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FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 1, 2011
SCORES
MEN’S BASKETBALL Monday, February 21 Bowie State 78, Virginia Union 76 Elizabeth City State 76, St. Paul’s 65 Winston-Salem State 59, Shaw 49 Livingstone College 58, Fayetteville State 56 Virginia State 75, Lincoln (Pa.) 68 Johnson C. Smith 70, St. Augustine’s 62 Florida A&M 58, Hampton 55 South Carolina State 64, Norfolk State 62 North Carolina A&T 72, North Carolina Central 67 Bethune-Cookman 66, Howard 64 Coppin State 89, Delaware State 72 Morgan State 67, Maryland-Eastern Shore 54 Prairie View A&M 59, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 53 Alabama State 62, Alcorn State 53 Texas Southern 58, Mississippi Valley State 55 Alabama A&M 64, Southern 45 Tuesday, February 22 Clark Atlanta , Lane Benedict 72, Morehouse 63 Tuskegee 81, Paine 62 UDC 88, Fairmont State 81 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Monday, February 21 Bowie State 76, Virginia State 49 Elizabeth City State 91, St. Paul’s 47 Shaw 81, Winston-Salem State 61 Livingstone 73, Fayetteville State 67 Virginia State 60, Lincoln (Pa.) 47 St. Augustine’s 62, Johnson C. Smith 58 Hampton 88, Florida A&M 49 South Carolina State 62, Norfolk State 49 North Carolina A&T 82, North Carolina Central 48 Howard 54, Bethune-Cookman 39 Delaware State 51, Coppin State 49 Morgan State 67, Maryland-Eastern Shore 54 OT Kentucky State 66, Miles 46 Prairie VIew A&M 99, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38 Alcorn State 72, Alabama State 67 Mississippi Valley State 66, Texas Southern 54 Southern 65, Alabama A&M 57 Tuesday, February 22 Tuskegee 71, Paine 47 Lane 61, Clark Atlanta 53 Agnes Scott 70, Spelman 52

WEEKLY
Former FAMU wide receiver Bob Hayes, Maryland-Eastern Shore offensive lineman Art Shell and Grambling quarterback Doug Williams lead a starstudded 2011 class for the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Hayes won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters and later played for the Dallas Cowboys. Shell, famous as a player and coach for the Oakland Raiders and Williams played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins, where he became the first and only black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. They where joined by players Lem Barney of Jackson State, Mel Blount of Southern, Roosevelt Brown of Morgan State, Willie Davis of Grambling State and Joe Kendall of Kentucky State, coaches Earl Banks of Morgan State and Willie Jeffries of South Carolina State, and sports information director Collie J. Nicholson of Grambling State this past Saturday in a ceremony where ESPN Analyst Jon Gruden was the master of ceremonies . kickoffs and punts. In Barney’s first pro start, he intercepted the first pass in his direction from Green Bay’s Bart Starr and ran for a touchdown. MEL BLOUNT, SOUTHERN Playing for Southern University, Blount made the SWAC all-conference team twice and was selected SWAC MVP his junior year. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1970 as the fiftythird overall pick. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1975 with eleven and was named NFL Defensive MVP for that year. He helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls and played in five Pro Bowls, earning MVP honors in the 1976 game. He played in 200 games and missed only one over the course of 14 seasons. ROOSEVELT “ROSEY” BROWN, MORGAN ST. At Morgan State University, Brown revolutionized the game with his 6’3”, 255-pound frame, and being very agile and quick on his feet which is very unusual for his era. After being drafted in 1953 in the 27th round of the NFL Draft,

THE CHAMP IS HERE!

Hampton wins MEAC
Women’s Basketball Title 4

GUESS WHO’S BACK?

Grambling’s own
comes back home 2
FOLLOW US

Eleven Elected To The Black College Football HOF
Brown was named to the Pro Bowl a total of nine times and helped the Giants win the NFL Championship in 1956. For eight straight years, he was a virtually unanimous All-NFL choice and was named to nine Pro Bowls. In 1975, “Rosey” Brown became only the second player to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the merits of his offensive line play alone. receiving in a single season, and he did that in his rookie year. He finished his 11year career with an impressive 20 yards per catch average, and holding franchise records for both his career touchdowns and yards per catch average. the Oakland Raiders in 1968, Shell was a first- or second-team All-Pro choice six straight years from 1973 through 1978. He also played in eight Pro Bowl games and the Raiders victories in Super Bowl XI and XV. JOE “TARZAN” KENDALL, KENTUCKY ST. Kendall dominated black college football in the 1930s while leading Kentucky State to a national championship in 1934. A three-time First Team All-America selection from 1934-36 by the Pittsburgh Courier, he was inducted into the Kentucky State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. He had an impressive 29-7-3 overall record during his years at KYSU. Kendall is the first person from Kentucky State University to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. DOUG WILLIAMS, GRAMBLING ST. Williams finished his college career with an impressive record of 36-7 as a starter at Grambling State University. He was a first team All-American and finished fourth in the 1978 Heisman Trophy voting in 1978. That same year, Williams was drafted in the first round (17th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is most famous for his time with Redskins where he led the team to victory in Super Bowl XXII, becoming the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Williams completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards, with four touchdown passes, and was named Super Bowl MVP. EARL BANKS, MORGAN ST. COACH Banks completed his career with a .839 win-loss percentage, and led the nation in total defense twice. There were numerous lofty accomplishments in his 14 years at Morgan State. Three unbeaten seasons, a 31 game win streak, three unbeaten regular seasons, five CIAA conference championships and four bowl games. He was the CIAA Coach of the Year - 1962, 1965, and 1966. WILLIE JEFFRIES, SC STATE COACH Jeffries was able to record three Black

WILLIE DAVIS, GRAMBLING ST. After his playing days at Grambling State, Davis never missed a game out of a possible 162 games in his 12-year professional tenure. He was known for dropping opposing ball carriers or quarterbacks for losses and or causing them to lose possession of the football. He recovered 21 opponents’ fumbles during his career, just one shy of the record when he retired. An All-NFL selection five times in six years from 1962 to 1967 and selected to play in five consecutive Pro Bowls his time with the Packers included five NFL championships and six divisional titles in eight seasons. “BULLET” BOB HAYES, FLORIDA A&M Hayes is the only man to win both a Super Bowl ring and an Olympic Gold medal. His blazing speed helped catapult him as one of the top wide receivers in the nation when he played at Florida A&M University. Drafted in 1964 in the eighth round by the Dallas Cowboys he became the second player in the history of the Cowboys franchise to surpass 1,000 yards

National Championships, seven MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships, and a record of 179-1326 in his 29-year career. He coached 19 years at his alma mater South Carolina State University (SCSU) in two stints, five years at Wichita State University, and five years at Howard University. Jeffries won almost 60 percent of the college games he coached, which made him the “winningest coach” in the 107-year history of SCSU and owner of more MEAC victories than any other coach. Jeffries was the first African American head coach of a NCAA Division I-A football program. COLLIE J. NICHOLSON Nicholson was best known as the man with the “Golden Pen.” In his 30 year career as the Sports Information Director, Nicholson brought national attention to Grambling State University’s football program. He found ways for his football teams to travel around the nation. His accomplishments include selling 64,000 seats at Yankee Stadium in 1968 for a game against Morgan State. In 1974, he moved the annual game between Grambling and Southern University, to New Orleans, named it the Bayou Classic and sold it out year after year. He was also responsible for Grambling playing games in Japan in 1976 and 1977. His marketing of the University’s athletic programs was trend setting.

