Florida Memorial University - Lions beat TIU to Start Series https://t.co/ePS2aBt9IR
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
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Thursday, March 7, 2019
Florida Memorial University - Lions beat TIU to Start Series
TSU looks to add to winning streak against Alcorn State
.@TSUMensHoops looks to add to winning streak against Alcorn State https://t.co/yFSQITsnpl
— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) March 7, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Highlanders Rebound Way Past HU Lady Pirates
HIGHLANDERS REBOUND WAY PAST @Hampton_WBB #RespectTheH #BigSouthMade https://t.co/vbqP5ZyGSP
— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) March 7, 2019
Meyer Named Keynote Speaker at Inaugural GSU event
Meyer Named Keynote Speaker at Inaugural GSU event https://t.co/y1MLTbeUm1
— GSU Athletics (@GSU_TIGERS) March 7, 2019
NAIA Baseball Top 25
A few changes this week in the first regular season edition of the #NAIABaseball Top 25 as @twbulldogs and @WestmontSports are on the move! #CollegeBaseball #NAIAPoll https://t.co/lLOPjCuVZg pic.twitter.com/Mh21MpVJZ4
— NAIA (@NAIA) March 5, 2019
No. 8 Seed Dillard Set To Face No. 1 Seed Freed-Hardeman In NAIA Tournament First Round
No. 8 Seed Dillard Set To Face No. 1 Seed Freed-Hardeman In NAIA Tournament First Round#MyDU | #GeauxBleu 🔵😈🏀
— Dillard Athletics (@GeauxDU) March 6, 2019
- https://t.co/m7FgQ4MdYU pic.twitter.com/xBV35gzECH
Dillard's Kiki Barnes and N.C. A&T's Earl Hilton Named 2018-19 Under Armour Athletics Directors of the Year
Congratulations to our 2018-19 @UnderArmour Athletics Directors of the Year! We are looking forward to honoring you at #NACDA19 https://t.co/l0THgk2gka
— NACDA (@NACDA) March 6, 2019
2018-19 NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Championship Qualifiers and Bracket Announced
#NAIADIWBB Qualifiers Announced!
— NAIA (@NAIA) March 6, 2019
Release | https://t.co/wzOnzFxmxr#PlayNAIA #collegebasketball #ExperienceNAIA
Talladega Lady Tornadoes Women's Basketball will play Menlo, CA in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament
Lady Tornadoes Women's Basketball will play Menlo, CA in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament Thursday, March 14 at 12:30 mountain time. @TalladegaWBB @MenloWBB
— Talladega College Athletics (@DegaTornadoes) March 7, 2019
Gold Nuggets receive at-large bid to NAIA nationals
The Gold Nuggets (23-7) were awarded Wednesday an at-large bid to the NAIA Division I National Championship, presented by Wells Fargo. XULA will play in the tournament's opening round against MidAmerica Nazarene (24-5) at 5:45 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, March 13 (6:45 p.m. New Orleans time) at Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Mont.
XULA is one of four teams seeded sixth. MidAmerica Nazarene is a No. 3 seed. In the final coaches poll of the season — it also was announced Wednesday — XULA dropped from 23rd to 24th place, and MidAmerica Nazarene dropped from sixth into a tie for 10th.
The XULA women qualified for nationals for the 20th time in 25 seasons, the 20th time overall and the first time since 2016.
"Our team — players and staff — worked extremely hard this season to get us back to the national tournament," XULA coach Bo Browder said.
The Gold Nuggets' highlights this season included:
• Winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship for the first time in six years.
• Setting school records for 3-point field goals made in a game (12) and season (194).
• A 59-47 victory at NCAA Division I member Southeastern Louisiana.
• Unbeaten at home (13-0) for the first time in six seasons.
• Jas Hill was XULA's first GCAC Player of the Year in eight seasons.
• Mikayla Bates became the seventh XULA woman to reach 600 points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in a career.
• Maya Trench became the sixth XULA woman to reach 500 points, 300 rebounds and 300 assists in a career.
• An active streak of 494 consecutive games gaining 10-or-more turnovers.
Browder will make his 15th trip to nationals in 20 seasons as XULA's head coach. His career record is 469-186 (.716).
