Sunday, November 25, 2018

Alabama State VB draws top-seeded Stanford in NCAA first round

VB_Team_NCAAMONTGOMERY, Alabama -- For the third-straight season and the fifth time in the past six, Alabama State heard its name called for the opening round of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament Sunday night, eliciting an enthusiastic response after drawing top-seeded Stanford.

Alabama State (23-17) and Stanford (28-1) will be meeting for the first time on Friday and the two will be joined by Loyola Marymount. (20-9) and Duke (16-11) at the Stanford Regional.

"It was music to my ears and I think it is just great for the girls to have a different experience," Alabama State head coach Penny Lucas-White said.

The Lady Hornets had faced Florida in their past three trips to the tournament.

"It is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I think they are going to enjoy the experience and just be present in the moment and give it their all. It is amazing," Lucas-White said.

Thirty-two conferences were awarded an automatic qualification, while the remaining 32 positions were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket.

The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and placed within four regions. In addition to No. 1 seed Stanford, Minnesota was tabbed as the two seed, Illinois grabbed the third seed while BYU rounded out the top four.

The Lady Hornets and Stanford will start at 9 pm EST/7 pm PST on Friday at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.

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BOCA RATON, Florida -- Florida Atlantic has parted ways with wide receivers coach Gary Harrell following Saturday night’s 27-24 loss to Charlotte at FAU Stadium, according to multiple sources.

Harrell was told his two-year contract would not be renewed after the Owls finished the year 5-7, and had a season filled with promise end without a postseason bowl game berth on Saturday. They lost to the 49ers on a 56-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining.

An FAU spokesperson was reached on Sunday, but had no comment.

Harrell first joined FAU in January 2017 after the Owls hired Lane Kiffin as head coach in December of 2016.

Before landing in Boca Raton, Harrell spent five years as head coach at Howard University, his alma mater. He also had assistant coaching stints at Bowie State, Morgan State, Florida A&M, Texas Southern and got his start as receivers coach at Howard from 2002-2004.

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Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketballSAINT THOMAS, Virgin Islands — Jas Hill scored 18 points and Kyla Duncan 15 Saturday morning to lead Xavier University of Louisiana to a 61-45 women's basketball victory against Carlow in the UVI Thanksgiving Classic.
     
The Gold Nuggets (7-3) won both their games in this event by double digits. They'll play host to SEC member Auburn at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Convocation Center.
     
It was the sixth time this season that Hill and Duncan scored in double figures. Hill scored 13 second-half points and led the Gold Nuggets in scoring for a team-best fifth time this season. Duncan and Da'Jha Virgil had three steals apiece, and Caprice Taylor grabbed five rebounds to lead XULA for the second consecutive game.
     
Emma Stille scored 14 points and was 6-of-7 from the floor for the Celtics (2-5), and Angelica Orozco scored 11. Stille grabbed a career-low three rebounds; she entered the game averaging 11.2 per game this season and 13.5 for her career.

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XULA led after every period, including 29-25 at halftime and 47-36 through three quarters. The Gold Nuggets outshot 40.4 to 32.6 percent from the floor, 52.6 to 23.8 percent in the second half.
    
 It was the first-ever matchup between the Catholic schools, both of which were founded during the 1920s. Carlow is in Pittsburgh and an NAIA Division II member.

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