Field of 64 to vie for spot at finals in San Antonio, Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee announced Sunday the field of 64 teams for the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.
Twenty-two conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The committee selected the remaining 42 teams at-large.
All eight teams within the region will travel to one site for first-round, semifinal and final competition at the regional level. First-round games will be played March 9, semifinal games March 10 and the regional championship will be played March 12. The regional champions will advance to the quarterfinals March 20, 21 and 23 at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio, Texas. St. Mary’s University and San Antonio Sports will host the quarterfinals.
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Shaw University and Fort Vally State University are in as conference champions. Johnson C. Smith University and University of District of Columbia Lady Firebirds (21-5) are in as at-large berth teams.
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NCAA DII championship field teams selected
Field of 64 to vie for spot at finals in Highland Heights, Ky.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee announced Sunday the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship.
Twenty-two conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The remaining 42 teams were selected at large by the committee.
Seven of the regional tournaments, consisting of eight teams each, will be conducted March 10, 11 and 13 at regional sites. The West regional will be conducted March 9, 10 and 12. The eight regional champions will advance to the quarterfinals in conjunction with the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s quarterfinals at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, Ky. The quarterfinals will be conducted March 21, 22 and 24.
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From the HBCU perspective, Winston-Salem State and Benedict College are in as automatic qualifiers for winning the CIAA and SIAC conference titles. The Shaw University Bears (CIAA) and the University of District of Columbia (overall 22-5, East Coast Conference team) received an at-large berths. The UDC Firebirds are coached by formal Washington Wizards center/forward, Jeff Ruland, who is in this third season at the school. Ruland, has transformed the Firebirds from a 1-20 team in 2009/10 into a #23 ranked national D-II powerhouse. UDC hasn't seen this type of success since the Coach Wil Jones, Michael Britt and Earl Jones national championship days in 1982.
Bowie State, on the other hand with its 22-6 record in the powerful CIAA conference, was not selected.
I would love to hear the NCAA explanation on this one, especially in light of the fact that at-large berths were given to St. Leo (18-11), Lewis (17-11), Augustana (SD) (17-10), Adams State (19-8), Columbus State (18-11) and Montana State-Billings (18-11). In its desire for balanced regional representation, at-large berth teams are being selected by the D-II basketball committee that couldn't carry Bowie State's lunch. In fact--one word describes them all --CUPCAKES. None of these teams have a prayer of a chance of winning the national championship or beating the top three CIAA teams. So, why are they in the tournament and not Bowie State?
When will the NCAA stop the hypocrisy of running a rigged championship tournament? Why is it that the CIAA always get bracketed so that its champion has to play the CIAA at-large team in the second round? This happened in the women's bracket last season and will happen again this year.
Enough of this type of foolishness! We expect better of the NCAA and its time for this organization to be held accountable for the lack of fair treatment to the CIAA, SIAC, MEAC and SWAC.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee announced Sunday the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship.
Twenty-two conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The remaining 42 teams were selected at large by the committee.
Seven of the regional tournaments, consisting of eight teams each, will be conducted March 10, 11 and 13 at regional sites. The West regional will be conducted March 9, 10 and 12. The eight regional champions will advance to the quarterfinals in conjunction with the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s quarterfinals at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, Ky. The quarterfinals will be conducted March 21, 22 and 24.
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From the HBCU perspective, Winston-Salem State and Benedict College are in as automatic qualifiers for winning the CIAA and SIAC conference titles. The Shaw University Bears (CIAA) and the University of District of Columbia (overall 22-5, East Coast Conference team) received an at-large berths. The UDC Firebirds are coached by formal Washington Wizards center/forward, Jeff Ruland, who is in this third season at the school. Ruland, has transformed the Firebirds from a 1-20 team in 2009/10 into a #23 ranked national D-II powerhouse. UDC hasn't seen this type of success since the Coach Wil Jones, Michael Britt and Earl Jones national championship days in 1982.
Bowie State, on the other hand with its 22-6 record in the powerful CIAA conference, was not selected.
I would love to hear the NCAA explanation on this one, especially in light of the fact that at-large berths were given to St. Leo (18-11), Lewis (17-11), Augustana (SD) (17-10), Adams State (19-8), Columbus State (18-11) and Montana State-Billings (18-11). In its desire for balanced regional representation, at-large berth teams are being selected by the D-II basketball committee that couldn't carry Bowie State's lunch. In fact--one word describes them all --CUPCAKES. None of these teams have a prayer of a chance of winning the national championship or beating the top three CIAA teams. So, why are they in the tournament and not Bowie State?
