Central State runner Raymond Korir finishes second at regionals; qualifies for national championships

LAKELAND, Florida – Central State University's Raymond Korir finished in second place at Saturday's NCAA Div. II South Region Cross Country Championships. 

Korir crossed the finish line with a time of 31:44.18, becoming the first CSU runner to automatically qualify for the NCAA Div. II National Championships.  Junior Emmanuel Birgen, finished in 35th place with a time of 33:18.98. Birgen will await to see if his performance will be good enough to join Korir at nationals. The full qualifying list will be released by the NCAA on Monday. This year's championship race will be held on Dec. 1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

"It has been a long time since a CSU cross country runner has qualified to compete on the national stage," head coach James Rollins said. "We have a great history in the sport with two national titles in during the 1960s. Over the last few years, we added some really talented distance runners. It started a few years ago when Emmanuel Birgen joined the program. When Raymond came to CSU this fall, we knew we had a another great competitor. The hope is that we can get back to being a top-level NCAA Div. II program."

Korir, a freshman from Kenya, has been CSU's top runner throughout the fall. He finished first at the SIAC Championships earlier this month, earning SIAC Runner of the Year honors. He has also been selected as the SIAC Runner of the Week twice this season. 

Full results from the South Region Championships can be found on - http://elitetiming.net/live-results/2018/20181117-d2sr/#event2 
 
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Week 12 SWAC Football Players of the Week

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Prairie View A&M redshirt junior quarterback Jalen Morton, Alabama A&M senior defensive end Yurik Bethune, Arkansas-Pine Bluff senior kicker Jamie Gillan and Prairie View A&M freshman defensive end Shamod Sullivan were all named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Football Players of the Week in week 12 of the season for their outstanding play.

Offensive
Prairie View A&M
Jalen Morton (R-JR, QB, Arlington, Texas)
Morton recorded his second six touchdown game of the season in a 66-13 win over Alabama St. where he completed 16-of-30 passes for 290 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Morton threw scoring passes of 19, 27, 41, and 13 yards. Had scoring runs of 32 and 37 yards.

Defensive
Alabama A&M
Yurik Bethune (SR, DE, Mobile, Ala.)
Bethune was a disrupter in the Mississippi Valley State backfield applying pressure to the quarterback, finishing with a season-high 3.5 sacks with six tackles and two quarterback hurries as part of a 42-14 victory.

Specialist
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jamie Gillan (SR, K/P, Inverness, Scotland)
In his final game in a UAPB jersey, Gillan connected on 5-of-6 field goals (37, 39, 46, 37, 22) and scored all of the Golden Lions’ points in a 15-10 victory at Texas Southern. The win snapped an eight-game losing skid.

Newcomer
Prairie View A&M
Shamod Sullivan (FR, DE, New Orleans, La.)
Sullivan made three tackles (all three for loss) and one sack in a 66-13 win against Alabama State.

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Coppin State Women’s Hoops Inks Marley Grenway for 2019-20 Season

BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Coppin State University women's basketball head coach DeWayne Burroughs has announced that Marley Grenway, a 5-foot-10 guard from Jessup, Maryland, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Eagles starting in the 2019-20 season. This is the first signee for CSU's recruiting class for next season.

"Marley is the ultimate competitor and we are looking forward to having her become a part of our Coppin family," said Burroughs.  "Marley will definitely be an immediate impact to our program in a number of ways, including her IQ for the game and ability to stretch the floor with her 3-point shooting. She can also attack the basket, and score, along with being an excellent passer. Marley has a great attitude and is always upbeat. It is always good for our program when we can get some of the top talent in the area to stay home."

Starring at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Maryland, Grenway led the Scorpions to a 2A Regional Championship and State Semifinal as a junior. Grenway averaged 15.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and nearly two steals per game as was named Third Team All-State for 1A and 2A schools as well as Honorable Mention All-Met by the Washington Post.



Known for her shooting prowess, Grenway made 64 3-pointers last season at Oakland Mills and played her AAU ball for Team Takeover as well as Team Intensity.

2019-20 Women's Basketball Recruiting Class
Name Ht. Pos. Hometown / High School
Marley Grenway 5-10 G Jessup, Maryland / Oakland Mills H.S.

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Four-Peat: Howard Wins 2018 MEAC Volleyball Championship

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Howard won its fourth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) volleyball championship Sunday evening in Burr Gymnasium, sweeping North Carolina A&T State 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-16).

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The Bison claimed the MEAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Selection Show will be on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Jurnee Tipton led the Bison (20-10) with nine kills on a night when offense was at a premium. She had 12 digs to go with her offensive production, while Tamia Dockery added 28 assists and 14 digs for yet another double-double.

Both Tipton and Dockery were named to the All-Tournament Team, as was Outstanding Performer Kira Porter.

Fola Wilson led the Howard defense with 20 digs.

"This was an ugly game offensively," Shaun Kupferberg, Howard head coach and the tournament's Outstanding Coach, said. "And a lot of that has to do with A&T's defense. They're a defensive-minded team, just like us, and that showed through tonight."

Both teams hit below .100 for the match, and in the first two sets, the Aggies – the No. 3 seed from the Southern Division – were game. In fact, the Aggies (14-12) were within two late in the first set, having cut the lead to 24-23.

But Tipton answered with a kill on the next point, giving the Bison a 1-0 lead in their fifth straight championship match appearance.

