Austin Peay Up Next for Women's Basketball https://t.co/U8fTHwNEVU
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Austin Peay Up Next for TSU Women's Basketball
Hampton Athletics To Offer Complimentary Tickets To Federal Employees During Shutdown
HAMPTON ATHLETICS TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DURING SHUTDOWN #RespectTheH #BigSouthMade https://t.co/HxXA1vwL8d— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) January 23, 2019
MEAC Announces Weekly Track & Field Honors
#MEACITF: @MEACSports Announces Weekly Track & Field Honors, presented by @USMC. #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/DdNXRjoGQO
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) January 23, 2019
Amir Hall Named PNRN Offensive Player of the Year
Amir Hall Named PNRN Offensive Player of the Year https://t.co/LojBlwt0Df
— BSU Athletics (@BSU_Sports_Info) January 23, 2019
NOLA's oldest college basketball rivalry continues Saturday
#NOLA's oldest college basketball rivalry continues Saturday at #XULA's Convocation Center. Buy tickets for the Crosstown Classic at https://t.co/WfkoLyUUpd. pic.twitter.com/FpT1QUoNWH
— XULA Athletics (@xulagold) January 23, 2019
No. 3 Nuggets match highest-ever preseason ranking
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana matched its highest-ever preseason ranking, third, when the NAIA announced its women's tennis coaches top 25 Tuesday.The Gold Nuggets also were preseason No. 3 in 2014 and 2015. They were 10th a year ago in the preseason and finished the season at No. 3.
XULA is one of the NAIA's top programs. Coach Alan Green's Gold Nuggets will try to qualify for the national tournament for the eighth consecutive year, the 11th time in 12 years and the 13th time overall. Their semifinal appearance at nationals last season was their fourth in the last six seasons.
Three-time defending NAIA national champion Georgia Gwinnett received all 14 first-place votes.
There will be seven more polls this season, with the next on Feb. 12. From that date rankings will be updated every two weeks through April 23.
XULA is one of seven NAIA schools with women's and men's teams earning top-10 preseason rankings. The others are Cardinal Stritch, Georgia Gwinnett, Keiser, Lindsey Wilson, William Carey and William Woods. XULA's men, the Gold Rush, are ranked third.
The Gold Nuggets' active poll streaks:
• 58 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began May 1, 2012.
• 58 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began May 1, 2012.
• 17 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 28, 2017.
• 8 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began Feb. 27, 2018.
• 7 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began March 13, 2018.
• 5th consecutive appearance in the top 4 . . . streak began April 10, 2018.
• 4th consecutive appearance in the top 3 . . . streak began April 24, 2018.
| NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records from previous season) |
| RANK | PREVIOUS | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett (14) | 18-2 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 23-3 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 19-8 | 350 |
| 4 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 14-3 | 330 |
| 5 | 5 | Brenau (Ga.) | 16-8 | 325 |
| 6 | 6 | William Woods (Mo.) | 18-7 | 321 |
| 7 | 7 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 15-7 | 300 |
| 8 | 8 | LSU-Alexandria (La.) | 12-5 | 287 |
| 9 | 9 | William Carey (Miss.) | 11-6 | 275 |
| 10 | 11 | Indiana Wesleyan | 16-0 | 264 |
| 11 | 11 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 13-5 | 258 |
| 12 | 13 | Middle Georgia | 12-7 | 233 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 12-7 | 225 |
| 14 | 15 | Westmont (Calif.) | 10-12 | 199 |
| 15 | 18 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-11 | 197 |
| 16 | 16 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 12-7 | 193 |
| 17 | 10 | Northwestern Ohio | 15-6 | 180 |
| 18 | 17 | Union (Ky.) | 15-6 | 176 |
| 19 | 20 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 13-11 | 159 |
| 20 | 19 | Arizona Christian | 10-12 | 155 |
| 21 | 24 | Loyola (La.) | 12-7 | 144 |
| 22 | 22 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 14-9 | 130 |
| 23 | 21 | Mobile (Ala.) | 11-7 | 107 |
| 24 | 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 12-7 | 92 |
| 25 | 25 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-3 | 86 |
Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 71, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 52, Southwestern (Kan.) 36, St. Thomas (Fla.) 30, Asbury (Ky.) 20, Missouri Valley 18, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 11, Midland (Neb.) 8, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 5, Huntington (Ind.) 3
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No. 3 Gold Rush make 66th straight top-10 appearance
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis rolls on in a new year, earning its 66th consecutive top-10 ranking in Tuesday's NAIA preseason coaches poll.Coach Alan Green's Gold Rush — the NAIA national runner-up in 2016 and 2017 and a semifinalist in 2018 — are No. 3. It's the fourth straight year that the XULA men are in the preseason top four and the eighth straight time they're in the preseason top 10.
