Friday, March 1, 2019

Wiley College Lady Wildcat Preview: RRAC Tournament


Excited for a great GCAC tournament here in Jacksonville! Caught up with the FRESHEST president in the nation


Alcorn Lady Braves Fighting for Postseason Berth in Road Game at Southern


Congratulations to Alyssa Washington for being named first-team All-GCAC


Congratulations to DU's Adriiana Jackson for being named to the GCAC All-Defensive


Congratulations to Dillard's Jessie Ward for being named second-team All-GCAC!


Dillard Lady Bleu Devils Washington Earns First Team All-GCAC Honors, Jackson Named To All-Defensive Team



No. 3 seed Dillard opens the GCAC Championship vs. No. 6 seed Rust!


Edward Waters Men's Basketball: Men's Basketball Opens GCAC Championships Against Dillard

Congrats to EWC's Senior Guard Jermisha Collins on being selected Second Team All-GCAC


Congrats to Edward Waters College Arcuas “Deuce” McGhee on being named to the @gcacinfo All-Defensive Team and Dennis Miles on being a First Team All-GCAC selection


2019 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championships Live Video Streamed March 1-3, 2019 by BCSN at mybcsn.net/GCAC

The 2019 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments which will be held in @Jacksonville Florida on the campus of Edward Waters College will be streamed LIVE on the Black College Sports Network! March 1st-3rd the BCSN will stream ALL games in real time! 
“We are excited about the opportunity to showcase HBCU’s that don’t normally get the same coverage as some of their larger counterparts!” – Bryan Fulford VP & Co-Founder of the Black College Sports Network.
Leading up to the tournament we will feature a men’s and women’s team weekly on the @BCSNSportsWrap talk show, where we will talk to coaches and players from all of the member schools! This will be a special segment that will be a part of the regular weekly show! You will have the opportunity to see these teams during the regular season as they battle the Tigers of Edward Waters College Athletics as we will be broadcasting ALL home conference games starting in January!
If you have any questions or would like information on advertising during the tournament you can email us at bcsntv@myjbn.com or call 678-383-7623
You can check out past episodes of the BCSN SportWrap show at www.MyBCSN.net/sportswrap #HBCUStrong #HBCUProud #MyBCSN



The EWC Lady Tigers open GCAC Championships play this morning at 9am against Philander Smith at the AJC. (Live Stream Video on Black College Sports Network)

VIDEO STREAM: Watch the game at or listen to the game on with on the call.

GCAC Tournament Game Day! It's Going Down at 9 am ET with Video Stream


Tennessee State Tigers Drop to SEMO, 89-74


North Carolina A&T State University Athletics Statement on the Cheerleading Program.


Slow Start Hurts TSU in Loss to SEMO

Brave Buckets: Durham's Secret Game


Morgan State Friday’s Softball Home Opener Against Central Connecticut Cancelled


The SSU Track & Field teams kick off the 2019 Outdoor season on Saturday, March 2nd with the SSU Eye Opener at Theodore A. Wright Stadium at 11 a..m.


Talladega Lady Tornadoes Brijanee Moore Named GCAC Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year


Loyd, Mart earn GCAC end-of-season awards for 2018-19

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Xavier University of Louisiana's William Loyd and Rayshawn Mart received 2018-19 men's basketball end-of-season awards Thursday from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
     

Loyd and Mart both were chosen second-team All-GCAC, and Loyd was named to the All-Defensive team.
     

Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketballAwards were presented at a banquet on the eve of the GCAC Tournament for men and women. XULA's Gold Rush (17-13) are fourth-seeded and will play fifth-seeded Philander Smith (11-18) at 11 a.m. EST Friday.
     
Loyd is a 6-foot-5 junior forward from Baton Rouge, La., and a former Madison Preparatory Academy and Spring Hill College standout. He leads the Gold Rush with 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and a .602 field-goal percentage. He has six blocks and 33 steals.
     

Mart is a 6-3 guard from Houma, La., and a former H.L. Bourgeois High School standout. Mart averages 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds and leads the team with 13 blocks and 38 steals. He is the first Gold Rush sophomore since Morris Wright in 2013-14 to make All-GCAC.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Jas Hill named GCAC Player of the Year for 2018-19

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Three Xavier University of Louisiana student-athletes, including Player of the Year Jas Hill, received 2018-19 women's basketball end-of-season awards Thursday from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
     
Awards were presented at a banquet on the eve of the GCAC Tournament for women and men. XULA's Gold Nuggets (23-6) are top-seeded and will play eighth-seeded SUNO (6-22) at 5 p.m. EST Friday.
     

Hill, a 5-foot-7 junior guard/forward from Mobile, Ala., and a former LeFlore High School and Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College standout, is the Gold Nuggets' ninth conference player of the year and the first since Christina Warren in 2010-11.
     

The Gold Nuggets' additional awards:
     •  Hill, first-team all-conference.
     •  Essence Wells (5-10 junior guard, Irving, Texas), second-team all-conference for the second consecutive year.
     •  Mikayla Bates (5-7 senior guard, Baton Rouge, La.), All-Defensive team for the second consecutive year. Bates is the first XULA woman to be named All-Defensive twice.
     

Hill averages 15 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and has 34 made 3s, 10 blocks and 43 steals. 

Wells averages 8.8 points and has 34 made 3s, 10 blocks and 26 steals. Wells averaged 17.8 points in the final four regular-season games, all as a reserve.
     

Bates leads XULA with 51 steals and 158 rebounds. She is the seventh Gold Nugget to reach 600 points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in a career.

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Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Huge honor for Jas Hill and XULA Gold Nuggets


Tougaloo's Handy, Xavier's Hill earn the GCAC's top prizes at annual awards banquet