Hampton Pirates Football Topples Lane 41-8

FINAL SCORE: Hampton 41, Lane 8
RECORDS: Hampton 2-3, Lane 0-5
LOCATION: Armstrong Stadium – Hampton, Va.

IN BRIEF: Senior Delmon Williams became the first quarterback in the last 34 years to run for 100 yards and throw for 300 in a game throwing a career high four touchdown passes as Hampton defeated Lane 41-8.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

• Williams threw for 321 yards going 15-of-21 with a career best four touchdowns.  He also ran for a career high 115 yards in 11 carries.
• He is the first Hampton player in the NCAA D1 era to run for 100 yards and throw for 300 in a single game.  His four touchdown passes are the most in a game since David Watford threw for four in the 2015 season finale at Savannah State.
• Ronald Bell shared team lead in receptions with four for 137 yards including an 85-yard touchdown reception.  The 85-yard touchdown pass was the second longest in school history behind a 90-yard completion from David Legree to Isaiah Thomas on Nov. 21, 2009.
• Hampton had 572 yards of total offense in the game which is the most in a game since they amassed 551 against Delaware State on Oct. 8, 2016.
• Evan Lomax's 46-yard field goal with 14:21 left in the half was the third longest in school history trailing the record holder by five yards as Adam Brown hit a 51-yarder against Howard in 2016.
• Will Robinson ran for a season-high 98 yards on seven carries including a 71-yard scamper which helped set up the 18-yard scoring pass from Williams to Byron Barney.
• Barney had four receptions for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

HOW THEY SCORED

• Hampton took the opening possession and marched 72 yards in 10 plays before settling for a Lomax 33-yard field goal for an early 3-0 lead at 9:29 of the first.
• The defense stepped up and scored the next touchdown as Kapri Doucet picked up a fumble and rambled 60 yards for a 10-0 Hampton lead with 7:38 remaining in the first quarter.
• Williams struck for the first of his four touchdown passes connecting with Bell on the 85-yard touchdown strike for a 17-0 advantage with 4:21 remaining in the opening quarter.
• Lomax provi9ded the only points of the second quarter on his 46-yard field goal 39 seconds into the stanza as Hampton took a 20-0 lead into halftime.
• In the third quarter Hampton forced a Lane punt on the opening possession and struck quickly as Williams found yron Barney for the first of two touchdown passes with this one being an 18-yard strike to lead 27-0 with 12:02 left in the quarter.
• Lane got on the board capping a 55-yard scoring drive as Justin Hill scored on a three-yard run.  The two-point conversion pass was good for a 27-8 Hampton lead with 6:59 left in the quarter.
• Williams and Barney connected again on a 41-yard scoring pass to finish a four-play, 69-yard drive and give the host a 34-8 lead with 5:11 left in the third quarter.
• Williams connected with Antonio Graham on a nine-yard fade route in the corner of the end zone to give the Pirates a 41-8 margin with 8:48 left.

NEXT UP
Hampton goes on the road now to face Presbyterian College on October 13 at noon in Clinton, S.C.
For more information on Hampton University football, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

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VSU Trojans Dominated the Vikings of Elizabeth City State

ETTRICK, Virginia – The Virginia State University football team dominated the Vikings of Elizabeth City State University, 41-19, at Rogers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Trojans wasted no time, getting on the board early. A 13-yard run by sophomore Demetrius Strickland (Hampton, Va.) put VSU up 7-0 at 14:21 mark in the first quarter. ECSU answered with Kedri Patterson connected with Dajuan Green for a seven-yard touchdown at the 11:26 mark. At the 9:27 mark, quarter back Cordelral Cook ran for a 16-yard touchdown to edge the Trojans 14-6 against the Vikings. Finishing out the first quarter, following Cordelral Cook connected with Johsua Harris on a two-yard pass to find his way in the end zone for a Trojans touchdown, bringing the score to 21-6.

Keeping the same momentum in the second quarter, CookB carried the ball for seven yards into the end zone bringing the score to 27-6 to close out the first half scoring for VSU. ECSU added its second touchdown at the 00:15 mark when Chase Byrum ran in the end zone for two yards. At the half, the Trojans remained in the lead, 27-12.

