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TUNE IN TODAYA quick look at some events that

will air on TV & Internet

SCORES

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Tuesday, February 15Fort Valley State 74, Paine 71Benedict 63, Albany State University 48

MENS BASKETBALLMonday, February 14Shaw 76, Johnson C. Smith 70Virginia Union 69, Chowan 59Elizabeth City State 75, Virginia State 57Fayetteville State 75, St. Augustines 64Bowie State 82, St. Pauls 65Winston-Salem State 81, Livingstone 73Bethune-Cookman 86, Maryland-Eastern Shore 50North Carolina A&T 74, Hampton 63Florida A&M 69, Delaware State 63Morgan State 72, South Carolina State 66North Carolina Central 77, Coppin State 75Norfolk State 76, Howard 68Savannah State 65, The Citadel 61Jackson State 54, Prairie VIew A&M 53Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72, Alcorn State 62Texas Southern 51, Grambling State 49Mississippi Valley State 68, Southern 48LeMoyne-Owen 72, Clark Atlanta 62Stillman 62, Claflin 55Tuskegee 75, Morehouse 70

WOMENS BASKETBALLTuesday, February 15Fort Valley State 67, Paine 55Benedict 59, Albany State 49Spelman 67, Huntingdon 56

WOMENS BASKETBALLMonday, February 14Johnson C. Smith 64, Shaw 57Winston-Salem State 83, Livingstone 74Bowie State 77, St. Pauls 44St. Augustines 67, Fayetteville State 48Chowan 58, Virginia Union 40Elizabeth City State 58, Virginia State 48Hampton 74, North Carolina A&T 66South Carolina State 60, Morgan State 57North Carolina Central 60, Coppin State 50Howard 66, Norfolk State 49

Florida A&M 69, Delaware State 46Prairie VIew A&M, Jackson State 73,Alcorn State 75, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61Texas Southern, Grambling State 73Southern University 49, Mississippi Valley State 74Clark Atlanta 71, LeMoyne-Owen 68Stillman 66, Claflin 51

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HAMPTON-Saint Augustines Col-lege took its 13th straight mens title,and Winston-Salem State earned itsfrst womens crown Sunday in the 2011CIAA Indoor Track and Field Champion-ships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.

Led by mens feld MVP Orlando Du-us and mens track MVP Josh Edmonds,the Falcons scored 155 points to runaway with the win. Winston-Salem Statewas second with 80 points and BowieState was third with 68 points.

The Lady Rams won the womenschampionship in their frst year back inthe CIAA ater an attempted move to Di-vision I.

Their victory snapped Saint Augus-tines Colleges steak o 14 consecutiveleague titles. Led by womens feld MVPDedricka Thomas, the Lady Rams scored99 points to nip Johnson C. Smith, whichfnished second with 95 points. VirginiaState placed third with 70 points.

Both Duus and Edmonds sparked

the Falcon men. Duus won the triplejump, tied or third in the high jump andplaced fth in the long jump. Edmondswon the 200 dash, ran the second leg onthe winning 4x400 relay team which in-cluded Dahmyir Owens, Jameel Walcottand Antonio Abney, and placed secondin the 400 dash or the Falcons.

Thomas o the Lady Rams fnishedsecond in the long jump, high jumpand triple jump. Shermaine Williams oJohnson C. Smith was named track MVP

ater winning the 60 hurdles, the 60 dashand the 200 dash.

Other mens individual championswere Christopher Copeland o Saint Au-gustines (High Jump), William Baileyo Bowie State (Long Jump), RandaleWatson o Johnson C. Smith (Shot Put), Andre Collins o Johnson C. Smith (60Hurdles), Leord Green o Johnson C.Smith (400 Dash), Ramon Gittens oSaint Augustines (60 Dash), DesmondWiggan o Winston-Salem State (Mile

Run), Fred Boone o Saint Pauls (PoleVault), Johnny Shuping o Saint Augus-tines (5000 Run) and Matthew Costono Lincoln (Pa.) (800 Run). The Winston-Salem State team o Cornell Jones, ElijahStrickland, Andrew Chebii and Wigganwon the distance medley relay.

Other womens individual champi-ons were Brittney Killebrew o Winston-Salem State (One Mile and 800 Dash),Samantha Edwards o Virginia State(400 Dash), Kirsten Bowens o Saint

Augustines (Triple Jumell o Saint AugustineDominique King o Virg Jump), and Lakeshia State (Shot Put). TheState oursome o TyrahFraser, Manuela Rigauwon the distance medlVirginia State group o vonne Tyson-King, Edtook the 4x400 relay.

Women Team R12 Events S

1.Winston-Salem2.JohnsonC.Sm3.VirginiaState4.St.Augustines5.BowieState6.St.Pauls 7.VirginiaUnion

Men Team Ra14 Events S

1.St.Augustine2.Winston-Salem3.BowieState4.JohnsonC.Sm

5.Lincoln(Pa.)6.St.Pauls 7.VirginiaUnion8.VirginiaState9.Livingstone

CROWNEDSaint Augustines, Winston-Salem State

Win CIAA Indoor Track Titles

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Alison Sikes

Senior, Guard, St. Augustines

13pts8rebs

1assist2steals

24pts10rebs

2assists9steals

Average Stats this week:

20.3 points, 8.0 rebounds,

4.3 steals

v s. FS U ( 2/ 5) v s. JC SU (2 /12)

WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

CIAA

WOMENS BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 14, 2011

BASKETBALL REVIEW

CIAA

MENS BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 14, 2011 Chowan Topples Virginia UnionRALEIGHThe Chowan Womens Bas-

ketball team picked up a big win against

CIAA North oe Virginia Union Uni-

versity Monday Night. Ransheda Jen-

nings and Talaya Lynch led the Hawks

to a 58-40 road victory against the Lady

Panthers. Chowan moves to 13-11 over-

all (10-6 CIAA, 8-2 North) with the win.

Following the loss, VUU alls to 2-18overall (2-11 CIAA, 2-8 North).

The Chowan deense limited Virginia

Union to just three points in the frst 6:40

o the game, as they jumped out to a 5-3

lead. The Hawks then went on a 9-0 run,

sparked by seven consecutive Ransheda

Jennings points. Janell Murphy drained

two ree throws with 6:52 on the clock to

give the Hawks an 18-7 advantage.

Kara Davis drained a jumper with 2:49

remaining in the hal to give Chowan

their biggest lead o the game to that

point, 24-9. More stiing deense rom

Chowan held the Lady Panthers score-

less over the fnal 2:20 o the hal. At the

break, Chowan held a 26-11 lead.

Virginia Union was determined to

make a game o things, as they scored

8 o the frst 10 points o the second

hal, closing the scoring gap to 28-19

with 16:19 to play. A Valentina Wheeler

jumper with 10:06 on the clock brought

the Lady Panthers within fve at 34-29.

Chowan responded to the VUU run

by going back to their staple deense.

They allowed only one point over a 3:45

span midway through the hal, en route

to opening the game back up, 46-31. Five

straight Najah Harris points put Chow-

an up 53-35 with 3:18 to play, essentiallysealing the win.

Ransheda Jennings drained 14 points

on 6-11 shooting or the Hawks. She also

grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Ta-

laya Lynch tallied 13 points while going

9-10 rom the charity stripe. Brittany

Nicholson recorded fve steals in the win.

Najah Harris played another eective

game, scoring nine points while playing

37 minutes. Valentina Wheeler scored 12

points to lead the Lady Panthers.

Chowan held VUU to 29% shooting or

the game and orced 22 turnovers. The

Hawks dominated the ree throw line,

shooting 22-29.