North Carolina A&T State then jumped out to an 8-2 lead to open the second set, finding that margin on an Edie Brewer kill. But the Bison answered by scoring 10 of the next 14 points, tying the set at 12-12 after Courtney Dalton and Indira Dandridge paired on a block.

Howard's momentum carried from there, and the Bison led 19-15.

But the Aggies had another spurt in them, and a Courteney Pitt kill gave them a 25-24 lead and set them up to tie the match at 1-1. But Howard answered with two Kailyn Williams kills and a Porter strike to close out the set 27-25.

The Aggies led 3-1 early in the third set, but Howard used a 10-2 run to go up 11-5 and take control of the set. The clincher came when Fatimah Shabazz committed an attack error, ending the set and giving the Bison another trophy.

"They're all different," Kupferberg said of his four straight titles. "It's so hard to compare one year to the next. We'll enjoy this one tonight and then focus on getting ready for the NCAA Tournament."

"I feel a closeness with this year's seniors simply because I've been with them longer," Porter said. "And that makes this one really sweet."

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Pitt and Brewer joined Porter, Tipton and Dockery on the All-Tournament Team, as did Florida A&M's Maria Yvette Garcia and Bethune-Cookman's Jordan Jefferson.

Outstanding Performer: Kira Porter, Howard
Outstanding Coach: Shaun Kupferberg, Howard

All-Tournament Team
Jordan Jefferson, Bethune-Cookman
Maria Yvette Garcia, Florida A&M
Tamia Dockery, Howard
Kira Porter, Howard
Jurnee Tipton, Howard
Edie Brewer, North Carolina A&T State
Courteney Pitt, North Carolina A&T State

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Coaches Show LIVE on location at ASU Stadium Monday

MONTGOMERY, Alabama | Alabama State head coach Donald Hill-Eley will be on location Monday night at ASU Stadium inside the Club Lounge for the final Coach's Show of the season.

During the show, Eley will hand out 75 Thanksgiving meals to deserving families who come to the stadium on a ticket-based system. A total of 75 tickets will be given out to those families in line on a first come-first serve basis, one meal per family.

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hursday in their final game of the season, hosting Mississippi Valley State in the Turkey Day Classic. The game kicks off at 2 pm and will be carried on the Hornet Sports Network, with pregame beginning at 1:30 pm.

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Alabama State Volleyball dominates Alabama A&M for third-straight SWAC title

ITTA BENA, Mississippi | Not all championships are created equal.

Alabama State's four-set victory in Sunday's championship match against Alabama A&M (25-13, 25-15, 22-25, 25-19) was its third in as many years. It was also the fifth championship in six years.

The Lady Hornets (23-17) had to fight a little more on the 2018 journey, overcoming a disappointing early-season setback in conference play before finding their identity late and reeling off 13 straight wins to close out the season.

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"I learned more as a coach than I ever have with this team because I had to find a way to reach them and they had to find a way to me and that's the struggle we dealt with all year but I am so appreciative that we never stopped trying and we never stopped reaching out," head coach Penny Lucas-White said.

Bayle' Bennett was named the tournament's most outstanding player following her third double-double of the weekend (20 kills, 10 digs, four service aces, .312 attack percentage). Fellow junior Krysta Medearis joined her on the all-tournament team with 17 kills. Seniors Candace Martin (eight kills, five blocks) and Kori Kutsch (47 assists, 10 digs, three kills, one service ace) capped off their SWAC career with monumental outings and were also awarded spots on the all-tournament team. Kutsch moved into sole possession in the Alabama State record books with career service ace No. 133 while Martin's five blocks moved her into fifth-overall and gives her an even 300 for her career.

Four Lady Hornets reached the double-digit dig plateau with Kayla Torres posting a game-high 16 and Imanie Williams chipping in with 11.

"It was a phenomenal match. They were prepared. They were ready. They were excited. They just wanted to get to today and you could tell because they weren't really focused on yesterday's match even though they had to take care of business, but they were so excited to play today," Lucas-White said.

The Lady Hornets learn their NCAA tournament fate Sunday, November 25th.

The story of the opening set was all about the serve. Alabama State had six service aces as Bennett (three), Morgan Freeman (two) and Kutsch (one) propelled the Lady Hornets into an early advantage. The Lady Hornets were also the beneficiary of two Alabama A&M service errors and cruised to the opening set victory behind a balanced attack that saw six Alabama State players record a kill, led by Bennett's six. Alabama State was laser-sharp, hitting a tournament-high .333 in the frame.

Kutsch continued to distribute the wealth in the second frame as five different players recorded a kill to build a 13-7 lead and force a Lady Bulldogs' timeout. Clark, Cottingham and Martin began to patrol the court with authority as the trio accounted for five blocks over the next 12 points, nullifying the formidable Alabama A&M front line and Bennett secured the set with another emphatic spike.

Alabama A&M showed life in the third stanza, building a 14-10 lead to force the first Alabama State timeout of the match. Medearis, a second-team All-SWAC performer, turned up the intensity in frame, putting away seven attacks and the Lady Hornets stormed back from a 24-17 deficit to make the Lady Bulldogs sweat before Alabama A&M closed out the set.

