 points to place third overall in the 19th edition of the HBCU National Tennis Championships, with the site of the three-day tournament moved to the USTA National Campus in 2018. Fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe Bethune-Cookman University won the team title with 25 points and Xavier University of Louisiana took second with 20 points. NCCU finished ahead of seven teams, including MEAC rivals Morgan State University, Florida A&M University and archrival North Carolina A&T State University.
 
Cucalon was the top-seeded player in the top draw. He started his championship run with a 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinals win over Xavier freshman Santiago Perez. In the semifinals, Cucalon topped Bethune-Cookman senior No. 4 seeded Jose Plazas by matching 6-2 scores. The Ecuadorian finished off his flawless play against the second-seeded player in Jackson State University's Andrey Alawi. Cucalon had little trouble defeating Alawi, a former First Team All-SWAC honoree, by a score of 6-1, 6-2.
 
A pair of Greek freshman provided NCCU with several points during the competition (a team received one team point for every singles or doubles win in any bracket of the event).
 
Christos Dagklis won his collegiate debut match with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Shaw University junior Diego Nino. Dagklis lost in the quarters to Xavier junior No. 3 seeded Samir Chikhaoui (6-4, 6-4).
 
Thanos Spyropoulos lost a three-set match in his opener to Morgan State sophomore Oguzhan Ceylan (6-3, 4-6, 10-8), but bounced back with a pair of consolation wins against opponents from Shaw (8-2) and Jackson State University (8-5) before bowing out due to injury.
 
Dagklis and Spyropoulos also partnered in B Flight doubles and won three times to earn a spot into the championship match. The rookie duo produced wins against Shaw (6-0), Jackson State (6-1) and Xavier (7-6 [6]), before falling in the finals to a Bethune-Cookman duo in another tiebreaker (7-6 [5]).
 
The maroon and gray got four total doubles wins as Cucalon partnered with freshman Amit Baran for a 7-6 [5] debut win over a tandem from North Carolina A&T before getting knocked off in the semifinals by Morgan State (6-4).
 
Senior Sebastian Bromley and junior Pablo Juez Torres both advanced to the quarterfinals of the C Singles flight for the Eagles. Bromley got in the win column with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Bethune-Cookman senior Juan Navarro. Juez Torres earned his victory on the other side of the bracket with a 6-3, 6-4 win against North Carolina A&T junior Jordan Lawrence. Juez Torres lost his semifinals contest to eventual flight champion Morgan State sophomore Serhii Kharchev (6-2, 6-4) while Bromley was eliminated by senior Juan Navarro (6-3, 7-6 [8]).
 
NCCU next competes in the Dr. Robert Walter Johnson Memorial Tennis Championships hosted by Virginia State University on Friday-Sunday, Sept. 28-30.

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Trust The Process: Bethune-Cookman Tennis Takes 1st HBCU National Tournament Men's Title

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LAKE NONA, Florida  – When it comes to trusting the process, the Philadelphia 76ers have nothing on the Bethune-Cookman men's tennis team.

From a one-win season in 2016 to winning the HBCU National Men's tournament championship in 2018, the Wildcats' relentless run through the tournament concluded Saturday at the USTA National Campus with two flight championships and two flight runner-up finishes.

Victor Bravo took his flight over teammate Victor Castro, while Juan David Navarro  and Phillip Lynch combines for a doubles flight title. Lynch was a runner-up in his singles flight, and the Wildcats had a representative in all five singles and doubles draws.

Lynch and Navarro's early Saturday doubles victory gave the Wildcats an insurmountable lead over Xavier in the team competition. Everything after that was an exclamation point for a team that's had its share of struggles since a 1-17 dual season in 2016.   
"It's having a vision, having a goal and putting all the pieces together," said B-CU Head Val Villucci enjoying the biggest win of her three seasons at B-CU. "It certainly doesn't come easy and I've been doing this long enough to know that when it does happen, it's very special.

"These young men have fought through a lot of adversities and there were many times of doubt, but they put their trust in us," Villucci added. "They opened their mind and put their trust in the process. For me personally, I am so grateful to the athletes and for the support of the staff and administration. Without a team surrounding us, we couldn't get it done."