Chowan Sports Information

ASSISTS

B.Spencer,Shaw

M.Harrison,L ivingstone L.Walker,Bo wie State

A.Sikes, St.Augustines

R.Rector, Winston-Salem State

S.Evans,Lincoln(Pa)

R.Jennings,Chowan

J.Robertson, Fayetteville State

K.Gill,ElizabethCityState

B.Torain,St. Augustines

REBOUNDING

T.Haywood,Fayetteville State

L.Gamble JohnsonC.Smith

K.Bryant, St.Augustines

B.Wright,Livingstone

K.Buford, Shaw

A.Hardley,St.Pauls

S . Harp er, E l i zab eth Ci ty S tate

K.Gill,ElizabethCityState

T.Lynch,St. Pauls

A.Williams,Shaw

J.Murray,Livningstone

SCORING

K.Buford, Shaw

R.Taylor,Virginia State

K.Bryant, St.Augustines

C.Medley,Winston-Salem State B.Wright,Livingstone

K.Gill, ElizabethCityState

T.Haywood,Fayetteville State

A.Sikes, St.Augustines

L.Jordan, Fayetteville State

T.Lynch,Chowan

NORTHERN DIVISION CONFERENC

W L W

1. Chowan 8 2 10

2. BowieState 8 2 11

3. ElizabethCityState 7 3 11

4. VirginiaState 5 3 8

5. VirginiaUnion 2 6 2 1

6. St.Pauls 1 8 1 1

7. Lincoln(Pa.) 1 6 1 14

SOUTHERN DIVISION CONFERENC

W L W

1. JohnsonC.Smith 6 1 13

2.Winston-SalemState 5 2 10 4

3.Shaw 3 4 7

4. St.Augustines 3 4 9

5. Livingstone 3 4 8

6. FayettevilleState 1 6 4 10

19pts9rebs

6blocks0assist

32pts16rebs

7blocks1assist

vs. Chowan (2/8) vs. Lincoln (2/12)

ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G

T.Smith,Shaw 21 120 5.7

B.McDonald,Virginia Union 18 94 5.2A.Best, Fayetteville State 21 99 4.7

T.Parks,JohnsonC.Smith 19 76 4.0

M.Cooke,ElizabethCityState 21 81 3.9

D.Clark, Bowie State 23 88 3.8

G. Leseur, St. Pauls 18 63 3.5

M.Wells,Winston-Salem State 21 69 3.3

C.Washington,Virginia State 20 63 3.2

A.Jackson, Winston-Salem State 20 62 3.1

REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G

P. D a vi s, W in st on -S al em S ta te 2 1 2 07 9 .9

D. Cox, Lincoln 20 168 8.4

R.Tucker,Elizabeth CityState 23 188 8.2

S.Evans,Fayetteville State 20 159 8.0

D. Tyree, Chowan 19 143 7.5

I. Rassoull, St. Pauls 20 145 7.3

J.Herrington,Fayetteville State 19 135 7.1

T.Smith,Shaw 21 142 6.8

D. Boyd, Johnson C. Smith 20 129 6.5

M.Reevey,St. Pauls 20 125 6.3

SCORING Gms Total Avg/G

T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith 19 442 23.3

D. Mooney, Lincoln 21 437 20.8

R.Smith, Shaw 20 405 20.3

B . By er so n, V ir gi ni a U ni on 1 8 3 56 1 9. 8E.Vann,Bowie State 23 392 17.0

D. Cox, Lincoln 20 323 16.2

M.Reevey,St. Pauls 20 311 15.6

B.Westmorland,Bowie State 23 344 15.0

S.Carter,Winston-Salem State 21 312 14.9

D.Clark, Bowie State 23 339 14.7



6.0 assist

Travis Hyman

Junior, Center, Bowie State

MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

NORTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L W L

1. BowieState 9 1 14 2 20 4

2. VirginiaUnion 7 2 10 4 12 7

3. ElizabethCityState 6 4 10 6 16 8

4. St.Pauls 4 5 5 10 8 14

5. VirginiaState 3 6 3 12 4 19

6. Chowan 3 7 3 13 4 20

7. Lincoln(Pa.) 1 8 1 14 2 20

SOUTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L W L

1. Shaw 5 2 9 5 16 7

2. Winston-SalemState 5 2 10 4 17 5

3. FayettevilleState 4 3 8 6 12 10

4. Livingstone 3 4 7 6 12 9

5. St.Augustines 2 5 6 8 8 15

6. JohnsonC.Smith 2 5 9 5 13 9Ransheda Jennings scored 14 points in

Monday nights victory.

Shaw overcame poor shooting in thefrst hal, and ound an inside game inthe second on their way to a win overdivision rival Johnson C. Smith 76-70.With the win - the Bears fth in a row- Shaw remains tied atop the SouthernDivision o the CIAA.

Shaw (16-7, 9-5 CIAA, 4-2 SouthernDivision) and Johnson C. Smith (13-9,9-5 CIAA, 2-5 Southern Division) battledevenly or the entire game, with the Gold-en Bulls only able to managed a double-digit lead once, while Shaws lead neverrose above the six points o the fnal tally.

In the frst hal, Shaw could only hit 11

o 32 (34.4 percent) feld goal attempts,but improved to 56.3 percent (18 o 32)in the second. Part o the improvementin shooting came with fnding an insidegame. Shaw had only 12 points in thepaint in the frst, while they ound theirway inside or 24 in the second hal. Onthe evening, the Bears held the GoldenBulls to only 18 points in the paint.

From the start, the game was a closeone. While JCSU built an early fve-point

lead, Dwight Bell hit a layup and RaheemSmith a three or Shaw to tie the gameat seven.

For the rest o the hal, JCSU gained aslight advantage and took a our-point,33-29, advantage into the locker room atthe hal.

The Golden Bulls opened the secondhal with our quick points, buildingan eight-point lead early. Shaw wouldanswer with our unanswered points otheir own to trim the lead back to our.

With 15:49 let in the game, DarrylJohnson hit a jumper that cut the JCSUlead to only one, 39-38, but JCSU would

again go on a short scoring run - this oneor fve points - to push the lead back tosix points with 15:14 let.

Over the next seven and a hal min-utes, JCSU slowly added to their leaduntil, with 8:28 let in the game, RonaldThornhills three pointer gave the Gold-en Bulls a ten-point lead.

Over fve minutes would go by beoreJohnson C. Smith scored again and in thattime Shaw reeled o 13 points and built a

three-point lead on Tony Smiths layup.The Golden Bulls would cut the Shaw

lead to one on two dierent occasions,but ater James Otey hit a pair o reethrows or JCSU to cut the Shaw lead to66-65, Tony Smith hit a trey and JamarHosier drove a slam dunk home to putthe lead at six and send many at BrayboyGymnasium or the doors.

Thornhill would hit another threeto cut the lead to three, but the GoldenBulls could get no closer, and ree throwsrom Greg Thomas and Devon Mclen-don or Shaw would put the fnal scoreat 76-70.

Tony Smith had 22 points to lead theBears while Mclendon had 20 points and12 rebounds or a double-double. Healso led the Bears in assists with three.

Thornhill led all scorers with 23,while Trevin Parks had 16 and Boydhad 11. Boyd added ten rebounds ora double-double o his own. Parks hadeight assists to pace the Golden Bulls.

shawbears.com

Shaw Wins Fifth Straight


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22pts0rebs

9assist4steals

vs. Norfolk St. (2/12)

17pts5rebs

11assist1steal

vs. NC Central (2/7)



10.0 assists

Jericka Jenkins

Junior, Guard, Hampton

21pts14rebs

2assists2blocks



3.0 blocks

17pts11rebs

0assists4blocks

vs. Hampton (2/12)vs. Del State (2/7)

