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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
XU schedule: 17 home games, 5 games vs. NCAA D2
NEW ORLEANS — Seventeen home games, five matchups with NCAA Division II opponents and a pair of December tournaments are among the highlights of the 2015-16 Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball schedule.
Dannton Jackson, back for his 13th season as head coach of the Gold Rush, announced the schedule Tuesday.
The XU men will play their first five regular-season games at home, and they'll have a second five-game home stand Dec. 29-Jan. 13. The Gold Rush will open the season at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 against Webber International, then play host to Carver the next evening at 6.
Xavier, a perennial NAIA power, will play NCAA Division II's Spring Hill at home Nov. 7, Miles at home Nov. 12, LeMoyne-Owen for homecoming Nov. 21, Clark Atlanta Nov. 27 at SUNO and LeMoyne-Owen Dec. 17 in the Magicians' JCJ Classic at Memphis, Tenn.
Xavier will play host to LSU-Shreveport, Fisk and Mobile in the Gold Rush Holiday Classic Dec. 29-30.
Additional schedule notes:
• LSUS, a former Gulf Coast Athletic Conference rival of Xavier, will play host to the Rush Nov. 24. It will be the teams' first meeting since LSUS left the GCAC after the 2009-10 season.
• Xavier will visit Southeastern Louisiana in a Nov. 4 exhibition. It will be the 14th time a Jackson-coached team faces an NCAA Division I opponent and the 12th time in an exhibition. It will be the second meeting between Xavier and SLU; the first was in the 1977-78 season.
• There will be nine games against 20-game winners from 2014-15: one against Concordia (Ala.) and two apiece against LSUS, William Carey, Philander Smith and Talladega. Concordia was a USCAA national semifinalist and won 17 of its last 18 games this past season. Talladega was 32-5 en route to GCAC regular-season and tournament championships, three weeks as the No. 1 team in NAIA Division I and a No. 2 postseason ranking after reaching the national semifinals. Philander Smith will visit Xavier Jan. 11, Talladega will visit Jan. 25, and William Carey will visit Feb. 11.
• Xavier and Auburn Montgomery (Jan. 13 at XU) will meet for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
• The Gold Rush, second in the GCAC regular season and tournament a year ago, will open the conference schedule Jan. 4 at home against Edward Waters.
• Xavier will play GCAC city rival Dillard Feb. 6 at XU in the Crosstown Classic and Feb. 27 at Dillard's Dent Hall. The first meeting will be played on Endymion Saturday, one of the prime days of Carnival. GCAC city rival SUNO will visit Feb. 15, and non-conference city rival Loyola will visit Nov. 9. Xavier also will visit Loyola (Dec. 3) and SUNO (Feb. 1).
• The GCAC Tournament will be March 4-6 in New Orleans. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship March 16-22 at Kansas City, Mo.
Xavier, 24-10 overall and 11-3 in the GCAC in 2014-15, returns seven lettermen, including first-team All-GCAC point guard Morris Wright, and seeks to extend a school record with a sixth consecutive bid to the NAIA's national tournament. Jackson is 273-117 at Xavier and the program's all-time winningest coach. This will be Xavier's fourth season in the Convocation Center, a $25 million facility which seats nearly 4,000.
Xavier University of Louisiana
2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule
Oct. 29 (Thu.): WEBBER INTERNATIONAL, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 (Fri.): CARVER, 6 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Wed.): at Southeastern Louisiana, 7 p.m. (exhibition)
Nov. 7 (Sat.): SPRING HILL (DH), 4 p.m.
Nov. 9 (Mon.): LOYOLA, 7 p.m.
Nov. 12 (Thu.): MILES, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 (Tue.): at Mobile, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 (Sat.): LeMOYNE-OWEN (DH), 1 p.m. (Homecoming)
Nov. 24 (Tue.): at LSU-Shreveport, 6 p.m.
Nov. 27 (Fri.): Clark Atlanta (at SUNO), noon
Dec. 1 (Tue.): MOBILE (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 (Thu.): at Loyola, 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 (Sat.): at William Carey, 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 (Thu.): at LeMoyne-Owen, 6 p.m. (JCJ Classic, Memphis, Tenn.)