LEM BARNEY, JACKSON ST. Barney finished his college career at Jackson State University with three all Southwestern conference honors and 26 career interceptions. He was drafted in 1967 in the second round by the Detroit Lions and named 1967’s defensive rookie of the year. He finished his career by being selected to seven Pro Bowls, and finished his career with 56 career interceptions. He also gained over 1,000 yards returning

ART SHELL, MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE Shell starred on both offense and defense at Maryland Eastern Shore. He was named All-Conference three years, All-America two years by the Pittsburgh Courier and Ebony Magazine. Drafted by

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MENS BASKETBALL
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TUNE IN TODAY
A quick look at some events that will air on TV & Internet
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FVSU WO Ricardo Lockett

Hampton DL Kendrick Ellis

February 26st 1:30p HSRN.com

February 26st 4:00p HSRN.com

February 26th NFL Network

February 27th NFL Network

February 28th NFL Network

THE YARD

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL CLASSICS NFL COMBINES

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SWAC

Ft. Valley State WR Ricardo Lockette (L) and Hampton DL Kendrick Ellis will be in Indianapolis this Wednesday.

BILL FEIG/THE ADVOCATE

With a coaching record of 56-25, Doug Williams looks to coach his son, DJ, when he returns to Grambling State.

GRAMBLING, LA—Former Grambling State quarterback and head coach Doug Williams will return to the university for his second stint guiding the Tigers’ storied football program. The Virginian-Pilot first reported Monday morning that Williams will again be named Grambling State’s head coach. He is expected to be re-introduced on campus Wednesday. Athletic director J. Lin Dawson said the university would be releasing a statement Monday night. Williams left his position as general manager of the Virginia Destroyers, an expansion team in the United Football League, to return to the Tigers. He will have a chance to coach his son, D.J., a quarterback out of Tampa, Florida, who is part of Grambling State’s 2011 recruiting class. “I was looking forward to working with the Destroyers, but this is a great opportunity for me and it is very rare that a father gets to coach his son at the college football level,” Williams said in a release issued by the UFL. “I went to school there, I coached there, and now I have a great opportunity to coach there again.” Williams will replace Rod Broadway,

Williams Returns To Grambling

Ellis, Lockette Invited to NFL Scouting Combine
Southern University will replace Jackson State in the 23rd Annual Atlanta Football Classic. The Jaguars will face the Rattlers of Florida A&M University.

who resigned earlier this month after four seasons to become head coach at North Carolina A&T. As a quarterback at Grambling State from 1973-77, Williams played for legendary coach Eddie Robinson and led the team to a 36-7 record and three Southwestern Athletic Conference championships. He was fourth in the voting for the 1977 Heisman Trophy. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Williams in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL and USFL for 11 seasons and became the first African-American quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, guiding the Washington Redskins to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos as the MVP of Super Bowl XXII. When Robinson retired in 1997 after 56 years at Grambling State, Williams succeeded him as head coach for six seasons from 1998-2003. He compiled a 52-18 record and won three SWAC championships before he left the program to join the Buccaneers’ front office. On Saturday, Williams was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. —sportingnews.com

ATLANTA—To grow the Atlanta Football Classic, game officials have gone to the roots of black college football. The 23rd classic will match Florida A&M and Southern University, one of the oldest and more storied rivalries among historically black colleges and universities. The two schools have signed a two-year agreement and will play Sept. 24 in the Georgia Dome. The classic, produced by the non-profit 100 Black Men of Atlanta as a fundraiser for a program preparing Atlanta Public Schools students for college, dropped Tennessee State in favor of Southern after a 17-year run with the school. Attendance declined as the Tigers lost 11 of their past 14 classics. FAMU has played in every classic since 1998. “We keep evolving the game, and we thought that this matchup with these two schools would move us even further ahead,” classic chairman Bill Lamar said. Southern athletic director Greg LaFleur said he had been in discussions with classic officials for almost two years and

Southern, FAMU in 2011 Atlanta Football Classic
that talks picked up after the 2010 game, which drew about 54,000. Southern and FAMU first played in 1941, but had to end their rivalry in 2001 because of scheduling conflicts. They had arranged a four-year series starting in 2007, but further scheduling issues limited it to a two-year run. The two schools’ teams, and their marching bands, are entrenched in the history of black college football. Southern coach Arnett Mumford and FAMU coach Jake Gaither were pioneers of black college football, winning 11 black-college national titles in their combined 49 years at their respective schools. “We both know how important this [game] is to our institutions,” FAMU athletic director Derek Horne said. LaFleur said the Jaguars’ fan base could buy as many as 40,000 seats in the dome. Horne said FAMU, which has a large alumni base in Atlanta, buys around 18,000 tickets for the game. Tennessee State officials said they were kept in the dark about getting dropped

Fort Valley State University’s Ricardo Lockette has received an invitation to join over three hundred of the very best college football players in the country at the 2011 National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine. The invitation only scouting combine will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from February 23 – March 1, 2011. Top executives, coaching staffs, player

personnel departments, and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evaluate the nation’s top college football players who are eligible for this year’s NFL draft. The intense, four-day invitational camp is a combination of physical drills and other job interview components for all participants and is a vital step for fulfilling a dream of playing in the NFL.

by the classic. “They never even contacted us,” athletic department spokesman Wallace Dooley said. “We had several meetings set up with them after the classic to prepare for next year. We never heard anything from them.” Dooley said the school heard rumors in January that they were being replaced by Southern and learned the truth after confronting game officials. John Grant, CEO of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, said his group was clear with both FAMU and Tennessee State after the 2010 classic that it would assess the game. Once the classic decided on FAMU and Southern, it contacted Tennessee State, Grant said. “If they heard we were speaking to other universities, we were because we were not under contract with anyone at that point, and we were free to just kind of see what was out there, which is the process,” Grant said. —Ken Sugiura, ajc.com

COACHES CAROUSEL

Mose Rison, who replaced Rod Broadway at North Carolina Central, will now join him at North Carolina A&T.

Alcorn State Head Coach Melvin Spears has made three more hires. Hazlehurt HS head coach Todd McDaniel accepted the defensive line job. Derrick Mason accepted the offensive line job and Klein Forest HS assistant Quantas Floyd accepted the defensive backs job.

North Carolina A&T Former North Carolina Central head coach Mose Rison has accepted the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks job at NC A&T.

THE YARD

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

BASKETBALL REVIEW

3 CIAA
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 19, 2011
NORTHERN
DIVISION W L CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

CIAA
MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 20, 2011
NORTHERN
DIVISION W L CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

St. Augustine’s Tops JCSU
21 14 16 8 5 4 3 4 7 8 15 20 20 21
CHARLOTTE—Junior guard Brittany Torain (Warner Robins, Ga.), named CIAA newcomer of the week Monday, canned two free throws in the final 13.5 seconds as Saint Augustine’s College withstood a late Johnson C. Smith rally for a 62-58 victory Monday in a CIAA women’s basketball contest at Brayboy Gymnasium. The two free throws were half of Torain’s four-point total for the Lady Falcons (17-9 overall, 11-5 CIAA, 5-4 Southern Division), who swept the season series against the regionally-ranked Lady Golden Bulls (21-3, 13-3 CIAA, 7-2 Southern Division). Two of the Lady Golden Bulls’ losses have come against the Lady Falcons, who extended their winning streak to five games. Senior guard-forward Allison Sikes (Richmond, Va.), named CIAA player of the week Monday, led four players in double figures with 16 points. Sophomore forward Scharlawn Hubbard (Akron, Ohio) and freshman center Umeka Benson (Charlotte, N.C.) both had double-doubles with Hubbard getting 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds and Benson contributing 12 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Crystal McCaffity (Havelock, N.C.) added 10 points. LaQwesha Gamble scored 12 points and Racquel Davis added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Golden Bulls, who had six players score six or more points. The Lady Golden Bulls made only 10 of 26 free throws, however, for 39 percent. The Lady Falcons hit 17 of 28 free throws for 61 percent. The Lady Falcons led 60-52 on a free throw by senior guard-forward Le’Kiesha White (Richmond, Va.) with 3:27 left, but the Lady Golden Bulls went on a 6-0 run capped by Shontanette Shaw’s layup to close within 60-58 with 1:20 left. After Sikes missed a jumper, the Lady Golden Bulls attempted to tie or take the lead but Brittane Nealy misfired from up close and the Lady Falcons rebounded. Torain was fouled and hit one of two free throws for a three-point lead with 13.5 seconds left. After another JCSU miss, Torain clinched the game with another free throw with six seconds re-