Kyle OQuinn

Junior, Center, Norfolk State

WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

ASSISTS

J.Jenkins,Hampton

T.Knotts,South Carolina State M.Simms,Florida A&M

C.Curley-Payne,Howard

J.Berry,NorthCarolina A&T

J.Daniels, Bethune-Cookman

D.Harmon, Delaware State

R.Trice,No rfolk State

C.Long,SavannahState

E.Kalu,SavannahState

REBOUNDING

Q.Perry,Hampton

J . Nw ach ukw u, Nor th Car ol i na Centr al

S.Doyle,Howard

A.Bennett, Florida A&M

Q.Donald, Florida A&M

B.Washington,Delaware State

J.Sams, NorthCarolina A&T

L. Carter, Cop pi nS tate

T.Davis,Morgan State

S.Bolden, Bethune-Cookman

SCORING

T.McKelton,Florida A&M

S . Do yl e, H o wa rd

A.Bennett, Florida A&M

E.Kalu, SavannahState D.Fountaine,Savannah State

J.Sams, NorthCarolina A&T

J.Nwachukwu,No rthCarolina Central

J.Elum, Bethune Cookman

Q.Perry,Hampton

J.Berry,North Carolina A&T


J.Threatt,Delaware State 23 142 6.2

K.White, Maryland-EasternShore 24 123 5.1A.Pauline,Norfolk State 22 110 5.0

C.J.Reed, Bethune Cookman 25 114 4.6

J.Leemow, NorthCarolina Central 22 96 4.4

B.Tunnell,Hampton 24 99 4.1

P.Blackmon,Savannah State 24 91 3.8

K.Riley,Howard 18 62 3.4

M.Hill,North Carolina A&T 25 85 3.4

T.Williams,SouthCa rolina State 24 81 3.4


T.Coleman,NorthCarolina A&T 24 262 10.9

K.OQuinn,Norfolk State 23 241 10.5

K.Thompson, MorganState 21 180 8.6

A.Stevens,Florida A&M 24 190 7.9

C.Funches,Hampton 24 189 7.9

T.Hines, Maryland-EasternShore 24 179 7.5

M.Phillips,Howard 24 176 7.3

N.Chasten, NorthCarolina Central 22 161 7.3

A.Starling,Coppin State 24 169 7.0

J.Smith,SavannahState 24 162 6.8


C.J.Wilkerson,North Carolina Central 22 431 19.6

C.J.Reed, Bethune Cookman 25 463 18.5

L.Clement,NorthCarolina Central 22 407 18.5

D. Pellum, Hampton 23 412 17.9T. Col eman, Nor th Car oli na A &T 2 4 4 1 6 1 7. 3

H.Haley,Maryland-EasternShore 24 406 16.9

J.Shuler,Savannah State 24 405 16.9

K.OQuinn,Norfolk State 23 372 16.2

K.Morgan,Hampton 24 371 15.5

D.Jackson,MorganState 21 316 15.0

MEAC


CONFERENC

W

1. Hampton 11

2.MorganState 8 3

3. FloridaA&M 8 4

4. NorthCarolinaA&T 7 5

5. Howard 7 5

6. CoppinState 6

7. Bethune-Cookman 5 6

8. Maryland-EasternShore 5

9. SouthCarolinaState 3

10. DelawareState 3

11. NorfolkState 1 1

SavannahState 3 4

NorthCarolinaCentral 2 1NorthCarolina Centraland SavannahStatewillplaygames againstMEACopponents buttheywillnotcountagainteam willcompet efor a conferencechampionship.

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. Hampton 9 3 19 6

2. Bethune-Cookman 9 3 15 1 1

3. MorganState 8 3 12 10

4. CoppinState 7 4 12 12

5. NorthCarolinaA&T 7 5 12 14

6. FloridaA&M 6 6 11 14

7. DelawareState 6 6 8 16

8. NorfolkState 5 7 9 15

9. Maryland-EasternShore 3 9 6 19

10. Howard 3 9 5 20

11. SouthCarolinaState 2 10 6 19

NorthCarolinaCentral 6 3 11 11

SavannahState 0 1 8 18NorthCarolina Centraland SavannahStatewillplaygames againstMEACopponents buttheywill notcountagainsttheirrecords and neitherteam willcompete fora conferencechampionship.

MEAC

MENS BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011

GREENSBORO Youth can be un-

predictable. Fortunately, or the North

Carolina A&T mens basketball team, the

unpredictability has been a good thing.

For the second straight game, an un-

sung hero stepped to the oreront to

lead the Aggies to a win. On Saturday, it

was sophomore DaMetrius Upchruch.

Monday night, it was reshman reservepoint guard Jeremy Underwood. The

Washington, D.C., native fnished with

a season-high 16 points, our assists, no

turnovers and three steals to lead the Ag-

gies to a 74-63 win over conerence-lead-

er Hampton at Corbett Sports Center.

The win puts the Aggies (12-14, 7-5)

back into the conerence race, two games

behind the Pirates and Bethune-Cookman.

Jeremy Underwood stepped up big,

said N.C. A&T head coach Jerry Eaves. We

needed something in the second hal be-

cause we werent fnishing strong. Jeremy

really gave us the lit that we needed to do

this because were just so young. We have

to learn that we are the better team rom

beginning to fnish. I give Jeremy credit

or giving us the emotion we needed.N.C. A&T is getting a lot o passion

rom its bench. On Saturday, the Aggies

outscored Howards bench 24-2. Monday

night, Hamptons bench was outscored

32-4. Eaves extended his bench to help

with rebounding and keeping players

resh, so the Aggies can hold on to sec-

ond-hal leads.

It has worked thus ar. For the second

straight game, the Aggies took a lead late

and were able to sustain it. Thomas Cole-

man had another double-double with 14

points and 13 rebounds, and the Aggies

out-rebounded the Pirates 45-35.

One win doesnt change who we are,

said Eaves. Were still a team playing withone junior, one senior and the rest are

reshmen and sophomores. But I believe

as long as we are out-rebounding our op-

ponents, weve got a chance to win.

Once Hamptons Kwame Morgan

cooled, the Aggies opportunity to win

became a lot better. Morgan, who had

36 points against the Aggies earlier this

season, fnished with 27 points on seven

3-pointers on Monday. But ater hitting

7 o his frst 9 threes, he missed his last

three. Standout orward Darrion Pellum

was just 1-or-8 rom 3-point range.

Theyre going to hit shots, said Eaves.

But we kept them o the ree throw line,

and we kept them perimeter. Thats our

game plan. I they go out and hit 50 per-cent o their 3-point shots theyre going

to beat us. But i they miss shots, and we

protect the interior and rebound the ball,

well have a chance to win even with a

player playing that well.

Morgans fnal 3-pointer came at the

9:50 mark o the second hal. It gave the

Pirates a 50-47 lead. The Aggies went on

a 10-0 run, hitting seven ree throws dur-

ing the run, to take a seven-point lead

with fve minutes to play.

Two Charles Funches ree throws cut

the lead down to fve beore the Aggies

implored their knockout punches. Cole-

mans ollow-up dunk gave N.C. A&T a

61-52 lead. Ater a Hampton ree throw,

Adrian Powells runner gave the Aggies a

10-point lead.Underwood made it ofcial with a

three that put the Aggies ahead 66-53

with two minutes remaining. The Pirates

dropped to 19-6 overall and 9-3 in the

conerence.

hamptonpirates.com

Adrian Powell (left) and the Aggies Defense heldDarrion Pellum (right) to 4-for-16 shooting.

NCA&T SPORTS INFORMATION

Young Aggies Step Up

GREENSBOROThe Lady Pirates

picked up their seventh straight win on

Monday, deeating North Carolina A&T

74-66 at the Corbett Sports Center in

ront o a national ESPNU audience.

With the win, the Lady Pirates (19-6,11-1 MEAC) snapped North Carolina

A&Ts 30-game home conerence win-

ning streak and came within one win

o their second straight 20-win season.

Hampton went 20-12 last season.

It also marked the frst time Hampton

swept the season series with North Caro-

lina A&T since 2005.

Junior guard Choicetta McMillian led

our Lady Pirates in double fgures with a

career-high 22 points on 5-or-11 3-point

shooting. Junior guard Jericka Jenkinsscored 15 points to go along with a team-

high fve assists, while sophomore or-

ward Keiara Avant added 14 points and

junior orward Melanie Warner scored 13

points.

Ater the Lady Aggies (11-12, 7-5

MEAC) opened the game with a 4-0 lead,

the Lady Pirates went on a 13-2 run,

punctuated at the 14:00 mark by a Mc-

Millian layup. She would add a layup at

the 7:43 mark to put the Lady Pirates up

28-11, their largest lead o the frst hal. Jaquayla Berry led the way with 26

points, while Scott added 11 points and

King poured in 10 points to go along

with 10 rebounds.

meacsports.com

Lady Aggies Home Win Streak Snapped


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Alexander Starling

Senior, Forward, Bethune Cookman

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0block

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1blockAverage Stats this week:12.5 points, 9.5 rebounds,

1.0 assist

vs. Baylor (12/15) vs. Akron (12/17)



2.0 assist

29pts11rebs2assists

2steals

vs. Paine (12/15)

LeJay Sears

Senior, Forward, Stillman

MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

BASKETBALL REVIEW

ALBANY, GAGood things come to

those who wait.