After a quiet third set, first-team outside hitter Bennett asserted herself in the fourth frame, picking up kill No. 13 and 14 to lead Alabama State out to an 8-5 advantage. The Lady Hornets net presence continued to show up, with Medearis and Martin joining forces for a pair of blocks and Alabama State built a 15-10 lead. Williams spurred the Lady Hornets on a 4-0 run with an array of well-placed serves and Alabama State dictated the pace in the final set before Medearis slammed home her 17th kill for the final point of the match.

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Norfolk State Downs Navy 65-58

.@NorfolkStateWBB led by 18 in the 4th quarter then withstood a furious late-game push by Navy to win 65-58 on Sunday.

The win evens NSU's record at 2-2.https://t.co/FUfm6gTZzB pic.twitter.com/lUGefH1PdB

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De'Janaire Deas is on quite the roll!

After setting a career high with 10 points against Cheyney on Tuesday, the junior topped that with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in @NorfolkStateWBB's 65-58 win over Navy on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/ZJhh5nVUYY

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West Virginia State University Honors Earl Lloyd With the Naming of a Street

Today the University honored basketball legend Earl Lloyd with the naming of a street on campus. The new "Earl Lloyd Way" is located between the Convocation Center and tennis courts. pic.twitter.com/VQOHCtxD6n

— WV State University (@WVStateU) November 9, 2018

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INSTITUTE, West Virginia -- West Virginia State University (WVSU) honored Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and WVSU basketball legend Earl Lloyd with the naming of a street on campus in his honor during a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 9.

The ceremony took place in the lobby of the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center, where a statue honoring Lloyd stands. The new Earl Lloyd Way is located between the Convocation Center and the University’s tennis courts and was formerly known as Athletics Drive.

Lloyd, the first African-American to play in a NBA game, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. He was a trailblazer in the world of professional basketball. In 1950, with the Washington Capitols, he was the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Later, with the Syracuse Nationals, he became the first African-American player to win an NBA championship. Following his playing days, with the Detroit Pistons, he was the first African-American to be named an assistant coach and the first to be named a bench coach.

A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Lloyd began playing basketball at Parker-Gray High School before coming to what was then West Virginia State College in 1947. During his time playing for State, the Yellow Jackets won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference and Tournament Championships in 1948 and 1949 where they finished in second place. Lloyd was named All-Conference for three years, from 1948 to 1950, and named All-American by the Pittsburgh Courier for 1949 and 1950.

After his college playing days, Lloyd was taken in the NBA draft in the ninth round by the Washington Capitols. On Oct. 31, 1950, Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an NBA game when he took the court against the Rochester Royals. Although the Royals defeated the Capitols 78-70, Lloyd scored 6 points in what would go down as an historic night.

Lloyd spent only seven games with the Capitols before leaving for a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. In 1952 he returned to the NBA to play for the Syracuse Nationals.

Nicknamed “The Big Cat,” Lloyd achieved the best performance of his career in the 1954-55 season when he scored 731 points and helped the Nationals to the Eastern Division Championship. This shored up Lloyd as the first African-American to win an NBA title. In 1958 Lloyd was traded to the Detroit Pistons where he remained until his retirement as a player from professional basketball in 1960 at the age of 32.


Kevin Lloyd (son of Earl Lloyd) thanks all parties involved at the unveiling of Earl Lloyd Way at his father's Alma Mater, West Virginia State University.
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After retirement, Lloyd remained with the Pistons as a scout, and is credited with discovering basketball talents Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Dave Bing, Ray Scott and Wally Jones.

In 1968 Lloyd broke another color barrier when he was named the first African-American assistant coach in the league, with the Detroit Pistons. Three years later he became the second African-American to be named a head coach of a NBA team.

Lloyd was inducted into the national Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. He has also been honored with induction into the West Virginia State University Hall of Fame, the state of Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame, the state of West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, the Black College Alumni Hall of Fame and the Parker-Gray High School Hall of Fame.

Lloyd lived in Detroit for 40 years and at the time of his death lived in Crossville, Tenn., with his wife, Charlita.



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Warriors eliminate Gold Nuggets in NAIA opening round

SALEM, Oregon — Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball's hopes of a first-ever trip to the NAIA National Championship Final Site were dashed again Saturday. Corban defeated the Gold Nuggets 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 in the opening round.
     
The Gold Nuggets (26-7) were eliminated in the first round for the eighth consecutive year.
     
The Warriors (21-11), ranked 22nd, outhit XULA .307 to .141 and got 13 kills from Regan Murray and 11 from Adriana Aguayo. Murray hit .600 in 20 attacks.
     
Jaida Dowd had a career-high 12 kills for XULA. Dowd hit .320 in 25 attacks and had nine digs.
    
 Kayla Black had 11 kills and 10 digs for the Gold Nuggets and became the first XULA player to reach 400 kills in a season. The sophomore finished with 407. Eva Le Guillou had 26 assists, three aces and six digs, and Beatrice Formilan had 12 digs.

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ATTENDANCE: 639     
Demi Winters had seven kills and hit .500 in 12 attacks for Corban, and Tori Edwards had three blocks.
     
Corban and 31 other teams advanced to the NAIA National Championship Final Site Nov. 27-Dec. 1 at Sioux City, Iowa.

