Sunday, March 14, 2021

NAIA OFFICIAL Sweet 16 Bracket with game times!!

FAMU stud safety @MarkqueseB is showing a lot of confidence playing in his second year of spring practice. That’s good news for the Rattlers and scary for all of their opponents.

Michigan basketball a No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament, may face Texas Southern or Mount St. Mary's

Norfolk State will face Appalachian State in the NCAA tournament’s First Four on Thursday.

Florida A&M Sweeps Grambling State, Weber Goes 3-for-5 With a Homer

Prairie View A&M relies on defense to outlast Grambling in an unusual, springtime State Fair Classic

Zita ties the @OVCSports record for longest field goal with the 62-yarder to put TSU up one over Eastern Illinois! Tigers Win!!! (Video)

Fisk Jubilee Singers win first Grammy in 150-year career

No. 4 @NCATBowling wins the Vernell Stallings Invitational by 915 pins and went 8-0 during the tournament (Video)

Congratulations to our Head Coach, Johnny Jones (@CoachJohnnyJ12) on his 350th victory over JSU!

Why Not us! Why can’t we be blessed,promoted,endorsed & identified as game changers! Why not Jackson State University football Team. I BELIEVE! Do u ?

S.C. State picks up first win of the spring football season (Video Highlights)

Wisconsin Woodchucks announce the addition of two pitchers from Alabama State

The Woodchucks play in the Northwood League, a collegiate summer baseball league consisting of 22 teams in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,  Iowa and North Dakota

Jackson State-Mississippi Valley State football: scouting report, prediction

Jerry Rice still supports alma mater Mississippi Valley State, open to helping young WRs

When COVID wreaked havoc on Jackson State women's basketball staff, they called Deion Sanders

Two families with a long HBCU tradition share their pride and commitment to HBCUs.

No need to worry about geography for seeding in this year’s NCAA tournament. Here’s how the brackets will be made.

Coach Jones asked our Video Coordinator, Shelby Tse ( @TseCoach ) put together a little motivation for our championship game vs. PV last night

XULA Athletics -- Saturday recap

Men's Basketball: XULA erased a nine-point second-half deficit before losing 61-60 to eighth-ranked SAGU in the second round of NAIA nationals at Alexandria, La. XULA (14-5) led 57-55 with 3:41 remaining after Rayshawn Mart made 1-of-2 free throws but didn't score again until Ed Carter's 3-pointer on the final possession. SAGU (11-2) went ahead to stay 59-57 on Joshua Kashila's basket with 26 seconds remaining and made it 61-57 on Nathan Bailey's two free throws with seven seconds remaining. Mart had 17 points, five steals and two blocks, and teammate Makye Richard had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and four steals. SAGU advanced to the final 16 next week at Kansas City, Mo. 

Competitive Cheer: XULA moved up a notch Saturday to finish fifth out of 11 teams at NAIA nationals in Davenport, Iowa. XULA's final score was 85.86, which trailed champion Oklahoma City (91.53), runner-up and host Saint Ambrose (91.11), third-place Indiana Wesleyan (90.56) and fourth-place Missouri Valley (90.50). Although XULA did not earn the championship trophy, the Gold finished No. 1 on the NAIA season list for average score per meet: 89.15, less than a point ahead of runner-up Saint Ambrose (88.89) and third-place Oklahoma City (88.48). This was XULA's second season in this sport. 

Women's Basketball: 10th-ranked Southeastern (Fla.) outscored XULA 14-2 in the first quarter en route to a 70-47 victory in the second round of NAIA nationals at Lakeland, Fla. A 16-3 XULA run cut the Fire's lead to 39-32 in the 27th minute, but XULA got no closer thereafter. Nina German had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for XULA (13-7), and teammate Abryhia Irons had 12 points and nine rebounds. Southeastern, 26-2 with a 25-game win streak, advanced to the final 16 next week at Sioux City, Iowa. 

Baseball: XULA completed a three-game home sweep of Tougaloo with 7-3 and 10-0 victories at Wesley Barrow Stadium. Austin Anderson's two-run single put XULA ahead to stay during a five-run sixth inning in the opener. In the second game freshman pitchers Juwan Fitch, Colby Henderson and Ryan Kinney combined on XULA's first shutout this season. Fitch (3-0) worked the first five innings and did not allow a hit the first 4 1/3 innings. Danny Coleman and Jose Fulgencio homered for XULA; Coleman did it for the second consecutive day. XULA, in its first season of competition since 1960, is 8-3. Tougaloo is 2-8. 

Volleyball: XULA and city rival Dillard are headed for a showdown for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship in two weeks. XULA improved to 8-0 in the GCAC -- Dillard has the same record -- after defeating Rust 25-11, 25-9, 25-4 and Philander Smith 25-22, 25-16, 25-10 at Holly Springs, Miss. Those victories extended XULA's win streak in GCAC regular-season matches to 49. XULA and Dillard will play their two conference matches with each other March 26-27 at Tougaloo, Miss. XULA, 12-4 overall, has won the last nine GCAC regular-season and tournament championships. 

Women's Tennis: In a matchup of two of the best NAIA programs, No. 2 Keiser defeated No. 3 XULA 4-0 at Pensacola, Fla. XULA's only victory was at No. 1 doubles, where Angela Charles-Alfred and Lailaa Bashir -- No. 1 in the ITA NAIA preseason rankings -- won 7-6 (7-3) against Maissane Aik and Alisha Hussain. But Keiser won the doubles point and three singles matches. XULA is 6-3, and Keiser is 9-1 with an eight-dual win streak. Next for XULA: 1 p.m. Sunday at West Florida, ranked sixth in NCAA Division II. 

Men's Tennis: In a matchup of two NAIA top-10 programs, No. 2 Keiser defeated No. 10 XULA 6-0 at Pensacola, Fla. Keiser won all eight of the matches that were completed. At the top singles flight, Luke Simkiss -- No. 1 in the ITA NAIA preseason rankings -- defeated No. 13 Santiago Perez 6-3, 6-3. XULA is 3-5 with three of the losses to NAIA top-six teams; Keiser is 10-1 and has won 10 straight. Next for XULA: 1 p.m. Sunday at West Florida, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
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