HBCU Football Judgment Day Schedule -- Week 11

SATURDAY, November 11, 2017

SIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuskegee at Fort Valley State, 2 PM, ESPN3

CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Fayetteville State vs. Virginia State at Salem, VA, 4:30 PM, TV: ASPIRE Network

OVC
Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee State, 3 PM

SWAC
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M, 2 PM
Jackson State at Alabama A&M, 2 PM
Grambling State at Alabama State, 3 PM
Mississippi Valley State at Alcorn State, 3 PM
Southern at Texas Southern, 6 PM

MEAC
Savannah State at North Carolina A&T State, 1 PM
Norfolk State at Howard, 1 PM
Hampton at South Carolina State, 1:30 PM
Morgan State at Delaware State, 2 PM
Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina Central, 2 PM

GLVC
Lincoln (MO) at Southwest Baptist, 1 PM

CSFL
Lyon at Texas College, 1 PM
Langston at Wayland Baptist, 3 PM

PSAC
Edinboro at Cheyney, 1 PM

MOUNTAIN EAST
West Virginia State at West Virginia Wesleyan, 1 PM

MID-SOUTH
Edward Waters at Faulkner, 2:30 PM

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Chicago State Cougars Travel to Iowa for 2017-18 Opener Friday Night on BTN Plus

hicago State (0-0) at Iowa (0-0)
Date	Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
Time	8 p.m.
Location	Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa
Video	BTN Plus
Radio	Hawkeye Sports Radio
Live Stats	Iowa Live Stats
Social Media	@IowaHoops (Twitter)

OPENING TIP: Chicago State University men's basketball opens its 2017-18 season on Friday night in Iowa City, Iowa when it takes on Big Ten Conference member Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in a live broadcast on the Big Ten Network Plus with the opening tip set for 8 p.m.

SCOUTING CSU: Chicago State returns seven letterwinners, including two starters, from last season's team as Tracy Dildy enters his eighth season as CSU's head coach. Dildy also welcomes in 10 newcomers that includes three redshirts who sat out last season. The Cougars' top returning player is junior guard Fred Sims, Jr., a Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference First Team selection, who averaged 18.8 points per game a year ago and finished third among the WAC's scoring leaders. Top newcomers for the Green and White include redshirt freshman guard Travon Bell, junior guard/forward Anthony Harris and redshirt senior forward Jelani Pruitt.


SCOUTING IOWA: Bringing back 86 percent of its rebounding and 77 percent of its scoring from last season's 19-15 squad that competed in the Postseason NIT, Iowa claimed a pair of exhibition wins at home last week over NCAA Division II schools William Jewell (105-61) and Belmont Abbey (96-64).The top returners for UI are sophomore guard Jordan Bohannon and sophomore forward Tyler Cook as both players were named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team last year. Cook averaged 12.3 points a game and shot 55 percent from the field, while Bohannon recorded 10.9 points and 5.1 assists per game last season.

SERIES HISTORY: Iowa holds a 4-0 advantage in the all-time series with Chicago State and Friday's game marks the first meeting between the two schools in six years. The Hawkeyes and the Cougars have met in a season opener one other time on Nov. 11, 2011 when UI claimed a 96-53 home victory. Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) led the Green and White with a game-high 20 points and seven rebounds, while Aaron White recorded a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa.

PLAYING FOR CHARITY: The Cougars had raised over $1,000 during last Saturday's exhibition game against Valparaiso at the E
mil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center which was donated to the Lutheran World Relief organization to help those affected by Hurricane Irma in Houston this past summer.

CSU'S PUBLIC CONNECTION – Chicago State has three players on its roster that has played prep ball in the famed Chicago Public League. Representing the Public League this season is Sims (North Lawndale), Bell (Mather), junior forward John Joyce (Taft), freshman forward Cameron Bowles (Kenwood) and freshman guard Nathan Townsen, Jr. (Bogan).

UP NEXT: The Cougars close out their season-opening weekend on Sunday afternoon as they travel to West Lafayette, Ind., to battle host Purdue at Mackey Arena live on the Big Ten Network with the opening tip set for 3 p.m.

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Oregon ushers in new era vs Coppin State Friday

OREGON GAME NOTES: COPPIN STATE

EUGENE, Oregon -- A new era of Oregon basketball will be ushered in Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena (9 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks) as the men's basketball team opens their 2017-18 regular season against Coppin State.

The Ducks return just one starter, sophomore point guard Payton Pritchard, from last year's Final Four squad. Gone are the stars of yesteryear like Dillon Brooks, Jordan Bell, Tyler Dorsey, Chris Boucher and on and on the list goes.

Instead, the Ducks will welcome a wave of new players who will be looking to make a name for themselves in the place of last year's historic team.