The Gold Rush will try to qualify for the national tournament for the 11th consecutive year and the 11th time overall. Men's tennis is the only XULA sport to qualify for nationals 10 consecutive years.
XULA's top-25 appearance is its 96th in a row, the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis. No. 17 Westmont is second with 82 straight appearances.
Five-time defending national champion Georgia Gwinnett is a unanimous No. 1 for the 38th consecutive time. The Grizzlies — unbeaten each of the past three seasons and a 5-0 winner against XULA in the 2018 NAIA national semifinals — begin 2019 with an 84-dual win streak.
The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
• 96 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
• 87 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
• 72 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
• 66 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
• 28 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
• 28 consecutive appearances in the top 4 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records from previous season) |
| RANK | PREVIOUS | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 27-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 18-7 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 13-12 | 350 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 13-4 | 334 |
| 5 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 18-4 | 323 |
| 6 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 14-1 | 314 |
| 7 | 7 | William Woods (Mo.) | 16-7 | 302 |
| 8 | 8 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 21-4 | 295 |
| 9 | 9 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 20-7 | 274 |
| 10 | 10 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 16-4 | 270 |
| 11 | 11 | Mobile (Ala.) | 19-3 | 254 |
| 12 | 12 | Arizona Christian | 19-8 | 241 |
| 13 | 13 | Middle Georgia | 12-8 | 232 |
| 14 | 15 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 12-5 | 216 |
| 15 | 14 | Union (Ky.) | 14-6 | 204 |
| 16 | 15 | Northwestern Ohio | 13-6 | 194 |
| 17 | 17 | Westmont (Calif.) | 8-10 | 180 |
| 18 | 18 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 8-8 | 164 |
| 19 | 19 | McPherson (Kan.) | 15-4 | 162 |
| 20 | 20 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 20-6 | 138 |
| 21 | 21 | Asbury (Ky.) | 15-2 | 127 |
| 22 | 22 | Coastal Georgia | 11-7 | 122 |
| 23 | NR | Marian (Ind.) | 13-1 | 104 |
| 24 | 24 | Point (Ga.) | 15-8 | 82 |
| 25 | 25 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 8-11 | 73 |
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan 71, Texas A&M-Texarkana 49, Loyola (La.) 27, Ottawa (Kan.) 26, Missouri Valley 24, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 17, St. Thomas (Fla.) 10, St. Francis (Ill.) 7, Midland (Neb.) 6, Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 5, Georgetown (Ky.) 4, Hastings (Neb.) 3, Southwestern (Kan.) 3
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Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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Lincoln University (Mo.) TFXC Ranked #3 (Women) and #23 (Men) In NCAA DII
Here are the top-5 teams in the @NCAADII Women's Indoor T&F National Rating Index in Week 1! #MakeItYours— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) January 22, 2019
1. @GVSU_XC_TF
2. @AdamsStateTFXC
3. @GoBlueTigers
4. @UCCSTRACK
5. @SFState_TF
⬇️ CHECK OUT THE REST ⬇️
MORE - https://t.co/VnT1h6wjOm pic.twitter.com/tkzL4LpxY6
— Lincoln Blue Tigers (@GoBlueTigers) January 22, 2019
The LU women are No. 3 in the country, the Blue Tiger men are No. 23! https://t.co/VYiyoMiQLZ#TrueBlue #miaatf pic.twitter.com/sodOXPYB9R— Lincoln Blue Tigers (@GoBlueTigers) January 22, 2019
Men's Wiley Soccer: Lopez earns RRAC Character Athlete of the Week
Men's Soccer: Lopez earns RRAC Character Athlete of the Week
— Wiley Athletics (@WileyAthletics) January 22, 2019
- https://t.co/P8myURoVO2 pic.twitter.com/6k7LQzIAGh
FVSU Basketball Promotional Games Begin Wednesday
Basketball Promotional Games Begin Wednesday https://t.co/KQddJY9qSq
— FVSU Sports (@FVSUATHLETICS) January 22, 2019
College Insider: Hamilton’s Gilbert among leaders for Central State University Lady Marauders
College Insider: Hamilton’s Gilbert among leaders for Central State https://t.co/nruN6yGXxw— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019
TONIGHT On LIVE VIDEO STREAM@ 7 pm ET: Wayne State Warriors at Central State Marauders
Fresh of Monday's win over rival Wilberforce, the Marauders turn their focus Wednesday night's game against Wayne State.
