34 CIAA Student-Athletes Qualify for 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships

34 CIAA Student-Athletes Qualify for 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships https://t.co/vNZ7TwDl0e

— CIAA (@CIAAForLife) May 15, 2019

Virginia Union Appoints National College Football Hall of Fame Coach Taylor to Intercollegiate Athletics VP

Virginia Union Appoints National College Football Hall of Fame Coach Taylor to Intercollegiate Athletics VP. Click here to read more: https://t.co/XQxEC222Ud pic.twitter.com/2ETMPAdqIx

— Virginia Union (@VAUnion1865) May 15, 2019

Virginia Union University Appoints Felicia Johnson as First Woman Athletics Director

Virginia Union University Appoints Felicia Johnson as First Woman Athletics Director. Click here to read more: https://t.co/cSTaeUKc3F pic.twitter.com/B4b87fDGbs

— Virginia Union (@VAUnion1865) May 15, 2019

Miles Coach Leonard Smoot to be inducted into Golfer Hall of Fame

Miles Coach Leonard Smoot to be inducted into Golfer Hall of Fame https://t.co/9Syqi4Tcpb via @The Birmingham Times

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

NCCU’s LeVelle Moton named an assistant coach for USA Basketball’s U19 team

NCCU’s LeVelle Moton named an assistant coach for USA Basketball’s U19 team https://t.co/Jshzi5xhJ9

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

Meet RJ Cole: Things to know about the newest UConn men’s player

Meet RJ Cole: Things to know about the newest UConn men’s player https://t.co/5ge5dvOmJr

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

Texas Southern edges Jackson State in extras

Texas Southern edges Jackson State in extras https://t.co/Dsr1aVai3y

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

Grambling opens SWAC tourney with win

College roundup: Grambling opens SWAC tourney with win https://t.co/4zvQVt9tsF via @thenewsstar

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

Southern baseball survives scare from UAPB, advances to winner’s bracket of SWAC Tournament

Southern baseball survives scare from UAPB, advances to winner’s bracket of SWAC Tournament https://t.co/6Dfr2Byfg1

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 16, 2019

Kelly and Garcia lead @BamaStateBB to opening round victory

Kelly and Garcia lead @BamaStateBB to opening round victory #StateOfMind #myasu

📖: https://t.co/xndXfPmQom pic.twitter.com/tGz20HPpQl

— Alabama State Baseball (@BamaStateBB) May 16, 2019

.@BamaStateSports head coach Jose’ Vazquez comments on his team’s 11-4 win over @PVAMUPanthers #SWACBSB19 pic.twitter.com/FpQmVrYZxq

— The SWAC (@theswac) May 15, 2019

SWAC BSB19 Tournament Recaps: Day One:

#SWACBSB19 Tournament Recaps: Day One: @GSU_TIGERS, @TXSOBASEBALL, @BamaStateBB, @SouthernUsports advance to winner's bracket. https://t.co/bUpJY814eu

— The SWAC (@theswac) May 16, 2019

2019 FCS vs. FBS: Ohio Valley Conference

.@OVCSports is set to take more shots at the #FBS. So #FearTheFCS@EIUPantherFB @EKUFootball @racersfootball @SEMOfootball @tsu_football @TNTechFootball @UTM_FOOTBALL @AustinPeayFB @FCS_Football @FCSNationRadio1 @NCAA_FCS @FearTheFCS @FCS_Insider https://t.co/1RjWNBofZ0 pic.twitter.com/Upz5TKTZq2

— FCS Football (@FCS_STATS) May 15, 2019

Tickets on sale for 2019 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural @BCFHOF classic in Canton which features Alabama A&M and Morehouse.https://t.co/fyQ9rxrKcj @rocketcitynow @aamufb @MorehouseFB @HBCUGameday @theswac @AAMUBigMaroon @BlackCollegeExp

— Mo Carter (@MoCarterWZDX) May 15, 2019

Gathright Of Saint Augustine's Selected CIAA Male Scholar Athlete Of The Year

Gathright Of Saint Augustine's Selected CIAA Male Scholar Athlete Of The Year @SAU_News @HBCUGameday @CIAAForLife @SAUMensBball @StarNewsOnline @WRAL @WNCN @ABC11_WTVD @TheCaroNews @TriTribune https://t.co/zx1zljj43P

— SAU Athletics (@SAUFalcons) May 15, 2019

Nuggets win quickly against Cumberlands at nationals

MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis needed just two hours and 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon to eliminate Cumberlands 5-0 in the round of 16 at the NAIA National Championship tournament.
     
The Gold Nuggets (18-5), ranked and seeded third, reached the quarterfinals for the second straight year and the fifth time in seven years. XULA will play William Woods (16-6), ranked and seeded sixth, at 1 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free for all rounds at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181).
     
Farah Baklouti won in doubles and singles. She and Mariia Borodii improved to 20-0 for the season with an 8-4 victory against Grace Steely and Tessa Gray. Charlene Goreau and Angela Charles-Alfred, ranked third nationally, got XULA on the board first with an 8-1 victory against No. 15 Jaclyn Jewell and Tomomi Nagao. Lacee Ancar and Angelica De Vincenzis completed the doubles sweep by beating Mikaela Fros and Sydney White 8-3.
     