After Castro went down with severe cramping after his semifinal victory and with the team title clinched on the strength of putting three in the singles finals and eventually one in the doubles finals, Villucci made the call not to have an intrasquad flight final. Still, Bravo's title marked B-CU's first singles championship in the tournament since Greg Almeida in 2014.

Lynch, who beat doubles partner Navarro in Friday's semifinals, dropped his flight championship to Morgan's Serhii Kharchev but reunited with Navarro to take close the tournament with a win over North Carolina Central's Sebastian Bromley and Pablo Torres.

"Philip found a way to win. He just kept being persistent," Villucci said. "Having to compete against your teammate is never easy but they are always reminded to play and train to improve your teammates."

On the women's side, freshman Michelle Ncube continued her impressive start by winning her flight with a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Morgan State's Asmara Faluki. Ncube is now 8-0 in singles play this fall as she won the first Lady Wildcat singles title in the tournament single Alejandra Vidal and Chinatsu Kajiwara won in 2014.

The men's team will return to the National Campus next week for the Bedford Cup. The women's Bedford Cup will be in Miami October 12-14.

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Nuggets roll at Rust, set scoring defense records

HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi — Xavier University of Louisiana broke two school records for scoring defense Monday in its 25-7, 25-3, 25-5 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference volleyball victory against Rust.
     
Coach Pat Kendrick's Gold Nuggets (13-4, 4-0) established marks for fewest points allowed in a set and match (15). The previous XULA record for a set was four points in the first set at Tougaloo on Oct. 22, 2010. The previous mark for points allowed in a match was 19 against Voorhees in the GCAC Tournament at Little Rock, Ark., on Nov. 7, 2013.
     
It was the second time in three days that XULA allowed fewer than 10 points in every set against a GCAC opponent. XULA won 25-5, 25-9, 25-9 Saturday at Philander Smith.

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The Gold Nuggets won in 47 minutes and extended their season-high win streak to seven matches. Rust (0-13, 0-5) is in its first season as a GCAC member.
     
XULA's next match will start at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., against GCAC opponent Edward Waters. It will be the third of nine consecutive XULA road matches.

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Student Athlete (2018) Official Trailer | HBO

LOS ANGELES, California -- An $11 billion dollar industry, but the players pay the price. From producers Maverick Carter and Steve Stoute and executive producer LeBron James, HBO Sports presents Student Athlete, a documentary revealing the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports. 

Premiering October 2 at 10 PM on HBO.

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It's On! Road To The MEAC Championship 2018

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HBCU GAMEDAY MEAC Football: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs. Morgan State Bears

GREENSBORO, NORTH Carolina -- North Carolina A&T's 15 game win streak ends in shocking fashion at the hands of the Morgan State Bears.

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David Too, FAMU Rattler Men Storm To Huge Win At Florida

David Too and FAMU men team led all competitors at 2:54 of race.  Crossing the finish line starts at 11:24 of video.  FAMU team is wearing white tops, green running shorts.

GAINESVILLE, Florida -- FAMU's David Too led a fast-paced Rattler Men's Cross Country contingent to a stunning victory at the 2018 Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational at the University of Florida Saturday morning.

Too, a junior from Eldoret, Kenya, came in first in 24:11.58, sprinting in 16 seconds ahead of second place Kipkirul Sammy of Tennessee Tech (24:27.74).

Dr. Darlene Moore's Men's crew placed five runners in the Top Ten and all six contestants in the Top 15 overall.

Onesmus Kemboi ran third (24:28.92); Fedrick Kipyego was fifth (24:35.51); Jacob Nkamasiai ran seventh (24:41.95); Festus Kemboi finished 10th (24:52.63), with Brian Kiprop (13th, 25:07.94) rounding out the FAMU group.

Overall, the FAMU Men finished first in an average time of 24:34.12, followed by Tennessee Tech and host Florida.