Oregon played exhibition games against Idaho and Northwest Christian University over the last 10 days, and they also added a trip to Las Vegas last weekend for a scrimmage against Oklahoma. The three games help provide a glimpse at where Oregon's strengths and also their weaknesses are at heading into a new season.

"I think it just showed a lot of people we have a lot of talent, but also we have long ways to go," said Pritchard.

The Ducks learned they still have ways to go defensively, but Altman and the Ducks walked away from the three games knowing the foundation is there.

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FCS committee rankings are eye-catching

GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- The intrigue flowed out of the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee’s second and final set of Top 10 rankings Thursday night – just 10 days prior to the announcement of the 24-team playoff field.

Two more weekends of action can and likely will change the committee’s rankings, but the current set would put national powers James Madison and North Dakota State on a semifinal-round collision course at No. 1 and 4, respectively. They met in last year’s semifinals, with JMU winning at NDSU to end the Bison’s five-year run as the national champion, before the Dukes went on to capture the title.

Also standing out Thursday night was unbeaten North Carolina A&T’s inclusion in the rankings for the first time at No. 10. The Aggies are leading the MEAC and seek that conference’s bid to the Air Force Celebration Bowl – not the playoffs – but if they don’t move on to the third annual bowl, they’ll be eligible for an at-large bid.

While James Madison (9-0) remained at No. 1, Jacksonville State (8-1) and Central Arkansas (8-1) moved up one spot each to 2 and 3, respectively. North Dakota State (8-1) fell two spots to No. 4 after its first loss and was followed by No. 5 Sam Houston State (8-1), which held steady.

Then it was: No. 6 Elon (8-1), up one spot; No. 7 South Dakota State (7-2), up three spots after beating NDSU; No. 8 Wofford (8-1), holding steady; No. 9 South Dakota (7-2), down four spots; and North Carolina A&T (9-0).

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North Carolina A&T Can Win Ninth MEAC Title On Saturday

No. 7/9 North Carolina A&T (9-0, 6-0 MEAC) vs. Savannah State (2-7, 2-4 MEAC)
*FCS Coaches Poll/STATS Media Poll
Date: Nov. 11, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Facility: Aggie Stadium (21,500)
Series: A&T leads, 2-0
Radio: ESPN Triad Radio (1320 AM, 93.7 FM, 104.9 FM, 1230 AM); Play-by-play – Donal Ware, Analysts – Al Swann and Billy Covington

OFFENSIVE STARTERS FROM LAST GAME: WR Elijah Bell (6-2, 221, So., has an outside chance to have a 1,000-yard season); LT Brandon Parker (6-7, 309, R-Sr., has six MEAC offensive lineman of the week honors); LG Joshua Mattocks (6-3, 331, R-Sr., graded out 78 percent vs. Norfolk State last week); C Darriel Mack (6-2, 293, R-Sr., he is second on the team in knockdown blocks at 36); RG Daquan Blake (6-1, 290, Sr., a hardworking lineman who makes maximum effort every week); RT Marcus Pettiford (6-3, 274, R-So., Has the potential to be the next dominant lineman at A&T); TE Trey Scott (6-1, 220, Gr., Scott has 20 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns on the season); WR Ron Hunt (6-1, 181, So., Hunt is averaging 9.4 yards per receptions on 14 catches); WR Khris Gardin (5-7, 185, Sr., leads the conference in kickoff return average at 28.5 per return); QB Lamar Raynard (6-4, 200, R-Jr., Raynard is now owns the single-season passing record at N.C. A&T); RB Marquell Cartwright (5-8, 201, R-Jr., Cartwright needs 107 yards for a 1,000-yard season).

DEFENSIVE STARTERS FROM LAST GAME: DE Kenneth Melton (6-2, 235, R-Sr., has 6.5 tackles for loss despite missing time); NG Jermaine Williams (6-1, 301, R-So., he is one of five Aggies with more than five tackles for loss); DT Julian McKnight (6-3, 280, R-Jr., his return will be crucial for the Aggies down the stretch); DE Darryl Johnson (6-5, 226, R-So., leads the team in tackles for loss (12.5) and sacks (6.5)); LB Deion Jones (5-11, 202, R-Jr., tied for second on the team in tackles with 35); LB Kiaundric Richardson (6-0, 214, R-Jr., he is a great leader on the Aggies defense); LB Marcus Albert (5-10, 205, R-Sr., has 33 tackles and eight tackles for loss on the season); FS Jamaal Darden (5-9, 188, Sr., posted his first career interception last week at NSU); CB Mac McCain (5-11, 174, R-Fr., he has three pick-6’s on the season and has had a chance at three more); ROV Jeremy Taylor (5-11, 190, R-Sr., scored the Aggies fifth defensive touchdown of the season last week at NSU); CB Timadre Abram (5-10, 168, R-Jr., has a chance to be an all-conference corner).



