Patterson's 23 points leads TSU to historic upset

ICYMI: @TSUMensHoops pulled a huge upset win last night defeating the Baylor Bears on the road by a final score of 72-69. TSU was led by @jalynpatterson 23 points on 6-14 shooting from the field in what was @CoachJohnnyJ12 debut game with TSU #BeatBaylor #BeLegendary #TigerNation pic.twitter.com/YfDD2LF0OP

— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) November 7, 2018

WACO, Texas -- The Texas Southern Tigers Basketball team made history on Tuesday night with a 72-69 upset win over the Baylor Bears.

Sparked by Jalyn Patterson's 23 points on a 6-14 shooting night from the field, TSU was able to become the first SWAC school in history to defeat Baylor snapping a 56-game Baylor winning streak versus the league.

Trayvon Reed was extremely efficient for the Tigers offense as he tallied 15 points going 7-9 from the field while grabbing 12 rebounds and tallying 2 blocked shots.

Devocio Butler chipped in 13 points while fellow teammate Jeremy Combs tallied 11 points as TSU head coach Johnny Jones got a huge win for his program in his coaching debut at TSU.

"It was fun," said Jones. "The guys were really excited and to see them celebrate like that means a lot"

BOX SCORE

TSU shot 62.5 percent in the second half of play highlighted by clutch baskets by Patterson. Texas Southern outscored Baylor 45-29 in the second half.

Texas Southern beats Baylor 72-69, snaps Bears' 56-0 record against SWAC teams.

— John Werner (@JohnWernerTrib) November 7, 2018

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Nuggets beat No. 17 Loyola, make school-record 12 3s

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana made a school-record 12 3-pointers Tuesday and needed every one of them to earn a 67-64 women's basketball victory against NAIA No. 17 Loyola at the Convocation Center.
     
Jas Hill scored 20 points and Essence Wells a season-high 16 for the Gold Nuggets (4-0), who defeated their city rival for the first time in five attempts. XULA leads the series 31-10.
     
Tay Cannon scored 18 points for the Wolf Pack (0-2), and Kaila Anthony had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five steals.
     
Maya Trench's first 3-pointer of the season put XULA ahead to stay, 27-24, at 3:25 of the second quarter, and Wells scored five points in a 12-0 run that gave XULA a 39-26 halftime lead.
     
XULA's previous high for 3s in a game was 11 at Mobile on Feb. 8, 2007.
     
The Gold Nuggets shot more than 100 points higher from 3-point range than they did from 2-point range. They shot 42.9 percent behind the arc (12-of-28) and 22.5 percent inside it (9-of-40). The overall percentage was 30.9, well below Loyola's 43.8.
     
Meanwhile, XULA was plus-10 in turnovers, committing 16 and gaining 26. The Nuggets scored 27 points off turnovers.
     
Trench and Mikayla Bates had five assists apiece, and Trench had four steals.
     
XULA led 50-31 after Hill's 3-pointer at 6:26 of the third quarter and 57-40 when Da'Jha Virgil made a 3-pointer — her only points of the game — at 7:34 of the fourth. Then Loyola rallied, getting six points from Cannon in a 15-2 run that cut XULA's lead to 59-55 at 3:15. The Gold Nuggets could not exhale until Megan Worry missed a 3 from the left side and Trench rebounded on the final Wolf Pack possession.

BOX SCORE
     
Worry committed seven turnovers but also had 10 rebounds and three of Loyola's nine blocked shots.
     
Loyola was the finale of a four-game XULA home stand to open the season. The Gold Nuggets' first road game will start at 7 p.m. Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, against NAIA No. 15 Our Lady of the Lake.



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HBCU Division I Basketball Scoreboard for Nov. 6, 2018

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

SWAC MEN
Texas Southern 72, Baylor 69
Nebraska 106, Mississippi Valley State 37
Tulsa 73, Alcorn State 56
South Florida 80, Alabama A&M 63 
Iowa State 79, Alabama State 53
San Diego State 76, Arkansas Pine Bluff 60
Louisiana-Monroe 75, Jackson State 66
Alabama 82, Southern 62

SWAC WOMEN
Auburn 97, Grambling State 48
Lane College 78, Alcorn State 58
Southern 71, Millsaps 36

MEAC MEN
Florida A&M 65, Jacksonville 50
Villanova 100, Morgan State 77
South Carolina State 99, Brevard College 51
UNC Greensboro 74, North Carolina A&T State 66
East Carolina 81, Delaware State 56
Wisconsin 85, Coppin State 63
Georgetown 68, Maryland Eastern Shore 53
Michigan 63, Norfolk State 44