BOX SCORE

In the third quarter, the Trojans remained scoreless to an impressive defensive performance by the Vikings. Elizabeth City State added a touchdown on a 10-yard pass to Dajuan Greene cutting the Trojans lead 27-19. In the fourth quarter the Trojans continued to dominate the Vikings as they added two touchdowns. The first on a nine yard run by Daniel Reid at the 10:45 mark. The Trojans rounded out the competition by adding their final touchdown of the game when Cook connected with Darrell Olivier for a 21-yard pass in the end zone at the 5:32 mark, bringing the score to 41-19.

VSU finished the competition with 421 total offensive yards and were 2 of 10 on third down conversions. VSU went 5 of 6 of its PAT attempts and had a total of 171 total rushing yards and secured four rushing touchdowns.

With this win, the Trojans move to 3-2 overall, 3-0 in CIAA play and 1-0 in Northern Division play while Vikings moves to 1-3, 0-2 CIAA, and 0-1.

Individually, VSU's Demetrius Strickland finished with 62 yards on the ground while Daniel Reid had 56 yards. Cook finished with 250 passing yards going 18-of-26 and adding two touchdowns. Joshua Harris added 117 receiving yards for VSU, followed by Andre Jackson (45), Tre'Quan Reed (33) and Jemourri La Pierre (24).

Defensively, VSU was led by Dhevyn Anderson and Kurtis Brooks who all added five tackles each. Recording four tackles each for VSU were Na'Shawn Reid-Carlos, Ernest Washington, Rashard Jones and Stephen Harris.

The Trojans will next travel to Bowie, Md. to face the Bulldogs of Bowie State University on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.

VSU returns home to the Rogers Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 20 to host
Northern Division rival Lincoln University. Kickoff is slated 2:00 pm where the Trojans will celebrate Homecoming 2018.

For the most up-to-date information on VSU Football please visit www.govsutrojans.com and follow Trojans Athletics on Twitter @VSUsports

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Virginia Union McNeill Twins Named Pre-Season All-CIAA

RICHMOND, Virginia --Virginia Union University's Shareka and Shameka McNeill have been named to the CIAA Women's Basketball Pre-Season All-CIAA Team, the CIAA announced at the Virtual Media Day in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, October 5.

Shareka McNeill, a sophomore guard from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 12.5 points and 1.4 steals per game for the Lady Panthers last season.

Shameka McNeill, a sophomore guard from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 8.2 points and 1.7 steals per game for VUU in 2017-18.

The women's basketball team, the defending CIAA Champions, were picked to finish first again in the CIAA.

The men's team, also the defending CIAA Champions, were picked to finish third behind Virginia State University and Shaw University.

The men's team begins the 2018-19 season with an exhibition game against Duke University at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, in Durham, N.C.

The Lady Panthers tip off the 2018-19 season in the VUU Graduate Richmond Classic with a 5:30 p.m. game against Cheyney University on Friday, November 9, in Richmond, Va.

Men's Ranking
1.    Virginia State
2.    Shaw
3.    Virginia Union
4.    Bowie State
5.    Winston-Salem State
6.    Claflin
7.    Johnson C. Smith
8.    Livingstone
9.    St. Augustine's
10.    Elizabeth City State
11.    Chowan
12.    Lincoln
13.    Fayetteville State

Men's Preseason Team
•    Saiquan Jamison, BSU
•    Austin Lawton, CLA
•    Zaccheus Hobbs, ECSU
•    Josh Bryant, FSU*
•    Roddric Ross, JCSU*
•    Roger Ray, LC*
•    Tyre Gathright, SAU*
•    DaVaughn Kelsie, SU
•    Walter Williams, VSU
•    Cyonte Melvin, VSU
•    Robert Colon, WSSU
•    William Crandell, WSSU*
*Member of the 2018 All-CIAA First Team

Women's Ranking
1.    Virginia Union
2.    Johnson C. Smith
3.    Virginia State
4.    Fayetteville State
5.    Bowie State
6.    Chowan
7.    Lincoln (PA)
8.    Livingstone
9.    Winston-Salem State
10.    Elizabeth City State
11.    Claflin
12.    Shaw
13.    St. Augustine's

Women's Preseason Team
•    Ashley Fields, CLA
•    Mariah Coker, CU
•    Jalyn Brown, ECSU*
•    Shantel Bennett, FSU
•    Yakima Clifton, FSU
•    Malia Rivers, JCSU
•    Kyala Searcy, LC
•    Kaaliya Williams, SAU*
•    Chrisanna Green, VSU*
•    Shameka McNeill, VUU
•    Shareka McNeill, VUU*
•    Brionna Pate, WSSU
*Member of the 2018 All-CIAA First Team