Just ask the Albany State womens bas-

ketball team, which had to wait a little

over a month to get another crack at

Fort Valley State ater the Lady Wildcats

handed the Lady Rams their frst coner-

ence loss (74-69) in early January.

So when the time fnally came or ASU

to take the court against one o its fercerivals, the Lady Rams did not hold any-

thing back, especially Kourtney Alexan-

der who scored a career-high 35 points,

as ASU soundly deeated FVSU, 82-69,

Saturday night.

We needed this win, ASU coach Rob-

ert Skinner said o the victory, which pro-

pelled into sole possession o No. 1 in the

SIAC.

Skinner than added: This is what we

have been waiting or, a chance to get an

opportunity to get Fort Valley back in Al-

bany and it eels good and we are really

pleased with the win (Saturday night).

The win gives ASU (15-9, 14-4 in the

SIAC) sole possession o the No. 1 spot in

the conerence, while FVSU (15-9, 13-5)

drops to the second spot.

I was determined that (Saturday)

I was going to pick up the slack, said

Alexander, who hit six 3-pointers in the

frst hal and by intermission had ran

o 22 points or ASU. Our coach told

us that nobody deserves a loss on their

home oor so we went out and tried our

hardest and got the win.

Quinette Johnson chipped in with 17

points or ASU, while Yasheeka Jones led

FVSU in scoring with 24 points.

Ater trailing early (6-12), the Lady

Ram oense came to lie and Alexan-

der was at the center o it as she startedraining threes, bringing the pack home-

coming crowd at HPER to its eet. Ater

capturing its frst lead (17-15) with 14:17

remaining, ASU never looked back as it

pushed its lead to as many as 14 points

beore going into haltime up 46-32.

In the second hal it was more o the

same or the Lady Rams as they increased

the pace o the game, which led to a num-

ber o astbreak buckets.

We got to play much harder next

week, said Skinner o his teams upcom-

ing fnal three conerence games on the

road. Weve got to win these games.

albanyherald.com

Lady Rams Take First Place


X.Collier,Benedict 22 131 6.0

R.Anderson,Stillman 19 85 4.5

O.Martavius,Fort ValleyState 23 98 4.3

A.Greer,Benedict 22 77 3.5D.McKinnie,LeMoyne-Owen 23 77 3.3

E.Salley,Claflin 22 73 3.3

J.Hines,AlbanyState 21 69 3.3

A.Rich, KentuckyState 15 48 3.2

D.Lofland,FortValleyState 24 68 2.8

L.Riley, Stillman 19 53 2.8

A.Burch, Clark Atlanta 19 53 2.8

L.Sears,Stillman 19 53 2.9


M.Goode,Benedict 17 182 10.7

K.Johnson, Stillman 19 170 8.9

A.Ragsdale, Tuskegee 20 160 8.0

E. Uwadiae-Odigie, Claflin 21 167 8.0

G.Green, Paine 16 125 7.8

D.Brandon,Fort ValleyState 24 185 7.7

A.Nelson, Tuskegee 20 147 7.4

N.Lane, Clark Atlanta 17 120 7.1

T.Johnson,Kentucky State 20 139 7.0

A.Somerville,Kentucky State 20 136 6.8

K.Smith, KentuckyState 20 135 6.8


E.Salley,Claflin 22 534 24.2

L. Sears, Stillman 19 387 20.4

N. Lane, Cl ar k A t lanta 1 7 339 1 9.9

T.Johnson,Kentucky State 20 349 17.5

A.J.Nance,L eMoyne-Owen 23 383 16.7

R. Anderson, Stillman 19 313 16.5

G . L ot t, L a ne 1 8 2 93 1 6. 3

M. Goode, Benedict 17 272 16.0

D . Brow n, Cl ark A t lanta 1 7 2 53 1 4 .9

R. Barnes, Miles 18 266 14.8

ASSISTS

S.Wilkerson,Albany State

J.Prince-Coleman, Clark Atlanta

A.Orphey,Miles

J.Hazley,Stillman B.Goodwin, Claflin

B.Williams,Benedict

R.Ward,KentuckyState

T.Martin,Tuskegee

A.Dorton,Tuskegee

S.Thomas,Miles

REBOUNDING

A . M cPh ail , P ai ne

S.Thomas,Miles

J.Birdsong,Fort ValleyState

B.Jackson,Benedict

J. McKinnis, Stillman

L.Barron, Claflin

U . Ba rn es , Be ne di ct

B.Jones, Claflin

N.Eze, Tuskegee

K.Morgan, KentuckyState

SCORING

C. Hi cks , Clar k A t lanta

N .Da vis ,C la fl in

K.Alexander,Albany State

J.McKinnis,Stillman

K. Ev ans , For tV al l ey S tate

L.Barron,Claflin

T.Charles,Miles

S.Wilkerson,Albany State

A.Holmes, Paine

N.Eze, Tuskegee

CONFERENC

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1. AlbanyState 15 4

2. FortValleyState 14 5

3.Miles 12 5

4. Tuskegee 12 5

5. Benedict 13 7

6. KentuckyState 10 8

7. Stillman 10 8

8. Claflin 6 1

9. ClarkAtlanta 5 1

10. LeMoyne-Owen 6 14

11. Lane 5 1

12. Paine 2 1

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. Stillman 16 4 17 5

2. Benedict 17 4 17 6

3. Tuskegee 14 5 14 7

4. ClarkAtlanta 12 6 13 7

5. KentuckyState 11 7 12 8

6. Morehouse 9 9 9 11

7. Paine 8 13 9 14

8. Claflin 8 14 9 15

9. LeMoyne-Owen 7 13 9 16

10. AlbanyState 7 14 7 18

11. FortValleyState 8 13 8 17

12. Miles 6 13 8 13

13. Lane 4 13 5 13

SIAC


SIAC


COLUMBIAThe start o tonights

game ound the Wildcats trying to over-

come a two-game losing streak. With a

win earlier in the season against the Li-

ons, a repeat perormance by the Wild-

cats in tonights game could prove to be

a momentum builder or FVSU as teams

start to look ahead to the SIAC Tourna-

ment in early March.

The games early action tilted toward

the Wildcats. Taking an 8-4 lead, the

Wildcats appeared poised to quiet the

partisan crowd. With 7:40 let in the

hal, the our point lead held at 19-15.

The game was tied at 21 points with

6:15 let. At 4:27 remaining, the teamswere still tied; this time 25 points each.

That changed ater an 8-2 scoring run

by the Lions gave them a 33-27 lead and

orced a Wildcat time out with 2:39 re-

maining. The Lions would ride that mo-

mentum into the intermission and take a

41-32 lead into the locker room.

In the games frst 20 minutes, the

Wildcats converted nine o 26 feld goal

attempts (35%) while the Lions shot 45%

rom the oor (14 o 31).

Jeremy Sledge got things started in the

second hal with a three point jump shot

to cut the Lion lead to 41-35. That was

ollowed by penetration and a lay up by

Martavius Orr to cut the lead even ur-

ther, 41-37. Ater a Lion basket, Sledge

nailed jump shot ollowed by a Brandon

Davey jumper and the defcit was just

two points, 43-41. Ater a steal by Orr,

Detrius McCall got ree or a lay up and

the game was tied at 43 points each.

With 15:09 let, Sledge canned another

three-pointer rom the let corner and

FVSU led 46-43. With 12:16 let, the Wild-cats extended their lead to 54-48 ater a

Davey lay up which orced a Lion time out.

With 8:51 let, the game was tied once

again (57-57). Davey rattled a jump shot

with 8:21 let to put the Wildcats up 59-

57. Ater a miss on the Lion end o the

oor, LaRon Shaw got ree under the

basket or a lay up and was ouled. He

converted both and FVSU now led 62-57.