When will the NCAA stop the hypocrisy of running a rigged championship tournament? Why is it that the CIAA always get bracketed so that its champion has to play the CIAA at-large team in the second round? This happened in the women's bracket last season and will happen again this year.
Enough of this type of foolishness! We expect better of the NCAA and its time for this organization to be held accountable for the lack of fair treatment to the CIAA, SIAC, MEAC and SWAC.
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Two former Texas Southern basketball players accused of stealing from coach
HOUSTON, Texas - Tony Harvey, men's basketball coach at Texas Southern University, takes pride in looking out for his players. During Hurricane Ike, Harvey had his entire team stay at his Houston home. He's even invited his players to his house to cook them meals.
So Harvey was shocked and saddened to learn that one of those young men he had over for dinner allegedly returned the favor by ransacking the coach's house near Hermann Park and stealing more than $500,000 of expensive jewelry and other items.
Whithworth Treasure, 23, of Cypress, one of Harvey's former players, and Jasmine Payne, 22, of Houston, who played basketball for TSU's women's team, were charged this week with theft in connection with the Feb. 20 burglary, according to court records.
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Former TSU basketball players accused of stealing $534,000 worth of loot from coach
HOUSTON—Two former Texas Southern University basketball players have been charged with stealing $534,000 worth of goods from the home of the men’s basketball team coach, according to Houston police.
Jasmine R. Payne, 22, of Houston and Whitworth W. Treasure, 23, of Cypress were charged with felony theft.
Coach Tony B. Harvey’s housekeeper called him on February 20 to tell him his home had been burglarized. The head coach was out of town for a TSU basketball game at the time. He arrived home to find more than half a million dollars worth of custom jewelry and other goods had been stolen. The valuables included a watch, two necklaces and two bracelets.
Police said Payne and Whithworth allegedly tried to sell $90,000 worth of jewelry to Plaza Jewelry in the 7500 block of Bellaire for only $3,600.
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So Harvey was shocked and saddened to learn that one of those young men he had over for dinner allegedly returned the favor by ransacking the coach's house near Hermann Park and stealing more than $500,000 of expensive jewelry and other items.
Whithworth Treasure, 23, of Cypress, one of Harvey's former players, and Jasmine Payne, 22, of Houston, who played basketball for TSU's women's team, were charged this week with theft in connection with the Feb. 20 burglary, according to court records.
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Former TSU basketball players accused of stealing $534,000 worth of loot from coach
HOUSTON—Two former Texas Southern University basketball players have been charged with stealing $534,000 worth of goods from the home of the men’s basketball team coach, according to Houston police.
Jasmine R. Payne, 22, of Houston and Whitworth W. Treasure, 23, of Cypress were charged with felony theft.
Coach Tony B. Harvey’s housekeeper called him on February 20 to tell him his home had been burglarized. The head coach was out of town for a TSU basketball game at the time. He arrived home to find more than half a million dollars worth of custom jewelry and other goods had been stolen. The valuables included a watch, two necklaces and two bracelets.
Police said Payne and Whithworth allegedly tried to sell $90,000 worth of jewelry to Plaza Jewelry in the 7500 block of Bellaire for only $3,600.
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Benedict Tigers Win SIAC Men's Basketball Title With 58-42 Victory Over LeMoyne-Owen
ATLANTA, Georgia – The Benedict College Tigers used a 13-0 second-half run to pull away from LeMoyne-Owen College and capture the 2012 SIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship with a 58-42 victory over the Magicians on Saturday night at Morehouse College's Forbes Arena.The victory ensures the Tigers make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven years. Benedict improved to 19-10 overall. Benedict will find out its opponent for the NCAA Tournament during Sunday's NCAA selection show, which will be available on the NCAA website http://www.ncaa.com/.
Marcus Goode, the tournament's Most Valuable Player, led the Tigers with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Tydran Beaty added 13 points.
Benedict's Marcus Goode scores against LeMoyne-Owen in Saturday's SIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship.
The Magicians took their first lead of the game 32-29 on a 3-pointer by Deyquan Nesbit with 12:38 left to play. The Tigers came back and tied the game when Trevor Eichelberger drilled a 3-pointer. That bucket kicked off a 13-0 run with Goode scoring back-to-back buckets inside, then Rickie Jackson and Antrjuan Albright hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
The Magicians got a three-point play from Calvin Stoudemire, who led the Magicians with 20 points, but then the Tigers scored eight more straight points, highlighted by a dunk from Beaty from a high-post pass from Goode. Another jumper by Beaty and a driving layup by Goode gave the Tigers a 50-35 lead with 3:19 left to play.
