Congratulations to 4x @NBA Defensive Player of the Year, ‘04 @NBA Champion and #19HoopClass finalist Ben Wallace. pic.twitter.com/19EYAmpJn4
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) February 15, 2019
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
Congratulations to 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year, ‘04 NBA Champion and 2019 Hoop Class finalist Ben Wallace (Virginia Union)
Nationally Ranked Lady Panthers Bounce Back to Win at Lincoln
Lady Panthers Bounce Back to Win at Lincoln https://t.co/WqbnYDHIXW— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) February 17, 2019
WBBALL RECAP: Nationally Ranked Panthers Defeat Lions#LUL1onsWBB https://t.co/xOxBpcOUt2— Lincoln University Lions Athletics (@LUL1onsAthletic) February 17, 2019
VUU Bounces Back Behind Jenkins & Leach
VUU Bounces Back Behind Jenkins & Leach https://t.co/xzuvhGW7BT— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) February 17, 2019
MBBALL Recap: Panthers Deal Lions an 85-64 Setback#LUL1onsMBB https://t.co/NXC6suu3a7— Lincoln University Lions Athletics (@LUL1onsAthletic) February 17, 2019
VUU Panther Podcast #13 - February 16, 2019
Panther Podcast #13 Now Available! https://t.co/3hL3ahU2nT
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) February 17, 2019
VSU Trojans Upset the Viking Of Elizabeth City State University, 78-73 (Video)
Trojans Upset the Viking Of Elizabeth City State University, 78-73 https://t.co/uZiFXSD271— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
MBB: @ECSUVikings boxscore pic.twitter.com/INVZiBfXsU— ECSU Athletics (@ECSUVikings) February 16, 2019
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MBB: @ECSUVikings trails @VSUsports, 8-6 with 15:42 remaining in the first half... @CIAAForLife @Onnidan @HBCUGameday @ECSU @ESPNStatsInfo— ECSU Athletics (@ECSUVikings) February 16, 2019
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Virginia State Football Announces 2019 National Signing Class
Virginia State Football Announces 2019 National Signing Class https://t.co/uGZ4xFbpno
— VSU Athletics (@VSUsports) February 15, 2019
Virginia State Trojans Women’s Basketball Win CIAA Matchup Against Elizabeth City State University, 59-55
Women’s Basketball Win CIAA Matchup Against Elizabeth City State University, 59-55 https://t.co/8mRoaBJRxw— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Deal paces Vikings in loss to Virginia State@Onnidan@HBCUGameday@Malcolm_Shields@HBCUSportshttps://t.co/mwcvYAH9tH— ECSU Athletics (@ECSUVikings) February 16, 2019
Congratulations to the women's basketball team for defeating Elizabeth City State University 59-55 today!#GoVSUTrojans pic.twitter.com/ctiG52jgNH— VSU Athletics (@VSUsports) February 16, 2019
Maryland's Legislature Congratulates BSU, Bowie State Football and BSU Sports Information for winning the 2018 CIAA Championship!
Congratulations to @BowieState @BowieStFootball and @BSU_Sports_Info for winning the CIAA Championship! #Working4MD #mdga19 #bowiestate #Bowie pic.twitter.com/jV3UxT5pjq
— Del. J. Peña-Melnyk (@JPenaMelnyk) February 15, 2019
Defense and Free Throws Push Bowie State Bulldogs Past Chowan Hawks 68-66
(FULL STORY AND STATS) Defense and Free Throws Push Bowie State Bulldogs Past Chowan Hawks 68-66 https://t.co/ieB7H9X32I— BSU Athletics (@BSU_Sports_Info) February 17, 2019
Late Miscue Hands Chowan Loss Against Bulldogs https://t.co/DFmeJWPW7F— Chowan Athletics (@cuhawks) February 17, 2019
BSU Bulldog Women Close Home Schedule with 65-45 Win Over Chowan
(FULL STORY AND STATS) Bulldog Women Close Home Schedule with 65-45 Win Over Chowan https://t.co/dTfmjIuTaA— BSU Athletics (@BSU_Sports_Info) February 17, 2019
Weldon Posts Double-Double In Loss To Bulldogs https://t.co/An353kyVgm— Chowan Athletics (@cuhawks) February 17, 2019
🌊🎥🔥The Women’s Basketball team here @BowieState has had a phenomenal season. Take a look at how they get ready for a game. @BowieStatewbb @PresBreaux @DAgbenyiga @bowiestate2019 @BowieStateHoops @BSU__SGA @bsucab @bsufollowers #gofech465 pic.twitter.com/xAxyw23xCu— G🔴Fech (@gofech465) February 16, 2019
Autumn Smith of Hampton U Track takes the #BigSouthITF 60m hurdles (Video)
Autumn Smith of @HamptonUTrack takes the #BigSouthITF 60m hurdles!