— Central State Athletics (@GO_MARAUDERS) January 22, 2019
Watch - https://t.co/bxx8bGFl1d
Live Stats - https://t.co/Qjbgmhr8oP
Listen - https://t.co/l1Z2BGWp3p
Tickets - https://t.co/tSozjcuXcd pic.twitter.com/7bkGX0mZ2f
TONIGHT On LIVE VIDEO STREAM @5:30 pm ET: Central State Lady Marauders at Salem (WV)
The Lady Marauders travel to West Virginia for Wednesday night's game against Salem.— Central State Athletics (@GO_MARAUDERS) January 22, 2019
Watch - https://t.co/QCay3Igq6v pic.twitter.com/acHeXx6rFZ
BC Lady Tigers Have Record-Setting Performances At Gamecock Inaugural
Lady Tigers Have Record-Setting Performances At Gamecock Inaugural https://t.co/OfwrtLQqr4
— BC Tigers Athletics (@benedict_tigers) January 21, 2019
Benedict Men's Track Team Breaks Records At Gamecock Inaugural
Benedict Men's Track Team Breaks Records At Gamecock Inaugural https://t.co/fAHIUTbirL
— BC Tigers Athletics (@benedict_tigers) January 21, 2019
Benedict Lady Tigers Ranked 6th In South Region
Lady Tigers Ranked 6th In South Region https://t.co/PwQUPrOOsJ
— BC Tigers Athletics (@benedict_tigers) January 22, 2019
Benedict's Rickym Holmes Named To PNRN Black College All-American Team
Benedict's Rickym Holmes Named To PNRN Black College All-American Team https://t.co/P9mHzPi0Eq
— BC Tigers Athletics (@benedict_tigers) January 22, 2019
Benedict's Randall Named SIAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Of The Week
Benedict's Randall Named SIAC Women's Basketball Newcomer Of The Week https://t.co/yYcp3xpVWa
— BC Tigers Athletics (@benedict_tigers) January 22, 2019
TONIGHT On CIAA Sports Network Audio/Video Stream
1/23/2019 4:50 pm Women's Basketball
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY VS. CHOWAN UNIVERSITY
1/23/2019 5:30 pm Women's Basketball
BOWIE STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. VIRGINIA UNION
1/23/2019 5:30 pm Women's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM STATE VS. SHAW
The Rams have won back to back meetings against the Lady Bears last season and will look to keep their streak going in this key CIAA Southern Division game.
1/23/2019 5:30 pm Women's Basketball
SAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. JOHNSON C. SMITH
1/23/20196:20 pm Men's Basketball
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY VS. CHOWAN UNIVERSITY
1/23/2019 7:30 pm Men's Basketball
BOWIE STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. VIRGINIA UNION
1/23/2019 7:30 pm Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM STATE VS. SHAW
The Winston-Salem State Rams will return to CIAA Southern Division action when the team faces off against the Shaw Bears. WSSU head coach Cleo Hill, Jr. will face off against his former team.
1/23/2019 7:30 pm Men's Basketball
SAU MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. JOHNSON C. SMITH
FSU Nakia Rivers named CIAA Newcomer of the Week
Congrats Nakia Rivers on being named this week's @CIAAforLife Newcomer of the Week!— FSU Broncos (@FSUBroncos) January 23, 2019
Support Rivers tonight as the Broncos take on the Blue Bears in Salisbury tonight at 7:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/rMPbaJYqD7
— FSU Broncos (@FSUBroncos) January 22, 2019
VUU School Records Fall at Holiday Meets
School Records Fall at Holiday Meets https://t.co/vqtevySbiP
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) January 23, 2019
Virginia Union Women's Track Compete Against D-I Teams
Women's Track Compete Against D-I Teams https://t.co/aFe384ujJf
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) January 23, 2019
CIAA Indoor Track and Field Weekly Report #4
Indoor Track and Field Weekly Report #4 - Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association https://t.co/Y1Z2f6JxD3
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019
Saint Augustine's Men's Basketball Team Hosts JCSU In Suits And Sneakers Game Wednesday
Saint Augustine's Men's Basketball Team Hosts JCSU In Suits And Sneakers Game Wednesday @CIAAForLife @SAU_News @HBCUGameday @WRALSportsFan @JeffJonesSports @ABC11_WTVD @JB_Ricks https://t.co/9Aq6m37KWI
— SAU Athletics (@SAUFalcons) January 22, 2019
Saint Augustine's Women's Basketball Team Hosts JCSU In Suits And Sneakers Game Wednesday
Saint Augustine's Women's Basketball Team Hosts JCSU In Suits And Sneakers Game Wednesday @CIAForLife @SAU_News @HBCUGameday @WRAlSportsFan @JeffJonesSports @ABC11_WTVD @JB_Ricks https://t.co/X7ThZYoFEV
— SAU Athletics (@SAUFalcons) January 22, 2019
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