MEAC WOMEN
Howard 57, La Salle 54
East Carolina 84, Maryland Eastern Shore 69
Temple 75, Delaware State 61
North Carolina Central 85, Johnson & Wales 43 (Exhibition)
Jacksonville State 62, Florida A&M 31
Lincoln University (Pa) 51, Morgan State 46 (Exhibition)
West Virginia 78, Coppin State 37
Savannah State 155, Wesleyan College 26
Ole Miss 60, Norfolk State 42

BIG SOUTH MEN
Hampton 110, Mid-Atlantic Christian 58

GCAC MEN
Bethel 83, Philander Smith 75

GCAC WOMEN
Xavier University of Louisiana 67, Loyola New Orleans 64
Talladega 91, Cumberlands 69
Dillard 87, Mobile 61
Philander Smith 78, Crowley's Ridge 51

FAMU Rattlers Open Season With Road Win at Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- The Jacksonville University men's basketball team (0-1), battled Florida A&M (1-0) in an electric atmosphere inside Swisher Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the Dolphins didn't come up with the result they'd hoped for, coming back from multiple deficits to settle for a 65-50 defeat.

David Bell and Jace Hogan led the scoring efforts JU with 12 points apiece while Bell added nine rebounds to nearly secure his first double-double in the Green and White. DeAnthony McCallum dropped seven points in his debut and knocked in the lone three ball of the night for Jacksonville. In all, 11 Dolphins saw the floor in the season opener, six of whom made their debuts in front the JU faithful.

Things started slowly for JU while Florida A&M heated up from the floor, eventually going on to shoot 48.4 percent from the floor in the first half. Turnovers plagued both sides throughout the game, but it bit the Dolphins early on in the form of a 21-point halftime deficit. The shooting woes for JU resulted in just six different scorers with no more than four points.

The second half saw some improvement while the Dolphins continued to struggle from long range. The team managed to shoot 31.3 percent but FAMU stayed hot, going 50 percent from the floor to keep the Dolphins at an arm's length. JU posted an 11-0 run midway through the half but that was as close as they'd come in this one. In the end it was FAMU that came away with the victory.

BOX SCORE

The Dolphins now turn their attention to a road trip out west where they will square up with Northern Arizona (Nov. 10) and Grand Canyon (Nov. 12). That trip will feature the first two of five-straight on the road, all of which will take place over an eight-day span.

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Le Guillou becomes Nuggets' 1st national weekly winner

NEW ORLEANS — Eva Le Guillou has produced a first for the Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball program: an NAIA weekly national award.
     
Le Guillou is the NAIA National Setter of the Week for Oct. 29-Nov. 4 after averaging 12.75 assists per set in three matches. The NAIA announced the award Tuesday.
     
A sophomore from Velizy-Villacoublay, France, Le Guillou totaled 102 assists, five aces, two blocks and nine digs to help the Gold Nuggets (24-6) close the regular season with a victory against Edward Waters and two wins against Tougaloo. Le Guillou's 45 assists Sunday at Tougaloo set a XULA record for a three-set match and helped the Gold Nuggets win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship outright.
     
"Eva played well last week," XULA head coach Pat Kendrick said. "She is always working to improve."
     
The Gold Nuggets will be top-seeded in the GCAC Tournament at SUNO's The Castle. They'll have a first-round bye and play Edward Waters or Talladega in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Friday. The championship match will start at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Spring Hill Leads 2018 SIAC Volleyball All-Conference Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its annual volleyball awards to cap the 2018 season. The team, which features fourteen student-athletes, was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.

Spring Hill’s middle blocker, Kassandra Fairly, headlines the 2018 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball All-Conference team after being named the 2018 SIAC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

The SIAC Volleyball Championship is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 5 which will feature Cassidi Sterrett, who was named Libero of the Year, alongside Emmarose Neibert who earned Setter of the Year.

Coach Peggy Martin was selected as the 2018 SIAC Coach of the Year.

Fairly, a freshman middle hitter from Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., leads the SIAC and is ranked at No. 7 in Division II in hitting percentage as she averages 3.12 kills per set. The rookie leads the Badgers in kills (296) and blocks (55.0) and has served as the heart of the Badger offense leading them to an undefeated season in conference. Her best performance came in a five-set thriller against Valdosta State as Fairly racked 19 kills in a 3-2 win over the Blazers. This performance earned her only Offensive Player of the Week award during her first few games as a Badger. The aspiring athletic trainer has dominated for the Badgers both on and off court and has earned her the 2018 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards.

