WATCH: Grambling State picked to finish 3rd in SWAC West

Grambling State picked to finish 3rd in SWAC West
FULL STORY - https://t.co/IeK6ujdXJu#ktalsports #gramfam @GSU_TIGERS @GramFanatics @GramblingFB pic.twitter.com/sRvV7UW36V

— Tim Owens (@TimOwensTV) July 17, 2019

WATCH: @UAPBLionsRoar @uapbinfo Coach Cedric Thomas talks about the upcoming season for UAPB at @theswac Media Day with @BlackCollegeExp

@UAPBLionsRoar @uapbinfo Coach Cedric Thomas talks about the upcoming season for UAPB at @theswac Media Day with @BlackCollegeExp pic.twitter.com/KElBiDSckt

— Black College Exp (@BlackCollegeExp) July 17, 2019

LU’s Lynch Engages In Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute

Congratulations @KeenaLynch27844 from @GoBlueTigers on being selected for the @NCAA's Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute! He is just one of two participants in the Leadership Institute from @NCAADII! #BringYourAGame

Full Story 🔽https://t.co/Y41LmU3zZC

— MIAA (@TheMIAA) July 16, 2019

WATCH: @MVSUDevilSports @CoachDancyVI talks about the upcoming football season at @theswac Media Day

@MVSUDevilSports @CoachDancyVI talks about the upcoming football season at @theswac Media Day @MSValleyFB @MVSUCompliance @HeyBuBSportZDaD @InsideHBCUFball @BlackBallSports @hbcufanapp pic.twitter.com/Oh1UITBJfG

— Black College Exp (@BlackCollegeExp) July 17, 2019

WATCH: @BlackCollegeExp caught up with @SouthernUsports SWAC 1st team OL SR #JodeciHarris @theswac Media Day

@BlackCollegeExp caught up with @SouthernUsports SWAC 1st team OL SR #JodeciHarris @theswac Media Day. Press play! @Coach_Odums @CoachBanks_SU @CoachClarkSU @CoachSkyJones @coachberry77 @InsideHBCUFball @MoCarterWZDX @SUProwlAsOne @SUJagAlumna @theswac pic.twitter.com/HFteIDIwqK

— Black College Exp (@BlackCollegeExp) July 17, 2019

SWAC Media Day: Alcorn State's goal is to get back to the Celebration Bowl & win it

SWAC Media Day: Alcorn State's goal is to get back to the Celebration Bowl & win it @BRAVESSPORTS https://t.co/eD7vaxzbHL

— Samaria Terry (@samariaterry) July 17, 2019

WATCH: Alabama State Media Day Interview with WSFA12

I was at both @theswac Media Days nd #SECMD19 today. When I went to cover @BamaStateSports it's safe to say everyone is so proud of Tytus Howard, the school's first 1st rd draft pick in the @NFL. It gave the rest of the team motivation and hope @levelstothis_2 #MyASU @HBCUGameday pic.twitter.com/N0NFGj8yaI

— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) July 17, 2019

Savannah State's move to the SIAC gets complicated

SSU Tiger complications -> https://t.co/PLJvWG4oef

— Onnidan HBCU Sports (@Onnidan) July 17, 2019

Sports Zone Web Extra: JSU John Hendrick names Derrick Ponder as the starting QB for the Tigers

Sports Zone Web Extra: John Hendrick names Derrick Ponder as the starting QB for the Tigers; he also talks about how the program acquired Florida transfer QB Jalon Jones. @GoJSUTigers https://t.co/rbvfm1XmNK

— Samaria Terry (@samariaterry) July 17, 2019

Garris of SAU Among AFCA Good Works Football Team Nominees

Garris of SAU Among AFCA Good Works Football Team Nominees https://t.co/1SBf07yxLa

— CIAA (@CIAAForLife) July 17, 2019

Valley Football participates in SWAC Media Day

Valley Football participates in SWAC Media Day #ValleyInMotion https://t.co/fWgHSNC7Gm

— MVSU Athletics (@MVSUDevilSports) July 17, 2019

Tigers Set For SWAC Media Day, Football Preseason Guide Now Available

Tigers Set For SWAC Media Day, Football Preseason Guide Now Available https://t.co/h8U5twiHT3

— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) July 16, 2019

Rush harriers will compete at Notre Dame in September

2019 Schedule Pages:  Men   •   Women 

NEW ORLEANS — A first-ever trip to Notre Dame for the men's team is the highlight of the 2019 Xavier University of Louisiana cross country schedule.
     
