Coach unhappy, but Alabama State Hornets beat Texas Southern

Photo: Senior Joel Bosh, 6-7/185 forward, Dallas, Texas, Dallas Lincoln H.S., scored 15 points along with Junior guard Andrew Hayles to lead the Hornets.

Following Saturday afternoon's game against Texas Southern, Alabama State head coach Lewis Jackson wasn't pleased. He criticized his Hornets' defensive effort, talked about their noticeable lack of intensity and stressed the importance of getting better. All around the SWAC, Jackson's fellow coaches are rolling their eyes.

When their teams play that poorly, they lose. ASU was on the good end of an 81-68 game at the Acadome. ASU (11-7, 7-1) shot nearly 60 percent from the field, almost 65percent from behind the 3-point line and outrebounded TSU 30-19.

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PVAMU Lady Panthers remain undefeated in SWAC

Photo: PVAMU #20 Sophomore 6-0 guard/forward Gaati Werema, from Orlando Christian Prep, Orlando, Florida in eariler game at North Carolina. Werema was leading Lady Panther scorer at Alabama A&M with 15 points.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- After running into a tie ball game at 43 all with 10:59 remaining in the second half the Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers (13-7, 8-0 SWAC) managed to pull out a 58-55 victory over the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs (6-11, 4-4 SWAC) clinching their tenth consecutive win.

The Lady Panthers put a total of four players in double figures with sophomore forward Gaati Werema leading the way with 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the floor. Shavonne Smith, Candice Thomas, and Chari Smith round out the list of PVAMU double digit contributors tallying 14, 13, and 10 points respectively. Prairie View A&M shot 42 percent from the field while holding AAMU to just 28 percent from the floor for the game. Junior Aminata Dieye came up big for PVAMU on the defensive end racking up six blocks and four rebounds.

Rebekkah Barnes scored 15 points while Christian Malone added 10 points and six assists for Alabama A&M.

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Morgan State pulls away in second half from UMES

Photo: Forward Boubacar Coly had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots in his outing with UMES. The 6-9/220 senior is from Ziguinchor, Senegal, Laurinburg Institute.

Senior guard Jamar Smith scored 18 points, and three Bears posted double doubles in a 67-52 victory that didn't satisfy coach Todd Bozeman. The lead changed hands eight times in the first half, and there were three ties before senior center Boubacar Coly scored inside with 2:51 left to put Morgan ahead 32-30. Junior forward Marquise Kately added a free throw before the buzzer.

That was ugly," Bozeman said. "We didn't play well at all, but the hard part is, when you're trying to change a [losing] culture and you've got a bull's eye on your back, everybody is coming after you." The Bears (12-8, 7-1) are off to their best start since the 1978-79 season, when they were 18-12. They've won five straight games and are 6-0 at home.

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Hampton Pirates put clamps on Norfolk State Spartans

Photo: Rashad West, 6-1/175 senior guard, Raleigh, N.C., Maine Central Institute, led the second place MEAC Pirates in scoring with 18 points over NSU.

NORFOLK - Coming off its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference loss this season Monday against Morgan State, Hampton University decided to make itself at home in Echols Hall Saturday night. The Pirates used their signature defensive intensity to hold down high-scoring Norfolk State for a 62-58 victory in a matchup of one-loss teams in the MEAC.

The sellout crowd of 7,000 was the largest at home for NSU since March 2, 2002. Hampton (12-7, 6-1 MEAC) was powered by guard Rashad West's 18 points and 11 from Vinny Simpson off the bench. Forward Mike Freeman scored nine points, and post Matt Pilgrim had 10 rebounds.

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Grambling State makes recruiting moves in Florida

Grambling is pursuing linebacker Ellis St. John (5-11, 195) — a teammate at Robinson (Tampa, Fla.) High with quarterback Justin Le, who is considering Grambling, as well. St. John had 98 tackles last season, including four sacks, according to MaxPreps. Cornerbacks Nick Greene (5-7, 150) and Justin Williams (5-11, 171), both from Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) High, are also interested in Grambling. Greene, named honorable-mention All-Hillsborough County, is also interested Florida A&M, while Williams is also considering Colorado State.

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TSU Lady Tigers beat Austin Peay State University

A furious, late charge fell just short as Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team dropped a 74-72 Ohio Valley Conference decision to Tennessee State, Saturday night, at the Dunn Center. Down 12 points with 2:57 remaining, Austin Peay (5-16, 2-10 OVC) put together an 18-8 run over the final three minutes to nearly escape with the victory. They had one last possession following a jump ball with 2.2 seconds remaining, but sophomore Janay Armstrong’s full-court throw went uncaught and time expired.

Tennessee State (10-12, 7-6 OVC) nearly ran away from Austin Peay just before the final three minutes as they used a 21-4 run over an eight-minute stretch to erase a three-point APSU lead to build a 14-point, 61-47, advantage with 5:44 remaining. Kendra Appling led Tennessee State with 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals. Obi Okafor added 18 points and Tiffany Jackson chipped in 16 points.

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FAMU Lady Rattlers rout 1-16 Winston Salem State

Photo: FAMU Q'Vaunda Curry led the Rattlers in scoring with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists. The 5-6 senior guard is from Quincy, FL East Gadsden H.S.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Florida A&M University used 28 Winston-Salem State turnovers and converted them into 25 points on Saturday evening at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, NC as the Lady Rattlers downed the Lady Rams 67-36 in MEAC women's college basketball action. The Lady Rattlers struck fast, jumping out to an 8-0 advantage only four minutes into the contest as a part of an 11-2 run that opened up a lead that they would never surrender.

WSSU shot 36.4% from the field during the game's first 20 minutes and committed 15 turnovers as FAMU led by as many as 10 points during the first period of play. The Lady Rattlers closed the contest on an 18-6 run as they held WSSU without a field goal for the final 3:31 of play, earning a 31-point victory along the way as they snapped an eight-game losing streak.

Pacing the Lady Rattlers was Q'Vaundra Curry who recorded a game-high 17 points. Joining Curry in double-digits was Stephanie Foster who tallied 12 points and 16 rebounds in the win. Leading the way for WSSU was Corbin Bradford who tallied 12 points in 35 minutes of work.

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