Sterrett, a junior libero from Lee's Summit, Mo., earned the Libero of the Year award after leading the conference in digs with 460 digs on the season (5.11 per set) and service aces with 48 aces (.53 per set). Sterrett garnered five Defensive Player of the Week honors as she currently holds Spring Hill’s Division II era career digs with a record 850 digs thus far in her career. The 5’7 libero was a member of the 2017-18 SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team and currently leads the Badger’s defense in digs (512) and service aces (50).

Emmarose Neibert of Spring Hill was selected as the 2018 SIAC Setter of the Year. Neibert is the second Badger to receive this honor since Spring Hill’s debut in the league. The setter is currently leading the conference in assists per set (10.52) and has collected five Setter of the Week awards this season. The aspiring Public Relations agent has been named to the 2017-18 SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team and currently stands in third place on the Spring Hill’s Division II era career assists list with 927 assists since her debut as a Badger.

Peggy Martin of Spring Hill collected the 2018 SIAC Coach of the Year award. During her years with the Badgers, Martin has built a 245-60 overall record and a 124-9 record in regular season conference games. Martin is one of only two collegiate volleyball coaches to reach 1,200 wins at any level of competition. The Badgers have enjoyed four undefeated conference records collecting only one loss in their five year tenure in the league.

Spring Hill led the all-conference teams with five selections. Kentucky State followed up with three selections ahead of Clark Atlanta who had two selections. Tuskegee, Lane, and Albany State rounded out the 2018 SIAC All-Conference team with one selection each.

(complete team listed below) 
2018 SIAC Volleyball All-Conference Team
 
First Team 

Robin Poole	Outside Hitter	Kentucky State	Katy, Tx.
Taliyana Bryant	Outside Hitter	Tuskegee	North Little Rock, Ark.
Aza Rae Underwood	Outside Hitter	Lane	Arvada, Co.
Kassandra Fairly	Middle Blocker	Spring Hill	Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
Kia Thomas	Middle Blocker	Clark Atlanta	Jonesboro, Ga.
Cassidi Sterrett	Libero	Spring Hill	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Emmarose Neibert	Setter	Spring Hill	Arnold, Mo.

 
Second Team 

V’Aira Harris	Outside Hitter	Benedict	Columbia, SC
Jannai Cheeks	Outside Hitter	Albany State	Mableton, Ga.
Taylor Hurst	Outside Hitter	Spring Hill	Gulf Shores, Ala.
Bentley Odom	Middle Blocker	Spring Hill	Mobile, Ala.
Arlandria Greathouse	Middle Blocker	Kentucky State	Crowley, Tx.
Aaliyah Williams	Libero	Kentucky State	Sugar Land, Tx.
Sierra Nelson	Setter	Clark Atlanta	San Francisco, Calif.

 
Coach of the Year: Peggy Martin, Spring Hill
Player of the Year: Kassandra Fairly, Spring Hill
Freshman of the Year: Kassandra Fairly, Spring Hill
Libero of the Year: Cassidi Sterrett, Spring Hill
Setter of the Year: Emmarose Neibert, Spring Hill

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MEAC Announces Weekly Bowling Honors

NORFOLK, Virginia — University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) redshirt junior Caitlin Cunningham was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowler of the Week, the conference office announced today.

Cunningham (r-Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii) averaged 217 pins in traditional play this past weekend, coming in second in the individual standings at the Track Kat Klash, a tournament that featured 12 nationally-ranked teams. She cracked the 200-pin mark twice, including a weekend-best 268, which is the second-best individual game score in the MEAC so far this season.

Other Top Performers
Nia Turner (CSU) averaged 184.8 pins at the Virginia Union Invitational, finishing 14th in the individual standings.

Janae Bradford (HOW) averaged 188.4 pins at the Virginia Union Invitational and bowled her first 200 game of the season (216).

Brigitte Jacobs (MDES) was sixth in the Track Kat Klash, averaging 207.4 pins and bowling a weekend-high 248.

Haley Solberg (MON) averaged 214.0 pins in traditional play at the Track Kat Klash, coming in third in the individual standings.

Kiersten Bateman (MSU) averaged 198.6 pins at the Virginia Union Invitational, taking tournament MVP honors.