— Big South Game Day (@BigSouthGameDay) February 16, 2019
She was followed by Emilie Miller of @RadfordTrackXC and teammate Mallory Pitchford! pic.twitter.com/EIKltyJ8hQ
Watch the Big South Track and Field trophy presentation LIVE!! 👀🏆(Video)
Watch the #BigSouthITF trophy presentation LIVE!! 👀🏆 https://t.co/meZ3ag9ck0— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) February 16, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Big South Conference Men's Track and Field Champions, the Hampton University Pirates
Congratulations to the 2019 #BigSouthITF men's champions @HamptonUTrack!! 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/738lOQ1RM4— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) February 16, 2019
Yes sir https://t.co/4C0l0CcGmV— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) February 16, 2019
The Pirates ⚔️ are victorious!! 🏆👑🏆
Here's a look at the final rankings for the 2019 #BigSouthITF Championships, with @HamptonUTrack taking both the men's and women's titles! 👀
1) Hampton 169
2) Campbell 160
3) High Point 130
4) Charleston Southern 110
5) USC Upstate 36
6) Winthrop 32
7) UNC-Asheville 21
Hampton University Lady Pirates Win 2019 Big South Track and Field Title
— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) February 16, 2019
And how about the Lady Pirates https://t.co/5449H1PUY1— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) February 16, 2019
FINAL SCOREHow Sweep It Is https://t.co/OPTpmTKXmY— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) February 16, 2019
1) Hampton 162.50
2) High Point 159
3) Charleston Southern 95
4) Campbell 77
5) Radford 52
6) USC Upstate 44
7) Gardner-Webb 32
8) Winthrop 21
9) UNC-Asheville 18.50
Chaffee, Jr. Scores Career-Best in Loss to Jax State
Chaffee, Jr. Scores Career-Best in Loss to Jax State https://t.co/dSYfBrnXz4— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Jason Burnell tied his career-high with 30 points Saturday night during the Gamecocks' 19-point win over Tennessee State.#FearTheBeak #StayCocky #JSUStrong https://t.co/bNZLoMkT15— Jax State Athletics (@JSUGamecocks) February 17, 2019
TSU Lady Tigers Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime at JSU (Video Highlights)
Every angle you've been waiting to 👀! pic.twitter.com/RkstndZ8kU— JSU Women's Basketball (@JaxStateWBB) February 17, 2019
Lady Tigers Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime at JSU https://t.co/fPNpI8doAt— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
JSU sophomore Taylor Hawks' half-court buzzer-beater lifted the Gamecocks to an overtime win over Tennessee State on Saturday in a Pete Mathews thriller! https://t.co/nAlmcytTiC— Jax State Athletics (@JSUGamecocks) February 17, 2019
TSU Has Record Breaking Crowd for 7th Annual Kids Day Game
— TSU Athletics (@TSU_Tigers) February 15, 2019
Tennessee State University Kids Day Basketball Game 2019 https://t.co/RwedSw2wFM via @YouTube— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Xavier Nuggets lead entire 2nd half to sweep Dillard away
The Gold Nuggets (20-6, 10-1) remained a half-game ahead of Talladega (24-4, 10-2) in the GCAC. XULA will close the regular season with three straight GCAC home games — the Gold Nuggets are 10-0 at home this season.
XULA completed a regular-season sweep of the Lady Bleu Devils (16-10, 7-4), who won GCAC regular-season and tournament championships a year ago.
Wells scored a game-high 18 points, 13 in the second quarter. Hill scored nine of her 16 points in the final period. Hill did not miss a shot in the fourth, including a shot-clock-beating 3-pointer that gave the Nuggets a 55-48 lead with 2:36 remaining and two free throws after her steal in the final 15 seconds for the game's final points.
Wells made 1-of-2 free throws at 2:21 of the second quarter to put XULA ahead to stay at 19-18. The Gold Nuggets led 29-22 at halftime and by 10 points four times in the second half.
XULA made four first-quarter 3-pointers and finished with nine to set a XULA season record for made 3s with 168. The Nuggets of 2003-04 and 2011-12 shared the previous mark of 167.
The Gold Nuggets reached 20 victories for the 23rd time in the last 27 seasons and the 16th time in Bo Browder's 20 seasons as head coach. It was the third straight time that XULA recorded No. 20 with a win at Dillard.