With less than our minutes let in the

game, FVSU clung to a 67-65 lead. The

Lions tied the game at 67 points each

with 3:09 remaining and took a 69-67

lead ater a Wildcat oul and two Lion

ree throws. With 1:26 let, Shaw hit two

ree throws and FVSU was on top 70-69.

With :39 let, Orr made an assist pass to

Shaw who converted the lay up and the

FVSU lead was up to 72-69. The Lions

got a basket with nine seconds let to

make it a 72-71 game.

The game hinged on the Wildcat pos-

session ater a time out. Shaw was ouled

on the inbound play and went to the line

or two ree throws. He sank them bothand FVSU came away with 74-71 win.

The win snapped the two-game losing

steak and takes the Wildcats to 8-17 over-

all and 8-13 in conerence play.

Reservist LaRon Shaw led the Wildcats

in scoring with 17 points. Orr fnished

14 points and Sledge contributed 13

points.

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Fort Valley State Top Paine

Kourtney Alexander scored a career-high 35 points inAlbany States win against Fort Valley State.


5/8

THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 BASKETBALL REVIEW

MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

Grant Maxey

Senior, Forward, Jackson State

13pts4rebs1 assist1steal

20pts14rebs1assist1steal



1.0 assist

vs. Alcorn St. (2/5) vs. Southern (2/7)

Hannah Kador

Senior, Guard, Southern

25pts7rebs4assist4steals

17pts2rebs0assist1steal



2.5 steals

vs. Grambling (2/5) vs. Jackson St. (2/7)

GRAMBLING, LAHarrison Smith

made a layup with 3 seconds let to give

Texas Southern a 51-49 win over Gram-bling State on Monday night.

Texas Southern (13-10, 11-1 South-

western Athletic Conerence) led 49-44

with 4:46 to go, beore being outscored

5-0. Grambling State (6-19, 5-8) got a

jumper rom Lance Feurtado, and tied it

or the ninth time on a 3-pointer by Yon-

darius Johnson with 3:41 let.

Both teams then went 0 or 3 eachrom the feld in the next 3:37, beore

Smiths basket.

In a game that eatured 10 lead chang-

es, Texas Southern made just two more

feld goals than Grambling State. Texas

Southern was 20 o 48 shooting, while

Grambling State was 18 o 53.

Daniel King scored 11 points and

Travele Jones 10 or Texas Southern,which won its fth straight and its 11th

game in the last 12.

Feurtado and Johnson fnished with

13 each or Grambling State.

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The Texas Southern Tigers are ranked in the top 2 in 8 different statistical categories in the SWAC including field goad perce ntage (42.9%), which leads the conference.

Tigers Take 2-Game Lead CONFERENC

W

1. Southern 12

2. PrairieViewA&M 9 3

3. AlabamaA&M 8 4

4. AlcornState 8

5. GramblingState 7 6

6. MissisippiValleyState 7

7. JacksonState 6

8. AlabamaState 3

9. TexasSouthern 2 10

10. Arkansas-PineBluff 1 1

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. TexasSouthern 11 1 13 10

2. JacksonState 10 3 14 11

3. MississippiValleyState 10 3 11 15

4. AlabamaA&M 7 5 10 1 1

5. AlabamaState 6 6 9 16

6. Arkansas-PineBluff 6 7 6 19

7. GramblingState 4 9 6 19

8. PrairieViewA&M 3 9 6 19

9. Southern 3 10 4 21

10. AlcornState 3 10 3 20

ASSISTS

K.Smith, MississippiValleyState

R . J on es , Ja c ks on S t at e

W . Tob ar , A lab ama A &M

T.Wadlington,Alabama State

I .S mi th, Al co rn St at e

J.Cannon,TexasSouthern

R . Do bb in s, G ra mb li ng S ta te

T.Robinson,Prairie View A&M

S.Highgate, TexasSouthern

L.Slaton, Prairie View A&M

REBOUNDINGT. J ackson, A lab ama S tate

F. Allen, Southern

G. Rosiji, Texas Southern

L. W i ll i ams , Pr air i e V i ew A &M

S . A nder son, Grambl i ng S tate

S . Br eed lov e, A l cor nS tate

J . Ab ra ms , Ar ka ns as -P in e B lu ff

A . Ha rd y- Fu ll er , Ja ck so n St at e

W. To ba r, Ala ba ma A &M

K. S mith , Mi s si s si p pi V all ey State

SCORING

T. J ackson, A lab ama S tate

W. To ba r, A la ba ma A &M

K . Ru ff in , Al co rn S ta te

C . Cr um bl y, A lc or n St at e

H.Kador,Southern

G. Rosiji, Texas Southern

S.Soliz, Prairie View A&M

J . Ab ra ms , Ar ka ns as -P in e B lu ff

N . St ri ck la nd , Te xa s So u th er n

D.Smith,Prairie View A&M


K.Galloway,TexasSouthern 22 134 6.1

R.Melvin,Jackson State 23 92 4.0

J.Grace,Southern 19 70 3.7

B.White,Southern 24 84 3.5

J.Crutcher,Alabama A&M 21 63 3.0

M.Griffin,Prarie View A&M 19 56 2.9

K.Burwell,MississippiValleyState 25 73 2.9

R.Rose, Grambling State 23 63 2.7

A.Smith,Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24 63 2.6

T.Simpson,Prairie View A&M 24 62 2.6


J . P at ton , Gr amb li ng S tate 2 4 1 8 3 7.6

K. Gall oway , Texas South ern 2 2 1 53 7.0

J . Ho lm es , Mi ss is si pp i Va ll ey S ta te 24 1 54 6 .4

J.Ingram, Southern 23 131 5.7

D.Tabb,Alabama A&M 19 108 5.7

D . Ki ng , Te xa s So ut he rn 2 2 1 24 5 .6

D . D ixon, J acks onS tate 2 4 1 2 6 5. 3

I.White,Alabama State 25 131 5.2

O.Smith,MisissippyValleyState 25 129 5.2

D.Broughton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20 101 5.1


M.Baker,Alcorn State 22 363 16.5

J . Bus h , J acksonS tate 2 4 370 1 5.4

J.Patton,G rambling State 24 341 14.2

T . Hans on, J acks onS tate 2 4 339 1 4 .1

L. J ohns on- Danner, Texas S outh er n 2 2 301 1 3.7

T . S imp son, P rai ri e V i ew A &M 2 4 32 2 1 3. 4

D.Jackson,MississippiValleyState 25 318 12.7

J.Ingram, Southern 23 283 12.3

A . S mi th, A r kans as - Pi ne Bl uf f 2 4 2 95 1 2 .3

K.Galloway,TexasSouthern 22 258 11.7

S . Tow nsend, A r kans as - Pi ne Bl uf f 1 6 1 99 1 2 .4

SWAC


SWAC


ITTABENA,MSThe Southern Jag-

uars extended their winning streak to 10

games on Monday night, as they held o

a eisty Mississippi Valley State Devilette

basketball team in route to a 70-61 in

double overtime win in Itta Bena, Miss.

For Southern (15-8, 12-1 SWAC), Han-

nah Kador had 29 points and seven re-bounds while Freda Allen had 10 points,

13 rebounds and our blocks. Ashley Au-

gerson added 13 points and three steals

o the bench. Jamie Floyd added six

points and six rebounds.

For Mississippi Valley State (9-15, 7-6

SWAC), Alia Frank had team highs o

26 points and nine rebounds with three

steals beore ouling out in the second

overtime. DeKisha Fondon tallied 11

points, seven rebounds and our steals

while Khristina Clemons added nine

points and eight rebounds.

Tied 49-49 ater regulation, Southern

built a fve-point lead early in the frst

overtime beore MVSU ought back into

the contest using ree throws. In the sec-

ond overtime, Southern pushed the lead

to as much as 11, a defcit that MVSU

could not rebound rom.

In the game, Southern shot 38.8 per-cent rom the oor (6-12 in the extra

periods) while MVSU was held to 22.4

percent shooting (2-13 in the combined

overtimes). Both teams managed 52

rebounds and both teams had 28 turn-

overs.

With the win, Southern sweeps the sea-

son series rom Mississippi Valley State.

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Lady Jaguars Win 10 Straight

Hannah Kador had 29 points and 7 in Mondays win.