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MEAC Announces Weekly Football Honors

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- Bethune-Cookman wide receiver Jimmie Robinson was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced today. Howard defensive back Tye Freeland and Delaware State defensive back Jahad Neibauer shared Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors while Florida A&M’s Xavier Smith was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina A&T State’s Malik Wilson was tabbed Specialist of the Week while North Carolina A&T State’s Micah Shaw earned Offensive Lineman of the Week honors.



OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jimmie Robinson
Bethune-Cookman
WR
5-8 | 165 | Sr.
Palm Coast, Fla.

Robinson accounted for majority of Bethune-Cookman’s offense in its road win over Morgan State. He gained 208 yards off 11 attempts, while scoring three touchdowns in the contest. Robinson had touchdowns runs of 65, 61 and 60 yards as he averaged 18.9 yards per carry.

CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Tye Freeland
Howard
SAF
5-11 | 175 | So.
Petersburg, Va.

Freeland recorded nine total tackles (eight solo) with an interception in the win over Florida A&M. His interception put an end to a potential FAMU scoring drive as it occurred at the six-yard line.

Jahad Neibauer
Delaware State
DB
5-10 | 185 | Jr.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Neibauer finished with five tackles, a sack and an interception as the Hornets won their second straight game. His sack in the end zone led to a Hornet safety late in the third quarter.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Xavier Smith
Florida A&M
WR
5-10 | 165 | Fr.
Haines City, Fla.
Smith had a total of six catches for 94 yards and a touchdown in the contest at Howard. He also rushed two times for 14 yards and accumulated 63 total yards off three kick returns. He finished with 171 all-purpose yards on the afternoon.

SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
Malik Wilson
North Carolina A&T State
KR
5-11 | 166 | R-Sr.
Burlington, N.C.
The STATS FCS National Player of the Week, Wilson had his third kickoff return for a touchdown this season – a 99-yarder – in the Aggies’ 37-20 win over Norfolk State. His score answered Norfolk State after it pulled within 21-20 late in the third quarter. Wilson also has 98- and 100-yarders in tying the Aggies’ record for the most kickoff return touchdowns in a season.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
Micah Shaw
North Carolina A&T State
6-1 | 264 | Sr.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Shaw led the way for an Aggie offense which finished with 436 yards of offense, including 310 yards on the ground versus Norfolk State. He blocked for a pair of running backs which both went over the century mark while grading out at 91 percent overall, 100 percent on pass protection and three pancake blocks.

NOTABLE PERFORMERS
Chuma Awanna (WR/Norfolk State)
Awanna accumulated a career-high 95 receiving yards on five catches, while scoring one touchdown at North Carolina A&T State.

L’Dre Barnes (C/Bethune-Cookman)
Barnes served as center for all 57 plays for the Wildcats and graded out at 90 percent on the contest at Morgan State. He was a force which allowed his offense to accumulate 340 yards of offense, while having one pancake block.

Marquell Cartwright (RB/North Carolina A&T State)
Cartwright rushed for a career-high 183 yards on 21 carries while scoring two touchdowns in the win over Norfolk State.

Kawaun Cox (DL/North Carolina Central)
Cox had a total of five tackles (four solo), while registering 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in the win over Edward Waters.

Javaunie Francis (P/K/Bethune-Cookman)
Francis punted 10 times on the day, averaging 41.6 yards per kick while also kicking off four times to accumulate 239 yards, with an average of 59.8 yards per kick.

DJ Golatt, Jr. (QB/Morgan State)
Golatt had the best output by a Bear passer this season in the contest against Bethune Cookman. He completed 19-of-39 attempts, accumulating 257 yards, while tossing three touchdowns.

Adam Lippy (PK/North Carolina Central)
Lippy accounted for nine points with a field goal of 28 yards, while having six extra-point kicks.

Jose Romo-Martinez (P/PK/Delaware State)
Romo-Martinez was 100 percent on field goal attempts (3-for-3), also while averaging 42 yards on two punts, and two touchbacks on kickoffs.

Ian McBorrough (LB/Morgan State)
McBorrough finished with a game-high 11 tackles (eight solo), along with one sack and one tackle for loss. He led the Bears’ defense as Bethune-Cookman finished with only 26 passing yards.

Amir McNeil (DB/ North Carolina A&T State)
McNeil accumulated four solo tackles in the contest against Norfolk State.

Somadina Okezie-Okeke (OL/North Carolina Central)
Okezie-Okeke graded out at 88 percent in the contest versus Edward Waters. He helped account for NCCU’s 559 yards of offense, while allowing no sacks and having four pancake blocks.

Dedrick Parson (RB/Howard)
Parson recorded a new career high with 149 yards on 26 carries while scoring one touchdown in the win over Florida A&M.