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Saturday, 11/17/18 -- HBCU Basketball Scoreboard

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018



MEN BASKETBALL
Clark Atlanta 85, Xavier (La.) 77
Winston-Salem State 64, Albany State 55
Claflin 64, Tuskegee 51
Delta State 68, Miles 52
Lindenwood-Belleville 72, Lane 59
Albany State 68, Georgia Southwestern 65
Malone 72, Kentucky State 54
Spring Hill 74, Mobile 73
Morehouse 93, Shaw 75
West Georgia 83, Benedict 69
Augusta 64, Paine 62
Wingate 90, Fayetteville State 68
Virginia State 70, Saint Augustine's 51
Millersville 76, Lincoln (Pa.) 72
Lenoir-Rhyne 101, Johnson C. Smith 72
Catawba 86, Elizabeth City State 65
Miami 78, Bethune-Cookman 70
Lamar 74, Prairie View A&M 67
George Mason 69, Southern 65
Tennessee State 113, Fisk 61
Southern Illinois 78, Arkansas Pine Bluff 48
Stony Brook 72, Norfolk State 65
North Texas 68, Maryland Eastern Shore 34
BYU 91, Alabama A&M 60
Robert Morris 68, Mississippi Valley State 59
Campbellsville 104, Philander Smith 82
Tougaloo 78, Wiley 69
Huston-Tillotson 113, Southern-New Orleans 86
Oakwood 67, #25 LindseyWilson 66
Blue Mountain 87, Rust 70
Stillman 97, Maine-Fort Kent 68
Georgetown (Ky) 86, Talladega 72
Middle Georgia State 93, Edward Waters 84
Arkansas-Monticello 75, Texas College 38
Harris-Stowe State 67,  Freed-Hardeman 61
Voorhees 102, Point (Ga.)  98
Saint Thomas (Fla.) 84, Florida Memorial 73
Bryan 89, Allen 80

WOMEN BASKETBALL
Bowie State 59, Gannon 46
Maryland Eastern Shore 88, Cheyney 39
Delaware State 65, Post University 53
Stillman at North Alabama
Morehead State 104, Chicago State 68
Iowa 106, North Carolina Central 39
Augusta 69, Paine 52
Claflin 77, Anderson 71
Elizabeth City State 69, Mount Olive 66
Lenoir-Rhyne 61, Chowan 49
Wingate 66, Johnson C. Smith 42
Catawba 76, Fayetteville State 56
Georgia Southwestern 84, Fort Valley State 64
Miles 78, Oakwood 29
Saint Augustine's 72, Clark Atlanta 56
Bellarmine 102, Central State 73
Spring Hill 80, Mobile 74
Benedict 73, Palm Beach Atlantic 56
Kentucky State 82, Campbellsville 41
Delta State 45, Lane 35
Columbus State 64, Albany State 54
Huston-Tillotson 81, Langston 77
Talladega 76, Lindsey Wilson 68
Paul Quinn 82, Southern-New Orleans 64
Wayland Baptist 81, Philander Smith 63
Dillard 101,  LSU Alexandria 94
Freed-Hardman 59, Harris-Stowe State 47
Florida Memorial 77, Saint Thomas (Fla.) 75

Howard Sweeps Bethune-Cookman, Advances To MEAC Final

Congratulations Tamia Dockery on achieving 1,000 CAREER DIGS! @Tamiadockery holds @HowardU's assist record with more than 3,500 & is in the top 10 for digs. Her name WILL be on a banner one day in Burr! Championship game at 8 on Sunday. #NeverSatisfied #BleedBlue #NCAAVB #MEACVB pic.twitter.com/XvMzuVqccg

— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) November 18, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Northern Division top seed Howard fought off a tough Bethune-Cookman squad on Saturday in Burr Gymnasium, winning 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 27-25) in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Championship.

The Bison (19-10) will compete in their fifth straight championship final, in search of their fourth straight title. They will face Southern Division No. 3 seed North Carolina A&T State on Sunday at 8 p.m. The match will be televised live on ESPNU and shown live on ESPN3.

"The whole year, you look forward to playing in the championship, and not everybody gets the opportunity to do it, so luckily we are going to have that opportunity [Sunday]," Howard head coach Shaun Kupferberg said.

Jurnee Tipton led Howard with 11 kills, while Kailyn Williams added nine. MEAC Player of the Year Tamia Dockery had 32 assists and tied the team high in digs with 19 for the double-double.

Fola Wilson also had 19 digs.

After dropping the first two sets, Bethune-Cookman – the No. 2 seed from the Southern Division – appeared poised to push the match to a fourth set. The Wildcats led 21-16 late in the set, but a kill from Williams kicked off a 5-1 Howard spurt that tied the set at 22-22.

Final score to advance @HUBisonVB to the @MEACSports Championship Game, 3-0! #NeverSatisfied #BleedBlue #Trophies #TrophySZN #NCAAVB #MEACVB #iBackTheMEAC #Volleyball #VolleyballGirls #HBCU pic.twitter.com/TKaAIJn4i8

— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) November 18, 2018

B-CU scored the next two points to force set point, but a Kira Porter kill and a Porter/Dockery block tied the set at 24-24. The Wildcats scored the next point on a service error, once again looking at set point.

But a Porter kill, a B-CU error and a Tipton kill completed the comeback and sent the Bison into the final.

"For me, simply getting [to the championship match] five years in a row is an accomplishment in and of itself," Kupferberg said.

Jefferson led B-CU (16-16) with 10 kills and 13 digs.