1. Bowie State 2. Virginia Union 3. Elizabeth City State 4. St. Paul’s 5. Chowan 6. Virginia State 7. Lincoln (Pa.)
SOUTHERN

10 1 8 2 6 4 4 6 4 7 3 7 1 9
DIVISION W L

15 2 12 4 10 6 5 11 4 13 3 13 1 15
CONFERENCE W L

1. Chowan 2. Bowie State 3. Elizabeth City State 4. Virginia State 5. Virginia Union 6. St. Paul’s 7. Lincoln (Pa.)
SOUTHERN

9 2 8 3 7 3 7 3 3 7 1 9 1 9
DIVISION W L

11 6 11 6 11 5 10 6 3 13 1 16 1 15
CONFERENCE W L

14 11 16 9 18 8 16 8 3 20 2 21 3 21
OVERALL W L

OVERALL W L

1. Shaw 2. Winston-Salem State 3. Fayetteville State 4. St. Augustine’s 5. Livingstone 6. Johnson C. Smith
MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

6 5 4 3 3 3

2 3 4 5 5 5

10 10 8 7 7 10

5 5 7 8 8 5

17 7 17 6 13 11 9 15 12 11 14 9

1. Johnson C. Smith 2. Winston-Salem State 3. Shaw 4. St. Augustine’s 5. Livingstone 6. Fayetteville State
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

7 1 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 7

14 10 8 10 9 4

2 5 7 5 6 11

21 2 15 9 15 11 16 9 15 8 6 18

As of February 21, 2011

As of February 13, 2011

SCORING T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith D. Mooney, Lincoln R. Smith, Shaw B. Byerson, Virginia Union E. Vann, Bowie State D. Cox, Lincoln M. Reevey, St. Paul’s B. Westmorland, Bowie State S. Carter, Winston-Salem State D. Clark, Bowie State REBOUNDING P. Davis, Winston-Salem State D. Cox, Lincoln R. Tucker, Elizabeth City State S. Evans, Fayetteville State D. Tyree, Chowan I. Rassoull, St. Paul’s J. Herrington, Fayetteville State T. Smith, Shaw D. Boyd, Johnson C. Smith M. Reevey, St. Paul’s ASSISTS T. Smith, Shaw B. McDonald, Virginia Union A. Best, Fayetteville State T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith M. Cooke, Elizabeth City State D. Clark, Bowie State G. Leseur, St. Paul’s M. Wells, Winston-Salem State C. Washington, Virginia State A. Jackson, Winston-Salem State

Gms 19 21 20 18 23 20 20 23 21 23 Gms 21 20 23 20 19 20 19 21 20 20 Gms 21 18 21 19 21 23 18 21 20 20

Total Avg/G 442 23.3 437 20.8 405 20.3 356 19.8 392 17.0 323 16.2 311 15.6 344 15.0 312 14.9 339 14.7 Total Avg/G 207 9.9 168 8.4 188 8.2 159 8.0 143 7.5 145 7.3 135 7.1 142 6.8 129 6.5 125 6.3 Total Avg/G 120 5.7 94 5.2 99 4.7 76 4.0 81 3.9 88 3.8 63 3.5 69 3.3 63 3.2 62 3.1

LaQwesha Gamble had a team-high 14 points with six rebounds in the 60-53 JCSU win over WSSU

Travis Hyman Junior, Center, Bowie State
vs. St. Paul’s (2/14) vs. Va. State (2/19)

18 pts 18 rebs 8 blocks 0 assist

19 pts 6 rebs 2 blocks 0 assist

Average Stats this week: 18.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocks

maining. The Lady Falcons led the entire second half. Led by the inside play of Benson and Hubbard, the Lady Falcons pulled away from the Lady Golden Bulls midway in the first half. The score was tied 20-20 at the 6:53 mark before the Lady Falcons started an 18-5 run. Benson scored on a short bank shot, a follow shot and a free throw during the run. Sikes capped the run with a deep jumper just inside the three-point line for a 38-25 Lady Falcons lead with 1:37 left in the first half, but the Golden Bulls scored six straight points to close within 38-31 at halftime. Benson, returning to her hometown of Charlotte, N.C., led the Lady Falcons with 12 points and nine rebounds in the first half followed by Hubbard with eight points and six rebounds. Both players helped the Lady Falcons gain a 13-9 scoring edge on second shots in the half. Sikes added eight points and four rebounds for the Lady Falcons. Gamble

was the first-half scoring leader for the Lady Golden Bulls with 10 points and Terran Quattlebaum added seven points. The Lady Golden Bulls were hurt by poor free throw shooting in the first half, making only 6 of 18 free throws despite being in the bonus first. The Lady Falcons knocked down 6 of 11 free throws. Sikes started the second half with five points including a three-pointer to give the Lady Falcons a 44-33 lead, but she picked up her third and fourth fouls by the 17:31 mark, forcing her to leave the game for a spell. Benson and Torain were later whistled for their fourth fouls but McCaffity picked up the scoring load. McCaffity scored four consecutive points including a basket on an assist from Davis for a 52-41 Lady Falcons’ lead with 9:11 left. The Lady Golden Bulls responded with a 7-2 run to get within six points. —staugfalcons.com

SCORING K. Buford, Shaw R. Taylor, Virginia State K. Bryant, St. Augustine’s C. Medley, Winston-Salem State B. Wright, Livingstone K. Gill, Elizabeth City State T. Haywood, Fayetteville State A. Sikes, St. Augustine’s L. Jordan, Fayetteville State T. Lynch, Chowan REBOUNDING T. Haywood, Fayetteville State L. Gamble Johnson C.Smith K. Bryant, St. Augustine’s B. Wright, Livingstone K. Buford, Shaw A. Hardley, St. Paul’s S. Harper, Elizabeth City State K. Gill, Elizabeth City State T. Lynch, St. Paul’s A. Williams, Shaw J. Murray, Livningstone ASSISTS B. Spencer, Shaw M. Harrison, Livingstone L. Walker, Bowie State A. Sikes, St. Augustine’s R. Rector, Winston-Salem State S. Evans, Lincoln (Pa) R. Jennings, Chowan J. Robertson, Fayetteville State K. Gill, Elizabeth City State B. Torain, St. Augustine’s

Gms 13 8 12 10 9 12 10 12 9 10 Gms 10 8 12 9 13 9 12 12 10 12 9 Gms 13 9 8 12 10 9 10 10 12 12