Tydarius Peters (DB/Bethune-Cookman)
Peters had four crucial solo tackles in the win over Morgan State. He also broke up a pair of passes and blocked one kick in the contest.

Mashion Powell (RB/North Carolina Central)
Powell came off the bench to rush for 101 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. He averaged 8.4 yards per run, having one long rush for 21 yards.

Marcus Taylor (PR/Norfolk State)
Taylor returned a 69-yard punt for a touchdown in the first quarter, while also returning three kickoffs for a total of 69 yards. He finished the game with 138 return yards and 180 all-purpose yards.

Isaiah Totten (RB/North Carolina Central)
Totten gained 133 yards off 11 attempts while scoring two touchdowns in the win over Edward Waters, including a 56-yard run into the end zone.

Antoine Wilder (LB/North Carolina A&T State)
Wilder had a total of seven tackles (five solo), while also having a pair of tackle for losses in the win at Norfolk State.

Walter Yates (LB/Savannah State)
Yates had a game-high 13 tackles, 10 in which were solo, while also having two tackles for loss at Delaware State.

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SWAC Volleyball Players of the Week: November 6

#SWACVB Off. Player and Newcomer of the Week: Tamaira Armstrong (@tmo__5), @pvamuvolleyb
- 47 K, 46 D, .340 attack pct.
- 11+ kills and double-doubles in each of PVAMU's three matches this past week
- Career-high 21 K, 17 D vs. UAPB pic.twitter.com/ORo4gX33DN

— The SWAC (@theswac) November 6, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Prairie View A&M’s Tamaira Armstrong and Christen Augustine, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Britney Sahlmann have been honored by the Southwestern Athletic Conference as volleyball players of the week after their performances from Oct. 30 – Nov. 5. The trio has picked up the final weekly awards of the 2018 season.

SWAC Offensive Player & Newcomer of the Week – Armstrong was a driving force behind Prairie View A&M’s late push to a tournament spot, posting 47 kills and 46 digs as the Lady Panthers went 2-1 over the week. The sophomore from Bryan, Texas posted three double-doubles, putting down .340 of her attacks over 12 sets. Armstrong posted 15 kills and 15 digs versus Grambling and followed that with 11 kills, 14 digs and three block assists in a sweep over rival Texas Southern. The 5’9 hitter then followed with a career-best 21 kills and 17 digs in a four-set win over UAPB.

#SWACVB Setter of the Week, Britney Sahlmann (@britney_deshea), @UAPB_VB
- 112 assists, 10.18 assists per set
- Two matches with 40+ assists, two double-doubles
- Has put up 40 assists or more in six of her past 10 matches pic.twitter.com/8A5vF0DN2u

— The SWAC (@theswac) November 6, 2018

SWAC Defensive Player of the Week – Augustine etched her name into the Prairie View A&M record books, becoming the program’s all-time leader in career digs. Augustine picked up 63 digs in three matches, averaging 5.25 digs per frame. She posted a season-high 27 digs versus Grambling and concluded her week with 23 digs versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The senior also factored in as a playmaker with 15 assists.

SWAC Setter of the Week – Sahlmann had two matches with 40 or more assists, posting 112 over three matches. The Bryant, Ark. native averaged 10.18 assists per set and posted two double-doubles with 42 assists and 12 digs versus Texas Southern and 43 assists and 14 digs against Prairie View. Salhmann has posted 40 or more assists in six of her past 10 matches.

#SWACVB Def. Player of the Week, Christen Augustine (@MeLlamoChrissy), @pvamuvolleyb
- 63 digs in three matches, two matches with 20+ digs
- Season-high 27 digs vs. Grambling
- Became PVAMU's All-Time leader in career digs pic.twitter.com/GknlE72CZl

— The SWAC (@theswac) November 6, 2018

#SWACVB Players of the Week: @pvamuvolleyb and @UAPB_VB take home final weekly honors of the regular season. MORE: https://t.co/CchS4SyOcd pic.twitter.com/UA3EvsX3Pq

— The SWAC (@theswac) November 6, 2018

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HBCU Division I Basketball Schedule - Nov. 6, 2018

The Lady Rattlers take the home court tonight against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Doors open at 5:00 PM, tipoff at 6:00 PM. #FANGSUP #FAMUWBB pic.twitter.com/xqB4qkxz0d