6/8

NAIA/INDEPENDENT BASKETBALL THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16

NEW ORLEANS A loss to another

ranked team rom the Gul Coast Ath-

letic Conerence caused Xavier University

o Louisiana to drop rom 10th to 13th

in the NAIA Division I Mens Basketball

Coaches Top 25 announced Monday.

The Gold Rush, a 91-77 loser Saturday

at Tougaloo, lost ground in the rankingsor the frst time in fve weeks. Tougaloo

took advantage o the victory, its 12th in

13 games, and climbed to its highest po-

sition o the season, 19th.

Xaviers other game last week was a 65-

54 victory at Spring Hill.

Xaviers ranking is its lowest since Jan.

10, but the Gold Rush have not been any

lower in the eight regular-season polls.

XU was 20th in the preseason.

The XU men (23-3) will play their f-

nal regular-season road game Thursday

at Mobile, then close with three straight

games at The Barn, beginning with

GCAC, HBCU and city rival SUNO at 7

p.m. Saturday.

Robert Morris (Chicago) is No. 1 or

the ourth straight week, again edgingConcordia (Cali.) by three points or

the top spot. There are our teams in the

top 25 that werent there last week: McK-

endree, Emmanuel (Ga.), Westminster

(Utah) and St. Catharine. McKendree is

in the top 25 or the frst time since be-

ing No. 8 in the preseason, and the other

three were there in January..

Second hal action saw the Shock in-

crease their lead and extend it by as many

as 14 points, they shot 40 percent (14-35)

rom the feld to the Firebirds 21 percent

(7-33).

One week ater reaching its highest po-

sition in six years in the NAIA Division

I Womens Basketball Coaches Top 25,

Xavier University o Louisiana took its

biggest drop o the season Monday.The Gold Nuggets (22-5) are 16th ater

alling our spots. Its the third time in

the fve weeks that theyve landed on that

number.

Xavier lost 60-51 at William Carey this

past Monday, then roared back Saturday

with a 55-32 victory at Tougaloo.

Its a simple ormula just keep win-

ning, Xavier Coach Bo Browder said.

Just keep working hard, just stay o-

cused and keep winning. Winning takes

care o everything. Everybody knows the

ormula, but making it happen is much

more difcult. Its never easy, especially

on the road.

Xavier made the biggest move in either

direction. No once else climbed or ell

more than two spots. The top 25 con-

tains the same teams as last week, and

the top two Union (Tenn.) and Okla-

homa City and the fnal nine are in the

same positions as a week ago.

Washington Adventist 70,UDC 59

TAKOMAPARK, MD In an excitinggame, the University o the District o

Columbia Firebirds Mens Basketball

Team ell to the Washington Adventist

University Shock 70-59 today, at the Pit,

in Takoma Park, Maryland. Adventist

used a balanced scoring attack and re-

bounding to secure the win.

The ast- paced action saw the lead

change 4 times and the score tied 5 times

in the frst hal as the up-tempo game

kept the spectators attention. Two Fire-

birds were in double fgures during the

game. Junior guard Brandon Herbert

(Sociology- Baltimore, MD) led the Fire-

birds scoring with 16 points 2 rebounds

1 assist and 1 steal. Junior guard Nigel

Munson (Graphic Design-Washington,

DC) added 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1

assist.

In the frst hal, the Firebirds shot 44

percent (15-36) rom the feld, 25 percent

(2-8) rom beyond the arc and 100 per-

cent (3-3) rom the charity stripe as they

went into the break trailing 37-39. The

Shock shot 35 percent (13-17) rom the

feld, 31 percent (4-13) rom beyond thearc and 82 percent (9-11) rom the three-

point line as most o the oul calls went

against the Firebirds during the hal.

Second hal action saw the Shock in-

crease their lead and extend it by as many

as 14 points, they shot 40 percent (14-35)

rom the feld to the Firebirds 21 percent

(7-33).

The Firebirds shooting percentage was

down signifcantly as they only shot 33

percent (23-69) rom the feld or the

game, 13 percent (2-16) rom beyond the

arc, but a solid 79 percent ( 11-14) rom

the charity stripe. The Shock shot 38 per-

cent (27-72) rom the feld, 27 percent (6-

22) rom beyond the arc and 63 percent

(10-16) rom the ree-throw line.

Four members o the Shock were in

double fgures, led by Eric Peguero with

17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1

steal. Jamie Newton scored 15 points,

grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 8 assists

and made 1 steal, while Branden Wash-

ington posted a double-double o 11

points, 16 rebounds. Antonio Ortega

chipped in 10 points and pulled down 4boards.

The Shock had a large advantage on

the boards, pulling down 60 rebounds

to the Firebirds 37, taking advantage

o their second chance opportunities to

score 17 points. The Firebirds held the

advantage in bench points as they out-

scored the Shock 19 to 8.

Tougaloo 70,Spring Hill 47TOUGALOO,MSThe Tougaloo Col-

lege Mens Basketball team hosted or-

mer GCAC opponent Spring Hill College

here in the Dawg Pound or Valentines

Day. The #19 ranked Bulldogs deeated

the Badgers with ease 70-47.Coming o a 91-77 win over then

ranked #10 Xavier University and mov-

ing up in the rankings to #19, the Bull-

dogs came out ocused and ready to play.

The Bulldogs would take an early lead

over the Badgers, but the Badgers would

fght back, but it would not be enough

to hold the Bulldogs down and the Bull-

dogs would take a 33-24 haltime lead.

In the second hal, the Bulldogs would

go and fnish o the Badgers, outscoring

them 37-23 in the hal and cruising to a

70-47 win. The Bulldogs shot 47.5% rom

the feld, 35.3% rom the three point line,

and 60% rom the charity stripe.

Leading the Bulldogs was Marquise

Mems with 24 points. Juan Gray tacked

in 15 points and Mario Luckett chippedin 12 points.

Spelman 70,Huntingdon 59MONTGOMERYHuntingdon Col-

leges womens basketball team dropped

a critical Great South Athletic Coner-

ence match, 67-56, to Spelman College

on Tuesday evening in Roland Arena.

Junior LaTerial Williams paced the

Lady Hawks (9-15, 4-9 GSAC) with 16

points in the conerence loss to Spelman.

Junior Whitney Toole ollowed with

a double-double, 13 points and 13 re-

bounds, while senior Chalise Hopkins

also recorded a double-double with 11

points and 10 boards in the loss.

Spelman (8-14, 5-9 GSAC) outshotHuntingdon 40.7 percent (22-o-54) to

29.4 percent (20-o-68) in the conerence

win. Despite the loss, Huntingdon held a

48-47 advantage on the glass while lead-

ing the Jaguars 17-8 on second chance

points.

Williams led a struggling Lady Hawks

oense with 11 points in the frst peri-

od. Huntingdon was 0-or-6 beyond the

three point arc, while Spelman hit 44.4

percent (4-o-9) in the frst hal. The Jag-

uars also outscored the Lady Hawks 12-0

rom bench points.

Spelman opened the game with fve

consecutive points holding the Lady

Hawks scoreless until the 15:47 mark.

Senior Ashton Salters layup startedHuntingdons 6-0 run beore taking a

one point lead. A pair o ree throws by

Spelmans Shanda Kennedy regained

their second lead o the hal, 7-6.

The Jaguars scored 10 straight points,

15-6, beore Tooles jumper in the paint

put a halt in the scoreless streak or

Huntingdon. The Lady Hawks contin-

ued to struggle scoring in the frst hal

(30.8 percent), while the Jaguars shot

44.4 percent rom the feld in the open-

ing period.

Spelmans sophomore Tiana Welch

nailed a 3-pointer giving the Jaguars a

10 point lead, 24-14, with 5:30 remain-

ing. The Jaguars added to the margin up

33-19 with under two minutes to play.

LaTerial Williams scored our straightcutting the Jaguars intermission lead to

10 points, 33-23.

In the second hal, Huntingdon cut

the margin to 36-30 by outscoring the

Jaguars 7-3 in the frst three minutes.