Total Avg/G 221 17.0 132 16.5 194 16.2 149 14.9 134 14.9 171 14.3 142 14.2 165 13.8 122 13.6 134 13.4 Total Avg/G 112 11.2 83 10.4 119 9.9 83 9.2 118 9.1 78 8.7 98 8.2 97 8.1 78 7.8 88 7.3 66 7.3 Total Avg/G 60 4.6 34 3.8 28 3.5 40 3.3 33 3.3 28 3.1 31 3.1 31 3.1 34 2.8 33 2.8

Alison Sikes Senior, Guard, St. Augustine’s
vs. FSU (2/14) vs. JCSU (2/19)

24 pts 8 rebs 11 steals 3 assists

22 pts 15 rebs 4 steals 2 assists

Average Stats this week: 23.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.5 steals

THE YARD

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

BASKETBALL REVIEW

4 MEAC
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

MEAC
MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

Lady Pirates Clinch Conference Title
11 3 9 3 9 4 9 4 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 7 4 9 4 10 3 10 8 0 4 1 17 14 14 19 13 12 8 9 8 6 6 11 10 12 8 15 16 18 17 19 21 21
HAMPTON—The Hampton University women’s basketball team sent its seniors out in style Monday night, beating Florida A&M 88-49 on Senior Night at the HU Convocation Center to clinch the MEAC regular-season crown. On top of earning the top seed for next month’s MEAC Tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Lady Pirates (20-6, 13-1 MEAC) recorded their 20th win of the season – marking the first time since 1992-93 and 1993-94 that Hampton has recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons. Junior guard Choicetta McMillian (Fairfield, Texas) led the Lady Pirates with 18 points on 5-for-9 shooting from behind the arc, while junior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) added 17 points and 11 assists. Senior forward Quanneisha Perry (Decatur, Ga.) recorded her ninth doubledouble of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Laura Lewis (Dallas, Texas) added 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals. The Lady Pirates shot 50.7 percent (35-for-69) from the floor in scoring a season-high 88 points, making eight of 22 3-pointers and 10 of 14 free throws. The Lady Pirates out-rebounded FAMU (13-12, 8-5 MEAC) 44-30 and forced the Lady Rattlers into 23 turnovers. FAMU shot 35.6 percent (21-for-59) from the floor, making just two of 11 treys.

1. Bethune-Cookman 2. Morgan State 3. Coppin State 4. Hampton 5. North Carolina A&T 6. Florida A&M 7. Norfolk State 8. Delaware State 9. South Carolina State 0. Howard 1 11. Maryland-Eastern Shore North Carolina Central Savannah State

1. Hampton 2. Morgan State 3. Howard 4. North Carolina A&T 5. Florida A&M 6. Coppin State 7. Bethune-Cookman 8. Maryland-Eastern Shore 9. Delaware State 0. South Carolina State 1 11. Norfolk State Savannah State North Carolina Central

12 1 9 4 9 5 8 5 8 6 7 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 4 10 1 12 3 4 3 12

20 15 13 13 13 10 12 8 9 8 8

6 11 15 12 12 15 12 18 17 16 16

13 13 9 18

14 10 5 22

North Carolina Central and Savannah State will play games against MEAC opponents but they will not count against their records and neither team will compete for a conference championship.

North Carolina Central and Savannah State will play games against MEAC opponents but they will not count against their records and neither team will compete for a conference championship.

MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

As of February 20, 2011

Jericka Jenkins had 17 points and 11 rebounds when they clinched the regular season title against the Rattlers.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

As of February 20, 2011

SCORING C.J. Wilkerson, North Carolina Central C.J. Reed, Bethune Cookman L. Clement, North Carolina Central D. Pellum, Hampton J. Shuler, Savannah State H. Haley, Maryland-Eastern Shore T. Coleman, North Carolina A&T K. O’Quinn, Norfolk State K. Morgan, Hampton R. Hampton, Norfolk State M. Harper, Coppin State REBOUNDING K. O’Quinn, Norfolk State T. Coleman, North Carolina A&T K. Thompson, Morgan State C. Funches, Hampton A. Stevens, Florida A&M T. Hines, Maryland-Eastern Shore A. Starling, Coppin State N. Chasten, North Carolina Central M. Phillips, Howard J. Smith, Savannah State ASSISTS J. Threatt, Delaware State K. White, Maryland-Eastern Shore A. Pauline, Norfolk State C.J. Reed, Bethune Cookman B. Tunnell, Hampton J. Leemow, North Carolina Central P. Blackmon, Savannah State T. Williams, South Carolina State K. Riley, Howard L. Bastfield, Morgan State M. Hill, North Carolina A&T V. Goldsberry, Coppin State

Gms 25 27 25 25 27 26 26 24 26 24 23 Gms 24 26 23 26 27 25 26 25 26 27 Gms 25 26 23 27 26 25 27 26 20 23 27 23

Total Avg/G 485 19.4 515 19.1 464 18.6 446 17.8 473 17.5 440 16.9 432 16.6 392 16.3 418 16.1 360 15.0 345 15.0 Total Avg/G 256 10.7 277 10.7 196 8.5 211 8.1 212 7.9 187 7.5 186 7.2 179 7.2 182 7.0 185 6.9 Total Avg/G 149 6.0 133 5.1 115 5.0 125 4.6 111 4.3 102 4.1 107 4.0 97 3.7 70 3.5 77 3.3 90 3.3 75 3.3

Jasmine Grice and Christian Rateree led FAMU with 10 points each. After Grice hit a jumper at the 6:40 mark to pull FAMU within eight, 28-20, the Lady Pirates closed out the first half on a 20-2 run to go into the intermission up 48-22 and put the game out of reach. The run started with 14 unanswered points for the Lady Pirates, including two 3-pointers from McMillian. The Lady Rattlers went from the 6:40

mark to the 1:20 mark of the first half without scoring. The Lady Pirates shot 60.0 percent (18-for-30) from the floor in the first half, hitting six of their 13 treys and all six free throws. Hampton also took a 1311 rebounding edge into the half, and the Lady Pirates forced FAMU into 17 turnovers. —hamptonpirates.com

SCORING S. Doyle, Howard T. McKelton, Florida A&M A. Bennett, Florida A&M E. Kalu, Savannah State J. Nwachukwu, North Carolina Central D. Fountaine, Savannah State J. Berry, North Carolina A&T J. Sams, North Carolina A&T J. Elum, Bethune Cookman J. Jenkins, Hampton REBOUNDING J. Nwachukwu, North Carolina Central Q. Perry, Hampton S. Doyle, Howard A. Bennett, Florida A&M Q. Donald, Florida A&M B. Washington, Delaware State L. Carter, Coppin State J. Sams, North Carolina A&T T. Davis, Morgan State S. Bolden, Bethune-Cookman ASSISTS J. Jenkins, Hampton T. Knotts, South Carolina State M. Simms, Florida A&M C. Curley-Payne, Howard J. Daniels, Bethune-Cookman J. Berry, North Carolina A&T D. Harmon, Delaware State C. Long, Savannah State R. Corbo, Norfolk State E. Kalu, Savannah State R. Trice, Norfolk State

Gms 27 25 25 24 26 21 21 21 18 21 Gms 26 24 27 25 25 25 24 21 24 23 Gms 21 19 24 26 23 21 25 24 23 24 19

Total Avg/G 489 18.1 432 17.3 418 16.7 371 15.5 369 14.2 294 14.0 289 13.8 287 13.7 238 13.2 270 12.9 Total Avg/G 239 9.2 203 8.8 214 8.6 191 8.3 187 8.1 182 7.9 143 7.5 165 7.5 164 7.1 157 6.8 Total Avg/G 147 7.0 86 4.5 91 3.8 96 3.7 74 3.2 67 3.2 77 3.1 69 2.9 64 2.8 64 2.8 53 2.8