Yhann Plummer, in his second season at XULA and the 2018 Louisiana and Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Women's Coach of the Year, announced the schedule Tuesday.
     
The Gold Rush will compete Sept. 20 in the National Catholic Invitational at Burke Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind. It will be the first regular-season meet in the Midwest during the modern era of XULA cross country. The Rush and Nuggets, however, have competed in the postseason in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kansas at NAIA National Championship meets.
     
"It will be good to take part in the National Catholic Invitational," Plummer said. "I feel good about the team we'll bring to Notre Dame. Our men will be stronger this year with Shane (Patterson), Kadeem (Burton) and Jordan (Ashmore)."
     
Before the trip to Notre Dame, the Rush and Nuggets will open with two meets at NOLA's City Park, about four miles from the XULA campus: Aug. 31 in the UNO Invitational, then Sept. 14 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival.
     
XULA will compete Oct. 12 in the Watson Ford Invitational at Clinton, Miss., then defend its women's and men's team titles later that month in the GCAC Championships. The GCAC team champions will qualify automatically for the NAIA National Championships at Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 22 (the Friday before Thanksgiving).
     
"I expect our women's team to be better, too," Plummer said. "I will not accept anything less than a repeat at conference from either team."
     
Leading the Gold Nuggets' returnees will be Taylor Price, the GCAC women's individual champion in 2016 and 2018, and Maliya Vaughan, the 2017 champion.
     
XULA won the last 12 GCAC women's team titles and 11 of the last 12 men's titles.

Xavier University of Louisiana
2019 Cross Country Schedule
Aug. 31 (Sat.):  UNO Invitational, City Park, New Orleans, La.
Sept. 14 (Sat.):  Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival, City Park, New Orleans, La.
Sept. 20 (Fri.):  (men only) National Catholic Invitational, Burke Golf Course, Notre Dame, Ind.
Sept. 28 (Sat.):  Lake Charles Toyota Cowboy Stampede, Enos Derbonne Sports Complex, Lake Charles, La.
Oct. 12 (Sat.):  Watson Ford Invitational, Choctaw Trails Course, Clinton, Miss.
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships, date and venue TBA
Nov. 22 (Fri.):  NAIA National Championships, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, Wash.
Home meets in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
All times are Central except where noted
Schedules are subject to change

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

Trip to Michigan will open Nuggets' busy schedule

2019 Schedule Page

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball has not played a regular-season game in the Midwest since 1998. But that will change during the 2019-20 season when the Gold Nuggets open with a pair of games in suburban Detroit.
     
Bo Browder, in his 21st season at XULA and the Louisiana Coach of the Year last season, announced the schedule Tuesday. His Gold Nuggets return 13 letterwomen from last season's team that was 23-8 overall and 13-1 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, won the GCAC regular-season championship, earned an at-large bid to the NAIA Division I National Championship tournament and ranked 24th in the final coaches poll.
     
The XULA women will play UM-Dearborn Oct. 25 and Lawrence Tech Oct. 26 in Tech's Blue Devil Classic at Southfield, Mich. It will be the Gold Nuggets' first regular-season competition in the Midwest since November 1998, when Browder's first XULA team played three games in the National Catholic Tournament at Dubuque, Iowa.
     
The Gold Nuggets will play 13 times at home and open Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. against longtime rival William Carey at the Convocation Center.
     
XULA will play the NAIA-maximum 32 games — 30 regular-season contests, plus road exhibitions Nov. 20 at North Texas and Dec. 19 at Louisiana-Lafayette, both NCAA Division I members.
     
"We have another challenging schedule with several chances to play teams that made it to NAIA nationals," Browder said. "The games against DIs will be great tests, too. Our schedule last year was one of our toughest of the last 10 years. This schedule will be similar, and it will help us prepare for postseason play."
     
