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March 5, 2011 Games at Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C. CIAA Tournament Finals March 5, 2011 Women's Championship Shaw University 62 --CIAA Champions Johnson C. Smith University 56 March 5, 2011 Men's Championship Livingstone College 69
Shaw University 72 --CIAA Tournament Champions
(Television: ESPNU Delayed Broadcast at 12:30 AM, Sunday)
Videographer: FWithers
March 4, 2011 Women's Games
Saint Augustine's College 65 Shaw University 74 Bowie State University 64
Johnson C. Smith University 69
March 4, 2011 Men's Games Johnson C. Smith University 69 Shaw University 82
Fayetteville State University 71 Livingstone College 81
March 3, 2011 Men's Scores
Elizabeth City State University 48 Shaw University 71 Livingstone College 59 Virginia Union University 58 Fayetteville State 66 Winston-Salem State 63 Johnson C. Smith 82
Bowie State 66 March 2, 2011, CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament Scores
Lincoln (Pa.) 43 Shaw University 67
Fayetteville State University 74 Virginia State University 58
Saint Augustine's College 51 Elizabeth City State University 65
Chowan University 60 Johnson C. Smith University 67
Atlanta, GA— Championship games for the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament will be streamed live on via internet on majicgroove.com on Saturday, March 5th.
Both men’s and women’s championship games of the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament will be shown live by www.majicgroove.com. This marks the first time that MajicGroove will broadcast video of SIAC basketball championship events.
“The SIAC is a conference with a rich tradition of sports and a fan base that is passionate about its institutions,” said Frankie Johnson, managing owner, MajicGroove.com. “We look forward to the 2011 SIAC Basketball Championships being the first webcast video events from Atlanta, Georgia to be broadcast on MajicGroove.com.”
#1 Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats vs. #4 Benedict Lady Tigers
The Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats defeat the Benedict Lady Tigers, 74-60, at Frank L. Forbes Arena to advance to the women’s championship game.
#4 Clark Atlanta Panthers vs. #1 Benedict Tigers
The Benedict College Tigers the #1 seed in the year’s tournament clashed with #4 seed Clark-Atlanta University Panthers, in semi-final action, in the Forbes Arena. It was the Panthers (21-8) who played like they were the #1 seed, racing past the Benedict Tigers (21-7), 75-52.
#3 Miles Lady Bears vs. #7 Stillman Lady Tigers
The SIAC Women’s Basketball Championship game is set after the Miles Lady Bears defeated the Stillman College Lady Tigers, 62-44.
#2 Stillman Tigers vs. #3 Tuskegee Golden Tigers
Stillman College (22-6) earned the right to play for the SIAC men’s basketball championship, by soundly defeating the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University (19-9) 99-81. The Tigers will play the Clark-Atlanta University Panthers, 6:00 pm tomorrow, for the SIAC Championship, in the Forbes Arena.
Videographer: fierce126, Stillman College Cheerleaders
Day two of the 78th Annual Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament was the start of quarterfinal action. In women’s play, the number three seed Lady Bears of Miles College began tournament play after a first round bye. In a 2 p.m. match up at Forbes Arena on the Morehouse College campus, the Lady Bears met the number six seed Tigerettes of Tuskegee University who advanced to the quarterfinals after an opening round win over Claflin University.
With Tuskegee forced to foul with 18 seconds left, two free throws by the Lady Bears sealed the Miles win and sent them into the semifinals with a 66-63 win.
#2 Stillman Tigers vs. #7 Claflin Panthers
Atlanta, Ga.—In game six of the SIAC Basketball Men’s Tournament, the no. 2 seed, Stillman Tigers defeated the no. 7 seed, Claflin University Panthers 70-58 at L.S. Epps Gymnasium on the campus of Clark Atlanta University.
With this win, Stillman improves to 21-6 overall and will advance in the tournament. Claflin falls to 12-16 and was eliminated from the tournament.
#2 Albany State Lady Rams vs. #7 Stillman Lady Tigers
Atlanta, Ga.—In game six of the SIAC Basketball Women’s Tournament, the no. 7 seed, Stillman Lady Tigers upset the no. 2 seed, Albany State University Lady Rams 66-64 at L.S. Epps Gymnasium on the campus of Clark Atlanta University.
#1 Benedict Tigers vs. #9 Paine Lions
The number seed Benedict Tigers defeated the number nine Paine Lions, 77-72, in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament at Morehouse’s Frank L. Forbes Arena.
#1 Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats vs. #9 Lane Lady Dragons
The Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats defeated the Lane Lady Dragons in a rout, 86-63, at Frank L. Forbes Arena during the 2011 SIAC Tournament women’s quarterfinal action.
#4 Clark Atlanta Panthers vs. #5 Kentucky State Thorobreds
The Clark Atlanta Panthers advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament by defeating the Kentucky State Thorobreds, 81-62, at Epps Gymnasium.