LeMoyne-Owen dropped to 18-11 on the season.
The Tigers shot 44.7 percent for the game. After missing all nine 3-point attempts in the first half, they made 5-of-10 in the second half. The Tigers held LeMoyne-Owen to 30 percent shooting for the game.
The first half was close, with the Tigers taking a 19-11 lead before the Magicians cut the lead to 19-17. Benedict pulled back ahead 23-19 before Stoudemire scored on a dunk and an offensive rebound, sandwiched around a Beaty free throw for a 24-21 halftime Benedict lead.
The championship is Benedict's first since 2008 and their third all-time.
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FVSU Lady Wildcats earn back to back SIAC titles
ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Lady Wildcats are the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Champions. After defeating the Tigerettes of Tuskegee University in the championship game on Saturday, March 3rd, the Wildcats claimed their second consecutive title. It was eleventh SIAC title in the school’s history. Trailing 30-25 at halftime, in the second half the Lady Wildcats resorted to the one weapon that has worked repeatedly throughout the regular season: the press! Forcing only 11 first half turnovers, the Lady Wildcats upped the pace of its press in the second half and forced a total of 23 Tigerette miscues. Those turnovers not only resulted in transition baskets for Lady Wildcats; they also prevented the Tigerettes from settling into a half court offense that allowed them to take advantage of their superior size.
In addition to a better defensive second half, the Lady Wildcats were also better from the field in the final 20 minutes of play. After a dismal 28% shooting performance in half (7 of 25), the Lady Wildcats shot 48% from floor after the intermission. FVSU outscored the Tigerettes in the second half, 36-22, on their way to the conference tournament title.
It was the senior Yasheeka Jones who led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with a game-high 16 points. Dominique Collier finished with 10. Nnenna Eze led the Tigerettes with 13 points and Eryn Gray added 10.
For the tournament, Jones scored a total of 46 points and averaged 15.3 points per game. She also finished the tournament with 13 assists and nine steals. For her effort, Jones was named to the SIAC All-Tournament Team and was selected as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
With the regular season SIAC title and conference tournament title in tow, the Lady Wildcats (23-6) will receive the automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Regional Playoffs. Currently ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II South Region, the Lady Wildcats will be making their 19th appearance in the NCAA Regionals.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Shaw women top J.C. Smith to win CIAA championship
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The Shaw women won their seventh CIAA conference championship in nine years under coach Jacques Curtis after defeating Johnson C. Smith 72-66 on Saturday in Charlotte.
The Bears and Golden Bulls know each other quite well in the finals. The teams have met five times since 2003 and four of the last seven seasons. Shaw has won them all.
"At this point, there are no secrets between us," Shaw coach Jacques Curtis said. "We knew it would be a hard fought game with them because they are a well coached team, and it's tough playing them in Charlotte."
Shaw's nine total championships ties it with former CIAA member Norfolk State. Curtis has already laid down the gauntlet for next year.
Nuggets top Talladega for 3rd straight GCAC tourney title
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Tournament MVP SiMon Franklin scored 13 points Saturday to lead top-seeded Xavier University of Louisiana to a 58-50 women's basketball victory against Talladega in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship game.
Franklin, a junior guard, scored a 3-point play with 11:01 remaining to put the Gold Nuggets ahead to stay, 38-35.
Xavier (25-8), ranked 20th in NAIA Division I, won the tournament for the third consecutive season, the fourth time in five years and the 13th time overall. The Nuggets earned the GCAC's automatic berth in the national tournament, which will begin March 14 at Frankfort, Ky. The 32-team bracket and game times will be announced Wednesday.
Franklin averaged 12 points, three rebounds, 2.7 assists and shot 50 percent from the floor in three tournament games.
"Monee Franklin has had a great year -- her best year with us so far," XU coach Bo Browder said. "She redshirted last season, but she came back focused and locked-in on being a better player, teammate and student. She accomplished all three."
Jazmoné Kelly and Jasmine Grant scored 11 points apiece for Xavier. Grant and Brandi Young were XU's other representatives of the six-player all-tournament team. Young was all-tournament for the second straight year. Kelly led the Nuggets with eight rebounds and four steals.
Stephanie DeFrance scored 14 points for second-seeded Talladega (22-8), and Bianca Thomas had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Xavier led 21-7 after 13 minutes and 27-18 at halftime. The Nuggets never trailed and were tied twice, both in the first nine minutes of the second half.