Mountain Dew Invitational Information:

• Meet Results
• Venue: Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida
• Men: 22 teams, 182 runners
  • Division 1: 1. Florida A&M, 2. Tennessee Tech, 3. Florida
  • Collegiate Division: 1. Embry-Riddle, 2. Stetson, 3. Flagler
• Women: 27 teams, 270 runners
  • Division 1: 1. Florida, 2. North Florida, 3. Florida State
  • Collegiate Division: 1. Tampa, 2. Embry-Riddle, 3. Flagler

 D1 Results 8000 Run                                                           

 1 #118 Too, David           JR Florida A&M           24:11.58    1             
  2 #555 Sammy, Kipkirui         Tennessee Tech        24:27.74    2             
  3 #114 Kemboi, Onesmus      SO Florida A&M           24:28.92    3             
  4 #104 Schaefer, Colin      SO Florida               24:29.96    4             
  5 #116 Kipyego, Fedrick     SO Florida A&M           24:35.51    5             
  6 #551 Bernard, Segei          Tennessee Tech        24:39.21    6             
  7 #117 Nkamasiai, Jacob     SO Florida A&M           24:41.95    7             
  8 #552 Cheplak, Brannon        Tennessee Tech        24:43.32    8             
  9 #113 Kemboi, Festus       JR Florida A&M           24:52.63    9             
 10  #98 Guyton, Jack         JR Florida               24:54.17   10             
 11 #469 Melly, Hillary       JR Stetson               25:02.36   11             
 12 #115 Kiprop, Brian        SO Florida A&M           25:07.94   12             
 13 #292 Timm, Fynn           SR North Florida         25:10.38                  
 14 #554 Mohammed, Ababu         Tennessee Tech        25:11.05   13             
 15  #97 Deal, Nick           FR Florida               25:17.08   14             
 16 #102 Pettersen, Magnus    JR Florida               25:21.45   15   

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D1 Results 8000 Run                                                              
   1 Florida A&M                  25    1    3    5    7    9   12               
      Total Time:  2:02:50.59                                                    
         Average:    24:34.12                                                  

2 Tennessee Tech               46    2    6    8   13   17                    
      Total Time:  2:04:26.43                                                    
         Average:    24:53.29                                                    
   3 Florida                      61    4   10   14   15   18   20   22          
      Total Time:  2:05:40.22                                                    
         Average:    25:08.05                                                    
   4 Stetson                     104   11   16   23   24   30   34   38          
      Total Time:  2:09:43.02                                                    
         Average:    25:56.61                                                    
   5 Florida Atlantic            155   21   27   31   33   43   45   48          
      Total Time:  2:15:05.27                                                    
         Average:    27:01.06                                                    
   6 South Florida               177   25   28   37   41   46   49   50          
      Total Time:  2:17:46.10                                                    
         Average:    27:33.22                                                    
   7 Miami                       178   19   26   39   42   52                    
      Total Time:  2:18:45.96                                                    
         Average:    27:45.20                                                    
   8 Fiu                         183   29   32   35   40   47                    
      Total Time:  2:18:11.88                                                    
         Average:    27:38.38                                                    
   9 Jacksonville                238   36   44   51   53   54                    
      Total Time:  2:30:33.74                                                    
         Average:    30:06.75  

DAVID TOO

The FAMU Women's Cross Country team continued to gear up for another run at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title here Saturday, running in the Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida on the Mark Bostic Golf Course.

FAMU finished fourth overall with an averaged time of 18:04.14. Host Florida (17:20.22) finished first overall, followed by North Florida and Florida State.

Dr. Darlene Moore's group placed two runners in the Top Ten, Emmax Kiplagat (17:12.74), in fifth, and Shalet Mitei (17:24.98), in eighth.

Other members of the Rattler Women's contingent Saturday included Mercy Rotich (18:15.68), Nancy Murgor (18:20.78), Sharon Kibiwott (19:06.50) and Fridah Limo (19:18.52).