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A&T Volleyball Ends Long Drought, Reaches MEAC Final

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – William Jefferson Clinton is the President of the United States. Current North Carolina A&T head volleyball coach Hal Clifton two years removed from receiving a master’s degree from the University of Florida in exercise and sports management. Many of his current players have not even been born yet. And no one knew what a smartphone was.

It is 1998. That is the last time N.C. A&T defeated Florida A&M in volleyball. Scratch that. That is the last time N.C. A&T beat FAMU in volleyball before Saturday night’s 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24) win over the Rattlers in the semifinals of the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship tournament at Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium.

Big Love to our @NcatVolleyball team. @NCATAGGIES are rolling!! Aggies volleyball beat FAMU for the first time in 20 years and we will play in the @MEACSports title match for the first time in 13 years. #AggiePride #NCAT #AggieFreakingPride Go Ladies!!! pic.twitter.com/A423Ks5nqq

— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) November 18, 2018

The Aggies win ends a 40-match losing streak to the Rattlers. It also places the Aggies in the championship match for the first time since 2005 when they lost to FAMU 3-0. The Aggies will face tournament host Howard in the championship match 8 p.m., Sunday at Burr Gym. The Bison (19-10) will be going after their fourth straight MEAC title, while the Aggies (14-11) will try to capture the program’s first-ever MEAC championship. A year after N.C. A&T Athletics won 10 MEAC championships (regular-season and tournament), the Aggies already have two -- football and men's cross country -- and will go for a third on Sunday.

“To beat FAMU was especially exciting for me personally and for the program as a whole,” said Clifton. “They are a well-coached team with a talented group of players. I’m just so happy for our young ladies.”

Once again, it appeared as if sophomore Edie Brewer is playing like someone with something to prove. She excellent once again in many areas on the floor for the Aggies. She finished with 10 kills, 24 assists, six digs, two service aces and five blocks. In two tournament matches, she has 21 kills, 51 assists, 15 digs, seven service aces and eight blocks. Brewer also has an impressive .400 hitting percentage for the tournament.

Sophomore and first-team all-conference standout Courteney Pitt added 16 kills, five digs and two blocks, while freshman Andrea Laboy-Rivera had her typical solid performance on the back row with 18 digs. Freshman Macenzie Richards finished with eight kills and a .294 hitting percentage. Senior Megan Wiggins contributed with 19 assists of her own.

N.C. A&T led 2-1 going into the fourth set. A Richards kill gave the Aggies a 20-17 lead. But FAMU’s Radka Dimitrova cut the Aggies lead to one, 22-21, with a kill. A solo block by Brewer extended the Aggies lead to two before Dimitrova smacked down another kill followed by an Aggies attack error that tied the fourth set at 23.

But one of those Aggies players not yet born in 1998, freshman middle Shaylynn Hall, put the Aggies back in the lead with a kill. Junior Christa Wilson ended the set and the match in what must have been gratifying for the veteran player as her kill ended the long losing streak to the Rattlers and sent the Aggies into Championship Sunday.

“What an excellent win for the Aggies today,” said Clifton. “I’m so proud of how our team competed and held it together. It was a battle from start to finish. It’s a testament to how they have worked so hard and how far they have come as a team.”

For the second straight day, the Aggies won the first two sets. Pitt had four kills and no attack errors on five attempts in the Aggies first-set win. Pitt and Brewer were dominant in set No. 2 as Brewer finished with four kills and no attack errors on seven attempts. Pitt finished with six kills in the set. The third set was a little rougher for the Aggies. They hit just .111 while the Rattlers stayed alive in the match by hitting .324.

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But the Aggies looked fully recovered against the MEAC Southern Division regular-season champion Rattlers by the fourth set as they opened an 11-7 lead before ending the Rattlers season at 11-16.

“Our sideline was essential,” said Clifton, who was an assistant coach at Elon in 2005, the last time the Aggies were in a championship final. “Their energy was contagious, and their support was awesome.”

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N.C. A&T: Outright Champs; We Are Outright Dominating

great to talk with @FOOTBALL_NCAT HC Sam Washington after the Aggies arrived back in @greensborocity after their big win at NC Central ...Aggies are headed to @CelebrationBowl for 3rd time in 4 years...@WFMY @ncatsuaggies @NCATAGGIES pic.twitter.com/GLWjm7w4dO

— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) November 18, 2018

DURHAM, North Carolina -- North Carolina A&T got everything it wanted out of its 45-0 win over archrival North Carolina Central in football action Saturday afternoon at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. We can start with the fact that N.C. A&T shutout their archrival in the most lopsided contest between the two schools since the Eagles rejoined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 2011.

Also, in the everything went their way category was junior all-conference wide receiver Elijah Bell who looked completely healthy, at least healthy enough to make 10 grabs for 122 yards and two touchdowns putting one career TD reception shy of tying the school record.

Speaking of someone who looked injury-free. After missing last week’s game against Savannah State, Aggies quarterback Lamar Raynard had his best game of the season. He threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns on 16-for-23 passing and he did not throw an interception.

Raynard’s longtime teammate from high school into college, Marquell Cartwright, rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. His performance carried him over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second straight season.

Running Back U continues to be a serious issue for N.C. A&T opponents. The 2018 season marks the eighth time in nine seasons the Aggies have had a 1,000-yard rusher. The only exception in that span was 2012 when Mike Mayhew ran for 848 yards. Cartwright will also lead the MEAC in rushing for the second consecutive season.

