SUNO Lady Knights Closeout 2015 With 65-45 Rout of Spring Hill

NEW ORLEANS -- Southern University at New Orleans led from start to finish as the Lady Knights won for the fourth time in five games, defeating Spring Hill College 65-45 at The Castle on New Year's Eve.

SUNO was able to avenge a 61-75 loss to the Lady Badgers 15 days ago and earn a split of the season series between the two schools. Rayvin Miller led three Lady Knights in double figures with 19 points to go alongs with six rebounds and six steals. Micah Brooks posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists and Jophiea Irvin added 10 points and six boards. Ashair Shakir narrowly missed a double-double of her own with 9 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes off of the bench.

The Lady Knights led 18-11 after the first quarter and 32-25 at the half, though both teams stuggled offensively. SUNO made just 36 percent of their first half shot attempts (0-11 on three pointers) and the Lady Badgers shot 33 percent from the floor.

The third quarter was where the Lady Knights were able to pull away for good, outscoring Spring Hill 16-6 and building a 48-31 advantage. The Lady Badgers would get no closer than 14 points the rest of the way.

Former Lady Knight Alishia Drayton Lewis, a member of SUNO's 2013 tournament team, led Spring Hill with nine points.

"This was a good win for us", said SUNO head coach Roshaun Ambrose. "Now that we have our full roster together we've been able to start showing more of who we can be when we play to our potential. The good thing is I don't think that we're close to reaching that level, so there's more to teach at practice and we want to continue to improve throughout our conference schedule. If we do that we have a good chance of being there at the end. It won't be easy, but I believe in the group that we have."

SUNO (4-6) goes on the road to face Concordia-Selma on Jan.4 before returning home to begin GCAC play on Jan. 9 against Philander Smith.

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Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band at 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California

PASADENA, California -- The Albany State University (ASU) Marching Ram Show Band performing their musical selections at the 127th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Friday, January 1st 2016.  This is the band's first rose parade appearance. They have also been selected seven times to the annual Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta which showcases the nations's top historically black college bands.


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Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band at 2016 Pasadena Bandfest

PASADENA, California -- The Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band performing their musical selections at the 36th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Wednesday, December 30th 2015.


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00:08 - Introduction
01:18 - Announcer - Introduction of ASU
02:26 - Drum Majors taking the field
03:10 - Georgia on My Mind
05:38 - Doing It Do Death
07:23 - No More Lies
09:12 - Let's Stay Together
11:51 - Photo
12:22 - Pass & Review

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Sales helps Miles Lady Golden Bears dominate Point University

FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- Miles closed out 2015 in dominate fashion, running away in the second half of a 76-42 win over Point University Thursday afternoon at Knox-Windham Gymnasium. The win snapped a two-game lsing streak for the Lady Golden Bears (7-4) while sending the Skyhawks (11-4) to a fourth consecutive defeat.

Shaquinta Sales was nearly unstoppable on the afternoon, making 8-of-9 of her shots from the field and setting career highs in points (19) and rebounds (14) while collecting her first career double-double.Torborsha Holley added 14 points off the bench - all in the second half - while making all four of her 3-point attempts after halftime.

The game was relatively close in the first half and Miles led 27-21 at the break. But the Golden Bears defense, which was solid in the first half, was downright stingy over the final 20 minutes. Point was just 7-of-28 from the floor (25 percent) and was dominated on the boards (32-11) as Miles broke the game open. A 10-2 run over a four-minute stretch in the third quarter turned a single-digit lead into a 45-29 advangtage for the Golden Bears. Another 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter - highlighted by two Holley 3-pointers - pushed the lead 63-36 as the rout continued.

Catika Brown scored a team-high 15 points for Point. Larian Scott had 12 points and Jamarra Taylor had eight points and five rebounds for Miles, which travels to play Claflin Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

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Benedict College Lady Tigers Beat Newberry, 69-56

COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- The 24^th-ranked Benedict College Lady Tigers closed out 2015 and their non-conference schedule with a 69-56 victory over Newberry College on Thursday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.

Regime McCombs scored a season-high 35 points, making five 3-pointers and sinking eight of 10 free throws in the final minute. McCombs ranks second in NCAA Division II in total 3-pointers and 3-pointers per game.

The Lady Tigers improved to 12-1 on the season with their seventh straight win. Newberry fell to 5-7.

Shelby Britten led the Wolves with 20 points.

Benedict led from start to finish, scoring the first nine points of the game. The Lady Tigers led 18-9 after the first period.  Destiny Betts scored on an offensive rebound putback to give Benedict a 10-point lead, 28-18, at the half.

Newberry cut the lead to six, 30-24, on a 3-pointer by Samantha Creed with 8:12 left in the third, but the Lady Tigers scored the next seven points, getting two baskets by Betts and a 3-pointer by Dorothy Brown, for a 37-24 lead. Back-to-back 3-pointers by the Wolves made it 37-33 with 4:26 left in the third, but McCombs answered with a 3-pointer for the Lady Tigers. Newberry cut the lead to 43-40 with 22 seconds left in the period, but Deja Stallworth hit a 3-pointer to close out the period and give Benedict a 46-40 lead heading into the final period.

A 3-pointer by Creed cut Benedict's lead to 48-43 with 8:37 left in the game, but the Lady Tigers responded by scoring the next seven points for a 12-point lead with 3:26 to play. Over the final 2:29, Benedict scored all of its points at the free-throw line, going 12-for-16.

Benedict forced Newberry into 18 turnovers and scored 20 points off those turnovers.

Benedict, which entered the game as the NCAA Division II leader in rebound margin, was out-rebounded for the first time this season, 34-32. Betts led Benedict with eight rebounds.

Benedict, 2-1 in the SIAC, takes on Tuskegee on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then hosting Miles on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

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Florida A&M Women Ring In New Year With 59-38 Win Over SSU

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The FAMU Women’s Basketball team won their third straight game on New Year’s Day, riding a strong second half surge past the Savannah State Tigers, 59-38 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game at The Al Lawson Center.

FAMU (7-7, 1-1 in MEAC) caught fire from the floor in the second half, shooting 51.9 percent from the floor (14 of 27) to pull away from the visitors, which trailed 26-18 at the half.

The Rattlers outpaced the Tigers (2-8, 0-1 in MEAC) on the scoreboard over the last two quarters by a 33-20 margin.

Alicia McCray’s layup with 9:16 left in the third put FAMU ahead by 10 points, 28-18 and the Tigers never got closer the rest of the way, as the Rattlers held a 15-point edge, 42-27 after three periods.

Dawn King’s three-pointer with 28 seconds left in the game staked FAMU to its’ largest and final margin at 59-38.

Alicia McCray led FAMU with 15 points, followed by Olivia Antilla with 11 points.

WHAT’S NEXT: FAMU hosts Mercer University in their next game on Monday, Jan. 4 at 7:00 p.m. in The Al Lawson Center.

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Madison Prep linebacker Cedric Triplett commits to Southern

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Madison Prep linebacker Cedric Triplett didn’t recognize the number calling his cell phone when he was out with friends.

Triplett took a chance and answered and found out Southern University coach Dawson Odums was ready to take a chance on him.

Odums called to offer the 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior a scholarship. And Triplett committed to the Jaguars.

“At first I thought somebody was joking with me,” Triplett said. “Then I realized it was coach Odums. I’d met him and talked to him before.

“I was surprised he called. … I didn’t expect it. Southern is a school I’ve grown up watching. I’ve gone to homecoming and other games. So I committed.”

Triplett was a second-team All-District 6-2A choice. He finished with 88 tackles and helped the Chargers finish with an 11-1 record.

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