SC STATE FOOTBALL: With record in hand, Bulldogs have MEAC in focus https://t.co/xH3JZL8twV via @thetandd
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
SC STATE FOOTBALL: With record in hand, Bulldogs have MEAC in focus
NSU Johnson earns third MEAC weekly honorN
Johnson earns third MEAC weekly honor - The Suffolk News-Herald | The Suffolk News-Herald https://t.co/NJ6kWC2U2l
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
Florida A&M's Simmons responds to "lesser team" comment
Simmons responds to "lesser team" comment https://t.co/gdc8dX5fGb
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
A&T's opponent: What you need to know about Howard
A&T's opponent: What you need to know about Howard https://t.co/2uSDYfE1RY via @NewsandRecord
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
Gray matter: Alabama State Hornets' Ezra seeks ‘redemption’ in Magic City Classic vs. A&M
Gray matter: Alabama State Hornets' Ezra seeks ‘redemption’ in Magic City Classic vs. A&M https://t.co/UDPKGQ2M2x via @mgmadvertiser
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
Dawson Odums, Southern know what time it is: 'Alcorn State time'
Dawson Odums, Southern know what time it is: 'Alcorn State time' https://t.co/fKEsuWYgbk via @theadvocatebr
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
Jackson State vs Prairie View A&M: 4 things to know about the game
Jackson State vs Prairie View A&M: 4 things to know about the game https://t.co/XdqUyaCLwd via @clarionledger
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
CAU Lady Panthers Falls to Auburn-Montgomery 3-0
Tough match Tuesday for the @CAU Lady Panthers but they get back to conference play this Friday! https://t.co/fBMHbO3TTa@thecaupanther @TheSIAC @CAUAlumRelation @CAUTV23 @Jazz919WCLKatl
— CAU Athletics (@caupanthers) October 23, 2019
FAMU Enters FCS Football Rankings
For the first time in 10 years, @FAMUathletics received a ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision polls. Read more at: https://t.co/rPugRFIgyT. #FangsUp pic.twitter.com/FDOrlls52R
— FloridaA&MUniversity (@FAMU_1887) October 23, 2019
Black College Sports Page Volume 26 Number 12 for the week ending October 26, 2019
Black College Sports Page for the week ending Oct.26, 2019 -> https://t.co/Srvz3kBXT6
— Onnidan HBCU Sports (@Onnidan) October 23, 2019
PVAMU family get ready for the big game! As our Panthers take on the @JacksonStateU at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24th in Panther Stadium
PVAMU family get ready for the big game! As our Panthers take on the @JacksonStateU at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24th in Panther Stadium. If you can’t make it to Panther Stadium, you can also watch it live on @ESPNU #PVAMU #GOPANTHERS pic.twitter.com/8dIXeNmNXf
— Prairie View A&M (@PVAMU) October 23, 2019
2019 CIAA Cross Country Championships Set for Thursday in @SalemVA
— CIAA Commissioner (@CIAACommish) October 23, 2019
Congrats to @OrthoCarolina Athlete of the Week!
Congrats to @OrthoCarolina Athlete of the Week! pic.twitter.com/H7Yl8BEoiH
— JCSU Athletics (@JCSUSports) October 23, 2019
Watch GSU Willie Brown's @ProFootballHOF speech in full.
"I have always believed that if you can dream it, you can do it."— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) October 23, 2019
Watch Willie Brown's @ProFootballHOF speech in full. pic.twitter.com/Lcnv1QgzhZ
Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown, 78, dies https://t.co/KK1CKBBXbW— RALPH COOPER KCOH AM 1230 RADIO 5PM-7PM MONDAY-FRI (@RalphSOFKCOH) October 22, 2019
WILLIE BROWN THE GREAT OAKLAND RAIDER PASSES!