#4 Benedict Lady Tigers vs. #5 Kentucky State Thorobrettes
The Lady Tigers of Benedict defeated the Kentucky State Thorobrettes, 58-50, in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament at Clark Atlanta’s L.S Epps Gymnasium.
#3 Tuskegee Golden Tigers vs. #6 Morehouse Maroon Tigers
Atlanta, GA- The Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University (18-8) advances to the SIAC semi-finals with a 78-72 hard fought victory over the Maroon Tigers ( 14-13) of Morehouse College. The loss eliminated Morehouse from the tournament.
Here is a recap of Day 1 action from the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament in Atlanta:
#8 LeMoyne-Owen Magicians vs. #9 Paine Lions (Men)
ATLANTA--Chris Hunt hit a layup with eight seconds remaining and Tony Baker hit two free throws to seal the victory, as the Paine College Lions won 68-65, over the LeMoyne-Owen Magicians in game one of the SIAC tournament. LeMoyne-Owen enjoyed a 32-25 half-time lead, but couldn’t hold on down the stretch, in the close game that featured six ties and seven lead changes.
#7 Claflin Panthers vs. #10 Fort Valley State Wildcats (Men)
Atlanta, GA- The Claflin Panthers (12-15) live to play another day after surviving a furious rally from the Fort Valley Wildcats who ended their season 9-20 with a 59-55 defeat, in the opening round of the 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament.
#8 LeMoyne-Owen Lady Magicians vs. #9 Lane Lady Dragons (Women)
Atlanta, GA—The ninth seed Lane College Lady Dragons defeated the eighth seed Paine College Lady Lions in the first round of the SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Frank L. Forbes Arena on Wednesday.
#5 Kentucky State Thorobrettes vs. #12 Paine Lady Lions (Women)
Atlanta, GA-Kentucky State University defeated Paine College 59-39 in the first round of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Clark Atlanta University’s L.S. Epps Gymnasium Wednesday.
#4 Clark Atlanta Panthers vs. #13 Lane College Dragons (Men)
Atlanta, GA—In game three of the SIAC Basketball Men’s Tournament, the no. 4 seed Clark Atlanta University Panthers (CAU) defeated the no. 13 seed Lane College Dragons (LC) at Frank L. Forbes Arena on the campus of Morehouse College.
With this win, Clark Atlanta improves to 18-7 overall and will advance in the tournament. Lane falls to 5-20 and was eliminated from the tournament.
#5 Kentucky State Thorobreds vs. #12 Albany State Golden Rams (Men)
No. 5 seed Kentucky State defeated the no. 12 seed Albany State, 66-64. Kentucky State advances to take on No. 4 seed Clark Atlanta tomorrow at 6 p.m.
#6 Tuskegee Golden Tigrettes vs. #11 Claflin Lady Panthers (Women)
The Lady Golden Tigerettes of Tuskegee (15-11) seeded #6 in the SIAC Women’s Tournament bracket raced past the #11 seed Lady Panthers of Claflin University (8-18) 68-50, in the Forbes Arena, on the Morehouse College campus.
#6 Morehouse Maroon Tigers vs. #11 Miles Golden Bears (Men)
The night cap game on day one of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament featured the sixth ranked Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College and the eleventh ranked Bears of Miles College in men’s action. The Maroon Tigers who came away winners, 66-63.
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The stadium is home to the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Florida Classic (Bethune-Cookman University vs. Florida A&M University).
First the "mud bowl" made Orlando and its aging Citrus Bowl a national laughingstock, forcing the city to spend nearly $1 million for artificial turf. Now it turns out the AstroTurf that replaced real grass at the stadium last summer isn't level, so it has to be ripped up and redone.
Fixing the field is potentially a costly job, but taxpayers won't be on the hook. City officials say it's up to the synthetic turf's manufacturer to pick up the tab.
Videographer: ESPN; 2010 Florida Classic, Florida A&M vs. Bethune Cookman
Orlando officials switched to AstroTurf to avoid a repeat of the December 2009 Champs Sports Bowl, which made Orlando the butt of jokes in front of a national television audience. The field's fresh sod wasn't given time to grow in, and heavy rains caused players to slip and slide on loose chunks of turf.
The city spent $975,338 to cover the field with AstroTurf GameDay 3D60X artificial turf, which workers finished installing in August.
WASHINGTON, DC - Howard University announces its 2011 football schedule. The Bison, under new head coach Gary Harrell, will open the season at Eastern Michigan on September 3. It will be the second meeting between the two schools. The Bison will then take on Morehouse College in the First Nation's Football Classic at RFK Stadium on September 10.
Howard will have its home and MEAC opener on September 17 against Norfolk State at Greene Stadium.
Road games will follow at East Rutherford, NJ in the New York Urban League against Morgan State on September 24, at Savannah State in Savannah, GA on October 1 and at Florida A&M University on October 8.
The Bison return home for three straight games beginning with Georgetown on October 15, against North Carolina A&T for homecoming on October 22, and against South Carolina State on October 29.