Young's 12-foot jumper on the right baseline gave Xavier a 54-48 lead with 1:21 remaining. Grant scored the game's last three points on free throws in the final 30 seconds.
The Nuggets outshot the Lady Tornadoes 36.1 to 28.1 percent from the floor.
It's the first time a school won three consecutive GCAC women's tournaments since Xavier won five straight from 1994-98. Browder was an assistant during the final season of that earlier streak, and he is 6-3 in GCAC championship games as a head coach.
Xavier has won seven in a row and 18 of its past 21 games. The Nuggets qualified for nationals for the 16th time in 18 seasons and the 11th time in Browder's 13 seasons as head coach. Xavier is 44-2 against GCAC opponents since the start of the 2009-10 season.
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WSSU Rams win CIAA Championship 62-51
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- With the CIAA celebrating its 100-year anniversary, it was appropriate that one of its history-building schools won the whole shooting match. Winston-Salem State used a stingy defense and a Princeton-like offense to subdue Elizabeth City State 62-51 on Saturday night in front of around 12,000 at Time Warner Cable Arena.
The significance of winning the school's 11th CIAA basketball title wasn't lost on hero Stephon Platt, who scored 21 points off the bench and was a beast on the boards with 10 rebounds.
"It feels good to win it for coach (Bobby) Collins, for the university and for the city of Winston," Platt said, "and with it being the 100th year I know that coach (Big House) Gaines is looking down on us smiling right now."Gaines wove an incredible career in his 47 years as coach of the Rams, and Collins also gave credit to Gaines, who died in April of 2005.
"With this being the 100th anniversary of the CIAA, you think Big House Gaines because he was a part of building that legacy and I'm glad we were able to get this for Winston-Salem State and the Gaines' family," Collins said.
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The significance of winning the school's 11th CIAA basketball title wasn't lost on hero Stephon Platt, who scored 21 points off the bench and was a beast on the boards with 10 rebounds.
"It feels good to win it for coach (Bobby) Collins, for the university and for the city of Winston," Platt said, "and with it being the 100th year I know that coach (Big House) Gaines is looking down on us smiling right now."Gaines wove an incredible career in his 47 years as coach of the Rams, and Collins also gave credit to Gaines, who died in April of 2005.
"With this being the 100th anniversary of the CIAA, you think Big House Gaines because he was a part of building that legacy and I'm glad we were able to get this for Winston-Salem State and the Gaines' family," Collins said.
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Championship Saturday: Scores That Matters!!
March 3, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
CIAA
Shaw University (23-6)72, Johnson C. Smith University (22-6) 66
SIAC
Fort Vally State University (23-6) 61, Tuskegee University (20-9) 52
GCAC
Xavier University of Louisiana (25-8) 58, Talladega College (22-8) 50
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CIAA
Winston-Salem State University (21-8) 62, Elizabeth City State (17-13) 51
SIAC
Benedict College (19-10) 58, LeMoyne-Owen College (18-11) 42
GCAC
Southern University-New Orleans (17-13) 79, Tougaloo College (25-8) 58
OVC
Murray State (30-1) 54, Tennessee State University (20-12) 52
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
CIAA
Shaw University (23-6)72, Johnson C. Smith University (22-6) 66
SIAC
Fort Vally State University (23-6) 61, Tuskegee University (20-9) 52
GCAC
Xavier University of Louisiana (25-8) 58, Talladega College (22-8) 50
MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
CIAA
Winston-Salem State University (21-8) 62, Elizabeth City State (17-13) 51
SIAC
Benedict College (19-10) 58, LeMoyne-Owen College (18-11) 42
GCAC
Southern University-New Orleans (17-13) 79, Tougaloo College (25-8) 58
OVC
Murray State (30-1) 54, Tennessee State University (20-12) 52
Tennessee State Tiger's NCAA berth gone in 4.4 seconds
In the matter of seconds it took No. 12 Murray State’s Jewuan Long to decide not to give up the ball to teammate Isaiah Canaan, the OVC Player of the Year, and take the shot himself, TSU’s postseason plans were altered.
Long banked in a layup with 4.4 seconds remaining to gave the top-seeded Racers a two-point lead.
A desperation 3-point shot at the buzzer by TSU’s Robert Covington was way off, giving Murray a 54-52 victory and sending a Municipal Auditorium crowd of 6,454, mostly decked out in Murray State blue and yellow, into a frenzy.
“That last play definitely wasn’t made for me,” said Long, who had scored only four points up to that point. “Donte (Poole) drove in and passed me the ball, and my man closed too strong to help on Isaiah, so I drove past him.”