Big 45-0 win for @FOOTBALL_NCAT and thanks to a BCU win, we’re headed to Atlanta again!#NCAT #AggiesAllIn pic.twitter.com/YZogtjqV7U

— Aggies All In (@AggieMarketing) November 17, 2018

And yes, everything went right for the Aggies defensively as well. In what was a complete annihilation of the Eagles offense, the Aggies held NCCU (4-6, 2-4) offense to 41 yards. That includes minus-21 yards rushing from NCCU. Saturday marked the 19th time the Aggies have shutout the Eagles in the 90-year history of the storied rivalry.

“That’s what we do. That’s what we’re about. Stop the run,” said N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington. “They play into what we do, so we knew we could give them a considerable amount of problems. The thing you worry about is are the kids going to deviate from what we do because their eyes start to deceive them. But they didn’t. They did a good job of executing the game plan.”

Oh, but things got even better for the Aggie faithful as the nighttime sky began to cover the Bull City. The Aggies 51st all-time win over the Eagles was completed at 5 p.m. At 5:13 p.m., the Aggies piled into the Walker Physical Education and Recreation Complex to celebrate their fourth MEAC title in five years after closing out the regular season 9-2 overall and 6-1 in conference play.

What they did not know as they jumped up and down with exuberance, was if they were going to be outright champions and earn a third Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl bid in four years, or if they were going to share the title with Florida A&M and wait to be handed an FCS NCAA playoff berth Sunday afternoon.

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FAMU held the Aggies fate in their hands. A win by the Rattlers and the Aggies would have to share the title, miss the Celebration Bowl and settle for a possible playoff berth. As players and coaches watched on their hand-held devices FAMU face rival Bethune-Cookman in the annual Florida Classic on an app, the Rattlers were at the B-CU 10-yard line trailing 26-19 with 37 seconds remaining.

B-CU’s Tydarius Peter’s 90-yard pick-6 to seal the game for the Wildcats sends the Walker Gym lobby into another frenzy as a new celebration breaks out. At 5:27 p.m., the Aggies realized they were headed back to Atlanta. They also realized they had their second straight outright MEAC championship and their 10th MEAC title in school history.

Yes, everything went right for the Aggies.

“We have a championship coaching staff. That has been proven year after year after year,” said Washington. “And we have a bunch of great players to be proud of. Four championships in five years say a lot. The one year we didn’t win the conference, we went to the playoffs. Forty wins for this senior class? That’s a tremendous feat on any level.”

It also means four straight postseason appearances for the senior class. That has never happened before in the history of Aggies football. N.C. A&T has won 11 straight true road games and 13 straight away from BB&T Stadium.

N.C. A&T’s path to Atlanta in 2018 was an interesting one. They opened the season with two impressive wins. They first defeated FCS No. 6 Jacksonville State before downing FBS foe East Carolina on the road. Three weeks later the Aggies had their 15-game winning streak snapped in a 16-13 upset loss to Morgan State on a last-second field goal at BB&T Stadium. On Oct. 13, the Aggies held a 21-6 lead over FAMU before losing 22-21 on a last-second field goal at BB&T Stadium.

The loss put FAMU in the driver’s seat for the outright title that they had a chance to clinch three weeks ago. But a loss to Howard put the Aggies back in contention for the Celebration Bowl bid. N.C. A&T’s 28-12 win over Savannah State last week put the Aggies in a position to steal the outright crown.

They did their part as they jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead on a 4-yard miraculous grab from Bell and a 35-yard TD run from Cartwright. Sophomore Noel Ruiz then booted a 32-yard field goal before sophomore Jah-Maine Martin ran in from 10-yards out to give the Aggies a 24-0 halftime lead. After Cartwright scored on a 1-yard run 2 ½ minutes into the second half, it became apparent there was nothing for an Aggie fan to do but pull out their cell phones and scoreboard watch.

“We appreciate you guys,” Raynard told @BCUGridIron on Twitter, Saturday.

That’s because the Wildcats helped to make everything go right for the Aggies on Saturday.



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Howard Bison Football Drops Season Finale Shootout Against Bryant

Bison rack up over 650 total yards

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a contest that saw 111 points and over 1,200 total yards, Coach Mike London and the Howard University Football team dropped its season finale to Bryant, 56-55, at Greene Stadium.

Both squads moved the ball down effectively with little resistance.

Howard posted 655 total yards, including 434 through the air and 221 on the ground.

Sophomore Caylin Newton (Atlanta) wrapped up his second year with 373 passing yards and three touchdowns while tailback Dedrick Parson (Philadelphia) had 77 rushing yards and a career-high three touchdowns in the victory.

Bryant took an early 14-0 advantage until a 46-yard rushing TD by freshman Khalid Dorsey (York, Pa.) sliced the deficit in half, 14-7.

With time dwindling in the first period, senior quarterback JP Petricca (Chicago) entered the game and threw a 61-yard touchdown to Ezzard and tied the contest after one, 14-14.

Second quarter witnessed both teams scoring at will.

With under a minute left before halftime, Howard tied the game after a 11-yard TD pass from Newton to sophomore Jordan Aley (King George, Va.), 35-35.

Bryant tallied the lone goal and reclaimed the lead with a two-yard TD, 42-35.

Beginning of the final period, Bryant increased its margin to double-digits, 49-35, after a 3-yard TD by the Bulldogs' Jean Constant.