Dec. 18 (Fri.): Concordia (Ala.), 4 p.m. (JCJ Classic, Memphis, Tenn.)
Dec. 29 (Thu.): LSU-SHREVEPORT, 5 p.m. (Gold Rush Holiday Classic)
Dec. 30 (Fri.): FISK, 5 p.m. (Gold Rush Holiday Classic)
Jan. 4 (Mon.): • EDWARD WATERS (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 (Mon.): • PHILANDER SMITH (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Wed.): AUBURN MONTGOMERY, 5 p.m.
Jan. 16 (Sat.): • at Talladega (DH), 5 p.m.
Jan. 18 (Mon.): • TOUGALOO (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 (Sat.): • at Philander Smith (DH), 4 p.m.
Jan. 25 (Mon.): • TALLADEGA (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 (Mon.): • at SUNO (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 (Sat.): • DILLARD (DH), 5 p.m. (Crosstown Classic)
Feb. 11 (Thu.): WILLIAM CAREY (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 (Mon.): • SUNO (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 (Sat.): • at Edward Waters (DH), 5 p.m. EST
Feb. 22 (Mon.): • at Tougaloo (DH), 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 27 (Sat.): • at Dillard (DH), 5 p.m.
March 4-6 (Fri.-Sun.): Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, New Orleans
March 16-22 (Wed.-Tue.): Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship, Kansas City, Mo.
Home games in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
• Gulf Coast Athletic Conference game
(DH) Doubleheader with Xavier's women
All times are Central except where noted
Schedule is subject to change
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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Being at Bowman Gray a welcome sight on Rams' schedule
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Bowman Gray Stadium will finally play host to a football game Saturday.
The long-awaited first home game for Winston-Salem State this season will take place at 1:30 p.m. against Chowan. After four straight road games, the Rams (1-3, 1-0 CIAA) will get to play in front of their home fans for the first time in 2015.
And to a team that is full of confidence coming off its first victory of the season, Bowman Gray Stadium never looked so good.
“We are very excited,” running back Bronson Greene said. “We know we attract a good following on the road with our fans, but to be in our own stadium will be great.”
What’s also great for the Rams is they have established an identity. In the previous five seasons the Rams were one of the top scoring teams in the CIAA, but not anymore.
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The long-awaited first home game for Winston-Salem State this season will take place at 1:30 p.m. against Chowan. After four straight road games, the Rams (1-3, 1-0 CIAA) will get to play in front of their home fans for the first time in 2015.
And to a team that is full of confidence coming off its first victory of the season, Bowman Gray Stadium never looked so good.
“We are very excited,” running back Bronson Greene said. “We know we attract a good following on the road with our fans, but to be in our own stadium will be great.”
What’s also great for the Rams is they have established an identity. In the previous five seasons the Rams were one of the top scoring teams in the CIAA, but not anymore.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
SSU Announces 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Schedule
SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Savannah State University head men's basketball coach Horace Broadnax has released the Tigers 2015-16 schedule.
Highlighting the schedule are 14 regular-season home games in Tiger Arena.
The Tigers will play teams from nine Division I conferences (Mid-Eastern Athletic, Big South, Sun Belt, Southeastern, Ohio Valley, Southwestern, PAC-12 and the Big 12) that will take them to nine different states (Oregon, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Utah, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina) as well as the District of Columbia.
Once again, Broadnax has put together a tough non-conference slate which includes road games at Oregon, Baylor, Utah and Missouri.
Broadnax is beginning his 11th season as head coach of the Tigers.
Savannah State begins the regular season with a trio of home games against Florida National (Nov. 13), Campbell (Nov. 16) and Arkansas State (Nov. 18).
The Tigers will then take a four-game road swing at Oregon (Nov. 20), Baylor (Nov. 23), Jackson State (Nov 27) and South Florida (Nov. 29).
SSU starts the month of December at home with regional rival Georgia Southern (Dec. 2) as well as a game with Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 5). A road game at Utah (Dec. 16) closes out the 2015 portion of the schedule.