CJ Reed Junior, Center, Bethune-Cookman
vs. UMES (2/14) vs. Hampton (2/19)

Rattlers Get Big Road Win
HAMPTON—The Florida A&M Men’s Basketball team (12-15,7-7 MEAC) pulled an upset on Senior Night at Hampton University (19-7, 9-4). The Rattlers, who had struggled on the road all season, pulled out a 58-55 victory over the Pirates at the Hampton University Convocation Center. The Rattlers were led by Yannick Crowder, who scored 16 points on the night. Guard Brandon Hosley was the only other Rattler in double figures with 10 points. Jeremy Dean swept the boards for 10 rebounds, while Amin Stevens pulled in eight. For the Pirates, Darrion Pellum scored a game high 17 points, including 3-for-9 from the three point arc. Kwame Morgan also scored in double figures with 13 points, going 2-for-7 from three point range. Danny Agbelese pulled down 10 rebounds for the Pirates. The game was tight, with neither team able to pull away. There were four ties and five lead changes. With both teams shooting 35 percent from the field, the game was truly a defensive battle. The largest lead of the game was a six point margin by FAMU. —famu.edu/athletics.com

Saadia Doyle Sophomore, Guard, Howard
vs. Norfolk St. (2/14) vs. FAMU (2/19)

21 pts 6 rebs 5 assists 3 steals

31 pts 6 rebs 6 assists 2 steals

38 pts 10 rebs 1 assist 3 steal

18 pts 13 rebs 3 assist 2 steals

Average Stats this week: 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists

Average Stats this week: 28.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals

Yannick Crowder (left) lead the Rattlers to a big conference win over Hampton on Monday.

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

BASKETBALL REVIEW

5 SIAC
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

SIAC
MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

Lady Wildcats Back On Top
4 4 6 7 9 11 14 15 14 15 15 16 16 20 19 16 15 14 11 10 10 10 8 9 7 6 6 5 8 8 10 13 15 16 14 19 18 20 16

1. Benedict 2. Stillman 3. Tuskegee 4. Clark Atlanta 5. Kentucky State 6. Morehouse 7. Claflin 8. Paine 9. Miles 0. Fort Valley State 1 11. LeMoyne-Owen 2. Albany State 1 3. Lane 1
MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

20 18 16 14 13 11 9 9 8 8 7 7 5

1. Fort Valley State 2. Albany State 3. Miles 4. Benedict 5. Tuskegee 6. Kentucky State 7. Stillman 8. Lane 9. LeMoyne-Owen 0. Claflin 1 11. Clark Atlanta 2. Paine 1

16 16 14 15 13 13 10 7 7 6 5 2

5 5 6 7 7 8 10 13 14 15 14 20

18 17 17 17 15 16 12 7 8 8 7 3

9 10 7 9 9 9 11 15 17 17 16 23

As of February 20, 2011

ROBERT ROSS/FVSU PHOTOGRAPHER

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

As of February 20, 2011

SCORING E. Salley, Claflin L. Sears, Stillman N. Lane, Clark Atlanta T. Johnson, Kentucky State A.J. Nance, LeMoyne-Owen R. Anderson, Stillman G. Lott, Lane M. Goode, Benedict D. Brown, Clark Atlanta R. Barnes, Miles REBOUNDING M. Goode, Benedict K. Johnson, Stillman A. Ragsdale, Tuskegee E. Uwadiae-Odigie, Claflin G. Green, Paine D. Brandon, Fort Valley State A. Nelson, Tuskegee N. Lane, Clark Atlanta T. Johnson, Kentucky State A. Somerville, Kentucky State K. Smith, Kentucky State ASSISTS X. Collier, Benedict R. Anderson, Stillman O. Martavius, Fort Valley State A. Greer, Benedict D. McKinnie, LeMoyne-Owen E. Salley, Claflin J. Hines, Albany State A. Rich, Kentucky State D. Lofland, Fort Valley State L. Riley, Stillman A. Burch, Clark Atlanta L. Sears, Stillman

Gms 22 19 17 20 23 19 18 17 17 18 Gms 17 19 20 21 16 24 20 17 20 20 20 Gms 22 19 23 22 23 22 21 15 24 19 19 19

Total Avg/G 534 24.2 387 20.4 339 19.9 349 17.5 383 16.7 313 16.5 293 16.3 272 16.0 253 14.9 266 14.8 Total Avg/G 182 10.7 170 8.9 160 8.0 167 8.0 125 7.8 185 7.7 147 7.4 120 7.1 139 7.0 136 6.8 135 6.8 Total Avg/G 131 6.0 85 4.5 98 4.3 77 3.5 77 3.3 73 3.3 69 3.3 48 3.2 68 2.8 53 2.8 53 2.8 53 2.9

Pink Zone MVP’s Birdsong and Lewis Pose with FVSU Coach Lonnie Bartley.

Marcus Goode Sophomore, Center, Benedict
vs. Albany St. (12/15) vs. Paine (12/19)

28 pts 12 rebs 4 blocks 2 assists

30 pts 19 rebs 10 blocks 1 assist

Average Stats this week: 23.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 blocks

FORT VALLEY, GA—As the Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Lady Wildcats hosted the Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University (CAU), it was breast cancer awareness night for FVSU. And as they have done for the past three seasons, tonight’s game was designated as the Third Annual Pink Zone Basketball Game. In addition to basketball action, the night also included fundraising activities for the Kay Yaw Cancer Fund. On the floor, the Lady Wildcats entered the game in sole possession of first place in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). With only two games remaining in the regular season, tonight’s match up was the second meeting of the season between the teams. The Lady Wildcats defeated the Lady Panthers on January 29th in Atlanta, 78-65. The 11th ranked Lady Panthers entered the game recognizing that they had an opportunity to steal some momentum before the pending SIAC Basketball Tournament (March 2-5, 2011) with a win over the conference leader. And for most of the first half, CAU played with that agenda in mind. With three minutes remaining before halftime, the Lady Panthers held a 34-25 lead. A Jasmine Birdsong three point bas-

ket cut that lead to 34-28 with 2:45 left. However, the Lady Panthers took a 39-31 lead into the intermission. The Lady Wildcats converted 11 of 33 shots in the first half compared to an 18 of 40 shooting performance by the Lady Panthers. The start of the second half included a six to two scoring run by FVSU to cut the CAU lead to 41-37. With 17:10 left, Yasheeka Jones scored on a lay up for the Lady Wildcats who now trailed 41-39. At the 14:44 mark, CAU held a 45-43 lead. Finally, with 13:38 remaining, the Lady Wildcats took a 47-45 lead on a Shytina Harley jump shot. With 8:50 left, the FVSU lead had grown to six points, 56-50. With 7:07 left, the lead was stretched to eight points (61-53) when Davina High scored on a lay up, was fouled and converted the free throw. Moments later, she scored again on a lay up after a beautiful behind-theback pass from Jones. The eight point margin still held with 2:49 remaining. After a CAU time out the lead inched up to 10 points (69-59) after a foul line extended jumper by Birdsong. The final two minutes proved extremely interesting. A surge by the Lady Panthers and poor free throw shooting by

the Lady Wildcats found FVSU leading 71-69 with eight seconds remaining and CAU with the basketball. After several shots inside the paint, the Lady Panthers were unable to convert and the Lady Wildcats held on for 71-69 win. Yasheeka Jones was the game’s leading scorer with 18 points. She also had seven rebounds. Jasmine Birdsong finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Freshmen High and Harley finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Lady Wildcats retain their conference leading status and improve to 18-9 overall and 16-5 in conference play. This was the third year for the Pink Zone Basketball Game at FVSU. As a part of the Pink Zone Game tradition at FVSU, the most valuable players of the game for both teams are awarded the Sharon Cooper Memorial Award. The award is named in honor of Ms. Cooper, a former Lady Wildcat player who died from breast cancer. The recipients of this year’s Sharon Cooper Memorial Awards were Jasmine Birdsong for FVSU and Shay Lewis for CAU who finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds. —fvsusports.com