Down, but not out, HU fought back and tied the game with a pair of TDs by Parson, 49-49, with less than five minutes remaining.

Bryant responded with its second KO return for a touchdown and regained the upper hand, thanks to the Bulldogs' Jean Constant.

Like all season, the Bison refused to go away. With less than a minute left, Parson delivered his third rushing touchdown of the game, but the game-winning two-play conversation failed; thus, giving the Bulldogs a 56-55 victory.

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Junior wideout Jequez Ezzard (College Park, Ga.) had another breakout performance, eclipsing the 1,000 receiving yard mark after posting a five catch, 211 yards and two TDs.

Defensively, redshirt freshman Jayson Robinson (Sterling, Va.) registered a team-best nine tackles (eight solo) and two pass breakups in the loss.

Howard ends its 2018 campaign 4-6 overall and 4-3 in league play.

For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.

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S.C. State Bulldogs Hold Off SSU Tigers For Fourth Straight Win

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- The South Carolina State Bulldogs pulled off a close but much needed, 21-17, victory over visiting Savannah State Saturday (Nov.17th) on "Senior Day" at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium/Willie Jeffries Field.

South Carolina State (5-5 overall, 4-2 MEAC) honored fourteen seniors who was recognized during pregame, along with five honorees who were inducted into the SC State Athletic Hall of Fame Friday (Nov.16th) in special induction ceremony.

BULLDOGS WIN AGAIN!! pic.twitter.com/Zd4AHTODdu

— SC State Bulldogs (@SCStateAthletic) November 17, 2018

"It was an ugly win today, "said head coach Buddy Pough. " If you look at the statistics from the game I am surprised we are able to pull it off. I am just glad we stay focused being down and held on strong for the victory."

The game marked the final game in MEAC play for the Tigers (2-8 overall, 1-6 in MEAC), a program that will transition to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division II ranks in 2019.

Neither team did much offensively, with SC State managing just 155 yards of total offense, compared Savannah State's 221 yards of total offense.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyrece Nick was again the catalyst of the offense the Bulldogs did generate, as his has been often this season. He finished with 70 yards rushing on 19 carries, including two touchdowns, while passing for just 30 yards, but no interceptions. Redshirt senior Jermaine Baxley led SC State with 2 receptions for 13 yards.

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Chad Gilchrist led the Bulldogs with 10 tackles, while junior linebacker Cornelius Walker (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) added 8 tackles, senior defensive end Bruce Johnson added 6 tackles and Nichols added 5 tackles.

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South Carolina State will close out the 2018 season Saturday (Nov.24th) when they host North Carolina Central at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

For more information on South Carolina State Athletics visit www.scsuathletics.com or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.

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UAPB ends season with 15-10 victory over Texas Southern via goal-line stand in final minute

HOUSTON, Texas -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff kicked five field goals and produced a goal-line stand in the final minute of the game to defeat Texas Southern University 15-10 at BBVA Compass Stadium. The win snaps an 8-game losing streak for UAPB and is Coach Cedric Thomas's first Southwestern Athletic Conference victory of his career.

Hey @uapb_fb, THIS IS WHAT VICTORY LOOKS LIKE!! #uapb #hbcu #victory #win #weareTHEbluff #OurTownOurTeam #Goldenlions 💛🦁🏈 pic.twitter.com/NQ9tiKo4q4

— GoldenLionsAthletics (@UAPBLionsRoar) November 18, 2018

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Game notes

-The game started at 7:30 p.m. due to a Liga MX soccer match that started at 2 p.m. (previously scheduled kickoff time)
-Stats FCS Preseason All-America punter Jamie Gillan kicked five field goals (37, 39, 46, 37, and 22 yards) and scored all of UAPB's points
-Taeyler Porter entered the final game as the SWAC's leading rusher and ran for 143 yards, including an 86-yard run
-Freshman DeJuan Miller caught nine passes for 100 yards
-UAPB freshman quarterback Skyler Perry completed 21-of-31 passes for 248 yards and was sacked once
-TSU quarterback Glen Cuiellette completed 20-for-41 passes for 307 yards and was sacked once
-Jalen Steward produced UAPB's only sack
-TSU wide receiver Bobby Hartzog caught 13 passes for 185 yards
-UAPB's defense produced a goal-line stand in the final minute to seal the deal
-Marteveus Favors led UAPB with eight tackles
-The victory marks the first SWAC win for first year head coach Cedric Thomas
-UAPB produced 17 first downs while Texas Southern produced 20
-The Golden Lions finished with 430 total offensive yards while TSU had 427

UAPB ends the season 2-9 overall and 1-6 in SWAC play.

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Road To The Championship HBCU Football Scoreboard Week 12

SATURDAY, November 17, 2018

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (MEAC)
North Carolina A&T 45, North Carolina Central 0
Bryant 56, Howard 55
Morgan State 44, Norfolk State 27
South Carolina State 21, Savannah State 17
Bethune-Cookman 33, Florida A&M 19 Florida Blue Florida Classic   
Delaware State 41,Virginia University Lynchburg 7

BIG SOUTH 
Hampton 44, Saint Andrews 17

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Tennessee State 31, Tennessee-Martin 28 OT

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SWAC)
Prairie View A&M 66, Alabama State 13
Alabama A&M 42, Mississippi Valley State 14
Alcorn State 24, Jackson State 3 
Arkansas Pine Bluff 15, Texas Southern 10

NCAA D2 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS - CIAA
#22 Bowie State 41, West Alabama 35

NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - First Round 
Kansas Wesleyan 15, Langston 9

Bowie State Holds Off West Alabama 41-35 For NCAA Region 2 First Round Win

BOWIE, Maryland  -- After capturing their first CIAA championship a week ago, the Bowie State University Bulldogs (10-2) received a berth into the NCAA Division 2 Super Region 2 playoffs for the second consecutive season and defeated West Alabama, 41-35, to advance onto the second round on the road at Valdosta (Ga.) State.