SWAC Hall of Fame Banquet
#SWACNation a limited number of tickets to the upcoming 2019 SWAC Hall of Fame Gala are currently on sale online here: https://t.co/0k3a0g1of5 #BuildingChampionsForLife
— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) October 23, 2019
MEAC Fans: Time to Again Vote for Play of the Week -- (poll closes at 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 23)
#MEACFB @MEACSports Fans: Time to Again Vote for Play of the Week #RespectTheMEAC #CFB150 https://t.co/efmbhknCzu— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) October 22, 2019
MEAC Announces 2019-20 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors
MEAC Announces 2019-20 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors https://t.co/f1kTCDN3b8
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 23, 2019
No grad school at Dillard means Moore for XULA
By Ed Cassiere
Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
NEW ORLEANS — There are no winged horses flying above Xavier University of Louisiana's Convocation Center . . . and no leprechauns lurking in the Washington Avenue Canal that divides the campus. But check out this rarity: the 2019-20 women's basketball team has a transfer from Dillard, XULA's longtime city, HBCU and Gulf Coast Athletic Conference archrival.
"First Dillard transfer I've had at Xavier," 21st-year head coach Bo Browder said of shooting guard Shaelynn Moore. "But she's a really good one."
Browder expects Moore — 5 feet 6 inches tall, from Houston and Atascocita High School and XULA's final announced signee — to be in the starting lineup when the Gold Nuggets open the season this week. XULA will be in Southfield, Mich., a Detroit suburb, for the Lawrence Tech Blue Devil Classic: games against UM-Dearborn at 7 p.m. EDT Friday and Lawrence Tech at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday.
In three-plus seasons at Dillard, Moore scored 1,169 points, averaged 13.8 points per game, made 204 3-pointers and 78.2 percent of her free throws. She also had 244 rebounds, 204 assists and 149 steals. Moore was the GCAC Freshman of the Year in 2015-16 and first-team All-GCAC the next season.
Moore and classmate Alyssa Washington (career: 1,459 points, 736 rebounds, 347 assists) led a resurgence of Dillard basketball. The Lady Bleu Devils were 19-9 and second in the GCAC in 2016-17, then 23-8 and GCAC regular-season and tournament champions the next. Prior to those seasons, Dillard was 97-181 from 2006-16.
Yet Washington was able to complete her eligibility last season, help Dillard repeat as GCAC Tournament champion and earn a second straight bid to the NAIA Division I national tournament. Moore watched from the sideline. A torn left ACL in the third game ended Moore's season. But because she played only three of Dillard's 33 games, she qualified for a redshirt year in 2019-20.
If Dillard had a graduate school, Moore likely would be back there this season to complete her eligibility. Moore graduated on time, with a 3.99 GPA and a bachelor of science degree in physics. She was the salutatorian of her class.
"There's no ill will toward Shae," seventh-year Dillard head coach Norbert Rome said. "None at all. There's nothing we could do to keep her at Dillard because we don't have a graduate school. She earned her (bachelor's) degree on time. She did great academically. We wish her well."
Forced to look elsewhere, Moore considered other NOLA colleges for graduate classes and a team to join. She checked out the University of New Orleans, but she didn't get a good vibe from that team.
"They just play basketball to play basketball," Moore said.
But XULA, though Dillard's primary rival, felt just right to Moore.
"It's the HBCU thing," Moore said. "We play basketball to prove something. It was like that at Dillard. It's like that at Xavier. Most people who play here could play anywhere. We have a different feel for basketball at Xavier and Dillard."
Moore said she enjoys her new association with Browder, No. 3 all-time among Louisiana women's college coaches with 469 victories. "I didn't have a thought about him at Dillard. I only saw him at the games," said Moore, a winner in 3-of-8 attempts against Browder's teams. "But now I like him. He's really sweet. He definitely cares for his players. He'll do anything for you. I've seen that so far. He stays me with when I shoot baskets late at night."
Note that XULA student-athletes are not permitted in the Convocation Center without a coach or athletic trainer present. At Dillard, Moore said she had carte-blanche access to Dent Hall's gym. She could shoot baskets and work on her game any time she wanted.
Not that Moore has tons of spare time to shoot these days. She's still involved with UNO, though not in a playing capacity. She's pursuing a master's of civil engineering from UNO — nine hours this semester. Her career goal is to be a project manager and oversee construction jobs. But to be eligible for the Gold Nuggets, she had to enroll at XULA. So there are six hours of XULA graduate-level classes — in education — on her plate this fall.