D1 Results 5000 Run Women                                                             
  1  #94 Pascoe, Jessica      JR Florida               16:13.87    1             
  2 #550 Sanga, Purity           Tennessee Tech        16:41.58    2             
  3  #87 Bergh, Elisabeth     JR Florida               16:56.99    3             
  4  #91 McQuilkin-Bell, Cai  SR Florida               16:57.64    4             
  5 #108 Kiplagat, Emmax      JR Florida A&M           17:12.74    5             
  6 #223 McUmber, Nora        SR Jacksonville          17:24.62    6             
  7 #179 Judd, Jodie          SO Florida State         17:24.86    7             
  8 #110 Mitei, Shalet        JR Florida A&M           17:24.98    8             
  9 #261 Carpenter, Audrey    SR North Florida         17:28.88    9             
 10 #176 Hewitt, Althea       SR Florida State         17:34.35   10             
 11 #549 Kwambai, Janet          Tennessee Tech        17:38.31   11             
 12  #49 Gelderblom, Sherile  JR Fiu                   17:39.67   12             
 13 #224 Palotti, Hayleigh    FR Jacksonville          17:43.03   13             
 14  #88 Blair, Grace         FR Florida               17:47.44   14             
 15  #44 Da Silva, Anais      JR Fiu                   17:50.15   15             
 16 #267 Gumpel, Grace        FR North Florida         17:50.44   16             
 17 #277 Van Dijk, Lydia      FR North Florida         17:53.76   17             
 18 #262 Cesnik, Tina         FR North Florida         17:57.54   18             
 19 #546 Chepkemboi, Sharon      Tennessee Tech        17:58.08   19             
 20 #192 Wallace, Eleanor     SO Florida State         17:59.31   20             
 21 #263 Cooney, Camryn       FR North Florida         18:03.08   21             
 22 #486 Crook, Charlotte     FR Ucf                   18:09.17   22             
 23 #488 Jung, Victoria       SO Ucf                   18:09.49   23             
 24 #273 Oliver, Chelsey      FR North Florida         18:11.20   24             
 25  #54 Watson, Brittany     SO Fiu                   18:11.62   25             
 26 #112 Rotich, Mercy        SO Florida A&M           18:15.68   26             
 27 #127 Jonsson, Mikaela     SO Florida Atlantic      18:17.93   27             
 28 #187 Phelps, Erin         FR Florida State         18:18.91   28             
 29 #111 Murgor, Nancy        SR Florida A&M           18:20.78   29             
 30 #279 Zeller, Skye         JR North Florida         18:23.30   30             
 31 #244 Howard, Ryley        FR Miami                 18:32.37   31             
 32 #172 Bernicke, Kathryn    SO Florida State         18:34.14   32             
 33 #227 Worrell, Nicolette   SO Jacksonville          18:35.67   33             
 34 #124 Hardcastle, Bethany  SR Florida Atlantic      18:39.11   34             
 35 #487 Dolan, Jessica       SO Ucf                   18:39.28   35             
 36 #190 Swigler, Ella        FR Florida State         18:39.65   36             
 37  #50 Gray, Jessica        SR Fiu                   18:41.22   37             
 38  #90 Harrelson, Abbie     FR Florida               18:45.15   38             
 39  #85 Barrett, Imogen      FR Florida               18:46.06   39             
 40  #48 Gebretsadik, Rahel   SO Fiu                   18:49.65   40             
 41 #184 Myers, Sarah         SO Florida State         18:50.15   41             
 42 #191 Torres, Micaela      SO Florida State         18:50.64                  
 43 #178 Jenkins, Elizabeth   SO Florida State         18:51.02                  
 44 #243 Den Otter, Anne      SR Miami                 18:53.19   42             
 45 #264 Devis, Emma          FR North Florida         18:53.56                  
 46 #270 Lespasio, Raquel     FR North Florida         18:55.24                  
 47 #122 Giovanniello, Megan  SO Florida Atlantic      18:56.24   43             
 48  #93 Parrish, Maggie      SO Florida               18:57.05   44             
 49 #389 Abreu, Yaranel       SR South Florida         18:58.91   45             
 50  #92 Morse, Madison       JR Florida               19:00.02                  
 51 #491 Soltis, Kaitlyn      SO Ucf                   19:01.15   46             
 52 #245 Kettle, Abigail      SO Miami                 19:01.38   47             
 53 #174 Cobb, Elizabeth      JR Florida State         19:04.47                  
 54 #107 Kibiwott, Sharon     JR Florida A&M           19:06.50   48             
 55 #186 Parrish, Sarah       FR Florida State         19:07.90                  
 56  #86 Bartlett, Autumn     JR Florida               19:08.65                  
 57 #260 Bojhaxi, Klevisa     FR North Florida         19:09.19                  
 58 #265 Evans, Hannah        SO North Florida         19:09.94                  
 59 #109 Limo, Fridah         SR Florida A&M           19:18.52   49             
 60 #492 Tejeda, Crystal      SR Ucf                   19:20.23   50 

