Howard Bison Women's Basketball Freshman Krislyn Marsh Receives MEAC Rookie of the Week Basketball Honors

ICYMI @HowardBison_WBB freshman Krislyn Marsh received @MEACSports Rookie of the Week honors this week! The 2x recipient is averaging 10.8 points/8.1 rebounds per game 🏀🔥🏀🔥 #SayLess #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/FsYWxe4BQ8

— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) January 23, 2019

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A&T Aggies VB Adds Additional Player for the Spring

Aggies VB Adds Additional Player for the Spring https://t.co/X2XPqFeXgN

— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) January 23, 2019

Join us for Breast Cancer Awareness and a special jersey retirement ceremony at NSU

The @NSU_BBALL and @NorfolkStateWBB teams are back home this Saturday after a week on the road. Join us for Breast Cancer Awareness and a special jersey retirement ceremony! @nsugameday #NorfolkStateUniversity pic.twitter.com/D95nqqB9TO

— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) January 23, 2019

Milton Picks up 2nd Straight MEAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor for Norfolk State

Milton Picks up 2nd Straight MEAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor for @NSU_TFXC https://t.co/XOwzWRgR4A

— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) January 23, 2019

ASU's Allen Picks-Up SWAC Field of the Week Accolades after First Collegiate Competition

Allen Picks-Up SWAC Field of the Week Accolades after First Collegiate Competition https://t.co/reOAYjJBGI

— Alcorn Sports (@BRAVESSPORTS) January 23, 2019

Nichols Garners MEAC Field Athlete Honors

Nichols Garners @MEACSports Field Athlete Honors https://t.co/FPtHIvM566

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019

JSU's Foster Named SWAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week

Foster Named SWAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week #TheeILove #BleedTheeBlue https://t.co/OXcbE1q3oA

— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) January 23, 2019

Alcorn State Crosby Earns SWAC Player of the Week Honors

Crosby Earns SWAC Player of the Week Honors https://t.co/cT86I84Kwh

— Alcorn Sports (@BRAVESSPORTS) January 22, 2019

Hodge, Rams Win NFC Championship, Advance To Super Bowl

Hodge, Rams Win NFC Championship, Advance To Super Bowl https://t.co/IA40Pe46zb

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019

Alabama State Howard Shines at Senior Bowl Practice

Alabama State Athletics - Howard of @BamaStateFB shines Tuesday at Senior Bowl practice https://t.co/72DFkAnzBW

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019

ASU Bowling heads to Florida for the Rattler Invitational

.@BamaStateBowl heads to Florida for the Rattler Invitational #myasu #StateOfMind

📖 : https://t.co/gXZbBasrBu pic.twitter.com/bybtocgZC5

— ASU Bowling (@BamaStateBowl) January 23, 2019

SWAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week: January 23

#SWACTF Athletes of the Week - January 23: @GoJSUTigers, @TXSOTigers, @BRAVESSPORTS student-athletes honored. MORE: https://t.co/P4MDGKO8Q2 pic.twitter.com/1muymkktE4

— The SWAC (@theswac) January 23, 2019

Coming Fall 2019: Langston University Marching Pride new uniforms

Langston University Marching Pride new uniform https://t.co/dKdQrhYkb6 via @YouTube

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019

Austin Peay Up Next for TSU Women's Basketball

Austin Peay Up Next for Women's Basketball https://t.co/U8fTHwNEVU

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 23, 2019

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

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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twitter.com/xulagold
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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

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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twitter.com/xulagold
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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

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

— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) January 22, 2019

Both squads ranked @USTFCCCA
Women - No. 3
Men - No. 23

This Is Lincoln. pic.twitter.com/zjlHcSQTLx

— 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
- https://t.co/P8myURoVO2 pic.twitter.com/6k7LQzIAGh

— Wiley Athletics (@WileyAthletics) January 22, 2019

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.

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

— Central State Athletics (@GO_MARAUDERS) January 22, 2019