Spelmans Shereva Lewis 3-pointer ex-

tended their lead to nine points, beore

Tooles layup trimmed the Jaguars ad-

vantage down to 39-32.

The Jaguars continued hitting 3-point-

ers converting on two straight to go up

45-32 with 13:00 let. Senior Chalise

Hopkins layup with 8:14 remaining cut

the Jaguars margin below double digits,

50-41, or the frst time since 14:56 in the

second period.

Huntingdon trimmed the Jaguars lead

to six, 55-49, ater senior LaTarial Wil-liams 3-pointer ollowed by, sister, LaT-

erial Williams layup in the paint. Ater

trailing by eight points with under one

minute remaining, the Lady Hawks cut

the defcit to fve points but Spelman

held on with a 67-56 victory.

Spelman was led by Kennedy and

Welch each with a game-high 17 points.

NAIAGulfCoast Athletic Conference(Men

ConferencW L

Xavi er 3 1 .To ug al oo 3 1 .SUNO 3 2 .Edward Waters 1 1 .F is k 1 3 .Dillard 1 4 .

GulfCoast Athletic Conference(WomConferenc

W LX av ie r 4 0 1 .0Edward Waters 2 0 1.0SUNO 3 2 1.0Dillard 2 3 .0To ug al oo 1 3 .0Fisk 0 4 .

RedRiver Athletic Conference(MensConferenc

W LTexas Wesleyan 16 1 LSU-Shreveport 16 2 .Texas College 14 3 .Paul Quinn 11 7 Our Lady oftheLake 11 7 W il ey 9 9 .J ar vi s Ch ri st ia n 7 9 .Southwest 6 12 .SW As sembl ies of Go d 6 12 .Bacone 5 11 Langston 2 15 H us to n- Ti ll ot so n 1 1 6 .

RedRiver Athletic Conference(WomeConferenc

W LLangston 16 1 Texas Wesleyan 13 4 .

SW As sembl ies of Go d 13 5 Our La dy of the Lake 12 6 .L SU -S hr ev ep or t 1 1 7 Bacone 9 7 .Texas Coll ege 7 9 .Hus ton-Ti llot son 7 10 Jarvis Chri stia n 5 11 Southwest 5 13 .Wiley 4 14 .Paul Quinn 1 16 .

HBCUs in otherConferences

Spelman (Great South)Womens: 8-14 Overall, 5-9

Lincoln (Mo.) (Heartland)Mens: 2-20 Overall, 0-18 CoWomens: 2-20 Overall, 1-17

Tennessee State (Ohio ValleMens: 11-15 Overall, 8-8 ConWomens: 7-18 Overall, 3-11 C

Cheyney (Pa.) (PennsylvaniaMens: 15-7 Overall, 5-5 Con

Womens: 6-16 Overall, 2-8

Bluefield State (WVIAC)Mens: 4-19 Overall, 4-15 ConWomens: 3-20 Overall, 2-17

West Virginia State (WVIACMens: 15-7 Overall, 14-4 ConWomens: 9-15 Overall, 7-11 C

UDC (Independent)Mens: 8-14 OverallWomens: 15-7 Overall

Xavier Drops In Polls; Firebirds Get Shocked

UDCs Brandon Herbert led the Firebirds with 16 points in their loss to Washington Adventist.


7/8

THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 FOOTBALL

GREENSBORODirector o Athletics

Earl Hilton has announced the appoint-

ment o Rod Broadway to become North

Carolina A&Ts new ootball coach.

Broadway will become the schools 18th

head ootball coach.

Mr. Broadways record speaks or it-

sel, said Hilton. We are very excited

with the new turn North Carolina A&T

ootball took today. We are looking or-ward to Mr. Broadway restoring the win-

ning tradition our ans have become so

accustomed to having.

Broadway comes to N.C. A&T with

impressive credentials. He spent our

years as the head coach o N.C. Central.

Ater leaving the Eagles program he had

a our-year stay at Grambling State Uni-

versity. Between those two universities,

he compiled a combined record o 68-23,

.750 winning percentage.

Im excited about coming to N.C.

A&T, said Broadway. Their tradition

and an support is second to none. Im

looking orward to the challenge that lies

beore us. I everything I hear about Ag-

gie Pride is true, were going to win and

win big here.Broadway became the head coach at

Grambling in 2007. In only his second

year at the helm, he led the Tigers to an

11-2 record and the Southwestern Ath-

letic Conerence Championship. His

Grambling teams were 3-1 against archri-

val Southern. He posted a 35-12 record at

Grambling.

At N.C. Central, Broadway won two

CIAA Championships, made two NCAA

Division II playo appearances and

won 75 percent o his games. He won a

Black College National Championship at

Grambling and NCCU.

Prior to his tenure at NCCU, Br oadway

honed his skills on the NCAA ootballs

highest level as the deensive line coach

at the University o North Carolina(2001-02), University o Florida (1995-

00), Duke University (1981-94) and East

Carolina University (1979-80).

As an assistant coach at North Caro-

lina, Broadway helped the Tar Heels to a

No. 15 national ranking in total deense

and an appearance in the Peach Bowl.

While at Florida, he served as a mem-

ber o Steve Spurriers sta and helped

the Gators attain our SEC Champion-

ships, six bowl appearances and one na-

tional championship in 1996.

Broadways deensive units at Florida

led the SEC in sacks rom 1996-99 with

the 1997 team setting a school record or

rush deense with 70.7 yards per game.

A 1977 graduate o the University o

North Carolina, Broadway played on thedeensive line rom 1974-77 and helped

lead UNC to the 1974 Sun Bowl and the

1977 Liberty Bowl. Among the honors

he earned were the teams Outstanding

Freshman in 1974 and Most Outstand-

ing Senior along with All-ACC honors

in 1977.

Broadway Named New

Aggies Football Coach CheyneyFormer Widener running backs coach TerryOwens accepted the wide receivers job at

Cheney University.

Prairie View A&MFormer Bethune-Cookman offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks coach Mark Orlando

accepted the same position at Prairie View

A&M.

Delaware StateFormer Winston-Salem State head coach Kermit

Blount has accepted the head coaching job atDelaware State.

Savannah StateFormer UAB running backs coach Steve

Davenport has accepted the head coaching job

at Savannah State. Five coaches have joined

Davenports staff at Savannah State. Former

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Terance Mathis(offensive coordinator/inside receivers),

Thomas Balkcom (defensive backs), former

Edward Waters assistant William Bell (running

backs), Lakeside HS assistant Greg Lester

(outside receivers/assistant head coach), andformer Bethune-Cookman assistant C. Angelo

Wyatt (linebackers) have all been hired.

Alcorn StateFormer Alabama State offensive coordinator

Melvin Spears has landed the Alcorn State head

coaching job. Former Grambling defensivecoordinator Michael Roach has accepted the

same position under Melvin Spears. Former EastFeliciana HS (LA) offensive coordinator Darius

Matthews has accepted the wide receivers/tight

ends job. Former Grambling State quarterback

Bruce Eugene accepted the quarterbacks

coaching job. Vyron Brown has accepted theoffensive coordinator position after joining the

Prairie View A&M staff just recently.

St. PaulsKevin Grisby had the interim

is now the head football coac

Edward Waters CFormer Bethune-Cookman a

University offensive coordina

accepted the head coaching

Lincoln UniversitFormer Southern University

coach Mike Jones has accep

coaching job.

Alabama StateWide receivers coach Roger

resigned.

North Carolina CFour coaches from Prairie Vifollowed Henry Frazier to No

Central. Dwayne Foster(offe

head coach/recruiting coord

Bryant (offensive coordinatoRoy Jones (tight ends/DFO)

Manigo (wide receivers) foll

coaches from the previous st

retained include Mike McGli

backs/special teams coordin(assistant offensive line/vide

Andre George (assistant def

Antoine Rivens (defensive li

has been hired as defensive

defensive backs coach. Mikebeen hired as linebackers/as

teams coach. Mendenhall p

a grad assistant at New Mex

Grambling StateGrambling has interest in hir

coach Doug Williams, who is

as the GM with the Virginia D

COACHES CAROUSEL

Former Winston-Salem State Head Coach Kermit Blount comes to the MEAC to lead Delawa

COACHES CAROUSEL

BACK TO

BACK

Two HBCUs have repeated as NCCS National Flag FootballChampionships! North Carolina A&T and Florida A&M each won their

second consecutive Championship in January.

