CSU Buccaneers utilize complete performance in topping Hampton, 48-14

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Charleston Southern played a complete game on Saturday afternoon as the Buccaneers dominated on offense, defense, and special teams in their 48-14 win over Hampton at Armstrong Stadium.

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— CSU Game Day (@CSUGameDay) September 29, 2018

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CSU (1-2) forced five turnovers, James Allen returned an interception and a kickoff for scores, and London Johnson connected on a pair of touchdown passes as the Buccaneers seized control with a 35-14 halftime lead on their way to coasting to their first win of the season.

Terrence Wilson sparked the offense early with a 68-yard touchdown run on the game's opening possession. The sophomore running back recorded his second career 100-yard rushing game in the win leading the Bucs with 10 carries for 103 yards and the score.

Johnson led CSU's passing attack with an 8-for-15 performance through the air for 63 yards and a score. Saire Davis and Ronnie Harris both recorded their first touchdown receptions of the season in the win.

James Allen led CSU's defensive efforts in the contest with a career-high three pass breakups, his first interception with the Bucs, and a pair of tackles. J.D. Sosebee added 10 tackles, a half sack, and two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in the win.

Shai McKenzie led Hampton (1-3) with 21 carries for 129 yards. Bruce Dixon paced the offensive efforts through the air with an 8-of-17 performance for 38 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, Kapri Doucet led the Pirates with three tackles for loss including a pair of sacks. Chaka Diarrassouba and Caleb Brown both added interceptions.

Key Sequence
Hampton appeared to be riding the tide following a Charleston Southern fumble deep in Buccaneer territory early in the second quarter. Bruce Dixon immediately took advantage of the turnover and converted it into an HU touchdown as the junior quarterback targeted Jadakis Bonds on the fade pattern in the left corner for the touchdown to narrow the CSU lead down to 14-7.

Facing a team looking to ride the momentum, James Allen quieted the crowd down with his second touchdown of the contest. Allen fielded the Evan Lomax kickoff at the CSU 20-yard line and weaved his way through the defense. The senior defensive back broke a tackle at the HU 40 and went the rest of the way untouched for the 80-yard touchdown return, CSU's first special teams touchdown of the contest.

Allen's touchdown sparked a 34-7 run over the final three quarters as the Bucs held off Hampton the rest of the game.

How They Scored

• Terrence Wilson put the Bucs on the board in the first quarter as the sophomore tailback took the handoff up the middle and made his way up the right sideline to the end zone for the 68-yard touchdown run to cap the 5-play, 84-yard opening drive for the Bucs.
• James Allen added another score shortly afterward for CSU as the senior cornerback recorded his first interception with the Bucs and returned it 16 yards for the score with 7:04 left in the first quarter.
• Bruce Dixon connected with Jadakis Bonds following a CSU fumble deep inside Buccaneer territory early in the second quarter with a six-yard fade into the left corner to put the Pirates on the board with the touchdown pass.
• James Allen immediately responded once again for the Buccaneers with an 80-yard kickoff return for the touchdown to put the Bucs ahead 21-7 with 14:35 to play in the first half.
• CSU added to the lead again with London Johnson connecting with Saire Davis on the post pattern over the middle for the 13-yard touchdown reception with 11:23 remaining in the first half.
• Hampton's Caleb Brown ended the CSU scoring run with a pick-six of his own with nine minutes left in the half as the defensive back stepped in front of the pass and returned it 28 yards for the touchdown.
• Johnson atoned for the interception with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Harris on the rollout left before the half to put the Bucs into the break leading 35-14.
• Turnovers led to another CSU touchdown as the Bucs took the 41-14 lead following Adam Allen's two-yard plunge up the middle with 7:38 left in the third quarter.

Inside the Numbers

• Charleston Southern won a sloppy game in the turnover battle as the Buccaneers forced five turnovers, but coughed up three of their own in the win over the Pirates.
• CSU outgained the opposition for the first time this season outpacing Hampton 297-225 in the game.
• The Buccaneers outrushed their opponents for the third time this year, 226-187, behind Terrence Wilson's second career 100-yard rushing effort.
• CSU narrowly won the time of possession battle, 30:02-29:58, against the Pirates.
• CSU missed a PAT for the third consecutive game with Tyler Tekac's attempt in the third quarter going wide.
• Kyle Reighard continued his punting ways with a 40.2 average in the game including pinning three inside the 20.
• J.D. Sosebee eclipsed 10 tackles for the second consecutive game in the win.
• Jonathan Glover II added a season-high six stops to his credit, while Johnny Robinson recorded a half sack in the win.