— FAMU Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) November 6, 2018

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

SWAC MEN
Mississippi Valley State at Nebraska, 6 PM TV: BTN Plus (Subscription)
Alcorn State at Tulsa, 7 PM, TV: ESPN3
Alabama A&M at South Florida, 7 PM, LISTEN: Bulls Unlimited
Alabama State at Iowa State 7 PM, Video
Arkansas Pine Bluff at San Diego State, 7 PM, HEART RADIO
Louisiana-Monroe at Jackson State, 7PM, LIVE AUDIO
Southern at Alabama, 8 PM, TV: SECN+

SWAC WOMEN
Grambling State at Auburn, 6:30 PM, TV: SEC Network+   Video
Lane College at Alcorn State, 6:30 PM, Stats, Radio: 91.7 FM

MEAC MEN
Morgan State at Villanova, 7 PM, TV: Fox Sports - FS1
Florida A&M at Jacksonville, 7 PM, TV: ESPN+
Brevard College at South Carolina State, 7 PM
UNC-Greensboro at North Carolina A&T State, 7:30 PM, WATCH (Fee)
Delaware State at East Carolina, 7:45 PM
Coppin State at Wisconsin, 8 PM, TV: BTN PLUS
Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgetown, 8:30 PM, TV: MASN2
Norfolk State at Michigan, 8:30 PM, TV: BTN

MEAC WOMEN
Howard at La Salle, 5:15 PM, TV: ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore at East Carolina, 5:30 PM, Video
Delaware State at Temple, 5:30 PM
Johnson & Wales at North Carolina Central, 5:30 PM
Jacksonville State at Florida A&M, 6 PM
Lincoln University (Pa) at Morgan State, 6 PM
Coppin State at West Virginia, 7 PM, Listen
Wesleyan College at Savannah State, 7 PM, Video (Fee)
Norfolk State at Ole Miss, 7 PM, TV: SEC Network+ 

BIG SOUTH MEN
Mid-Atlantic Christian at Hampton, 7 PM, TV: ESPN+

ALL GAME TIMES STATED IN EASTERN TIME ZONE

TWO GAMES-ONE DAY! This Saturday get your FAMU Athletics fix with the Rattler Men's Basketball team playing Tuskegee at 1 PM in the Lawson Center, and the Rattler Football team playing the S.C. State Bulldogs at 4PM in Bragg Stadium. Call the FAMU Ticket office at (850)599-3141. pic.twitter.com/b9G7Dg5ivH

— FAMU Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) November 5, 2018

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TSU Women's Basketball Cruises Past Cincinnati Christian, 91-56, in Exhibition

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Final Score: Tennessee State - 91 Cincinnati Christian - 56 
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee --- The Tennessee State women’s basketball team defeated Cincinnati Christian, 91-56, Monday night in the Gentry Center.

TSU got off to a quick start and controlled the tempo for most of the game.

Five players finished the game scoring in double-digits while the TSU bench poured in 45 points.

Jaden Wrightsell led the Lady Tigers with 22 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double while Andreana Wrister added 13. Taylor Roberts came off the bench to score 12 points as Cebria Outlow also notched a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jazmine Young finished the game with 11 points and seven boards.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• TSU Leaders
• Points: Jaden Wrightsell– 22
• Rebounds: Jaden Wrightsell -13
• Assists: Lauren Elliott – 6
• Five players scored in double-digits.
• TSU held the advantage in bench points, 45-30, and points in the paint, 32-12.
• TSU forced CCU into 37 turnovers.

QUOTES

HEAD COACH JESSICA KERN(on the game)
“First and foremost I want to give hats off to Coach (Markell) Cox. He’s a young coach that I’ve known for a while earlier in my career. It’s great to see him with a head coaching position and I think in their league, they’ll do extremely well. Great to open the season and have this conversation with you. It’s a little opposite this time last year. I believe how you start the year kind of sets the tone and so we wanted to be aggressive in all that we did tonight. I think we somewhat succeeded in that area. I had multiple players in double figures, which was great. More importantly, I like the balanced rebounding and the balanced scoring. Earlier at the OVC Media Day, they asked what you could look forward to with TSU women’s basketball, and that was playing position-less. We have a lot of position-less players and then we had a lot of players that didn’t play tonight as well that are going to be huge contributors for us. Overall, I thought it was a great team effort to get the jitters out before we go to Lipscomb.”