XULA will close the regular season with Rust on Monday, SUNO on Wednesday and Philander Smith Feb. 25. All three games will start at 5:30 p.m.
BOX SCORE
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Department of Athletics & Recreation
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Curry carries Dillard to victory against XULA Gold Rush
Rick Curry produced game highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Bleu Devils (16-7, 9-2), who gained a tie for first place in the GCAC with idle Tougaloo. Dillard, ranked 25th in the NAIA, is 5-0 since losing 83-76 at XULA three weeks ago.
The XULA men (14-13, 5-6), meanwhile, are 2-4 since beating Dillard and have dropped four of their last five.
XULA led 37-36 at halftime, and William Loyd's 3-point play with 17:17 remaining gave the Gold Rush a 44-38 advantage. But Dillard countered with a decisive 17-2 run, which included a Jamerson Roberts 3-pointer at 15:10 to put the Bleu Devils ahead to stay.
A Roberts basket with 6:04 remaining gave Dillard its largest lead, 67-53. Then XULA rallied and cut it to 69-65 after Loyd made 1-of-2 free throws with 1:47 remaining. But Dillard pulled away once more, outscoring XULA 12-5 thereafter to clinch its eighth victory in its last nine meetings with the Gold Rush.
Curry, a 6-foot-9 senior center, averaged 24.5 points and 9.5 rebounds against XULA this season.
Xavian Mckay scored 13 points, Jessie Ward 12 and Jeffrey Drake Todd 10 for Dillard. Tyrell Alcorn produced nine points, eight rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers.
Rayshawn Mart led XULA with 19 points and eight rebounds. Loyd scored 17 points to reach double figures for the seventh consecutive game, and Damani Flanagain scored 12, nine in the first half.
XULA shot 31.4 percent from the floor, its lowest since its season opener. Dillard shot 51 percent overall and 54.5 percent in the second half.
XULA will close the regular season with GCAC home games against Rust on Monday, SUNO on Wednesday and Philander Smith Feb. 25. All three games will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
BOX SCORE
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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Borodii wins twice, but Lady Demons defeat XULA Nuggets
Borodii and Farah Baklouti won 6-2 on the first doubles court against Maria Skyba and Polina Mutel, then Borodii beat Skyba 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. But the Lady Demons (6-1) won every other set.
Northwestern State clinched the doubles point when Judit Castillo and Ema Dancetovic defeated Yi Chen Pao and Angela Charles-Alfred 6-4 on the third court, then clinched the dual when Mutel beat Charlene Goreau 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
Borodii, the ITA NAIA National Rookie of the Year last season, is 19-1 all-time in dual-match singles.
The Gold Nuggets — ranked third in the NAIA and a national semifinalist last season — are 2-3 this season, 1-3 against NCAA Division I opponents. Next for XULA will be a 3 p.m. Wednesday dual against another DI, Grambling, at a neutral site — Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.
BOX SCORE
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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Jacksonville State sweeps ASU Tennis, Hornets eye conference play
Alabama State Athletics - Jacksonville State sweeps @BamaStateTennis, Hornets eye conference play https://t.co/KBOGzNwClR
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Bama State Softball splits pair of games
Alabama State Athletics - @BamaStateSB splits pair of games https://t.co/KvUonNTmVc
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Sledge, Stevenson shine for Alabama State Bowling at SWAC RoundUp
Sledge, Stevenson shine for @BamaStateBowl at SWAC RoundUp #myasu #StateOfMind
— ASU Bowling (@BamaStateBowl) February 17, 2019
📖: https://t.co/gLtiOm7FyQ pic.twitter.com/YWcLJotKv2
ASU baseball wins in walk-off fashion over Prairie View A&M
Alabama State Athletics - @BamaStateBB wins in walk-off fashion over Prairie View A&M https://t.co/XEWYOVCHll
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
AAMU's Harper pours in season-high 26, women's basketball surges past Alabama State
Alabama A&M Athletics - Harper pours in season-high 26, women's basketball surges past Alabama State https://t.co/9oKtJqF6RV— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
Alabama State Athletics - @BamaStateWBB suffers setback against Alabama A&M https://t.co/cyQ3y6UQPG— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) February 17, 2019
BIG TEAM WIN TONIGHT! 3 straight! #nobarkALLBITE 🐶🏀 pic.twitter.com/1Elh4gV76r— AAMU LADY BULLDOGS (@aamuwbb) February 17, 2019