News & Notes of Interest

• CSU's five-turnover game defensively was the first time the Bucs had reached the mark since the 2009 season. The Bucs forced five turnovers back in 2009 at Presbyterian.
• CSU's four forced fumbles and fumble recoveries marked the fifth time in program history the Buccaneers had recorded at least four of each in a single game.
• James Allen's kickoff return for a touchdown was CSU's first since Gerald Stevenson took one back 81 yards back on October 16, 2010, against Gardner-Webb.
• Allen's interception also marked the first CSU defensive score since Sekwan Jenkins returned an interception 70 yards last season against Mississippi Valley State.
• Terrence Wilson's 100-yard rushing game was the second of his collegiate career and first since the speedster recorded 106 yards last season against Mississippi Valley State.
• London Johnson's pair of touchdown passes was the second multi-touchdown passing effort of his career – his first came against Savannah State last season with four touchdown passes.
• CSU topped Hampton in their first matchup between the two programs in each of their respective histories. The Bucs and Pirates start an annual rivalry next season when Hampton joins the Big South Conference.

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Price, Sewell lead XULA teams at McNeese meet

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — Taylor Price and Camren Sewell were the first finishers Saturday for Xavier University of Louisiana at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede cross country meet.     

Price finished 45th out of 96 runners in the 5,000-meter women's race. Her time was 20 minutes, 58.3 seconds. Sewell placed 69th out of 99 runners in the four-mile men's race. His time was 25:07.6.
     
The Gold Nuggets' other finishers were Maliya Vaughan (55th place, 21:30.5), Brianna Pace (74th, 22:42.2), Mariah Cox (90th, 26:10.9) and Toni Trail (95th, 28:59.6).
     
Also finishing for the Gold Rush were Jordan Ashmore (79th, 26:07.5), Kadeem Burton(81st, 26:47.7), Francis Patterson (85th, 27:49.9), Darrick Williams (88th, 28:50.9), Oji Wells(91st, 29:10.2) and Langston Scott (93rd, 30:32.3). It was Scott's collegiate debut.
     
XULA scored 337 points to finish 12th out of 14 women's teams. One of the teams the Gold Nuggets beat was NCAA Division I Texas Southern. The XULA men finished 13th out of 14 teams with 354 points.
     
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi swept the team titles (women 24 points, men 39). Individual champions were Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Allyson Girard (17:15.2) in the women's race and McNeese's Daniel Saina (21:07.7) in the men's.
     
It was XULA's second competition of the season. The Nuggets and Rush will travel to Clinton, Miss., for the Watson Ford Invitational next Saturday — men's 8K at 8 a.m., women's 6K at 8:45.

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Alabama State Men's Golf in second place after opening round of NBCHOF Invitational

NEWNAN, Georgia -- The Alabama State men's golf team jumped out to an impressive start at the HBCU Golf Invitational on Friday by firing a 293 (+5) and is currently in sole possession of second place.

Thacher Neal and Afnan Chowdhury each carded a 71(-1) at Summer Grove Golf Club. The two Hornets are currently tied with Samuel Bradley (North Carolina Central) in third place. Thomas Caddell turned in a one-over par result and trails closely behind (seventh place) while Noel Sims (+2) is tied for eighth. Senior Mbongeni Maphosa Jr. fired his best round of the season (+3) and sits inside the top-15 via an eight-way tie for 13th place. Ben Swaffield (+6) and Patricio Minondo (+10) rounded out the scoring for Alabama State. Chowdhury and Minondo are competing in the event as individuals.

The Hornets trail Prairie View A&M (+3) – headlined by Lorenzo Elbert's 66 – heading into tomorrow's final round.

Live stats of the event can be tracked here.

