Thursday, January 3, 2019

MEAC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors


MEAC Announces Weekly Men's Basketball Honors


Opio Mashariki Named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Savannah State


Alston's Double-Double Leads #11 Morehouse To Victory Over Spring Hill

Stats & Info 📈
O.Alston- 14pts 12reb 3ast
M.Olmert- 6pts 14ast
K.Whitfield- 6pts 5reb
K.Heard- 4pts 8reb
C.Ebinum- 14pts 3reb@TheSIAC @MorehouseMBB @BlackCollegeExp @AJCsports @HBCUGameday @MC_TurntTigers— Morehouse Athletics (@MaroonTigers) January 3, 2019

Kentucky State Men's Basketball Falls To Paine


JCSU women kickoff 2019 with 78-63 win over Clark Atlanta


West Virginia State Men's Basketball Defeats Ohio Dominican for Third Win in a Row

Tom Johnson hits 10 of 11 free throws in final minutes to help CSU seal the win over Benedict


Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Tuskegee Golden Tigers return to action, thumbs Shorter University


Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State, Thursday @8:30 pm ET on ESPN+


Thursday @ 7 pm ET on ESPN+: Edward Waters Tigers at Stetson

Prairie View A&M Panthers Opens Home Schedule With a Win


Grambling State Tigers in the NFL: Week 17


Wiley Wildcats move into a tie for 12th in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll


Rush receive votes, will play host to No. 17 Tougaloo

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball reclaimed some support in the NAIA Division I coaches poll Wednesday, landing among the "others receiving votes" with 12 points — 30th place overall.
     
The Gold Rush (8-6) were 23rd in the preseason rankings Oct. 23 and received zero points in the previous poll Dec. 4. But three victories in four games since then — including a 68-66 victory Saturday against then-No. 5 Campbellsville in the Cumberlands Classic at Williamsburg, Ky. — helped put XULA back on the national radar.
     

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's lone ranked team is Tougaloo, which is 17th and will visit XULA at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Convocation Center. It will be the Gold Rush's GCAC opener. Tougaloo (11-2) will open its GCAC schedule at 5 p.m. Saturday at SUNO.
     

Campbellsville dropped to seventh. LSU-Alexandria, 2-0 this season against XULA, is No. 1 for the second consecutive poll.

NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Dec. 31)

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11LSU-Alexandria (La.) (4)13-2208
24William Penn (Iowa) (2)13-1205
33Carroll (Mont.) (2)14-1204
46Langston (Okla.)12-0203
58Missouri Baptist (1)15-0194
62The Master's (Calif.)12-2192
75Campbellsville (Ky.)14-1174
811Stillman (Ala.)12-0171
99Georgetown (Ky.)13-1163
1010Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)13-1156
1112Arizona Christian13-1155
1215Benedictine (Kan.)11-2130
1214Oklahoma City8-2130
1213Wiley (Texas)10-2130
15NRVanguard (Calif.)14-0124
1616Pikeville (Ky.)13-2113
17RVTougaloo (Miss.)11-2104
1818Central Baptist (Ark.)11-1103
1921Cumberlands (Ky.)13-295
2017Peru State (Neb.)10-390
2123John Brown (Ark.)10-379
22RVWilliam Carey (Miss.)8-469
23RVProvidence (Mont.)10-364
2419Wayland Baptist (Texas)8-450
25NRWilliam Jessup (Calif.)11-347
Dropped from the Top 25: No. 7 Faulkner (Ala.), No. 20 Westmont (Calif.), No. 22 LSU-Shreveport (La.), No. 23-tie Dillard (La.), No. 25 Graceland (Iowa).
Others Receiving Votes: LSU-Shreveport (La.) 40, Faulkner (Ala.) 37, Central Methodist (Mo.) 27, Hope International (Calif.) 22, Xavier (La.) 12, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 6, Talladega (Ala.) 5, Science & Arts (Okla.) 3.

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Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Same points for Nuggets, who resume schedule at LOC

NEW ORLEANS — For the second consecutive time, Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball received 10 points in the NAIA Division I coaches poll. But the new rankings announced Wednesday placed the Gold Nuggets among the "others receiving votes" at 33rd, three spots lower than they were Dec. 4.
     