SCORING C. Hicks, Clark Atlanta N. Davis, Claflin K. Alexander, Albany State J. McKinnis, Stillman K. Evans, Fort Valley State L. Barron, Claflin T. Charles, Miles S. Wilkerson, Albany State A. Holmes, Paine N. Eze, Tuskegee REBOUNDING A. McPhail, Paine S. Thomas, Miles J. Birdsong, Fort Valley State B. Jackson, Benedict J. McKinnis, Stillman L. Barron, Claflin U. Barnes, Benedict B. Jones, Claflin N. Eze, Tuskegee K. Morgan, Kentucky State ASSISTS S. Wilkerson, Albany State J. Prince-Coleman, Clark Atlanta A. Orphey, Miles J. Hazley, Stillman B. Goodwin, Claflin B. Williams, Benedict R. Ward, Kentucky State T. Martin, Tuskegee A. Dorton, Tuskegee S. Thomas, Miles

Gms 19 21 23 17 21 22 21 23 18 20 Gms 21 21 23 22 17 22 21 22 20 22 Gms 23 16 21 15 22 22 22 20 19 21

Total Avg/G 391 20.6 347 16.5 330 14.3 240 14.1 266 12.7 270 12.3 246 11.7 269 11.7 210 11.7 231 11.6 Total Avg/G 226 10.8 204 9.7 205 8.9 187 8.5 142 8.4 183 8.3 172 8.2 173 7.9 145 7.3 158 7.2 Total Avg/G 105 4.6 72 4.5 87 4.1 58 3.9 85 3.9 79 3.6 66 3.0 60 3.0 54 2.8 50 2.4

Courtney Matthewis Junior, Forward, Kentucky State
vs. Stillman (2/17) vs. Tuskegee (2/19)

19 pts 3 rebs 4 assist 0 blocks

12 pts 4 rebs 2 assist 2 blocks

Average Stats this week: 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assist

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

BASKETBALL REVIEW

6 SWAC
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

SWAC
MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 22, 2011
CONFERENCE W L OVERALL W L

Lady Jags hold off A&M Rally
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BATON ROGUE—When the final horn sounded and the Southern women’s basketball team walked off the floor with its 12th consecutive victory Monday night, players smiled, high-fived each other and hugged a few die-hard fans. Their sense of joy was noticeable. But it was matched by a sense of relief. “This one got to me,” said coach Sandy Pugh, who watched her team hold off Alabama A&M for a 65-57 win. “I’m happy with the win, but not happy with our defensive performance in the second half.” One look at the final statistics showed why. A&M guard Whiquitta Tobar — who came into Monday as the SWAC’s leading scorer at 18.5 points per game — finished with 31 points. Twenty-six of them came in the second half, when she and the Lady Bulldogs nearly stunned the crowd at the F.G. Clark Activity Center with a massive second-half rally. As a result, Southern’s comfortable lead dwindled from 15 points to 12 ... from 12 points to 10 ... and eventually, with 48 seconds left, the Jaguars led by only five points, at 60-55. Their win wasn’t secure until A&M missed open jumpers on back-to-back possessions. “One of the things we’re going to have to do is give our (players) situational things, so they can process where we are and what we want to do at that time,” Pugh said. “There was one sequence down the backstretch where they were jump-trapping and we just watched them. That can’t happen. Somebody’s got to come get it.” At any rate, it was a victory — one that brought them closer to a Southwestern Athletic Conference title. Southern (16-8, 13-1 SWAC) maintained its 2 1/2-game lead on secondplace Prairie View, which walloped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99-38 on Monday. Three games remain in SU’s regular season, and with a win at home Saturday against Alcorn State, the Jaguars can clinch at least a share of the regular-season championship.

1. Texas Southern 2. Jackson State 3. Mississippi Valley State 4. Alabama A&M 5. Alabama State 6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7. Prairie View A&M 8. Grambling State 9. Southern 0. Alcorn State 1
MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS
As of February 20, 2011

13 1 10 4 10 5 9 5 8 6 6 9 5 9 5 9 3 12 3 12

1. Southern 2. Prairie View A&M 3. Alcorn State 4. Alabama A&M 5. Mississippi Valley State 6. Grambling State 7. Jackson State 8. Alabama State 9. Texas Southern 0. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS

14 1 11 3 10 5 8 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 3 11 3 11 1 14
As of February 20, 2011

17 15 11 12 10 11 8 6 5 1

8 10 13 12 16 14 15 19 20 25

SCORING M. Baker, Alcorn State J. Bush, Jackson State J. Patton, Grambling State T. Hanson, Jackson State L. Johnson-Danner, Texas Southern T. Simpson, Prairie View A&M D. Jackson, Mississippi Valley State J. Ingram, Southern A. Smith, Arkansas-Pine Bluff K. Galloway, Texas Southern S. Townsend, Arkansas-Pine Bluff REBOUNDING J. Patton, Grambling State K. Galloway, Texas Southern J. Holmes, Mississippi Valley State J. Ingram, Southern D. Tabb, Alabama A&M D. King, Texas Southern D. Dixon, Jackson State I. White, Alabama State O. Smith, Misissippy Valley State D. Broughton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff ASSISTS K. Galloway, Texas Southern R. Melvin, Jackson State J. Grace, Southern B. White, Southern J. Crutcher, Alabama A&M M. Griffin, Prarie View A&M K. Burwell, Mississippi Valley State R. Rose, Grambling State A. Smith, Arkansas-Pine Bluff T. Simpson, Prairie View A&M

Gms 22 24 24 24 22 24 25 23 24 22 16 Gms 24 22 24 23 19 22 24 25 25 20 Gms 22 23 19 24 21 19 25 23 24 24

Total Avg/G 363 16.5 370 15.4 341 14.2 339 14.1 301 13.7 322 13.4 318 12.7 283 12.3 295 12.3 258 11.7 199 12.4 Total Avg/G 183 7.6 153 7.0 154 6.4 131 5.7 108 5.7 124 5.6 126 5.3 131 5.2 129 5.2 101 5.1 Total Avg/G 134 6.1 92 4.0 70 3.7 84 3.5 63 3.0 56 2.9 73 2.9 63 2.7 63 2.6 62 2.6

ADAM LAU/THE ADVOCATE

SCORING T. Jackson, Alabama State W. Tobar, Alabama A&M K. Ruffin, Alcorn State C. Crumbly, Alcorn State H. Kador, Southern G. Rosiji, Texas Southern S. Soliz, Prairie View A&M J. Abrams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff N. Strickland, Texas Southern D. Smith, Prairie View A&M REBOUNDING T. Jackson, Alabama State F. Allen, Southern G. Rosiji, Texas Southern L. Williams, Prairie View A&M S. Anderson, Grambling State S. Breedlove, Alcorn State J. Abrams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff A. Hardy-Fuller, Jackson State W. Tobar, Alabama A&M K. Smith, Mississippi Valley State ASSISTS K. Smith, Mississippi Valley State R. Jones, Jackson State W. Tobar, Alabama A&M T. Wadlington, Alabama State I. Smith, Alcorn State J. Cannon, Texas Southern R. Dobbins, Grambling State T. Robinson, Prairie View A&M S. Highgate, Texas Southern L. Slaton, Prairie View A&M

Gms 23 22 21 19 22 22 22 21 22 20 Gms 23 22 22 22 23 21 21 21 22 23 Gms 23 21 22 23 21 22 18 21 22 23

Total Avg/G 431 18.7 399 18.1 351 16.7 279 14.7 282 12.8 274 12.5 272 12.4 258 12.3 269 12.2 239 12.0 Total Avg/G 266 11.6 166 7.5 157 7.1 143 6.5 148 6.4 135 6.4 134 6.4 132 6.3 134 6.1 139 6.0 Total Avg/G 95 4.1 75 3.6 70 3.2 73 3.2 66 3.1 67 3.0 51 2.8 58 2.8 60 2.7 60 2.6

Southern’s Jamie Floyd shoots over Alabama A&M’s Shaurice Miller on Monday night.