The Game: The N.C. A&T Aggies have a chance to win a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a win over Savannah State on Saturday. A win could also secure an NCAA FCS playoff spot if the Aggies do not make the Celebration Bowl. The Aggies were recently ranked No. 10 by the FCS Selection Committee. If the Aggies win a share of the title on Saturday, it will be their third conference title in four years and their ninth MEAC championship. N.C. A&T could win the title outright and secure a Celebration Bowl bid if North Carolina Central loses at home to Bethune-Cookman and Howard loses at home to Norfolk State. In that scenario, the Aggies will have their first outright MEAC title in 14 years. N.C. A&T faces a Savannah State team that has won two straight.

N.C. A&T is coming off a convincing 35-7 win over Norfolk State. The win made the 2017 Aggies the first team in school history to start 9-0. If the Aggies close out with three straight wins, they will become the first MEAC team in history to finish an entire season undefeated. There have been teams who have finished the regular season undefeated. Junior quarterback Lamar Raynard has already broken two single-season school records thus far. He broke Maseo Bolin’s 1995 single-season passing record, and he broke Alan Hooker’s 1986 total offense record. He has a chance at two more single-season marks on Saturday. Two touchdown passes would give him Hooker’s single-season TD passes record and another TD – rushing or passing – would give him Hooker’s 1985 touchdown responsible for mark.

News & Notes

Head coach Rod Broadway could win his sixth overall conference title if the Aggies win on Saturday. Broadway won two conference titles at N.C. Central, one at Grambling and is headed toward his third at N.C. A&T.

Sophomore wide receiver Elijah Bell scored his ninth receiving touchdown of the season on at Florida A&M on Oct. 14. He is two touchdown receptions short of breaking the single-season record held by Denzel Keyes (2016) and Craig Thompson (1991). Savannah State marks the third straight game in which he has been two TD’s shy of reaching the mark. Bell’s 699 receiving yards ranks seventh best all time heading into this weekend.

The last time N.C. A&T and Savannah State played was in 2014, therefore, there are very few Aggies who played in the game. Among those players are WR Xavier Griffin, LT Brandon Parker, RB Marquell Cartwright, DE Kenneth Melton, WR Khris Gardin and WR Caleb Gabriel.

N.C. A&T held the Spartans to negative yards rushing. It marked the fifth time the Aggies have held an opponent to negative yards rushing. It is the second time this season after holding Delaware State to negative yards rushing. They have held opponents under 100 yards rushing 44 times and under 50 yards 24 times.

Opposing Point of View
“I think it is a great opportunity when you are trying to build your team. You want to play against teams like A&T so you can show your players this is what it takes this is how you have to play if you want a chance to compete for championships. It will be difficult for sure – they are excellent in all three phases – but I think it is good for your team when you’re trying to build your program to play against programs like A&T.”

Savannah State head coach Eric Raeburn on facing N.C. A&T

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4 Nuggets snare GCAC honors; tourney starts Friday

METAIRIE, Louisiana — Four volleyball student-athletes from Xavier University of Louisiana received All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference honors Thursday during a banquet on the eve of the league's postseason tournament.
     
Juliana Tomasoni and Kayla Black were named first-team All-GCAC, and Anna Dalla Vecchia and Eva Le Guillou made the second team. Dalla Vecchia was chosen Freshman of the Year, and Le Guillou earned Setter of the Year.
     
XULA (21-2), the regular-season champion and the tournament's No. 1 seed, will have a bye in the opening round. The Gold Nuggets will play fourth-seeded Edward Waters or fifth-seeded SUNO in the semifinals at 3 p.m. Friday. SUNO's The Castle is the venue for this single-elimination tournament. The championship match will start at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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Nuggets improve offensively to earn 1st win of season

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana — Xavier University of Louisiana got its offense untracked Wednesday and earned its first women's basketball victory of the season, 84-68 against LSU-Alexandria.

Essence Wells scored a career-high 18 points for the Gold Nuggets (1-2). Taylor Jones scored 15 points, Maya Trench had 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and DeDe Martinez had 11 points and eight rebounds.

XULA scored the first seven points and led wire-to-wire. The Nuggets' largest lead was 75-57 on a Martinez basket with 2:53 remaining.

Lillie Snowden scored 19 points, Katie Lemieux 13 and Shelanita Starks 11 for LSUA (0-1).

The Gold Nuggets averaged 42 points and shot 21.6 from the floor in their first two games but shot 40.6 percent against LSUA, 52.6 percent in the first half. Trench, Jones and Wells each made a pair of 3-pointers.

XULA produced 17 steals, three apiece by Trench, Jones, Mikayla Bates and Gina Smith.

The Gold Nuggets will try to even their record at .500 in a 5:30 p.m. game Tuesday against William Carey at Hattiesburg, Miss.

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