In the first quarter, Martin Tyriq scored on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Harry Satterwhite, to put West Alabama on the board at 7-0. At the 10-minute mark in the second quarter, Bowie State's Jordan Crockett caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Amir Hall to put the Bulldogs on the board, 7-7. Hall followed that up with a 3-yard touchdown run, strengthening the Bulldogs lead, to 14-7. West Alabama's Jonnas Spivey recorded a 38-yard pass from Satterwhite, to tie the game, 14-all. Gene Carson connected on a field 18-yard field goal, giving Bowie State a 17-14 advantage at the halftime.

Carson connected on another field-goal, this time from 18 yards to give the Bulldogs lead at 20-14 at the 9:08 mark of the third quarter. At the 7:34 mark, BSU's Bryan Ellis rushed for a 3-yard touchdown (his career first), giving Bowie State more breathing room at 27-14. The Tigers of West Alabama responded with 1:51 left in the quarter, with Tyler Rogers 14-yard score, closing the Bulldogs lead, 27-21.

In the fourth quarter, Christian Saulsberry quieted the 1,531 Bowie State fans in attendance, with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Satterwhite, giving West Alabama, the 28-27 lead.

However, Hall had answered by running for a five-yard touchdown, giving Bowie State back the lead, 34-28. With 9:08 remaining on the Bulldog Stadium scoreboard, Roger Richardson intercepted a UWA pass and returned it 36-yards, putting Bowie State up, 41-28. Tyler Rogers scored from two yards out at the 5:09 mark of the fourth quarter, to narrow Bowie State's lead, 41-35, but fortunately for the Bulldogs, the clock ran on West Alabama as the Bulldogs claimed the victory and advanced Bowie State to the second round for the first time in school history.

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Hall finished the game completing 31-of-48 passes for 360 yards and one touchdown also paced Bowie State in rushing yards with 51 and one score. Crockett had a BSU personal-best day, leading all receivers with 131 reception yards on seven receptions and one touchdown. Lansana Sesay matched Crockett's receptions (seven), tallying 86 yards while Gilbert Lunsford added five catches for 50 yards.

On defense, Tre'von King recorded a game-high ten tackles followed by Richardson with seven and Tevin Singleton with six. Thomas Riddick and Derrick Tate recorded five tackles each. As a defensive unit, Bowie State recorded 62 tackles, one sack, and three interceptions.

Satterwhite led West Alabama (8-4) on offense with 289 passing yards while Rogers accounted 55 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns. West Alabama's Qua Boyd was the teams' reception leader with 97 yards on eight catches. Danny Rambo paced West Alabama with seven tackles while teammates Terry Samuel and Jordan Jones were responsible for six and five tackles in the loss.

NEXT GAME: At Valdosta State University Blazers, Valdosta, Georgia on November 24, 2018, 1 PM.  The Blazers are champions of the Gulf South Conference with a 10-0 overall record.  The game will be held at Blazemore-Hyder Stadium which seats 10,100. 

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No. 9 Langston Falls To No. 6 Kansas Wesleyan in NAIA FCS First Round

SALINA, Kansas – The No. 9 Langston Lions season ended on Saturday afternoon as they fell short 15-9 to the No. 6 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes in the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series at the Graves Family Sports Complex.

Trailing 9-7, the Coyotes marched methodically down the field and finished the drive with a Johnny Feauto eight-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Simmons which capped an 18-play, 81-yard drive to put KWU ahead 15-9 at the 5:27 mark in the fourth. On the ensuing offensive possession the Langston Lions were held to a three-and-out and forced to punt from their own 28-yard line with 3:45 remaining.

Kansas Wesleyan managed to pick up three first downs, one by penalty and two via the ground attack to chew the clock and end the Lions 2018 campaign at 9-2 overall.

After a scoreless first quarter, Langston marched 71 yards on 12 plays and finished with seven-yard touchdown from Jaylen Lowe to Daylon Person to put the Lions up 7-0. KWU tied it up before halftime when Demarco Prewitt scored on a one-yard run. The Lions regained the lead at the start of the third quarter when Feauto was forced out of the endzone by Justin Wade for a safety with 12:27 to go in the third.

In a clash of two of the NAIA's top five offenses both defenses came to play, the Lions held KWU to 272 yards of total offense and the Coyotes held the Langston attack in check at 265 yards of total offense.

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Lowe finished 17-for-31 for 138 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Cameron Booty led the ground attack with eight carries for 59 yards and Isaiah Shaputis led all receivers with six receptions for 45 yards.

Devin Dourisseau and Eugene Fuller both tied for the team lead in tackles with nine total. John Repp was right behind them with seven tackles including three tackles for loss and one sack.

Langston concludes their season at 9-2 overall.

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