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The Road To the Championship HBCU Football Schedule, Week 5

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 2018

BIG SOUTH
Charleston Southern at Hampton, 2 PM, ESPN+  Stats

OVC
Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, 4 PM, TV: SEC Network

SWAC
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State at Dallas, TX, 5 PM, State Fair Classic
Alabama A&M at Jackson State, 5 PM
Alcorn State at Southern, 7 PM, ESPN3
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Florida International, 7 PM, ESPN+

MEAC
Delaware State at Norfolk State, 4 PM, ESPN3
Florida A&M at North Carolina Central, 4 PM, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman at Savannah State, 6 PM, ESPN3


OTHER HBCUs
Arizona Christian at Texas College, 12 PM
West Virginia State at Glenville State (WV) 12 PM, Stats   Video  Listen
Edward Waters at Keiser, 12 PM, 12 PM   Listen
Wayland Baptist at Langston, 3 PM, Stats   Video
Lincoln (MO) at Indianapolis, 6 PM, Video   Stats   Listen

SIAC
Benedict at Central State (OH), 1 PM,  Stats   Video
Lane at Tuskegee, 1 PM, Video
Morehouse at Kentucky State, 2 PM, Stats
Miles at Albany State, 6 PM, Video
Virginia University of Lynchburg at Fort Valley State, 6 PM
Allen at Clark Atlanta, 7 PM

CIAA
Livingstone at Virginia Union, 1 PM
Saint Augustine's at Elizabeth City State, 1 PM
Johnson C. Smith at Lincoln (PA), 1 PM
Winston-Salem State at Bowie State, 4 PM
Fayetteville State at Chowan, 6 PM
Shaw at Virginia State, 6 PM

ALL GAME TIMES SHOWN IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2018

MEAC
North Carolina A&T 31, South Carolina State 16

Tennessee State Coach Jessica Kern on the first official practice

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Tennessee State University head women’s basketball coach Jessica Kern gave her thoughts on the first official practice of 2018.

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TSU Tigers Improve to 3-0 in OVC Play with Win Over JSU

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama -- In its first Ohio Valley Conference road game of the season, the Tennessee State Tiger volleyball team defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23) Friday evening at Kennamer Hall.

TSU is now 3-0 in conference play, 5-8 overall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Julia Pierson recorded her third double-double of the season against the Gamecocks with a match-high 17 kills and 10 digs.
• Laken Te’o registered her career-high 46 assists.
• TSU combined for nine blocks – five Tigers registered three total blocks a piece. Rachel Henderson, Hinalei Fihaki and JoJo Kruize each posting solo blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Gamecocks served the first ball and won the first point with a kill by middle Addie Halverson. TSU’s first point came from a JSU service error. With Julia Pierson at the service line, fellow returner Rachel Henderson took control of the net, going up for and a solo block. From that point, TSU’s front row pushed the Tigers to create a six-point lead over Jacksonville State with a seven-point run that included a JoJo Kruize and Laken Te’o block. TSU finished the set with four team blocks and 13 kills to take the set, 25-23.

TSU took the lead in set two before Jacksonville State’s defense picked up steam halting the Tigers’ hitting accuracy to .081 compared to .219 in the first set. Freshman outside and Gamecock kills leader Lena Kindermann served as JSU’s finisher, posting four of the last six JSU points. Jacksonville State closed the set, 25-22.

The final two sets were battles as the Tigers started off fast, JSU pushed for points in the middle and TSU closed it out, winning both 25-23.

MATCH NOTES

• TSU improves to 11-23 in the all-time series against the Gamecocks.
• Big Blue is 3-0 in OVC play, while JSU sinks to 0-3.
• Jacksonville State won coin toss and served first.

UP NEXT             

TSU continues conference road play at Tennessee Tech tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Eblen Center.

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AAMU Women's Soccer runs past Alcorn State

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama  — Ayanna Gooden was excited about playing in front of a home crowd.

The Alabama A&M forward showed why.

Gooden scored three goals as Alabama A&M ran past Alcorn State 6-0 Friday afternoon to remain perfect in SWAC play.

Alabama A&M (3-6-1, 3-0 in SWAC) entered the contest on a hot streak, and the Bulldogs showed no signs of cooling off.

Gooden put a penalty kick in the back of the net midway into the first half to give Alabama A&M the lead, and momentum never shifted. Nia Thompson stretched the lead to 2-0 a few minutes later, and then Gooden followed with her second goal of the day.

BOX SCORE

Thompson finished with two goals, and Camille Nurse added another.

Gooden and Cailyn Poythress each had an assist for Alabama A&M.

Alabama A&M controlled possession throughout the match. Alcorn State (0-8, 0-3) only attempted three shots while the Bulldogs attempted 25, with seven of those being shots on goal.