The 2019 NAIA national tournament teams on the schedule will be:
     •  LSU-Alexandria (round of 16) — Nov. 13 home, Jan. 4 road.
     •  City rival Loyola (round of 16) — Dec. 14 road.
     •  Talladega (round of 16) — Jan. 25 home, Feb. 22 road.
     •  Dillard (two-time defending GCAC Tournament champion) — Feb. 15 home, Feb. 29 road.
     
UM-Dearborn (24-7), Lawrence Tech (22-10) and GCAC rival Rust (20-10 — Jan. 13 road, Feb. 1 home) all were 20-game winners from last season that did not qualify for nationals.
     
The GCAC Tournament will be March 6-8 in New Orleans, followed by the NAIA Division I National Championship March 18-24 at Billings, Mont. This will be the final season of two NAIA basketball divisions; all schools will play in one division in 2020-21.
     
NOTES:  This is the 42nd season of XULA women's basketball during the Title IX era . . . XULA qualified for NAIA nationals in 20 of its last 25 seasons . . . All XULA games at the Convocation Center will be streamed live, same as a year ago . . . This will be XULA's eighth season in the Convocation Center, which seats nearly 4,000 and has all-chairback seating . . . UM-Dearborn, Lawrence Tech and Texas A&M-Texarkana — a first-year program Nov. 15 in the LSUS Classic at Shreveport, La. — will be the Nuggets' first-time opponents . . . The visit to North Texas will be a homecoming for senior guards Essence Wells (Irving) and Jalyn Hodge (Plano). Wells was second-team All-GCAC each of the past two seasons . . . When Dillard plays host to XULA, that game will be played at Lakefront Arena (University of New Orleans) . . . Browder has led the Gold Nuggets to a 469-187 record in 20 seasons, and he is No. 3 in career victories among Louisiana women's basketball coaches.

Xavier University of Louisiana
2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule
Oct. 25 (Fri.):  UM-Dearborn, 5 p.m. EDT  (Lawrence Tech Blue Devil Classic, Southfield, Mich.)
Oct. 26 (Sat.):  at Lawrence Tech, 2 p.m. EDT  (Lawrence Tech Blue Devil Classic, Southfield, Mich.)
Oct. 29 (Tue.):  WILLIAM CAREY, 6 p.m.
Nov. 2 (Sat.):  at Mobile (DH), 2 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Mon.):  VIRGIN ISLANDS, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 (Wed.):  at Stillman, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 11 (Mon.):  HUSTON-TILLOTSON, 6 p.m.
Nov. 13 (Wed.):  LSU-ALEXANDRIA, 6 p.m.
Nov. 15 (Fri.):  Texas A&M-Texarkana, 5 p.m.  (LSUS Classic, Shreveport, La.)
Nov. 16 (Sat.):  at LSU-Shreveport, 4 p.m.  (LSUS Classic, Shreveport, La.)
Nov. 20 (Wed.):  at North Texas, TBA  (exhibition)
Nov. 22 (Fri.):  at Huston-Tillotson, TBA
Nov. 30 (Sat.):  at William Carey (DH), 2 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Mon.):  WILEY, 6 p.m.
Dec. 14 (Sat.):  at Loyola (N.O.) (DH), 2 p.m.
Dec. 17 (Tue.):  MOBILE (DH), 3 p.m.
Dec. 19 (Thu.):  at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA  (exhibition)
Jan. 4 (Sat.):  at LSU-Alexandria, TBA
Jan. 11 (Sat.)  •  at Philander Smith (DH), 2 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Mon.)  •  at Rust (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20 (Mon.)  •  at SUNO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 (Sat.):  •  TALLADEGA (DH), 3 p.m.
Jan. 27 (Mon.):  •  EDWARD WATERS (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 (Sat.):  •  RUST (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 3 (Mon.):  •  PHILANDER SMITH (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 8 (Sat.)  •  at Tougaloo (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 15 (Sat.):  •  DILLARD (DH), 3 p.m.  (Crosstown Classic)
Feb. 17 (Mon.):  •  SUNO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 (Sat.)  •  at Talladega (DH), 3 p.m.
Feb. 24 (Mon.)  •  at Edward Waters (DH), 5:30 p.m. EST
Feb. 29 (Sat.)  •  at Dillard (DH), 3 p.m.  (at UNO Lakefront Arena)
March 2 (Mon.):  •  TOUGALOO (DH), 5:30 p.m.
March 6-8 (Fri.-Sun.):  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at New Orleans, TBA
March 18-24 (Wed.-Tue.):  NAIA Division I National Championship at Billings, Mont., TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference game
(DH) Doubleheader with XULA's men
All times are Central except where noted
Schedule is subject to change