A trip to Missouri (Jan. 2) starts off 2016 for the Tigers.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) competition starts on Jan. 5 with a trip to at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Fla.
Following a four-game home stand where SSU plays North Carolina A&T State (Jan. 9), North Carolina Central (Jan. 11), Maryland-Eastern Shore (Jan. 16) and Delaware State (Jan. 18), the Tigers hit the road for four contests at Hampton (Jan. 23), Norfolk State (Jan. 25), North Carolina A&T State (Jan. 30) and Bethune-Cookman (February 2).
Savannah State returns home on Feb. 6 and 8 for games against Morgan State and Coppin State before returning to the road to play at South Carolina State (Feb. 13) and Howard (Feb. 20).
The Tigers will take a break from MEAC play to host Allen on Feb. 23.
South Carolina State will come to Tiger Arena on Feb. 27, followed by a road trip to North Carolina Central on Feb. 29.
Savannah State will close out the regular season with a home game against Florida A&M on March 3.
The MEAC tournament will take place March 7-12 in Norfolk, Va.
Savannah State, which is coming off of a 9-22 season, make their 2015-16 debut with home exhibition contests against local rival Armstrong State (Nov. 3) and Limestone (Nov. 10).
SSU Men's Basketball Schedule 2015
COURTESY SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
Highlighting the schedule are 14 regular-season home games in Tiger Arena.
The Tigers will play teams from nine Division I conferences (Mid-Eastern Athletic, Big South, Sun Belt, Southeastern, Ohio Valley, Southwestern, PAC-12 and the Big 12) that will take them to nine different states (Oregon, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Utah, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina) as well as the District of Columbia.
Once again, Broadnax has put together a tough non-conference slate which includes road games at Oregon, Baylor, Utah and Missouri.
Broadnax is beginning his 11th season as head coach of the Tigers.
Savannah State begins the regular season with a trio of home games against Florida National (Nov. 13), Campbell (Nov. 16) and Arkansas State (Nov. 18).
The Tigers will then take a four-game road swing at Oregon (Nov. 20), Baylor (Nov. 23), Jackson State (Nov 27) and South Florida (Nov. 29).
SSU starts the month of December at home with regional rival Georgia Southern (Dec. 2) as well as a game with Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 5). A road game at Utah (Dec. 16) closes out the 2015 portion of the schedule.
A trip to Missouri (Jan. 2) starts off 2016 for the Tigers.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) competition starts on Jan. 5 with a trip to at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Fla.
Following a four-game home stand where SSU plays North Carolina A&T State (Jan. 9), North Carolina Central (Jan. 11), Maryland-Eastern Shore (Jan. 16) and Delaware State (Jan. 18), the Tigers hit the road for four contests at Hampton (Jan. 23), Norfolk State (Jan. 25), North Carolina A&T State (Jan. 30) and Bethune-Cookman (February 2).
Savannah State returns home on Feb. 6 and 8 for games against Morgan State and Coppin State before returning to the road to play at South Carolina State (Feb. 13) and Howard (Feb. 20).
The Tigers will take a break from MEAC play to host Allen on Feb. 23.
South Carolina State will come to Tiger Arena on Feb. 27, followed by a road trip to North Carolina Central on Feb. 29.
Savannah State will close out the regular season with a home game against Florida A&M on March 3.
The MEAC tournament will take place March 7-12 in Norfolk, Va.
Savannah State, which is coming off of a 9-22 season, make their 2015-16 debut with home exhibition contests against local rival Armstrong State (Nov. 3) and Limestone (Nov. 10).