MidAmerica Nazarene, located in Olathe, Kan., finished second in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Like the Gold Nuggets, the Pioneers lost their quarterfinal game in their conference tournament.
This is the 39th annual NAIA national tournament for women's basketball. The event consists of 32 teams and is single-elimination. First-round games will be played March 13-14, followed by the second round (round of 16) March 15, quarterfinals March 16, semifinals March 18 and championship game March 19.
The GCAC will have more than one team in the tournament for the first time since 2016 and three teams for the first time since 2005. Dillard won the GCAC Tournament to earn the league's automatic bid to nationals; Talladega, like XULA, received an at-large bid.
The Gold Nuggets are 8-19 all-time at nationals and never have advanced past the round of 16. Their most recent victory at nationals was against Westmont in 2014.
NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records through March 4) |
RANK | PREVIOUS | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (7) | 31-2 | 218 |
2 | 2 | Campbellsville (Ky.) (2) | 31-2 | 213 |
3 | 3 | Columbia (Mo.) | 29-4 | 203 |
4 | 4 | Montana Western | 25-4 | 200 |
5 | 5 | The Master's (Calif.) | 26-6 | 191 |
6 | 7 | Carroll (Mont.) | 25-7 | 184 |
7 | 8 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 28-5 | 176 |
8 | 10 | Westmont (Calif.) | 24-7 | 168 |
9 | 11 | William Penn (Iowa) | 30-2 | 159 |
10 | 6 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 24-5 | 155 |
10 | 9 | Oklahoma City | 29-4 | 155 |
12 | 14 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 25-6 | 143 |
13 | 12 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 22-9 | 135 |
14 | 16 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 24-9 | 124 |
15 | 15 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 28-5 | 122 |
16 | 13 | Talladega (Ala.) | 27-5 | 118 |
17 | 18 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 22-10 | 106 |
18 | 19 | Lyon (Ark.) | 24-7 | 94 |
19 | 17 | Menlo (Calif.) | 20-9 | 88 |
20 | 20 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 20-12 | 85 |
21 | 21 | Arizona Christian | 21-22 | 83 |
22 | 24 | Loyola (La.) | 26-6 | 73 |
23 | 22 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 20-11 | 68 |
24 | 23 | Xavier (La.) | 23-7 | 51 |
25 | 25 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 20-11 | 49 |
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TSU Tigers release 2019 football schedule
Tigers release 2019 football schedule https://t.co/1ScXghaHqf— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) March 7, 2019
— Clarence McKinney (@CoachMckinney3) March 6, 2019
ASU baseball falls to ninth-ranked Georgia
Alabama State Athletics - @BamaStateBB falls to ninth-ranked Georgia https://t.co/HiYexCTSnN
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
Bama State Women's Basketball travels to Grambling State in one of final road tests
Alabama State Athletics - @BamaStateWBB travels to Grambling State in one of final road tests https://t.co/lvkM1ijuub
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
FAMU athletics 'budget gap' of $400,000 discussed at Board of Trustees meeting
FAMU athletics 'budget gap' of $400,000 discussed at Board of Trustees meeting https://t.co/1jWS7Um2Qq via @tdonline
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
Norfolk State's Jamerson selected as part of MEAC team for $150,000 3X3U National Championship tournament
Norfolk State's Jamerson selected as part of MEAC team for $150,000 3X3U National Championship tournament https://t.co/wH9o3nspct— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
NSU’s Derrik Jamerson, the nation’s top 3-point shooter, to play for $150,000 in tournament https://t.co/XJ433Kvpw7— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2019
SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook: March 6
#SWACWBB Weekly Notebook: March 6 - Southwestern Athletic Conference https://t.co/W8Ku1Hc1Y7
— The SWAC (@theswac) March 6, 2019
The NCAA TF Indoor Championships start lists are now available
The #ncaaTF Indoor Championships start lists are now available.