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Winning tradition for Shaw University
The Bobcats arena has been busy everyday with events. And I am telling you, even though the Bobcats are the worst team in the NBA, I believe they have the best food in the NBA. They have soul food and seafood, plus the junk food. This place has it all.
All of the CIAA cheerleaders have been in attendance and came with a treat for the fans Saturday morning. Each year they dress up in different outfits and have a fierce competition to get audience reactions. As always the bands are participating and its a very exciting event.
Friday night was tough for the Shaw men's team. Winston-Salem State brought an end to both Shaw's 21-game winning streak and their chances of defending their CIAA championship. They were defeated by the Rams 51-48. The Bears, who are 25-3 overall, committed 20 turnovers. This was the same amount of TO's they had when they last lost against West Florida on Dec 13th.
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MEAC Women’s Bracket Set For 2012 Basketball Tournament
NORFOLK, Virginia -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its women's pairings for the 2012 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 5-10 at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The reigning MEAC Tournament champion Hampton Lady Pirates will enter the tournament as the top seed after concluding the regular-season with a 15-1 mark in MEAC play.
Hampton earned the tournament first-round bye and will open up play on Wednesday, March 7 at noon. They will face the winner of the No. 8 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 9 Norfolk State matchup slated for Monday, March 5 at 11 a.m.
Monday's games will continue with No. 5 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 12 Morgan State at 1:30 p.m. and No. 4 Coppin State vs. No. 13 North Carolina Central at 4 p.m. No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore (8-8) will take on Savannah State at 6:30 p.m. SSU earned the tiebreaker over MSU to secure the No. 11 spot.
The Howard Lady Bison and Florida A&M Lady Rattlers both finished the season with a 14-2 mark in MEAC play and will share the conference's runners-up trophy. Howard won the tiebreaker over Florida A&M to secure the number two seed, while FAMU earned the third seed. The Lady Bison will meet the winner of No. 7 SCSU vs. No. 10 DSU on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. FAMU, the third seed, will face the winner of No. 6 UMES/No. 11 SSU on Thursday, March 8 at Noon.
The 2012 regular season champion, regular season runners-up, first-team members and top honorees including Player, Rookie, Defensive and Coach of the Year selections, will be recognized in pre-game presentations prior to the honorees first games in tournament play.
The 2012 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips-off Monday, March 5, and will conclude on Saturday, March 10 with the men's and women's championship games. The men's finale will begin at 1 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN2, followed by the women's game at 4 p.m. live on ESPNU. The preliminary games will also be streamed live on www.MEACsports.com. Live statistics of all games will be available on the conferences' official website and the tournament's official website, http://www.meachoops.com/
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TSU's Dates Claims Long Jump Title at High Tide Qualifier
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - TSU sophomore Royce Dates won the long jump at the University of Alabama High Tide Indoor Qualifier on Saturday at the Crossplex Indoor Arena.
Dates leapt a distance of 7.34-meters to win the long jump event over competitors from Alabama, Mississippi State and Southern Miss. Dates was looking to improve his personal best set last week in order to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Last week, the sophomore won the OVC Indoor title with his distance of 7.58-meters. Dates' mark ranked 29th in the nation as of Saturday evening.
The Tigers open the 2012 Outdoor Track & Field season with the Florida A&M Relays next Saturday, March 10 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Dates leapt a distance of 7.34-meters to win the long jump event over competitors from Alabama, Mississippi State and Southern Miss. Dates was looking to improve his personal best set last week in order to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Last week, the sophomore won the OVC Indoor title with his distance of 7.58-meters. Dates' mark ranked 29th in the nation as of Saturday evening.
The Tigers open the 2012 Outdoor Track & Field season with the Florida A&M Relays next Saturday, March 10 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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SWAC Championship: Southern Jaguars Bowling rebounds from slow start, move to fourth
ARLINGTON, Texas -- After dropping their first three matches during day one of 2012 SWAC Bowling Championship, Southern women's bowling responded to tally 4404 pins and claim fourth place.The Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs cruised on the opening day of the SWAC Championship tournament, holding the top seed heading into the double-elimination Baker competition on Saturday at the International Training and Research Center.
A&M won all five of their matches, and led in the field in pinfall with a total of 4690. The Lady Bulldogs also were the only team to roll a 1000-plus game on the day, beating Southern 1001-870. A&M finished the day with 4670 pins.
West division champion Prairie View A&M earned the No. 2 seed, totalling 4537 pins. Texas Southern rebounded from a slow start to get the No. 3 seed (4427), while Southern rallied from the back of the pack to slide into No. 4 at 4404. Jackson State will be the 5th seed at 4277 and after a hot start, Alabama State slipped to sixth with 4276 pins.