Casey Cantey Junior, Forward, Alabama A&M
vs. MVSU (2/19) vs. Ala. St. (2/21)

19 pts 13 rebs 2 assists 4 steals

13 pts 5 rebs 2 assists 1 steal

Average Stats this week: 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals

It would be the first time in Pugh’s 11year tenure that her team won back-toback titles. At this point, it seems the only thing that might prevent SU from claiming its championship is health. Or lack of it. Monday marked Southern’s first full game without junior point guard Carneta Henderson, who injured her left knee in Saturday’s win over Alabama State. Freshman Adrian Sanders took her place, starting for the first time — and if she was nervous, she did a good job of hiding it. Sanders picked up four fouls and missed four shots, including one airball in the second half. But she also had seven points, four assists and two turnovers in a season-high 33 minutes. “I told her before the game that it’s the same routine,” Pugh said. “I was more worried about her during the pregame dog-and-pony show, where she’d get too hyped up instead of focusing in on the game.”

Hannah Kador led Southern with 14 points, but needed some rest and ice for a tender right ankle at the end of the night. She crashed to the floor with 12:54 remaining, but got up by herself and later returned. Post player Laneisha Stephens came off the bench for 13 points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes. Jamie Floyd had a team-high nine rebounds. Brittney Strickland scored 10 points and Danielle O’Neal added seven, but no other player scored more than two points for the Lady Bulldogs (12-11, 8-5), who made 34 percent of their shots and had 15 fewer rebounds than Southern (the Jaguars grabbed 50 rebounds, including 22 on the offensive end). “We had to make adjustments the best we could,” Pugh said. Monday night, they held on the best they could, and that was just enough. —Perryn Keys, 2theadvocate.com

Hannah Kador Senior, Guard, Southern
vs. Alcorn St. (2/19) vs. Southern (2/21)

26 pts 9 rebs 4 assist 1 steal

31 pts 4 rebs 1 assist 4 steals

Average Stats this week: 28.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23

NAIA/INDEPENDENT BASKETBALL WOMENS BASKETBALL
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (Men’s) Conference W L PCT Tougaloo 4 1 .800 SUNO 4 2 .667 Xavier 3 2 .600 Edward Waters 1 1 .500 Fisk 1 3 .250 Dillard 1 5 .167 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (Women’s) Conference W L PCT Xavier 5 0 1.000 Edward Waters 2 0 1.000 SUNO 3 3 .500 Dillard 3 3 .500 Tougaloo 1 4 .200 Fisk 0 4 .000 Red River Athletic Conference (Men’s) Conference W L PCT Texas Wesleyan 19 1 .950 LSU-Shreveport 17 3 .850 Texas College 16 4 .800 Our Lady of the Lake 13 7 .650 Paul Quinn 12 8 .600 Wiley 10 10 .500 Jarvis Christian 8 10 .444 Southwest 8 12 .400 SW Assemblies of God 6 14 .300 Bacone 5 14 .263 Langston 2 17 .105 Huston-Tillotson 2 18 .100 Red River Athletic Conference (Women’s) Conference W L PCT Langston 17 2 .895 Texas Wesleyan 16 4 .800 Our Lady of the Lake 14 6 .700 SW Assemblies of God 14 6 .700 LSU-Shreveport 12 8 .600 Bacone 11 8 .579 Texas College 10 10 .500 Huston-Tillotson 8 12 .400 Jarvis Christian 5 13 .278 Wiley 5 15 .250 Southwest 5 15 .250 Paul Quinn 1 19 .050 HBCUs in other Conferences Spelman (Great South) 5th Seed in GSAC Women’s: 8-17 Overall, 5-9 Conference Lost to Agnes Scott College* 70-52 Lincoln (Mo.) (Mid-American) Men’s: 2-22 Overall, 0-20 Conference Women’s: 2-22 Overall, 1-19 Conference Tennessee State (Ohio Valley) Men’s: 12-15 Overall, 8-8 Conference Women’s: 8-19 Overall, 4-12 Conference Cheyney (Pa.) (Pennsylvania State) Men’s: 16-8 Overall, 6-6 Conference Women’s: 6-18 Overall, 2-10 Conference Bluefield State (WVIAC) Men’s: 5-19 Overall, 5-15 Conference Women’s: 3-21 Overall, 2-18 Conference West Virginia State (WVIAC) Men’s: 15-9 Overall, 14-6 Conference Women’s: 10-16 Overall, 8-12 Conference UDC (Independent) Men’s: 11-14 Overall Women’s: 17-8 Overall

7 NAIA

UDC 88, Fairmont State 81

UDC Win on Senior Day Gold Nuggets 5-0 in GCAC
of 1,000 for his career. Over his time at UDC he has led the Firebirds in most field goals made (330), most three-pointers made (135), most free-throws made (191), most steals (52), and most games played (69). While Ellison continued to show why he has been such a valuable member of the Firebirds over the past four seasons, there were others who stepped up as well to help UDC go out on top in its home finale. Junior guard Brandon Herbert (Sociology – Baltimore, MD) led the team in scoring for a sixth straight game, and the seventeenth time this season with 28 points on 10 of 13 shooting from the field. Junior guard Nigel Munson (Graphic Design – Washington, DC) added 19 points and 6 assists, while sophomore forward Dyrek Jones (Accounting – Brooklyn, NY) matched his season-high with 14 points. Despite those impressive numbers, the game was tied going into halftime, 45-45. It was not until the Falcons were up by one with 16:53 remaining in the game that the Firebirds started to open things up. Propelled by three treys, UDC went on a 17-2 run over the next four and a half minutes to take a double-digit lead. They would be able to sustain that double-digit lead all the way until the 3:00 mark, when Fairmont state mounted an impressive run of its own to cut the lead to just two points. However, good free-throw shooting by the Firebirds and poor long distance shooting by the Falcons kept them from ever retaking the lead, allowing UDC to close out its home schedule on a high-note. Leading the way for Fairmont State in scoring was sophomore guard Isaac Thornton, who had 25 points. Junior guard Steve Custis added 21 points, and senior Terrence Green had 18 points and 10 boards. The Falcons shot 40.0% (28 of 70) from the field and 22.6% (7 of 31) from three-point range.