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Chowan Hawks Football Dominates Bowie State From First Play

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina – The Chowan Football team dominated from the first play of scrimmage on their way to a 42-23 victory over CIAA Northern Division powerhouse, Bowie State, at home on Saturday.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 42, Bowie State 23

RECORDS | Chowan 2-3 (1-1), Bowie State 4-2 (2-1)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Garrison Stadium)

BOX SCORE

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The win against Bowie State snapped a four game losing streak to the Bulldogs. It was the first win for the Hawks at home against BSU and the first win since 2013.

Jacquae Peart picked off Amir Hall on the first play from scrimmage and took it 36-yds for a touchdown. Marquise Baldwin picked off a pass and added five tackles. Peart added five tackles as well.

Rafiq Abdul-Wahid blocked a field goal and Aaron Bullock forced a fumble.

Bryce Witt posted 252 yards and two scores on 18-28 passing. Witt tallied 29 yards on the ground.

Tyrell Freeman led the rushing attack with 78 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns. Imeek Watkins rushed for 48 yards on four carries and a touchdown. Watkins hauled in five catches for 79 yards.

Paul Gooden caught three passes for both of Witt's touchdowns.

Connor O'Brien led the charge defensively with 10 tackles.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

On the first play from scrimmage, Jacquae Peart picked off star quarterback, Amir Hall, and returned it for a touchdown to put the Hawks up 7-0 just 15 seconds into the game.

Bowie State would respond as the Hawks held the Bulldogs to a 22 yard field goal. BSU had an 81-yd pass down to the 3-yd line but the defense of Connor O'Brien, Jacquae Peart, and Marquise Baldwin held strong to force the fourth down kick.

On the next drive, Bryce Witt connected with Torry Baker for a 35-yd gain to put the ball into the redzone. Tyrell Freeman would punch it in from a yard out to push the lead to 14-3.

The Bulldogs countered with a 7-play 63 yard drive to close the gap to 14-10. On the next BSU drive, Marquise Baldwin picked off a pass at the BSU 41 to put the Hawks in great field position.

Imeek Watkins would put the ball in the endzone three plays later on a 23 yard end around for the 21-10 lead with 2:14 remaining in the quarter.

Bowie State's connection between Amir Hall and Lansana Sesay continued with a big 53-yd reception. Hall would throw a touchdown pass to bring it to within five, 21-16, before the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter:

The scoring would slow in the half as both teams had drives stall to open the quarter. Chowan put together a scoring drive with 8:15 remaining in the half as the Hawks started the drive at their own 13-yd line. Tyrell Freeman started the drive with a 14-yd run. Bryce Witt found Imeek Watkins after buying some time in the pocket for a 43-yd gain. Watkins would take the end around for a 15-yd gain to push the ball to the BSU 22. Back-to-back 11-yd rushes by Bryce Witt and Tyrell Freeman found the endzone to put the Hawks up 28-16.

Bowie State had a promising drive late in the half. The Bulldogs settled for a field goal attempt but Rafiq Abdul-Wahid blocked the attempt to keep the score 28-16.

Third Quarter:

On the first drive of the half for the Bulldogs looked promising but the Hawks were the beneficiaries off an errant snap that stalled the drive. The BSU kicker would miss a 37-yd field goal to the right.

Neither team was able to find the endzone in the quarter as the Hawks led 28-16.

Fourth Quarter:

Chowan's drive to open the quarter was fruitful as Bryce Witt found Paul Gooden wide open in the right side of the endzone to push the led to 35-16.

The Hawks' defense held firm once again to give the Hawks the ball following a 60-yd punt by the Bulldogs. Bryce Witt found Brian Hopper Jr. for a 29-yd reception to push the ball into Bulldog territory. Witt found Paul Gooden again for a short 3-yd touchdown pass to push the advantage to 42-16.

Bowie State would put a touchdown on the board late but the Chowan defense held serve keeping the Bulldogs from scoring to preserve the win.

UP NEXT

Chowan hosts Virginia Union on Saturday, October 13 at 1pm as it is the Hawks' Homecoming contest.

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The Road To the Championship HBCU Football Schedule, Week 6

Honorable Keisha L. Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta (GA) and Florida A&M University graduate at the 2018 FAMU Homecoming Convocation 10/5/18.