Jodi Medina recorded the shutout in goal. She had one save.

Alabama A&M hosts Mississippi Valley on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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UAB Announces Historic 2018-19 Bowling Schedule

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Coming off the program's first trip to the USBC National Championships and entering its first season as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), head coach Michelle Crews has announced the UAB bowling team's schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
 
The team is set to travel to 11 different states during the year, including trips to Dover, Delaware (Nov. 10-11), and Greensboro, North Carolina (Feb. 23-24), for head-to-head conference matchups.
 
"With the addition of our conference meets this season, we had to make some adjustments to our schedule to allow us to remain within our maximum of 32 dates of competition," head coach Michelle Crews said. "We are excited to return to some of our favorite events, while adding a few new ones to the mix. We are defending champions at the Hornet Classic, so we look forward to be able to return to Montgomery and try to defend our title."


UAB 2018-19 WOMEN'S BOWLING SCHEDULE
 
UAB's season commences with a trip to Kenner, Louisiana, on Oct. 19 for the Allstate Sugarbowl hosted by Tulane. From there, the team continues its westward journey to Houston, Texas, for the Kat Klash from Nov. 2-4.
 
On Nov. 16-18, the Blazers finish the fall semester by looking to repeat as champions at the Alabama State Hornet Classic in Montgomery.
 
After the Holiday break, the Blazers return for the Mid-Winter Invitational at Arkansas State before taking their talents to the Kutztown Invitational (Jan. 18-20) and the Sunshine State Winter Classic (Feb. 8-10).
 
USBC Sectionals will be held on March 8-9 before UAB concludes their regular season at the Columbia 300 Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tenn hosted by Vanderbilt. UAB wraps up its historic season when it competes in its first-ever MEAC Championship on March 29-31 in Chesapeake, Virginia.
 
Both the NCAA Championships (April 11-13) and USBC Nationals (April 17-20) will be held in the state of Ohio to close out the year, with competition occurring in Cleveland and Dayton, respectively.
 
Finishing their 2017-18 season as the No. 16 team in the country, the Blazers posted a 60-41 record with two top-five finishes. The Blazers capped off the year with a trip to the USBC Intercollegiate Team National Championship for the first time in program history. 
 
The Green and Gold returns 11 players while adding three freshman to this year's squad.
 
For more information on the UAB bowling team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_Bowl) or like them on Facebook (Facebook.com/UABBowling2011).

Russell Named to the Preseason All-MEAC Bowling Team

BIRMINGHAM -- With less than a month until the Blazers begin their first official season as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the UAB bowling team has already made a mark on its new league as junior Taylor Russell was named to the Preseason All-MEAC Bowling Team, the league office announced on Thursday afternoon.
 
Russell, who became UAB's first NTCA All-American last season, is the first Blazer to earn any sort of conference honor.
 
"I am so proud of Taylor for being named to the Preseason All-Conference Team," head coach Michelle Crewssaid. "The Preseason All-Conference award is heavily based on last year's performance and Taylor had a groundbreaking year individually, as she was an Honorable Mention All-American, our first in program history. She has been working so hard already this season to make her performance even stronger."
 
Along with the preseason honor for Russell, league voters projected that the Blazers will finish in fourth place in its inaugural season.
 
"We are very excited for our first preseason MEAC ranking day," Crews said. "Our goal this year in the MEAC is to be competitive with the existing teams and pushing ourselves not only to get to the conference championship, but to make it to the championship finals television show. Joining the MEAC this season gives us two opportunities to get to the NCAA Championship through the normal at-large pick based on our ranking, but now if we win the conference we would get this automatic qualifier to the National Championship."
 
Russell was the Blazers' most prolific player last season, leading the team with a 205.38 average over 40 matches and bowling over 200 23 times during the 2017-18 campaign. Her season average and total pinfall of 8,215 ranked 17th in the nation at the end of the season.
 
Her top score came against McKendree at the Mid-Winter Classic hosted by Arkansas State, when she toppled an impressive 259 pins.
 
The Tupelo, Miss., native also took home two All-Tournament honors and claimed the individual title at the Hornet Classic, where she helped guide the team to a first place finish of its own. She finished the historic season with three top-5 finishes.
 
For her efforts, Russell became the first Blazer in program history to garner National Tenpin Coaches Associate (NTCA) Honorable Mention All-America honors.
 