XULA (10-4) will play LeMoyne-Owen (5-8) of NCAA Division II at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at LOC's Bruce-Johnson Hall in Memphis, Tenn. It will be the Gold Nuggets' first game in 16 days. Then on Monday, XULA will open its Gulf Coast Athletic Conference schedule at 5:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center against Tougaloo.
     

The XULA women have won five of their last six games.
     

XULA was one of two GCAC teams to receive votes in this week's poll. The other was Talladega, whose No. 12 ranking is the highest for the GCAC since the Gold Nuggets were ninth on Dec. 8, 2015. Talladega's ranking is its highest since Jan. 28, 2014, when it was 11th.
     

Defending national champion Freed-Hardeman climbed from second to first and received all nine first-place votes.

NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Dec. 31)

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
12Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (9)12-0219
tie-24Columbia (Mo.)9-2205
tie-26MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)11-1205
49Montana Western11-0200
51Vanguard (Calif.)11-2193
63Wayland Baptist (Texas)10-2184
75Campbellsville (Ky.)14-2179
tie-87Shawnee State (Ohio)13-3162
tie-88Carroll (Mont.)11-3162
1010Oklahoma City11-1157
1114Menlo (Calif.)11-2154
1215Talladega (Ala.)14-2133
1313Providence (Mont.)11-3132
1412Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)11-4127
1511Westmont (Calif.)9-4126
16RVLewis-Clark State (Idaho)11-2112
1716Bethel (Tenn.)10-3103
1817Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)9-394
1819Lyon (Ark.)10-194
2020William Penn (Iowa)12-193
2122The Master's (Calif.)10-488
2218Rocky Mountain (Mont.)11-373
2324Central Methodist (Mo.)9-463
24RVWilliam Jessup (Calif.)12-248
25RVLSU-Alexandria (La.)11-246
Dropped from the Top 25: No. 21 Arizona Christian, No. 23 Baker (Kan.), No. 25 Dillard (La.)
Others Receiving Votes: Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 29, Georgetown (Ky.) 28, Loyola (La.) 20, Baker (Kan.) 15, Arizona Christian 14, Huston-Tillotson (Texas) 13, William Woods (Mo.) 12, Xavier (La.) 10, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 7, Evangel (Mo.) 4

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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PREVIEW: Lincoln Opens 2019 at Home vs. Pittsburg State on Thursday Night

Complete Game Notes
Game #12: 
Pittsburg State (10-1, 2-0 MIAA) at Lincoln (9-2, 1-1 MIAA)
Date: 
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Time: 
5:30 p.m. CST
Site: 
Jason Gym (1,538) in Jefferson City, Mo.
Tickets: 
Adults - $5.00 | LU Faculty & Staff/Non-LU Students - $3.00 | LU Students & Kids 5 and Under – Free
Live Video: 
http://www.themiaanetwork.com/
Live Stats: 
https://lubluetigers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/

PREVIEW: Lincoln Blue Tigers Host Pittsburg State in MIAA Tourney Rematch

Complete Game Notes
Game #12: 
Pittsburg State (9-2, 2-0 MIAA) at Lincoln (8-3, 1-1 MIAA)
Date: 
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Time: 
7:30 p.m. CST
Site: 
Jason Gym (1,538) in Jefferson City, Mo.
Tickets: 
Adults - $5.00 | LU Faculty & Staff/Non-LU Students - $3.00 | LU Students & Kids 5 and Under – Free
Live Video: 
http://www.themiaanetwork.com/lubluetigers/
Live Stats: 
https://lubluetigers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/

Undefeated Langston Lions (12-0) Men's Basketball Ranked Fourth in the NAIA Men's Basketball Top 25 Poll


CSU Lady Marauders struggle to find shooting rhythm in loss to Benedict Lady Tigers


Mikayla Kuehne double double leads Eckerd Tritons over Albany State (Video Highlights)

Pickrell Steps Down as ASU Head Women's Soccer Coach


Undefeated Stillman Tigers (12-0) Men's Basketball Ranked Eighth in NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll


Late Fouls Cause Lane Loss To FVSU


Lane Dragons Cruise in 20-Point Win over Fort Valley State Wildcats