SATURDAY, October 6, 2018

CIAA
Bowie State at Chowan, 1 PM
Lincoln (PA) at Virginia Union, 1 PM
Winston-Salem State at Johnson C. Smith, 1 PM
Fayetteville State at Shaw, 1 PM,   Live Stats
Saint Augustine's at Livingston, 1:30 PM   Live Stats
Elizabeth City State at Virginia State, 2 PM

SIAC
Morehouse vs. Tuskegee at Columbus, GA, 1 PM, ESPN3, Live Stats
Albany State at Catawba, 1:30 PM,  Video   Stats
Central State (OH) at Miles, 4 PM,   Video
Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State, 6 PM,   Video    Live Stats

BIG SOUTH
Lane College at Hampton, 2 PM, ESPN+

OVC
Tennesse State at Austin Peay, 7 PM, ESPN3

MEAC
South Carolina State at Morgan State, 1 PM, ESPN3
Howard at North Carolina Central, 2 PM, ESPN3
Norfolk State at Florida A&M, 4 PM (Homecoming), ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State at Bethune-Cookman, 4 PM, ESPN3
Charleston Southern at Savannah State, 6 PM, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T State at Delaware State, 7 PM, ESPN3


OTHER HBCU
Edward Waters at Warner, 1:30 PM, Listen
Kentucky State at West Virginia State, 1:30PM,  Watch, Listen, Live Stats
Virginia University Lynchburg at Benedict, 2 PM, Watch,  Live Stats
Quincy at Lincoln (MO), 3 PM. (Homecoming) Watch Live,   Listen,   Live Stats

Texas College at SAGU, 7:00 PM, Watch Live

Langston at Texas Wesleyan, 8 PM, Watch Live   Live Stats

SWAC
Alabama State at Alcorn State, 3 PM, Stats   Video
Jackson State at Arkansas Pine Bluff, 3:30 PM
Alabama A&M at Texas Southern, 7 PM,  Stats     Video
Oklahoma Panhandle State at Grambling State  Stats    Radio: KPCH - 99.3 FM 

TELEVISION BROADCASTS ON ESPN3

ALL GAME TIMES ARE SHOWN IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ZONE

STAT OF THE WEEK: 32 percent of Week 6 HBCU scheduled football games are broadcast GLOBALLY by ESPN Networks, with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) broadcasting 100 percent of its football games.  Go MEAC!

Likewise, 100 percent of OVC Tennessee State University football games are broadcast on the ESPN Networks this season. #Go Big Blue!



GO RATTLERS!!!

CIAA Announces Women's 2018-19 Basketball Predictions & Preseason All-CIAA Team

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and its Women's Basketball Coaches Association announce the 2018-19 Women's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-CIAA Team.

2018-19 Women's Basketball Predicted Order

(as selected by the CIAA Women's Basketball Coaches' Association)

	Overall Predicted Order	2018-19 Head Coach	2018-19 Schedule
1	Virginia Union University	AnnMarie Gilbert	Schedule
2	Johnson C. Smith University	Stephen Joyner, Jr.	Schedule
3	Virginia State University	James Hill	Schedule
4	Fayetteville State University	Serena King-Coleman	Schedule
5	Bowie State University	Shadae Swan	Schedule
6	Chowan University	LaToya Jones	Schedule
7	Lincoln (PA) University	Darrell Mosley	Schedule
8	Livingstone College	Tiffany Silver	Schedule
9	Winston-Salem State University	L'Tona Lamonte	Schedule
10	Elizabeth City State University	Antonio Davis	Schedule
11	Claflin University	Revonda Whitley	Schedule
12	Shaw University	Jacques Curtis	Schedule
13	St. Augustine's University	Montel Jones	Schedule

Divisional Predicted Order
Northern Division		Southern Division
1	Virginia Union	1	Johnson C. Smith
2	Virginia State	2	Fayetteville State
3	Bowie State	3	Livingstone
4	Chowan	4	Winston-Salem State
5	Lincoln (Pa.)	5	Claflin
6	Elizabeth City State	6	Shaw
		7	St. Augustine's

 

 

 

Preseason Team
Athlete	Team	Athlete	Team
Ashley Fields	Claflin	Kyala Searcy	Livingstone
Mariah Coker	Chowan	Kaaliya Williams*	Saint Augustine's
Jalyn Brown*	Elizabeth City State	Chrisanna Green*	Virginia State
Shantel Bennett	Fayetteville State	Shameka McNeill	Virginia Union
Yakima Clifton	Fayetteville State	Shareka McNeill*	Virginia Union
Malia Rivers	Johnson C. Smith	Brionna Pate	Winston-Salem State

*2018 All-CIAA First Team Members

West Virginia State Yellow Jackets Host Kentucky State Saturday for Homecoming

INSTITUTE, West Virginia -- West Virginia State will be looking to even its record and build some momentum going into the second half of the season when Kentucky State visits Institute Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff at Dickerson Stadium.