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

Jackson State has been selected to finish third in the SWAC Eastern Division

Jackson State has been selected to finish third in the SWAC Eastern Division #TheeILove #BleedTheeBlue https://t.co/ZdzlhqpQbk pic.twitter.com/mKYEEWTqXe

— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) July 16, 2019

Eight Panthers Receive All-Conference Honors

Eight Panthers Receive All-Conference Honors https://t.co/PD7WN3CTI7

— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) July 16, 2019

SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Noah Johnson and Defensive Player of the Year Solomon Muhammad

SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Noah Johnson and Defensive Player of the Year Solomon Muhammad #FearTheBrave pic.twitter.com/lTNcnT37qZ

— Alcorn Sports (@BRAVESSPORTS) July 16, 2019

Shaw University 2019 Men's Soccer Schedule Released

MSOC: 2019 @Shawmenssoccer ’S SOCCER SCHEDULE RELEASED https://t.co/v7mNiySdEz pic.twitter.com/Nz72ocioMG

— Shaw Athletics (@ShawBears) July 16, 2019

Virginia State Alums raised $3,000,000 in support of athletic programs and student scholarships

THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2019 donors!

We raised $3,000,000 in support of our athletic programs and student scholarships. We established 21 new funds BUT most importantly, Your investment to the Tuition Assistance Fund helped 217 students continue their education. pic.twitter.com/cnwX8lRad3

— VSU Trojan Alumni (@VSUTrojanAlumni) July 16, 2019

Five Bulldogs earn SWAC Pre-season honors

Five Bulldogs earn SWAC Pre-season honors https://t.co/56MwlBQcsO

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 16, 2019

2nd Team Receiver!! @begreatbando2 pic.twitter.com/VMMXFKwZdg

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019

Thats our QB! 😭😎 *T.O. voice* @Aqeel_Glass4 pic.twitter.com/hu2enebeEd

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019

First team TE!! @aamufb @k_johnson24 #aamusports #gobulldogs #SWACMD19 #swac #hbcugameday #espn #bdn pic.twitter.com/11X1gnSehS

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019

First team and reigning SWAC tackling leader!! @aamufb @Armoni_Holloway #aamusports #SWACMD19 #gobulldogs #swac #espn #hbcugameday pic.twitter.com/ktqAh3wUwY

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019

2nd team O-Line!! @shonye_reams pic.twitter.com/dSPhfDnvNn

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019 

Alabama A&M Football Embraces Expectations at SWAC Media Day

Alabama A&M Football Embraces Expectations at SWAC Media Day https://t.co/Kz65pTJy0e

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 16, 2019

Five named All-SWAC for Alabama State FB, Hornets picked fourth in East

Five named All-SWAC for @BamaStateFB, Hornets picked fourth in East https://t.co/2NBvSpjVDJ

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 16, 2019

Southern coach Dawson Odums: 'We’re motivated, eager to get back to work'

Southern coach Dawson Odums: 'We’re motivated, eager to get back to work' https://t.co/q5ZeWoi87z via @theadvocatebr

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 16, 2019

As Alcorn State stands in the way, Southern finds motivation in season-ending loss

As Alcorn State stands in the way, Southern finds motivation in season-ending loss https://t.co/P3GhFa69Jn via @theadvocatebr

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 16, 2019

Photos: SWAC Media Day

Photos: SWAC Media Day https://t.co/TeoXiCqc8H via @theadvocatebr

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 16, 2019