The program finished 16th in the NTCA final rankings before making its first-ever USBC Intercollegiate Team National Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska.
 
UAB returns its entire squad from the historic 2017-18 season and adds three newcomers for the upcoming campaign. The Blazers also look forward to their first season as members of the MEAC.

"As the season goes on, I truly believe our MEAC peers will be surprised at the depth of talent we have on our team and I look forward to seeing how many players we have on the All-Conference Team by the end of the year," Crews said. "Once again, by joining the MEAC, this adds another wonderful opportunity for our players to be recognized by our peers in areas such as Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, etc. This is an amazing opportunity the MEAC has given to us to enhance the student-athlete experience."
 
For more information on the UAB bowling team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_Bowl) or like them on Facebook (Facebook.com/UABBowling2011). 

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Monmouth Bowing Picked 5th in MEAC Preseason Poll

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Monmouth University bowling team was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Poll, the league announced Thursday afternoon.

"Our team will not focus too much on the preseason rankings, but I believe we have the potential to exceed these expectations," Director of Bowling Karen Grygiel said. "We are excited to get our season started and match up against the high quality competition in the MEAC."

Defending MEAC Champion North Carolina A&T State was picked to finish first, ahead of Maryland Eastern Shore, Delaware State and UAB, in that order. The Hawks earned one first-place vote and 151 total points in the poll.

Monmouth opens its season on Nov. 2 in Houston, Texas at the Track Kat Klash.

Predicted Order of Finish
First-place votes in parentheses

1. North Carolina A&T State (10) 224 points
2. Maryland Eastern Shore (6) 205
3. Delaware State (4) 194
4. UAB 170
5. Monmouth (1) 151
6. Norfolk State 128
7. Morgan State (1) 106
8. Florida A&M 100
9. Howard 80
10. Coppin State 50
11. Bethune-Cookman 44



Preseason All-MEAC Team
Alexis Neuer, Delaware State
Alexandra Hernandez, Maryland Eastern Shore
Ana Olaya, North Carolina A&T State
Cameron Strombeck, North Carolina A&T State
Taylor Russell, UAB

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Chowan University Men's Basketball Unveils 2018-19 Slate

MURFEESBORO, North Carolina  – Chowan Men's Basketball and head coach Brett Vincent released their 2018-19 schedule on Tuesday featuring a Division I exhibition against N.C. State and 16 home contests. 

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The Chowan Men's Basketball team finished off the 2017-18 season with an 11-16 overall record and a 5-11 mark in the CIAA.  The Hawks fell to St. Augustine's in the opening round of the CIAA Basketball Tournament.  Chowan returns six players from last year's roster after graduating three players. 

The Blue and White opens the season with an exhibition against N.C. State on October 29 prior to opening the regular season with three straight home contests against Piedmont International on November 12 followed by Mid-Atlantic Christian (Nov. 15) and Regent (Nov. 19).  Chowan will make a short trip down to Mount Olive before the holiday and face cross-town rival Elizabeth City State at home on Nov. 28 in a non-conference battle. 

Chowan will continue their home stretch to open the season as the Hawks welcome CIAA newcomer, Claflin, on December 1.  The Hawks host Cheyney (Pa.) in a non-conference contest during the week before hosting St. Augustine's and Fayetteville State the following week in league action. 

The Hawks will travel to West Virginia State on December 16 to round out 2018. 

To bring in 2019, Chowan will host Shaw on January 3 in CIAA action prior to West Virginia State making the return trip to Murfreesboro on January 6. The Hawks will continue their tour of the CIAA Southern division traveling to Johnson C. Smith (1/10), Winston-Salem State (1/12), and Livingstone (1/14). 

The CIAA Northern Divisional play starts on January 19 as the Hawks host Elizabeth City State.  Chowan will then travel to Virginia State for a midweek contest before hosting B
owie State and Lincoln (Pa.) on January 26 and 30 respectively. 

Then, Chowan will take on Virginia Union on the road to open up February.  The Hawks will take one final step out of league action to face Salem at home on February 6 before traveling three of the final five divisional contests of the season.  The Hawks will host Virginia State on February 13 and Virginia Union in the regular season finale on February 23. 

The 2019 CIAA Basketball Tournament will be held February 26 – March 2 in Charlotte, N.C. at the Bojangles' Coliseum and the Spectrum Center.

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