(On second year)
"I felt like this offseason was so long for some reason. I don’t know. It’s just you’re anxious to see combinations of kids, and as you can see, we have a lot of new faces and faces that have been sitting out, so you really want to know what works. But, overall, I’m very happy with our conditioning. I think this time last year, I questioned our conditioning a little bit. We’re shooting the ball a lot better, which is good, and that’s a shout out to my coaches in individual sessions – the kids are doing a great job with that. But our team chemistry, I know you saw in the previous interview. Our kids like each other, and that’s a really big deal in women’s sports. I keep telling people, if you come to TSU, and you stay, you’ll win."

(on the balanced scoring)
“When we play sort of a European kind of model, which is a lot of times just spreading the floor, you really never know who’s going to do it. I’m a lot happier with our guard play in regards to shooting the ball well, taking their time to shoot. We have some undersized, tweener kind of posts so when we slash things happen. My kids laugh at me because I say it’s supposed to be a track meet. For us, it has to be. We want to be the first to score. We want to be the first to get down the court. Our post players are rim-running with everything they have and it is opening the floor up. I think it’s going to be extremely difficult to defend us. Balanced scoring and rebounding are things I want to talk about all year. I think we’ll score based on our defense, and I think we did that tonight.”

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• TSU will officially kick-off the 2018-19 campaign this Friday, Nov. 9 at Lipscomb. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. in Allen Arena.

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It’s Bison Versus Tar Heels in the NCAA Opening Round

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University Bison will face the University of North Carolina Tar Heels in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I College Cup on Saturday, November 10 at 1 p.m.

The Tar Heels are 17-3-1 for the season, joining Stanford, Georgetown and Florida State as No. 1 tournament seeds. The Tar Heels only loss this season came in the finals of the 2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament against Florida State. Going undefeated in the regular season earned the Tar Heels its 37th consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament, 21 of which they've won.

This is the third conference title in five years for the Bison, winning consecutive SWAC tournaments in 2014 and 2015. This year they defeated Grambling State University to become the conference champions.

The Bison will travel to Koka Booth Stadium at WakeMed Park in Cary, N.C. for Saturday's match. The game will air via webcast on the ACC Network Extra and live stats will be available at NCAA.com.

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XULA Mart's dunk with 2.7 seconds left beats No. 10 Carey

At Convocation Center, @XUGOLDRUSH beat @NAIA No. 10 @CareyAthletics 74-73 on sophomore Rayshawn Mart's offensive rebound and dunk with 2.7 seconds remaining. #XULA men are 4-0 and ranked 23rd.#TeamGold #HailAllHailXU @_rayshawnmart #SCtop10 @ESPNSCTop10 pic.twitter.com/rksHcgUIA2

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NEW ORLEANS — Rayshawn Mart's offensive rebound and dunk with 2.7 seconds remaining Monday lifted Xavier University of Louisiana to a 74-73 victory against William Carey in a matchup of ranked NAIA men's basketball teams.
     
The Gold Rush (4-0), ranked 23rd, defeated a top-10 opponent for the first time since March 2016. The Crusaders (1-1) are ranked 10th.
     
Mart, a sophomore, made his second career winning shot after Ed Carter's missed layup. The Crusaders' Adrian Williams missed a desperation shot from midcourt as time expired.
     
"Rayshawn looked like he dunked on four people," XULA head coach Alfred Williams said. "He played big. He's a stat-stuffer for us. When he's playing well, he's hard to beat."
     
Johnell Lane made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for XULA. Carter scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and Mart and William Loyd scored 11 apiece. Mart led the Gold Rush with five rebounds and six assists.
     
Mart scored a career-high 22 points in XULA's home opener four nights earlier.
     
Sheppard, Anthony Jones and Brandon Cranford combined to make 21-of-27 from the floor and score 56 points for William Carey. Sheppard and Jones scored 19 points apiece, and Cranford made 6-of-8 3-pointers for 18 points. Sheppard grabbed 12 rebounds.
     
William Carey led 38-33 at halftime. Both teams had eight-point leads in the second half. Cranford's 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining gave the Crusaders a 73-72 lead and capped an 11-2 run.

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Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor. XULA made 11 3-pointers for the third consecutive game.
     
"Getting tested this early in the season should help us the rest of the way," Williams said.

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NSU Will Have a Variety of Options in 2018-19; Men's Basketball Open Season at #18 Michigan on BTN Tuesday at 8:30 PM ET

TV: Big Ten Network (BTN) 8:30 pm ET, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Last year the Norfolk State men's basketball team had seven players score at least eight points per game, with the top scorer on the team at 12.2. With five of those seven players back, the Spartans could be looking at a true team effort when it comes to the offensive side of the ball in 2018-19.