Alabama A&M and Prairie View will begin Saturday with byes, while No. 4 Southern and No. 5 Jackson State faceoff in one opening round match at 9:30 a.m. No. 3 Texas Southern will take on Alabama State in the other first round match.
The winner of the Southern/Jackson State match gets Prairie View at 11:15, while the Texas Southern/Alabama State winner faces Alabama A&M. The losers will still be a alive, but will fall into the elimination bracket.
Day two of the competition will be streamed live on BowlTV.
Here are the team results from Friday.Alabama A&M def. Texas Southern 902-827
Alabama State def. Southern 916-811
Prairie View def. Jackson State 888-805
Jackson State def. Southern 954-840
Texas Southern def. Alabama State 963-821Alabama A&M def. Prairie View 976-953
Texas Southern def. Prairie View 911-902
Alabama A&M def. Southern 1001-870
Alabama State def. Jackson State 847-811
Alabama A&M def. Jackson State 907-859
Southern def. Texas Southern 930-888Jackson State def. Texas Southern 848-838
Alabama A&M def. Alabama State 904-872Southern def. Prairie View 953-883
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
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SATURDAY - MARCH 3, 2012 Schedule of Games
Women's Bracket | Men's Bracket
CIAA Tournament Championship Finals (ESPNU- Tape delayed Broadcast)
Women's Championship
Shaw 72. Johnson C. Smith 66 5:00pm
Men's Championship
Elizabeth City State 51. Winston-Salem State 62 8:30pm
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Scoreboard
Women
| 3N Virginia State 72 vs 6S Livingstone 54 | 11:00am |
| 4N Elizabeth City State 46 vs 5S St. Augustine’s 49 | 1:00pm |
| 4S Fayetteville State 50 vs 5N Chowan 51 | 3:00pm |
| 3S Winston-Salem State 79 vs 6N Lincoln (PA) 57 | 5:00pm |
Men
| 5S Livingstone 67 vs 6N Chowan 52 | 7:00pm |
| 5N Lincoln (PA) 49 vs 6S St. Augustine’s 50 | 9:00pm |
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Scoreboard
Women
| 2N Bowie State 72 vs Virginia State 3N/6S 67 (2OT) | 11:00am |
| 1N Virginia Union 38 vs Chowan University 52 4S/5N | 1:00pm |
| 1S Shaw University 80 vs St. Augustine's 73 4N/5S | 3:00pm |
| 2S Johnson C. Smith 75 vs. 3S/6N Winston Salem State 70 | 5:00pm |
Men
| N Virginia State 58 vs Livingstone College 5S/6N 60 | 7:00pm |
| 4S Fayetteville State 65 vs St. Augustine's College 5N/6S 53 | 9:00pm |
Thursday, March 1 (Bounce TV) Scoreboard
Men Only
2S Johnson C. Smith 56 vs 3N Elizabeth City State 64 1:00pm
1N Bowie State 72, 6N Livingstone 68 3:00pm
2N Virginia Union 55 vs 3S Winston-Salem State 56 7:00pm
1S Shaw 90, 6S Fayetteville State 77 9:00pm
Friday, March 2 (Bounce TV) Scoreboard
Women’s Semifinals
Shaw 59, Bowie State 44 1:00 pm
Johnson C. Smith 68, Chowan 55 3:00 pm
Men’s Semifinals
Elizabeth City State 66, Bowie State 63 (OT) 7:00 pm
Shaw 48, Winston Salem State 51 9:00pm
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Scores That Matters!!
March 2, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GCAC Tournament Semifinals
Xavier 78, Tougaloo 67
Talladega 63, Edward Waters 43
SIAC Tournament Semifinals
Tuskegee 72, Stillman 65
Fort Valley State 79, Benedict 65
CIAA Tournament Semifinals
Shaw 59, Bowie State 44
Johnson C. Smith 68, Chowan 55
CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, 1:00pm ESPN2 - Tennessee State vs, Murray State for OVC Title.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GCAC Tournament Semifinals
Tougaloo 94, Philander Smith 88
Southern-New Orleans 66, Xavier 65
SIAC Tournament Semifinals
LeMoyne-Owen 64, Paine 61
Benedict 74, Fort Valley State 53
CIAA Tournament Semifinals
Elizabeth City State 66, Bowie State 63 (OT)
Winston-Salem State 51, Shaw 48
OVC Tournament Semifinals
Tennessee State University 59, Morehead State 52
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GCAC Tournament Semifinals
Xavier 78, Tougaloo 67
Talladega 63, Edward Waters 43
SIAC Tournament Semifinals
Tuskegee 72, Stillman 65
Fort Valley State 79, Benedict 65
CIAA Tournament Semifinals
Shaw 59, Bowie State 44
Johnson C. Smith 68, Chowan 55
CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, 1:00pm ESPN2 - Tennessee State vs, Murray State for OVC Title.