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 6, 2019
Men's Start List: https://t.co/z7PIrNiabS
Women's Start List: https://t.co/Ip1Ul5wHtE pic.twitter.com/m0TaDrJxRB
Women Basketball Game Notes No. 29: NC Central at NC A&T
WBK GAME NOTES NO. 29: NC Central at N.C. A&T @NCCUWBB https://t.co/DDvGf1idmP
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) March 6, 2019
N.C. A&T Aggies Win Home Opener In a Big Way
@ncataggies softball gets a big win. https://t.co/MJl41mFSzd pic.twitter.com/GbZtDYM3Y8
— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) March 6, 2019
TSU's Misdrachis and Kakkar Named OVC Male and Female Athletes of the Week
Misdrachis takes home the OVC co-Male Athlete of the Week award, the first since 2016, while Kakkar makes TSU history once again, becoming the first Female Tiger to be named the OVC Tennis Female Athlete of the Week.— TennesseeStateTennis (@TSUTennis) March 6, 2019
📰https://t.co/GorcAJHkDg #BigBlueRising
OVC Tennis Players of the Week:— OhioValleyConference (@OVCSports) March 6, 2019
Co-Male: @letsgopeay Almantas Ozelis @TSU_Tigers
Leandros Misdrachis
Female: @TSU_Tigers Aarushi Kakkar https://t.co/Oelxsjv0cL pic.twitter.com/QChEejuTg0
Two games remain in regular season for Alabama State Men's Basketball
Two games remain in regular season for @BamaStateMBB #StateOfMind #myasu
— Alabama State MBB (@BamaStateMBB) March 7, 2019
📖: https://t.co/S3LAyxR5V5 pic.twitter.com/1wnwTue2db
NCCU Volleyball, Baseball Prepare for International Trips
BON VOYAGE: @NCCUVolleyball & @NCCUBaseball prepare for international trips. Details at: https://t.co/vzmeShalRp#NCCU #EaglePride #EagleEra pic.twitter.com/w48WnBBJf0
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) March 6, 2019
2019 MEAC Spring Outlook
.@MEACSports teams are getting ready for the 2019 season. Here's a look across the conference during the spring. #FCS@BCUGridiron @DelSt_Football @FAMUAthletics @HUBISONFOOTBALL @MorganStBears @NSU_FB @FOOTBALL_NCAT @NCCU_Football @SCStateAthletic https://t.co/Z5rlnrSp0o pic.twitter.com/edJ7Ar9m4R
— FCS Football (@FCS_STATS) March 5, 2019
Blue Tigers Take on Fort Hays State in MIAA Quarterfinals
PREVIEW: @BlueTigerbball takes on Fort Hays State in the MIAA Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon - https://t.co/H18yphgxfg#TrueBlue #miaamb #MIAAMadness pic.twitter.com/28672RFeMC
— Lincoln Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) March 6, 2019
Macander Dieudonne Named Southern Jags Tight Ends Coach
I would like to announce I have officially accepted a new coaching position at Southern University A&M. I am truly blessed by God and he deserves all the praise! I’m excited to join the Jaguar nation and I cannot wait to see the human jukebox . #GoJags! 🐆 pic.twitter.com/mxjgdYS8q9— Coach Mac (@CoachDieudonne) March 5, 2019
Welcome to the Jaguar Nation! It's time to put in the work! 💛💙 https://t.co/Oet3DqNQFN— SUJagNation (@SUProwlAsOne) March 6, 2019
Team meeting agenda DISCIPLINE! We start tomorrow at 5pm. Some are here now, others will join later, the boat is ready to sail, and now is the time to get on. #GeauxJags #FTP #Jag2visi0n #CAGE pic.twitter.com/niihyM1cBB— Coach Dawson Odums (@Coach_Odums) March 6, 2019
It’s here. Spring football. The opportunity for new stars to emerge, for returning stars to shine brighter and the beginning of the quest for dominance. #GeauxJags pic.twitter.com/Jk43hiwEPK— Coach Warner 🐆🏈 (@coachawarner) March 6, 2019
🔥🔥Fired up! Spring Ball 🏈 2019 starts this week! Let’s get 1% better everyday! When the boys say, “How ya feeling Big Coach?”... I just say “I feel alright”! #OL/DL #ItsaBigBoyParty #FTP pic.twitter.com/QWuAdfyvrj— Chennis Berry (@coachberry77) March 4, 2019