TSU Lady Tigers win exhibition vs. North Alabama

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  --  The Tennessee State Lady Tigers defeated North Alabama 69-58 in exhibition action at the Gentry Center on Thursday night.

Senior Destiney Gaston led TSU with 13 points in 22 minutes off the bench, while the Tigers shot 13-for-34 from the field in each half.

With the game tied at 10 with 13:06 left in the first half, TSU went on a 13-4 run over the next six minutes and didn't look back. It was triggered on the defensive end by a Gaston steal, one of eight that TSU had in the first half and 12 in the game. Over the next three possessions, Gaston or Alana Morris would either score or assist. Morris led all players with seven assists.

The Tigers held a 36-24 halftime lead and would maintain the double digit advantage for much of the second half leading by as much as 16.

The Lions would cut the TSU lead to nine with 7:34 remaining, but Kesi Hess answered with a three to put the Tigers back up by 12.

North Alabama would not go away as a 7-2 run closed the gap to 62-56 with just over two minutes left.

The Tigers would finish strong after going five straight possessions without scoring, TSU ended the game with points on its final four possession to win by the final 69-58 margin.

Simone Hopes had a team best eight rebounds for TSU, while Mekena Randle of UNA also had eight boards.

Avery Jones and Jasmin Shuler joined Gaston as Tigers with double digit points as Jones had 12 and Shuler added 10.

Sarah Bailey was the top scorer for the Lions with 13 points followed by Abby Andrews and Corinne White with 10 apiece.
 

The Lady Tigers begin the regular season on Friday, Nov. 9 when they face Cumberland at the Genry Center. Tip-off is slated for is 7 p.m.

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LSU Lady Tigers again rout Xavier Gold Nuggets in exhibition

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana --  Adrienne Webb scored 18 points to lead five LSU scorers in double figures Thursday in a 75-34 women's basketball exhibition victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.

Theresa Plaisance had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Tigers, who reached the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament. Shanece McKinney scored 12 points, and Bianca Lutley and Jeanne Kenney had 11 points apiece. Kenney had 11 assists and five steals.

Andraquay Quinnine scored nine points for the Gold Nuggets, ranked 11th in NAIA Division I, and made 3-of-7 3-pointers. SiMon Franklin, playing in her hometown, had seven points.

Xavier never led and trailed 37-12 at halftime. LSU outshot Xavier 41.3 to 24.1 percent from the floor and had advantages of 47-40 in rebounds and 21-1 in made free throws. LSU committed 14 turnovers and gained 31.

It was the second consecutive season that the Lady Tigers beat the Gold Nuggets in an exhibition. LSU won 102-42 a year ago.

Xavier will begin its 35th regular season of the Title IX era with a 3 p.m. game Saturday against Johnson & Wales (Fla.) at XU's new Convocation Center. The facility, which seats 3,937 for athletic contests and 4,500 for other events, will open to the public for the first time that day. The Gold Nuggets' game will follow a 1 p.m. men's game between Xavier and Morehouse.

Read more later about this exhibition online at http://www.xula.edu/athletics/news/2012/1101b.html


By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

Round 2: Sight & Sounds of Homecoming 2012

Spelman College chooses Campus-wide fitness over NCAA athletics

ATLANTA, Georgia -- A Wellness Letter from Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum ...

Dear Campus Community,

Many in the African-American community believe that the health status of African-American women is a primary indication of the health status of Blacks living in America. If that is the case, the news is not good.

Based on an analysis of the health status of students at Spelman College, many already have hypertension, Type II diabetes, or some other chronic disease usually associated with a population of much older people.

While surprising, this reality is merely a reflection of the status of Black women’s health across the country. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 44% of Black women over 20 have high blood pressure. Type II diabetes has become a public health epidemic, and African-American women are among the most vulnerable -- more than twice as likely to develop diabetes as white women.