SSU Men's Basketball Schedule 2015
Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Result | |
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Armstrong State University (Exh.) | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
Clark Atlanta University (Exh.) | Savannah, Ga. | 7 p.m. | ||
Florida National University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
Campbell University | Savannah, Ga. | 7 p.m. | ||
Arkansas State University | Savannah, Ga. | 7 p.m. | ||
University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | 8 p.m. (PT) | ||
Baylor University | Waco, TX | TBA | ||
Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville, AL | 7 p.m. (CT) | ||
University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | 2 p.m. | ||
Georgia Southern University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
Eastern Kentucky University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | TBA | ||
University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | TBA | ||
Florida A&M University | Tallahassee, FL | TBA | ||
North Carolina A&T State University | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. | ||
North Carolina Central University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. | ||
Delaware State University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
Hampton University | Hampton, VA | 6 p.m. | ||
Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | 8 p.m. | ||
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC | 4 p.m. | ||
Bethune-Cookman University | Daytona Beach, FL | 7:30 p.m. | ||
Morgan State University | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. | ||
Coppin State University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, SC | 6 p.m. | ||
Howard University | Washington, DC | 4 p.m. | ||
Allen University (S.C.) | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
South Carolina State University | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. | ||
North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | 8 p.m. | ||
Florida A&M University | Savannah, Ga. | 8 p.m. | ||
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament | ||||
MEAC Basketball Tournament | Norfolk, Va. | TBA |
COURTESY SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
Williams setting hot pace for JSU receivers
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Daniel Williams gave himself a “B” for his performance through four games this season.
If that’s the case, it’s difficult to imagine what the Jackson State receiver’s “A” game looks like.
Williams had a 1,000-yard campaign as a sophomore, but has taken his game to new heights with 30 catches for 517 yards and four touchdowns so far this season.
“His maturity level has been the most important thing, a big difference from last year,” Tigers wide receivers coach Derrick McCall said on Tuesday. “He’s always been a hard worker, and I think he’s putting everything into perspective as to what could possibly be at the next level (NFL). So he has taken it to a different level as far as film study and work ethic.”
The junior’s business-like approach has him placed at third in the FCS receiving yards rankings. He’s fourth in receiving yards per game with 129.3. He’s first in the SWAC in receptions per game with 7.5.
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If that’s the case, it’s difficult to imagine what the Jackson State receiver’s “A” game looks like.
Williams had a 1,000-yard campaign as a sophomore, but has taken his game to new heights with 30 catches for 517 yards and four touchdowns so far this season.
“His maturity level has been the most important thing, a big difference from last year,” Tigers wide receivers coach Derrick McCall said on Tuesday. “He’s always been a hard worker, and I think he’s putting everything into perspective as to what could possibly be at the next level (NFL). So he has taken it to a different level as far as film study and work ethic.”
The junior’s business-like approach has him placed at third in the FCS receiving yards rankings. He’s fourth in receiving yards per game with 129.3. He’s first in the SWAC in receptions per game with 7.5.
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Southern University launches the Devon Gales Fund
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern University Athletics, along with the Southern University System Foundation, launched the Devon Gales Fund Monday afternoon in an effort to provide financial assistance to Gales and his family to cover medical expenses. The Devon Gales Fund is the official fundraising platform of Southern University and A&M College. All donations can be made by visiting the Devon Gales Fund webpage. Contributions to the Devon Gales Fund can also be mailed to the following address: Southern University System Foundation c/o Devon Gales Fund PO Box 9562 Baton Rouge, La. 70813 Gales, a SU wide receiver, suffered a severe spinal injury on September 26, 2015 during the Southern-Georgia football game in Athens, Ga. Gales, who underwent surgery Sunday, is in good spirits and will remain in the care of the doctors at Athens Regional Medical Center until further notice. Southern University is extremely thankful for the continuous prayers and well wishes that Gales has received from many people nationwide. COURTESY SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS |
Monday, September 28, 2015
GSU’s 70-point outing deemed ‘ugly’ by Fobbs
GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- There aren’t many times when a football coach will deem a game “ugly” after putting up 70 points on the scoreboard.
Grambling coach Broderick Fobbs will when his team helped give up 54 points and almost 600 yards of total offense in a wild 70-54 win Saturday over Prairie View A&M at the State Fair Classic in Dallas.
“To me it’s an ugly win because I expected us to play better total as a team," he said. "It’s not just about the offense. It’s about the kicking game, making sure we punt the ball effectively, making sure we tackle effectively and then, defensively, making sure that we get off the field on third down.