A large crowd is expected for Homecoming.

"We are so excited about our Homecoming environment on Saturday," WVSU Head Coach John Pennington said. "Seeing all of the alumni and supporters of our program is inspiring."

The Yellow Jackets enter the contest with a 2-3 mark after winning 31-17 at Glenville State last weekend.

The Thorobreds come in with an 0-5 record but showed signs of progress in a 23-21 home loss to undefeated Morehouse last Saturday.

Grad transfer Faustino Saucedo will start at quarterback once again for WVSU after stepping in for injured starter Austin Hensley late in the season opener.

Saucedo is fourth in the Mountain East Conference in passing averaging 214 yards a game. He has completed 78-of-123 attempts for 1,070 yards and seven touchdowns against just three interceptions.

Kentucky State starts sophomore Jules St. Ge behind center and the first year starter is responsible for a huge portion of his squad's offense. He is 68-of-103 passing for 692 yards. St. Ge has thrown four touchdowns and tossed four interception.

He is also the team's leading rusher with 282 yards on 64 carries. The Thorobreds will be without sophomore running back Brett Sylve who ran for 146 yards in the season opener at Slippery Rock and had 167 in last year's meeting. He has not played since that first game and is not listed on this week's depth chart.

Sophomore Calil Wilkins leads the WVSU ground attack with 477 yards on 94 carries with sophomore Dylan Lucas also a threat withy 306 yards 52 attempts.

WVSU senior Tyrell Henderson has hauled in 33 passes for 537 yards, good for third in the MEC, while sophomore Zach Pate has made 26 catches for 330 yards.

Joe Stoneman with 51 total tackles, including 2.5 sacks, leads the Yellow Jacket defense along with Moises Valcarcel with 43 tackles and five pass break ups.

The visitors are averaging 17.6 points and 301.8 yards a game compared to 31.7 and 471.3 for WVSU.

"We want to go out on that field Saturday and show Yellow Jacket Nation we have a football team that plays with Passion and Pride for our great University," Pennington said. "We want to see and hear the loudest crowd in State History."

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Golden Bears host Central State for Homecoming

FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- As fun and festive as Homecoming is at Miles, there is a degree of urgency that is associated with Saturday's football contest against Central State (4 p.m., Albert J Sloan-Alumni Stadium).

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The Golden Bears, who were expected to contend for the top spot in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Western Division, have started the season 0-5 for the first time since 1993. More importantly, last week's loss to Albany State has made Saturday's game against the Marauders a virtual must-win if Miles has any hopes of staying in contention for the SIAC crown.

Miles has never lost a Homecoming game under head coach Reginald Ruffin, a streak kept alive last season when the Golden Bears shutout Kentucky State 36-0. But Central State will look to break the streak by avenging its own Homecoming loss last year when the Golden Bears used a big fourth quarter to earn a come-from-behind win in Ohio.

This is also a must-win for Central State (2-3, 1-2 SIAC West) if it wants to keep its hopes alive for a conference title. The Marauders have alternated wins and losses this season, including a tough 24-14 home defeat against Benedict last week. While CSU has struggled scoring this season (13.8 points per game), they have allowed the second-fewest points per game in the SIAC (18.0). Linebacker Kailen Abrams is second in the league in tackles and third in tackles for loss while running back Terraris Saffold is fourth in all-purpose yards.

Miles is propelled by some of the top players in the conference. Austin Stephens leads the league in tackles and is among the top-10 in the NCAA Division II in that category. Leonard Tyree leads the conference in touchdown receptions and is second in receiving yards while quarterback Daniel Smith is fourth in passing yard and tied for third in touchdown passes.

Tickets are on sale now for $25 and can be purchased online here. They are also available for purchase through the Miles College Business Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information on purchasing tickets, call 205.929.1714.

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