In addition, heart disease is the leading cause of death for African Americans in the United States as reported by the CDC. About four out of five African-American women are overweight or obese and among all children, Black girls are most likely to report they got no physical activity in the past week. A National Institutes of Health study found that by the age of 17 more than half of Black girls were reporting no leisure time physical activity at all, increasing their risk for serious illness.

Whether it is diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, breast cancer or stroke, Black women are more likely to suffer from these ailments and die from them – early. All of these illnesses are linked to obesity and lack of physical activity. As a community, we are illiterate – illiterate about what it takes to maintain our health and wellness.

Spelman, which serves a population of women, almost all of whom are of African descent, is known for educating the best and the brightest of their generation. We invest a tremendous amount of time and talent into our students’ development, an investment which will transform their lives and the communities they will impact.

However, given the current state of Black women’s health, we have to question whether these students will live long enough to make that impact. Will they have the healthy quality of life needed to truly deliver on the promise of their potential?

Committed to educating the whole person -- mind, body and spirit – Spelman has an opportunity to change the health trajectory of our students and, through their influence, the communities from which they come. We are taking that opportunity seriously by launching our own Wellness Revolution, an initiative designed to empower and educate Spelman women and the world on the value and components of lifelong wellness.

Click Here to learn more about the College's comprehensive program that will both transform the physical education curriculum, and infuse its infrastructure and co-curricular activities with innovative programs and a state-of-the-art facility to promote wellness as a lifestyle.

The Wellness Revolution@Spelman Slideshow: Spelman’s trip to Atlanta was created with TripAdvisor TripWow!

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SSU Men's Basketball Picked To Win MEAC; Hassan Named MEAC Preseason Player of the Year

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- Savannah State University senior Rashad Hassan was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year. The SSU men's basketball team were also picked to win the 2012-13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season title. The Tigers, who won last season's regular season championship, return everyone from last year’s squad.

The Tigers received 24 first place votes and totaled 616 points to take hold of the conference's top spot. SSU finished among the top five in the MEAC in several categories including scoring margin (2^nd), scoring defense (1^st), rebounding margin (1^st), assists (3^rd), steals (5^th), and assist-to-turnover ratio (5^th) a year ago. The Tigers finished the season with a 14-2 mark in MEAC play and 21-12 overall. SSU's season concluded with a 65-51 loss to the University of Tennessee in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT).

Hassan, a 6-7 Riverdale, Georgia native, led the Tigers in scoring with 13 points per game and started in 32 of 33 games a year ago. He ranked in the top 20 in the nation with a 57.0 field goal percentage. The 2011-12 season was highlighted by three double-double performances including 20 points and 14 rebounds against Tennessee in the NIT.

Senior guard Deric Rudolph was named to the MEAC preseason second team. Rudolph averaged 10 points per game last season.

Accompanying Hassan on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team are Tahj Tate (Delaware State), Pendarvis Williams (Norfolk State), DeWayne Jackson (Morgan State), and Ray Willis (North Carolina Central).

The 2012-13 MEAC men's basketball season tips off on Friday, November 9 with ten MEAC teams in play.

The 2013 MEAC Basketball Tournament is slated for March 11-16 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

2012-13 Men's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish and All-MEAC First and Second Teams

As voted on by the Conference's Head Men's Basketball Coaches and

Sports Information Directors

(First-Place Votes in Parenthesis)

School...................................... Points

1. Savannah State (24)....................... 616

2. Delaware State (1).......................... 525

3. Morgan State.................................. 504

4. Norfolk State (1)............................ 489

5. Hampton........................................ 396

6. Bethune-Cookman......................... 392

7. North Carolina Central.................. 386

8. Howard.......................................... 254

9. North Carolina A&T...................... 228

10. Coppin State................................ 220

11. Florida A&M............................... 184

12. Maryland Eastern Shore............... 110

13. South Carolina State.................... 62

Preseason Player of the Year: Rashad Hassan, Savannah State University

First Team

Name	School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
Tahj Tate	Delaware State	G	6-4	190	So.	Easley, S.C
Dewayne Jackson	Morgan State	F	6-8	210	Sr.	Bowie, Md.
Pendarvis Williams	Norfolk State	G	6-6	195	Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa.
Ray Willis	N. C. Central	G	6-6	164	Sr.	Atlanta, Ga.
Rashad Hassan	Savannah State	F	6-7	215	Sr.	Riverdale, Ga.