In the Mens Division, North Carolina A&T defeated UCF 26 -7. In the

Womens Division, Florida A&M defeated Texas State 26-6 winning their

third title in four years.


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TWO-MINUTE WARNINGTHE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16

MEAC Announces Its 2011 Hall of Fame InducteThe Mid-Eastern Athletic Conerence

announced today the fve members o its

2011 Hall o Fame Class that will be hon-

ored during a brunch on Friday, March

11, beginning at 9 a.m. at the M.C. Ben-

ton, Jr. Convention Center in Winston-

Salem, North Carolina.

We are thrilled to recognize another

class o remarkable inductees who havemade a considerable impact to their

communities, institutions and our con-

erence, said Dennis E. Thomas, MEAC

Commissioner. Id like to applaud

the Hall o Fame Class or all o their

achievements both athletically and pro-

essionally.

The Hall o Fame class will be honored

in conjunction with the 2011 MEAC Bas-

ketball Tournament, held March 7-12 at

the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.

The MEAC Hall o Fame includes or-

mer student-athletes, coaches, university

and/or conerence administrators as well

as special contributors, who have en-

riched the legacy o the conerence since

its inception in 1969. Enshrinees were se-

lected by an 11-person committee madeup o administrators rom member insti-

tutions.

EarlHolmes

FloridaA&M,Football

Holmes played or the Rattlers rom

1992 to 1995, fnishing as the schools

all-time leader in tackles. Holmes, a

three-time All-MEAC First Team selec-

tion, holds the school record with 509

total tackles (309 solo). During his se-

nior season, he set school marks or solo

tackles (103) and total tackles (171). He

captured the NCAA Division I-AA and

Black College All-American honors in

1994 and 1995. The 1995 MEAC De-

ensive Player o the Year and Sheridan

Broadcasting Network College DeensivePlayer o the Year, Holmes was selected

in the ourth round o the 1996 National

Football League (NFL) drat by the Pitts-

burgh Steelers. He played 10 seasons

in the NFL as a member o the Steelers

(1996-2001), Cleveland Browns (2002)

and Detroit Lions (2003-05) beore retir-

ing. Holmes currently serves as the De-

ensive Coordinator/Linebackers coach

at his alma mater.

StephenStewart

CoppinState,Basketball

Stewart guided the Eagles to a 1993

MEAC Tournament title and was named

the MEAC Tournament Outstand-

ing Perormer in his rookie season. He

earned back-to-back MEAC Player o theYear honors (1994, 1995) and helped lead

the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament

in 1993 and the National Invitational

Tournament (NIT) in 1995. The orward

scored 19 points against St. Josephs in

the NIT aiding Coppin State in its frst-

ever postseason victory. Stewart ranks

eighth all-time in scoring at Coppin State

with 1,393 points and seventh with 546

rebounds. The 1993 MEAC Rookie o

the Year Stewart earned All-MEAC First

Team honors in 1994 and 1995. He joins

his brother Larry, another ormer stand-

out at Coppin State, who was inducted in

the MEAC Hall o Fame in 2005.

NatalieWhite

FloridaA&M,BasketballWhite played point guard or the Lady

Rattlers, helping them to two regular

season MEAC titles (1994, 1995) and the

1995 MEAC Tournament crown. During

her career, FAMU earned its frst-ever

NCAA Tournament bid (1995). White

holds the NCAA Division I record as the

all-time steals leader (624) and is second

all-time in the school record books in as-

sists (497). She led the nation in steals as

a reshman (143), junior (172) and senior

(191). The 1995 MEAC Player o the Year

White still holds the NCAA record or to-

tal steals as reshman. The guard earned

All-MEAC First Team honors in 1993-

1995. She was also a our-time Black

College All-America recipient (1992-95).

White currently serves as an Account Ex-ecutive/Dream Ambassadors Coordina-

tor or the Womens National Basketball

Associations (WNBA) Atlanta Dream.

JamesPhillips

MorganState,Wrestling,HeadCoach

Phillips guided the Bears to 13 MEAC

wrestling championships rom 1985-

1994. Under his helm, over 75 wrestlers

were named All-Americans and two

earned NCAA Division II National titles.

He earned MEAC Outstanding Coach ac-

colades 12 times and was the only Head

Wrestling Coach rom a Historical Black

College or University (HBCU) to host

a NCAA Eastern wrestling regional in

1984. Phillips was also the Head Coach

o the Morgan State ootball team rom1983-84. On the feld, Phillips competed

as a member o MSUs ootball team

rom 1963-65 and played proessionally

in the Canadian Football League (CFL)

or the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Phillips

retired rom Morgan State in 2004 ater

serving or more than 30 years as an as-

sistant proessor in the Department o

Health, Physical Education and Recre-

ation.

SanyaTyler

Howard,Basketball,HeadCoach

Tyler became the Lady Bisons frst

ull-time womens basketball coach in

1980. Under her tutelage, the Lady Bi-

son earned fve MEAC regular-season

titles, nine MEAC tournament titles andeclipsed nearly 300 victories. In her frst

season at the helm, Howard became the

frst MEAC womens team to partici-

pate in the NCAA Womens Basketball

Tournament. In addition to the 1982

NCAA appearance the Bison earned

berths in 1996-1998. She was the frst

MEAC womens basketball coach to have

victories over an Atlantic Coast Coner-

ence (ACC) opponent (North Carolina

State). The eight-time MEAC Outstand-

ing Coach and 1994 MEAC Coach o

the Year coached fve MEAC Players o

the Year, seven MEAC Outstanding Per-

ormers and was the frst coach in MEAC

history to have a player drated in the

WNBA. Tyler was inducted into Howard

Universitys Sports Hall o Fame in 1998.

BaseballThe Texas Southern athletics depart-

ment has loss a colleague, a coach and a

ather-fgure. TSU ormer baseball head

coach Candy Robinson died this morn-

ing ater a long battle with cancer.

Coach Robinson has been an integral

part o the athletics department or more

than two dedicates and his contributions

will always be remembered, said Texas

Southern Athletics Director Charles Mc-

Clelland. Candys loss to the TSU ath-

letics amily will be one that cannot be

replaced.Robinson served as head coach o the

Texas Southern baseball team or 19

years. He joined the the frst TSU head

coach who only coached baseball. He

recorded 332 wins during his career. He

frst two Southwestern Athletic Coner-

ence (SWAC) Championship Titles and

their frst two NCAA appearances (2004

& 2008). In the 2004 NCAA Division I

Regionals, Robinson and his team de-

ending NCAA World Series Champion

Rice Owls.

Robinson is a two-time SWAC Coach

o the Year (2004 & 2008) and his teams

have made 12 conerence championship

tournament appearances, nine o them

consecutive.

I have accomplished a lot at TSU andater 20 years, I am satisfed with what

Ive done or the program and the uni-

versity. I am most proud o the kids who

have come through the program. Nearly

all o them graduated and are now mak-

ing a positive impact in the community.

Thats real important to me, said Coach

Robinson.

Through the years, Robinsons players

were recognized or th

ments. They included 20

er o the year Brandon

2007 SWAC reshman

reshman All-American

Other All-SWAC perIsaac Daniels (P), Her

(1B), JD Stewart (DH)

(OF) and David Bell (C).

Some o his ormer T

been drated or played

baseball organizations

AlphColeman and Dona

lanta Braves), AutumnR

Blue Jays), SonnyGarcia

oles), DelvinMatthews (M

ers), Elliot Gould (San

Brandon Stricklen (H

DonaldGreen (New Yor

donBonds (Washington

Coach Robinson was

er at Grambling, culmin

career with an All-Ameri

er in 1965. Ater his collinson was drated and si

ton Red Sox. He played

the major league baseba

Coach Robinson spe

years at Texas Souther

Baseball Operations. H

his wie Sara and their

Ariel and Candace.

Former NFL Standout Earl Holmes is currently the Defe nsive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach of his alma mater, Florida A&M.

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