Baklouti made it 4-0 when she defeated Steely 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 singles, and Yi Chen Pao clinched with her 6-2, 6-1 victory against Gray. XULA led in three of the four unfinished matches.
     
Cumberlands (11-7) was ranked 22nd and seeded 19th. XULA is 12-1 this season against ranked teams.
     
Coupled with XULA's 5-0 men's victory in the morning against Union (Ky.), it's the first time that the Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets won 5-0 on the same day at nationals, This was the 12th time the XULA men and women played on the same day at nationals. There have been no same-day 9-0s.
     
XULA and William Woods will meet for the first time at nationals, but it's a rematch from March 22, when the Gold Nuggets defeated the Owls 5-0 at XULA.

BOX SCORE

Quarterfinals — 1 p.m. Thursday
No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (17-1) vs. No. 9 Brenau (14-6)
No. 5 SCAD Savannah (12-3) vs. No. 4 William Carey (14-2)
No. 3 XULA (18-5) vs. No. 6 William Woods (16-6)
No. 7 Middle Georgia (12-5) vs. No. 2 Keiser (19-4)

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Rush defeat 9th-ranked Union (Ky.) 5-0 at nationals

MOBILE, Ala. — Shaikh Abdullah and Santiago Perezwon in doubles and singles Wednesday morning to lead Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis to a 5-0 victory against Union (Ky.) in the round of 16 of the NAIA National Championship tournament.
     
The Gold Rush (15-8), ranked and seeded seventh, reached the quarterfinals for the eighth consecutive year. XULA will play Reinhardt (17-2), ranked and seeded second, at 9 a.m. Thursday. Admission is free for all rounds at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181).
     
Abdullah and Perez, No. 6 in the Oracle ITA/NAIA doubles rankings, began a sweep of doubles with an 8-1 victory against 14th-ranked Srdan Pejic and Simon Campos. Pierre Andrieu and Ghassan Alansi then beat regionally ranked Lois Castellon and Mark Kuhnel 8-3, and Chris Anders and Gabriel Niculescu won four of the last five games to rally for an 8-6 victory against Ewan Mckinnie and Santiago Diaz.
     
Perez, ranked second nationally, stretched his singles win streak to 17 with a 6-2, 6-3 decision against 29th-ranked Castellon. Abdullah clinched by defeating No. 42 Campos 6-1, 6-4. XULA led in two of the four unfinished matches.
     
Union (13-9) was ranked ninth and seeded 10th. XULA is 6-5 this season against ranked opponents.
     
XULA will get a rematch with Reinhardt, which defeated the Gold Rush 5-4 in Canton, Ga., March 29.



•  Facebook video of No. 1 doubles match
•  Coach Alan Green video interview

BOX SCORE

Quarterfinals — 9 a.m. Thursday
No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (24-0) vs. No. 8 Keiser (17-6)
No. 5 William Carey (14-3) vs. No. 4 Point (16-6)
No. 3 Cardinal Stritch (17-4) vs. No. 6 Middle Georgia (14-3)
No. 7 XULA (15-8) vs. No. 2 Reinhardt (17-2)

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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PVAMU Golf Closes Out 2018-19 Season at NCAA Golf Regionals

Golf Closes Out 2018-19 Season at NCAA Golf Regionals https://t.co/CNgradf9uy

— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) May 16, 2019

CSU Baseball's Historic Season Comes to End with Pair of Losses at MEAC Tournament

Baseball's Historic Season Comes to End with Pair of Losses at MEAC Tournament #CoppinNation https://t.co/NROL4ljlpP

— Coppin Sports (@coppinsports) May 16, 2019

Savannah State Upsets Coppin State in MEAC First Round

#MEACBSB: @SavStateTigers Upset @CoppinSports in @MEACSports First Round #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/fmYvmHNFaz

— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 16, 2019

WATCH: One of my favorite messages from any coach--

My friend @LeVelleMoton earned a spot on the @USABaseball U19 coaching staff.

That made me want to relive one of my favorite quotes from the @NCCUAthletics hoops coach.

Facebook link: https://t.co/pqwUOLftIN pic.twitter.com/liOe8l7dPr

— Jeff Jones (@JeffJonesSports) May 16, 2019

Texas Southern Tigers stun Jackson State 5-4 in SWAC Tournament opener

Tigers stun Jackson State 5-4 in SWAC Tournament opener https://t.co/LSekB8AFM6

— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) May 16, 2019

Delaware State Eliminates Coppin State Despite Late Rally

#MEACBSB: @DSUHornets Eliminate @CoppinSports Despite Late Rally #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/n2piCRrwJP

— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 16, 2019

PHOTOS: FAMU vs. Delaware State MEAC Baseball Tournament | First Round

Check out the action shots of @BaseballFamu vs. Delaware State in the first round of the @MEACSports Baseball Championship. https://t.co/lQVJQUGbRQ

— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 16, 2019

Nine Rattlers Named To MEAC Baseball Academic Team

Nine Rattlers Named To MEAC Baseball Academic Team https://t.co/P85s0UKzjj

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 15, 2019

FAMU routs Delaware State 13-3 in first round of MEAC Baseball Tournament

FAMU routs Delaware State 13-3 in first round of MEAC Baseball Tournament https://t.co/C1rrdlVaSp via @tdonline

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 15, 2019