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GCAC Tournament Semifinals
Tougaloo 94, Philander Smith 88
Southern-New Orleans 66, Xavier 65
SIAC Tournament Semifinals
LeMoyne-Owen 64, Paine 61
Benedict 74, Fort Valley State 53
CIAA Tournament Semifinals
Elizabeth City State 66, Bowie State 63 (OT)
Winston-Salem State 51, Shaw 48
OVC Tournament Semifinals
Tennessee State University 59, Morehead State 52
Gold Nuggets outlast Tougaloo to reach another GCAC title game
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| Jasmine Grant 5'-8" Guard, Junior Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana Southwood High School |
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Jasmine Grant, one of five double-figure scorers for NAIA No. 20 Xavier University of Louisiana, had 18 points Friday in a 78-67 women's basketball victory against Tougaloo in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Tournament.
The Gold Nuggets (24-8) won their sixth in a row and advanced to Saturday's noon EST championship game against second-seeded Talladega or sixth-seeded Edward Waters, who met later Friday. It's the sixth time in seven seasons the XU women are in the final.
Keldra Hall scored 14 points, Carmen Holcombe 13, SiMon Franklin 11 and Brandi Young 10 for Xavier, the tournament's top seed.
Portia Craft scored 18 points, Victoria Jones 16 and Kierra Addison 14 for fifth-seeded Tougaloo (15-14), which was eliminated by Xavier for the fourth consecutive year. The Nuggets beat the Lady Bulldogs 71-44 in the 2011 final.
Tougaloo's Kierra Addison scored a 3-point play on the game's opening possession, but her team never led again after Xavier responded with a 13-1 run. Tougaloo rallied for three ties in the final six minutes of the first half, but Young scored the final five points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, to give Xavier a 36-31 advantage.
Xavier twice led by 18 in the second half -- the last time at 62-44 on Franklin's basket with 9:20 remaining -- but didn't clinch the victory until it outscored the Tougaloo 8-2 in the final 3:45.
"Tougaloo played strong," said Bo Browder, who reached the championship game for the ninth time in 13 seasons as Xavier's coach. "So we had to be strong too. We did a great job contesting every rebound and had a great six- or- seven-minute stretch in the second half to give us some cushion."
Grant, who missed the final 26 games of 2010-11 because of a knee injury, was 4-of-8 from 3-point range and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds. She and Holcombe were one point from season highs. Hall didn't start but was 6-of-7 from the floor, and Young and Franklin each had five assists, with Franklin matching her career best.
Jones, the GCAC Player of the Year, grabbed 16 rebounds, eight offensive. But Xavier had a 48-36 rebound advantage, 27-16 in the second half.
"I told our team before the game and I told them throughout the game that it was all about rebounding," Browder said. "That's a big reason why we'll be playing tomorrow."
Xavier outshot Tougaloo 42.6 to 34.5 percent from the floor, and both teams made six 3-pointers. The Nuggets excelled at the line, making 20-of-23 free throws to Tougaloo's 21-of-33. The Lady Bulldogs missed nine second-half free throws.
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NOTES: XU sophomore Angelica Alexander scored a season-high six points . . . The Jones double-double was her seventh against Xavier and her third in as many meetings this season, but she finished her career with a 1-11 record against the Nuggets . . . Xavier scored its most points in a GCAC semifinal since 2002.By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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TSU Snatches 59-52 Win to Advance to OVC Title Game
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee State grinded out a 59-52 victory over Morehead State on Friday evening to advance to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Tigers will face Murray State in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2. The Tigers (20-11) overcame 20 turnovers and shot 53 percent (20-of-28) to pick up their 20th win of the season - the first time a TSU squad reached that plateau since the 1978-79 campaign. For the evening, Morehead State (18-15) was held to 36 percent (20-of-56) shooting.
TSU inked 12 steals and staved off a second half rally by the Eagles to ensure the rubber match with nationally ranked Murray State on Saturday afternoon.
A trifecta of Tigers reached double-figures as Robert Covington led TSU with 14 points. The junior was 5-of-8 from the field, while grabbing four rebounds.