D1 Results 5000 Run  Women                                                            
   1 Florida                      60    1    3    4   14   38   39   44          
      Total Time:  1:26:41.09                                                    
         Average:    17:20.22                                                    
   2 North Florida                81    9   16   17   18   21   24   30          
      Total Time:  1:29:13.70                                                    
         Average:    17:50.74                                                    
   3 Florida State                97    7   10   20   28   32   36   41          
      Total Time:  1:29:51.57                                                    
         Average:    17:58.32                                                    
   4 Florida A&M                 116    5    8   26   29   48   49               
      Total Time:  1:30:20.68                                                    
         Average:    18:04.14                                                    
   5 Fiu                         129   12   15   25   37   40   53   61          
      Total Time:  1:31:12.31                                                    
         Average:    18:14.47                                                    
   6 Jacksonville                170    6   13   33   54   64                    
      Total Time:  1:33:07.88                                                    
         Average:    18:37.58                                                    
   7 Ucf                         176   22   23   35   46   50   56   72          
      Total Time:  1:33:19.32                                                    
         Average:    18:39.87                                                    
   8 Tennessee Tech              184    2   11   19   75   77                    
      Total Time:  1:40:47.19                                                    
         Average:    20:09.44                                                    
   9 Florida Atlantic            216   27   34   43   55   57   67   69          
      Total Time:  1:35:04.17                                                    
         Average:    19:00.84                                                    
  10 Miami                       251   31   42   47   63   68   71   74          
      Total Time:  1:36:22.09                                                    
         Average:    19:16.42                                                    
  11 South Florida               267   45   51   52   59   60   65   70          
      Total Time:  1:37:24.86                                                    
         Average:    19:28.98                                                    
  12 Stetson                     335   58   62   66   73   76                    
      Total Time:  1:45:10.70                                                    
         Average:    21:02.14                                

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY RATTLER SPORTS INFORMATION

2018 State Fair Classic, Sept. 29

The Road To the Championship, HBCU Football Scoreboard Week 4

SUNDAY, September 22, 2018
SIAC
Benedict 28, Fort Valley State 20

SATURDAY, September 22, 2018
OVC
Tennessee State 41, Eastern Illinois 40

BIG SOUTH
Northern Iowa 44, Hampton 0

MEAC
Morgan State 16, North Carolina A&T 13
Duke 55, North Carolina Central 13
Howard 41, Bethune-Cookman 35  Circle City Classic
Florida A&M 31, Savannah State 13
Norfolk State 17, South Carolina State 7

SWAC
Southern 29, Alabama A&M 27   Gulf Coast Challenge
Grambling State 34, Alabama State 0
Alcorn State 56, Mississippi Valley State 20
Prairie View A&M 62, Arkansas Pine Bluff 13
Houston 70, Texas Southern 14

CIAA
Bowie State 32, Saint Augustine's 22
Livingstone 30, Lincoln (Pa.) 0  West End Classic
Chowan 55, McKendree 45
Virginia State 43, Johnson C. Smith 14
Elizabeth City State at Fayetteville State, 4 PM  CANCELLED
Campbell 42, Shaw 0
Virginia Union 27, Winston-Salem State 19

SIAC
Morehouse 23, Miles 21 Chicago Football Classic
Albany State 14, Lane 7
Missouri S&T 16, Tuskegee 7
Central State 24, Kentucky State 6
Kennesaw State 70, Clark Atlanta 13

OTHER HBCU
Langston 35, SAGU 20
Lincoln University (Mo.) 28, Southwest Baptist 13
Shepherd 27, West Virginia State 7
Virginia University of Lynchburg 16, Brevard College 14
Edward Waters 24, Cumberland U.  17
Allen University 29, Middle Georgia State Univeristy 6


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Published on Sep 23, 2018