Howard then travels to Hampton, VA to take on the Pirates on November 5, and then following a bye week, will travel to Dover, DE on November 19 to close out the regular season against the Hornets of Delaware State.
September 3 at Eastern Michigan, TBA
10 vs Morehouse# 3:30 pm
17 vs NORFOLK STATE, 1 pm
24 vs Morgan State&, 4 pm
October 1 at Savannah State, TBA
8 at Florida A&M, TBA
15 vs Georgetown, 1 pm
22 vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T@, 1 pm
29 vs SC STATE, 1 pm
November 5 at Hampton, TBA
19 at Delaware State, 12 pm
MEAC Games in bold
Home Games in All CAPS
#RFK Stadium, Washington, DC (The Nation’s Football Classic™)
&NY Urban League Classic at New Giants Stadium
@Homecoming
Ed Hill Jr., Sports Information Director
Howard University, Washington, D.C. READ MORE AT: howard-bison.com
BALTIMORE, MD -- Jordan Lee scored 19 second-half points and Coppin State snapped a six-game losing streak to Morgan State with a convincing 73-60 victory over the Bears in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday in the Physical Education Complex.
Lee, who was 0-for-2 from the floor in the second half, dominated the second period. He was 5-of-9 from the floor and made 5-of-8 three-point attempts.
Led by Lee, Coppin State shot a blistering 61.9 percent from the floor in the second half to overcome a 30-28 halftime deficit.
With the victory, Coppin State earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament. The Eagles will receive a first-round bye and will play the winner of the Norfolk State-Howard game on March 10 at 6 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
BALTIMORE, Md. (March 3, 2011)-Perhaps the only bright spot for Morgan State in the second half of Thursday evening's Battle of Baltimore “East vs. West” game against cross-town rival Coppin State, was Jamesia (Jamie) Smith's near half court shot as the final horn sounded to turn a 19-point deficit into a 16 point loss.
Coppin State's Leola Spotwood recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, both game-highs and Larrisa Carter added a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the host Eagles to a 74-58 thumping of Morgan State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) season finale for both teams at the Physical Education Complex (PEC).
Morgan State (16-13, 10-6 MEAC) was led by Smith, who finished with 13 points, while Theresa Davis, who was playing in her first game back, since dealing with an injury following the South Carolina State game (2/14), came off the bench to add 10 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line.
JACKSON, Miss. – The Alabama State Men's basketball won its eighth game in succession with a 63-53 victory over Jackson State. It was a significant game in regards to seeding for the Southwestern Athletic Tournament. ASU (14-16, 11-6) now moves into third place in the standings. JSU falls to 15-14 overall and 11-6 in the conference.
ASU forced the Tigers into its lowest scoring output in conference play “We wanted to make them take tough shots”. Head coach Lewis Jackson said. We fought hard on the boards, made our free throws when they counted, and that was the difference”.
Two months ago in the conference opener, JSU prevailed in overtime 58-52. ASU missed 21 free throws in that game.
Tyrone Hansen entered the contest for JSU as the third leading scorer in SWAC. Despite 14 first half points from Hanson, ASU only trailed by two points at halftime 30-28. Hansen would go on to score a game high 21 points.
JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State men's basketball team fell 63-53 to the Alabama State Hornets Monday night in Southwestern Athletic Conference action at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
With the loss JSU falls to a 15-14 overall record and an 11-6 conference mark. Alabama State improves to a 14-16, 11-6 record.
Tyrone Hanson came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points to lead JSU. Jenirro Bush followed with 11 points. Tremayne Moorer led ASU with 16 points and Chris Duncan added 10.
DAYTONA BEACH — Two, three and four. Those are among the top teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference that fell victim to Florida A&M. The No. 1 team narrowly escaped.
FAMU took Bethune-Cookman University into overtime Thursday night before falling 73-71 in a thriller to end the regular-season for both teams. The win did nothing to help the Rattlers void having to start the postseason with a play-in game at the conference tournament next week, but it ended their best league play in three years with a 12-19 overall record and 7-9 in the conference.
In fact, the gutsy performance at Moore Gymnasium should go down as an epic battle between any two MEAC teams this season. It went right down to the final 2.2 seconds when Alexander Stalling converted a steal and scored the final field goal of the game.
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (15-14, 9-7 MEAC) fought hard down the stretch to hold off the B-CU Lady Wildcats (13-14, 5-10 MEAC) 68-59 in their final game before the MEAC tournament.
Shekeira Copeland led the Lady Rattlers in scoring with 19 points, mostly in the paint. Copeland also grabbed eight rebounds, three offensive, which contributed to her dominant inside presence. Tameka McKelton and Qiana Donald scored 13 points each, to round out the trio in double figures. Donald also grabbed seven rebounds for the Lady Rattlers.
B-CU’s Cleneice Roberts led all scorers, hitting 12-18 from the field for a total of 26 points. Jasmine Elum scored 15 points and was the only other Wildcat in double figures. Roberts also grabbed 11 rebounds, while Sarah Bolden nabbed eight.