The Spartans officially begin their season on Tuesday night at No. 19/18 Michigan.

Norfolk State will also rely heavily on its defensive prowess, which lifted the short-handed Spartans to an 11-5 record in the MEAC, one game out of first place. NSU ranked second in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, as well as top 60 in the nation in field goal percentage defense and turnovers forced. Those numbers look even more respectable despite their slow start to the season. With a decent amount of turnover in the league outside of the top few teams, the Spartans can easily find themselves right in the thick of things as they are every year.

NSU will be a guard-heavy team this season, although they do return a pair of senior forwards who will anchor the front court in Alex Long (10.5 points, 5.8 rebounds) and Jordan Butler (7.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks in 2016-17). With Butler back after sitting out last season, the Spartans are looking to improve upon those defensive numbers, including a No. 41 finish in the nation in rebounds per game.

Long was the second-leading scorer on the team a year ago, and he and Butler form one of the strongest 1-2 front courts in the league. The duo combined for almost 100 blocks two seasons ago. With little depth behind them, both players will need to stay out of foul trouble while being relied upon for a lot in their last year in the program.

But on offense, it could truly be a score-by-committee approach. Junior guard Steven Whitley did a little bit of everything for the Spartans last year. He led NSU in scoring at 12.2 points per game along with 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.6 steals. With everyone a year older, and with perhaps a few more scoring options than a season ago, Whitley has the potential for even more but may not need to carry as heavy of a burden as a season ago.

He will have help returning on offense in the form of senior Derrik Jamerson Jr., who averaged 8.5 points and made 40 percent from 3-point range. Jamerson was a key factor in the Spartans leading the MEAC and setting a school Division I record in 3-point shooting at 35.9 percent. But after getting to the free throw line just five times, he will look to become a more all-around scorer as a team leader.

Also back are junior Nic Thomas (8.5 points) and sophomore Mastadi Pitt (8.4 points, 2.3 assists). They combined for nearly 70 3-pointers as the Spartans set the school record for treys in a season (254). Pitt was thrown into the fire as a freshman, starting off strong with an 18-point performance at Auburn in last year's season opener. Also a good shooter at 36 percent from beyond the arc, Pitt could be called upon to play some point guard this season while improving on his successful debut campaign.

Thomas is looking for a bounce back season after a lot of ups and downs last year. She showed off his potential during the midway point of the year, scoring at least 20 points in three of four games during one stretch. He will be looking, however, to improve upon his 32 percent shooting numbers overall and from long range.

Several newcomers will also have an impact in the back court. Redshirt freshman C.J. Kelly, who sat out last year while at NSU, was in line to see significant time on the court before having to take an academic year. A potential sixth man last season, Kelly is another player who could have a solid freshman season before taking it to the next level as his career progresses.

The staff also brought in two more freshmen for this year in local product Joe Bryant Jr. and fellow state of Virginia native BJ Fitzgerald. Bryant had a big debut for the Spartans in their exhibition against Virginia State, tallying 18 points. A big-bodied guard much like Pitt and Whitley, Bryant could play his way into a significant role with the Spartans this year if the early results are any indication. And like Pitt, Bryant could see time at the point guard position in relief of Whitley.

Fitzgerald has the height advantage at the guard position at 6-foot-6, and he arrived at Norfolk State with a lot of high school accolades. But he will face an uphill battle for playing time before he gets settled in as NSU goes eight-deep at the guard position. Also sitting out last year after transferring in from junior college was redshirt sophomore walk-on Kyonze Chavis, who averaged 5.2 points his freshman year at junior college before transferring to Norfolk State before last season. Like Kelly, a year in the NSU system could provide immediate benefits for Chavis in escaping the logjam.

Back at forward, NSU brought in two D-I grad transfers in redshirt seniors Obi Momah from Marist and Armani Branch from VMI, although Momah will miss the season due to injury. Both players did not compete last year as seniors at their previous schools. Branch averaged 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 2016-17 at VMI, shooting 40 percent from 3-point range as a stretch forward. But with Momah unable to compete, Branch will need to assume a more prominent role down low behind Long and Butler.

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The last newcomer is forward Chris Ford, who adds plenty of size at 6-8 but faces a learning curve in adjusting to D-I play. He is one of seven players this year for the Spartans who will either see their first action at the collegiate level or their first live action in two years, including the four freshmen, Butler, Branch and Chavis.

For the Spartans to come out of the gates quickly this year, several of those players will need to show no rust as they see their first live action in over a year.

By: Mike Bello, Asst. SID
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