 

Second Team

 

Name	School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
Kevin Dukes	Bethune-Cookman	G	5-9	155	Sr.	Lithonia, Ga.
Marques Oliver	Delaware State	F	6-7	220	Sr.	Durham, N.C.
Casey Walker	Delaware State	G	6-5	175	Jr.	Brodnax, Va.
Ian Chiles	Morgan State	C	7-2	270	r-Jr.	Cliffside Park, N.J.
Deric Rudolph	Savannah State	G	5-11	175	Sr.	Gadsen, Ala.

All awards are voted on by the conference's head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors.

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Howard predicted to win the regular season women's basketball MEAC title

Saadia Doyle

NORFOLK, Virginia  --  Howard University senior Saadia Doyle was named the MEAC women's basketball Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive year the conference announced today. The Lady Bison of Howard were predicted to win the regular season title as voted on by the conference's head women's basketball coaches and sports information directors.

Doyle, the 2010-11 MEAC Player of the Year, averaged 17.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game last year. The guard guided her team to the MEAC Tournament championship finale for the second straight year, earning All-MEAC and All-Tournament honors.

Howard totaled 637 points and received 15 out of 26 first place votes. Last year the Lady Bison finished with a 24-9 overall record and 14-2 mark in MEAC play. Howard welcomes back all of its starters from last year's team.

The three-time defending MEAC champion Hampton Lady Pirates were picked to finish second with 597points and seven (7) first-place votes. The Lady Pirates, who will open up their season on November 9^th against Southern Mississippi, concluded the 2011-12 campaign with a 15-1 conference record and 26-5 mark overall. Hampton was one of four MEAC teams to post 20-plus wins last season.

Coppin State was predicted to finish third while Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T round out the top five preseason predictions.

Maryland Eastern Shore was chosen to finish sixth, followed by South Carolina State (7^th), Bethune-Cookman (8^th), Norfolk State (9^th), Savannah State (10^th), Delaware State (11^th), Morgan State (12^th) and North Carolina Central (13^th).

Joining Doyle on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team is teammate Tamoria Holmes. Delaware State's Tierra Hawkins, Ezinne Kalu of Savannah State and Jaquayla Berry of North Carolina A&T round out the first team selections.

The 2012-13 MEAC women's basketball season tips off on Friday, Nov. 11 with eight MEAC teams in action.

The 2013 MEAC Basketball Tournament is slated for March 11-16 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

 

Preseason Honors

 

 

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Tuskegee at Miles College Buzz

Tuskegee at Miles College

WHAT: Tuskegee (7-1, 6-0) at Miles College (8-1, 6-0)

WHEN: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium, Fairfield, Alabama

TV: None but Birmingham folks can catch the Golden Bears radio broadcast on 88.7 FM.

LINE: None

THIS GAME WILL DETERMINE: Everything. The meeting between Miles, the defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champs currently ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 standings, and Tuskegee, the winningest school in black college football history, will determine the conference's western division champion. Both are undefeated against conference foes and both haven't lost since dropping one-point games in their season opener at Legion Field. Tuskegee lost 7-6 to Alabama A&M and Miles fell 31-30 at the hands of North Alabama. The winner of this contest advances to next weekend's SIAC championship game in Atlanta and will be a virtual lock to play in, and possibly, the first round of the Division II playoffs. The loser will likely have to settle for a spot in the Pioneer Bowl which pits the SIAC against the Continental Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Tuskegee downed Miles 27-25 at home last year and leads the overall series 45-12-1.


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