Jordan Cyphers came off the bench to knock down three triples and score 13 points. Guard Patrick Miller reached double-digits notching 13 points with six assists. Redshirt freshman M.J. Rhett inked eight points with four rebounds. Meanwhile, senior Wil Peters led all players with seven assists.
Tennessee State opened up the first half with a strong shooting performance, notching 56 percent (10-of-18) from the floor. The Tigers hit four makes beyond the arch, including three from Cyphers. Cyphers led TSU with 11 points at the break.
With 17:03 on the clock, Covington went down after making a hard fall. He would later return about five minutes later.
The Tigers' 8-2 run opened the game to 20-9, but Morehead State fought back with a triple late in the game to pull within 26-21 at the break.
Morehead State went on a brief run to take a one point lead at the 18:44 mark. The Tigers proceeded on a 6-0 run to lead 34-29. From there, the Tigers never surrendered the advantage.
The Eagles cut the deficit to within two on several occasions, but couldn't get the go-ahead points. TSU stretched its' largest lead to seven at the end of the game to pick up their second win over Morehead State this season.
Saturday's matchup with Murray State will be the third for the two teams in just three weeks. TSU won 72-68 at Murray State on Feb. 9 before the Racers clinched an 80-62 victory at the Gentry Center on Feb. 23.
Fans can watch the contest on ESPN2 with Bob Wischusen and Fran Franschilla calling the action. Tickets are still available for purchase at the Municipal Auditorium Box Office or Ticketmaster.com.
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Savannah State Clinches Top Seed in 2012 MEAC Tournament
The Tigers earned the first-round bye and will open up play on Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 6 p.m. They will face the winner of the No. 8 Hampton/No. 9 Morgan State matchup set for Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m.
A four-team tie which resulted in the 2011 Tournament Champion Hampton Pirates securing the No. 8 seed also revealed Morgan State at No. 9, Howard finishing at No. 10 and Florida A&M with the No. 11 spot.
Men's action continues on Tuesday with No. 7 North Carolina A&T facing off against No. 10 Howard beginning at 1:30 p.m. North Carolina Central earned a No. 5 seed following the tiebreaker against Coppin State and will take on No. 12 Maryland Eastern Shore at 4 p.m.
Last year's regular season champion Bethune-Cookman (No. 4) will matchup against S.C. State (No. 13) beginning at 6:30 p.m. No. 6 Coppin State and No. 11 Florida A&M wraps up the first day's competition with a matchup slated at 9 p.m.
Norfolk State earned the runners-up trophy with a 13-3 record and will face the winners of the No. 7 N.C. A&T/No. 10 Howard matchup on Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 8 p.m. Delaware State secured the No. 3 seed to receive a two-day bye and will take on the winners of the No. 6 Coppin State/No. 11 Florida A&M game on Thursday, March 8 slated for 6 p.m.
The 2012 regular season champion, regular season runners-up, first-team members and top honorees including Player, Rookie, Defensive and Coach of the Year selections, will be recognized in pre-game presentations prior to the honorees first games in tournament play.
The 2012 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips-off Monday, March 5, and will conclude on Saturday, March 10 with the men's and women's championship games. The men's finale will begin at 1 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN2, followed by the women's game at 4 p.m. live on ESPNU. The preliminary games will also be streamed live on www.MEACsports.com. Live statistics of all games will be available on the conferences' official website and the tournament's official website, http://www.meachoops.com./
Click here to download the 2012 Men's Tournament Bracket.
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Bowie State men lose in CIAA semifinal
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - For the second year in a row, the Bowie State University men's basketball team lost its opening game in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Elizabeth City State (15-13) outscored the Bullodgs 33-28 in the second half and 9-6 in overtime to earn a 66-33 victory in a CIAA semifinal in Charlotte, N.C.Bowie State led by five points at halftime and by as much as seven in the early minutes of the second half. But a 13-2 run put Elizabeth City State in the lead, 44-40 midway through the second half.
Bowie State (22-6) trailed by seven with 3:58 to play in the second half, but rallied on 3-pointers by Byron Westmorland and Largo High graduate Darren Clark and a dunk by Travis Hyman. Clark's 3-pointer gave Bowie State a 57-56 lead with 1:24 to play, but an Angelo Sharpless free throw allowed Elizabeth City State to tie the game with eight seconds left.
Another 3-pointer by Clark gave Bowie State a 63-62 lead with 1:09 to play in overtime, but the Bulldogs committed a turnover and missed two foul shots in the final 28 seconds, and Elizabeth City State won the game on a jumper by Sharpless and a pair of foul shots by Marquie Cooke.
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