"Shae's been absolutely great since she came aboard in August," Browder said. "There probably aren't a lot of basketball players this season who are taking 15 hours of grad school in the fall and making an impact on the court after rehabbing a knee. But Shae has great focus, desire, intensity — all the intangibles a coach wants. She's finding a way to get things done and at a high level. If she weren't ready to start Friday, I'd have her on the bench. But she's ready. I have no doubts. She'll be a big plus for us this season.
"I wouldn't bet against Shae Moore. I'm blessed to have her for her last season."
Moore is betting on herself, too. "I'm shooting for (GCAC) Player of the Year," she said. "But if I'm just first-team all-conference, I'd be good with that. Maybe I could make All-America in Montana (at the national tournament)."
The left knee, says Moore in self-diagnosis, is 90-percent healed — about 10 percent better than it was a month ago. One-hour rehab sessions, three per week with athletic trainer Rebecca Appelt, will continue throughout the season. She's required to play with a brace on the knee — not fun and kind of clunky.
But Moore is adapting, and she's feeling great as she begins her final college season.
"The knee doesn't give me any problem," she said. "There's no pain when I play."
2019-20 XULA Women's Basketball Signees | |||||
Name | Pos. | Ht. | Yr.* | Hometown | High School (Previous College) |
Jade Alexander | G | 5-7 | So. | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Hallandale (SUNO) |
Abryhia Irons | G | 5-7 | Fr. | Boutte, La. | John Curtis Christian |
Mackenzie Davis | G | 5-7 | So. | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy (Stetson) |
O.C. Mbakop Ngassam | C | 6-2 | Jr. | Yaounde, Cameroon | College de La Retraite (Roane State JC) |
Kira Mercado | C | 6-2 | So. | Hollywood, Fla. | South Broward (SUNO) |
Shaelynn Moore | G | 5-6 | Gr. | Houston, Texas | Atascocita (Dillard) |
* XULA athletic classification in 2019-20 Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Department of Athletics & Recreation XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA XULAgold.com twitter.com/xulagold www.facebook.com/xulagold |
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Birmingham prepares for 78th Annual Magic City Classic
Birmingham prepares for 78th Annual Magic City Classic https://t.co/cx3R4gvxog
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 22, 2019
WATCH: Willie Brown was the truest definition of a G-Man. Rest Well Mr Brown!
Willie Brown was the truest definition of a G-Man. Rest Well Mr Brown! https://t.co/FHYH1VhVx6
— WeAreGrambling (@GramFanatics) October 22, 2019
2019 CIAA Cross Country Championships Set for Thursday in @SalemVA
2019 CIAA Cross Country Championships Set for Thursday in @SalemVA #CIAAXC 🏃🏿♀️🏃🏿♂️
— CIAA (@CIAAForLife) October 22, 2019
READ MORE: https://t.co/INgBo9Uj3n pic.twitter.com/Nn1kkH0sxP
BCU Wildcats will be home for the next two weeks
Wildcats will be home for the next two weeks https://t.co/wO91cSueoV— Daytona Times (@daytonatimes) October 22, 2019
The #BethuneCookmanUniversity #Wildcats are in a good position heading into the #secondhalf of the season. The Wildcats (5-1, 3-0) are tied atop the #MidEasternAthleticConference (#MEAC pic.twitter.com/0SChPuF2Lj
Hall of Famer and Yazoo City great Willie Brown, 78, passes away
Hall of Famer and Yazoo City great Willie Brown, 78, passes away https://t.co/kL355j1sQu
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 22, 2019
Southern QB Bubba McDaniel earns SWAC Player of the Week honor
Southern QB Bubba McDaniel earns SWAC Player of the Week honor https://t.co/7Z044Cq1oW
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 22, 2019
Coach Odums previews Alcorn State
Coach Odums previews Alcorn State https://t.co/8d7eh2n9J7
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 22, 2019