Even though Grambling improved to 2-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, the win wasn’t even close to Fobbs’ standards. Grambling almost allowed Prairie View to come back from four 20-plus point deficits before the offense, led by seven total touchdowns from quarterback Johnathan Williams and four from running back Martez Carter, sealed the victory.
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Grambling coach Broderick Fobbs will when his team helped give up 54 points and almost 600 yards of total offense in a wild 70-54 win Saturday over Prairie View A&M at the State Fair Classic in Dallas.
“To me it’s an ugly win because I expected us to play better total as a team," he said. "It’s not just about the offense. It’s about the kicking game, making sure we punt the ball effectively, making sure we tackle effectively and then, defensively, making sure that we get off the field on third down.
Even though Grambling improved to 2-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, the win wasn’t even close to Fobbs’ standards. Grambling almost allowed Prairie View to come back from four 20-plus point deficits before the offense, led by seven total touchdowns from quarterback Johnathan Williams and four from running back Martez Carter, sealed the victory.
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Alcorn State, Tuskegee Solidify Top Spots in Week 4 of HSRN Polls
HARTLY, Delaware -- Alcorn State University and Tuskegee University remained in the top spots following the fourth full week of HBCU football action. ASU solidified its position on top of the FCS rankings while, for the second straight week, TU’s Golden Tigers were unanimously picked #1 in DivisionII/NAIA HSRN Football Polls.In the Division I FCS poll, Alcorn State QB John Gibbs, Jr. threw two touchdowns passes as the Braves breezed by Concordia-Selma 40-7 on Saturday at Spinks-Casem Stadium.
North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State remained #2 and #3 as Bethune-Cookman and Tennessee completed the top five.
#7 Grambling State and #10 Norfolk State entered the poll for the first time this season
In Division II, Tuskegee ran its unbeaten streak to four with a convincing 41-14 road win over Lane College. For the second straight week, the Golden Tigers captured all the first place votes of HSRN pollsters.
Virginia Union took sole possession of second place in the reshuffled rankings. Bowie State climbed to third followed by Chowan and Virginia State. Fort Valley State returned to the top 10 while Fayetteville State, on the strength of is win over Virginia State, entered the poll for the first time this season.
Division I FCS | ||||
School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
1 | Alcorn State (12) | 3-1 | 145 | 1 |
2 | North Carolina A&T | 2-1 | 130 | 2 |
3 | South Carolina State (2) | 2-1 | 119 | 3 |
4 | Bethune-Cookman | 3-1 | 92 | 5 |
5 | Tennessee State (1) | 3-1 | 85 | 7 |
6 | Southern | 2-2 | 81 | 4 |
7 | Grambling State | 2-2 | 53 | NR |
8 | Hampton | 2-2 | 23 | 6 |
9 | Prairie View A&M | 2-2 | 22 | 8 |
10 | Norfolk State | 1-3 | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes | ||||
N.C. Central (14), Texas Southern (14), Alabama St (10)., Morgan St.(10), Jackson St.(4) Alabama A&M (3) | ||||
Division II/NAIA | ||||
School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
1 | Tuskegee (13) | 4-0 | 132 | 1 |
2 | Virginia Union | 3-1 | 121 | 2T |
3 | Bowie State | 3-1 | 98 | 5 |
4 | Chowan | 3-1 | 75 | 7 |
5 | Virginia State | 2-2 | 54 | 2T |
6 | Fort Valley State | 3-1 | 39 | NR |
7 | Fayetteville State | 1-3 | 36 | NR |
8 | Elizabeth City State | 2-1 | 37 | 4 |
9 | Morehouse | 2-2 | 34 | 8 |
10 | Winston-Salem State | 1-3 | 33 | 10 |
Others receiving votes | ||||
Livingstone (25), Albany State (14), Miles (13), Lincoln (PA) (8), Lane (7), Central State (6),West Virginia St. (5), Lincoln (Mo) (5), St. Augustine's (4), Stillman (3), Kentucky St. (2), Texas College (1), Johnson C. Smith (1) |
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