MENS BASKETBALL

Xavier 72, SUNO 58

WASHINGTON—The UDC men’s basketball team (11-14) closed out the home portion of their season tonight with an 88-81 win over the Fairmont Sate University Fighting Falcons (15-9). The win gave UDC an 8-4 record at home this season, which is a seven win improvement over last season. The Firebirds have now won 10 of their last 14 games overall, including seven in a row at the UDC sports complex. The key to tonight’s victory was the team’s shooting from the field, especially from long range. Led by senior guard Tim Ellison’s (Mass Media – Alexandria, VA) five made three-pointers, the Firebirds shot 52.4% (11 of 21) from downtown for the game. That translated into shooting 56.4% (31 of 55) from the floor, which helped the Firebirds overcome being out-rebounded by the Falcons 42-30. Ellison, who was playing in his final home game as a Firebird after spending four seasons with the team, ended up with 18 points and a team-high 7 rebounds. He is now just 14 points shy

NEW ORLEANS—Freshman Carmen Holcombe scored a career-high 14 points Saturday and started a second-half run which carried NAIA No. 16 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 72-58 women’s basketball victory over SUNO. The Gold Nuggets (23-6, 5-0 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) extended their conference regular-season win streak to 23 games. SUNO (18-3, 3-3) led 45-43 after Kelly Stewart’s 3-pointer with 13:20 remaining, but Xavier took control with a 14-0 run during the next four minutes. Holcombe, who scored 12 second-half points, started the run with a putback basket, and Keldra Hall capped it with her 3-point play with 9:37 remaining. The Nuggets maintained their doubledigit lead after Hall’s points. Hall scored 12 points and Marchelle Jones 11 for Xavier, which became the second Louisiana school to reach 23 women’s basketball victories in 10 consecutive seasons. Christine Conners scored 25 points

and Stewart 13 for SUNO, which led 3029 at halftime. Xavier outshot the Lady Knights 46.2 to 37.3 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 46-26. The Gold Nuggets extended their home win streak to 10 games and earned their 15th doubledigit victory this season. SUNO never led by more than three points in either half, the last time with 16:59 remaining when Conners scored to make it 39-36. “There’s nothing like beating a city rival,” Xavier Coach Bo Browder said. “Our kids played really hard in the second half, and Carmen Holcombe was a bright spot.” Xavier will close its regular season against another city rival, Dillard, at 5 p.m. next Saturday in the Crosstown Classic doubleheader at The Barn.

RRAC), picking up an easy 89-64 conference win on Monday at the Sid Richardson Center. For the game, Texas Wesleyan shot 51.6% from the floor, 50.0% from behind the arc, and 66.7% from the free throw line. Langston shot 39.4% from the floor, 5.3% from the three point line, and 57.9% from the charity line With the win the Lady Rams achieved their second highest win total in team history, and also snapped a 10 game Langston win streak against Wesleyan. The last time the Lady Rams beat the Lady Lions was on March 4, 2005, when they took a 76-45 win in the RRAC Tournament.

All Games W L PCT 23 4 .852 10 11 .476 24 4 .857 9 16 .360 2 27 .069 6 16 .273 All Games L PCT 6 .793 18 .400 3 .857 15 .444 15 .375 21 .192

W 23 12 18 12 9 5

All Games W L PCT 24 2 .929 24 3 .889 17 9 .654 17 10 .630 17 11 .607 14 14 .500 11 16 .407 13 14 .481 8 18 .308 10 16 .385 2 22 .083 2 27 .069 All Games W L PCT 22 5 .815 24 4 .857 18 8 .692 19 9 .679 15 11 .577 17 8 .680 18 10 .643 9 18 .333 9 14 .391 8 19 .296 7 19 .269 4 25 .138

Texas Wesleyan 89, Langston 64
FORT WORTH—The Texas Wesleyan University women’s basketball team (244 16-4 RRAC) took it to rival eleventh ranked Langston University (22-5, 17-2
NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25
(first-place votes in parentheses, HBCU’s highlighted)

Two GCAC Teams are Ranked in NAIA Poll
NEW ORLEANS— For the first time this season, Xavier University of Louisiana is not the highest ranked team from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25. GCAC rival Tougaloo took the No. 13 position Xavier held last week, and the Gold Rush dropped four places to 17th Monday. Xavier has fallen seven places in the last two polls. Xavier (24-4) won 66-57 at Mobile on Thursday and lost 55-54 at home to SUNO on Saturday. The Gold Rush have lost two of three games since a nine-game win streak. Xavier will close the regular season with 7 p.m. home games against St. Thomas (Texas) on Tuesday and Dillard on Saturday in the Crosstown Classic. The Gold Rush won at St. Thomas and Dillard earlier this season. Xavier will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament next week, and the Rush will play in the first round March 3 or draw a first-round bye and play in the semifinals March 4. Seedings and pairings will be announced next week. Tougaloo, which climbed six spots, has won eight straight and 15 of its last 16 games. Robert Morris (Chicago) is No. 1 for the fifth straight week and received all 12 first-place votes.

NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25
(first-place votes in parentheses, HBCU’s highlighted)

Records through Sunday, Feb. 20 Rk Team Record Points 1 R. Morris (Chicago) (12) 26-1 312 2 Mountain State 25-2 296 3 Concordia (Calif.) 25-3 290 4 Texas Wesleyan 25-2 277 5 Martin Methodist 27-1 271 6 Azusa Pacific 25-3 270 7 Lindenwood 26-3 248 8 LSU-Shreveport 23-3 245 9 Georgetown (Ky.) 24-4 230 10 Oklahoma Baptist 21-6 218 11 Union (Tenn.) 23-5 215 12 Biola 24-4 196 13 Tougaloo 23-4 181 14 Lee (Tenn.) 21-7 175 15 Southern Nazarene 21-7 168 16 Westminster (Utah) 20-6 159 17 Xavier 24-4 145 18 Cumberlands 16-9 141 19 Columbia (Mo.) 22-4 129 20 McKendree 16-11 103 21 Montana Western 20-7 84 22 St. Catharine 18-7 83 23 Evangel 20-8 79 24 Southern Polytechnic 20-7 74 25 Rogers State 17-9 58

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Gold Nuggets fall five places in NAIA poll
NEW ORLEANS— For the first time this season, Xavier University of Louisiana is not the highest ranked team from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25. GCAC rival Tougaloo took the No. 13 position Xavier held last week, and the Gold Rush dropped four places to 17th Monday. Xavier has fallen seven places in the last two polls. Xavier (24-4) won 66-57 at Mobile on Thursday and lost 55-54 at home to SUNO on Saturday. The Gold Rush have lost two of three games since a nine-game win streak. Xavier will close the regular season with 7 p.m. home games against St. Thomas (Texas) on Tuesday and Dillard on Saturday in the Crosstown Classic. The Gold Rush won at St. Thomas and Dillard earlier this season. Xavier will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament next week, and the Rush will play in the first round March 3 or draw a first-round bye and play in the semifinals March 4. Seedings and pairings will be announced next week. Tougaloo, which climbed six spots, has won eight straight and 15 of its last 16 games. Robert Morris (Chicago) is No. 1 for the fifth straight week and received all 12 first-place votes.

Records through Sunday, Feb. 20 Rk Team Record Points 1 Union (Tenn.) (12) 26-1 312 2 Oklahoma City 22-2 297 3 Azusa Pacific 24-4 290 4 Campbellsville 23-3 289 5 Bethel (Tenn.) 22-4 272 6-T Freed-Hardeman 22-6 255 6-T California Baptist 21-7 255 8 Biola 23-5 240 9 Westminster (Utah) 23-5 239 10 Lewis-Clark State 23-4 212 11 Langston 22-4 201 12 Lindsey Wilson 21-6 190 13 Lee (Tenn.) 22-5 186 14 Olivet Nazarene 23-5 176 15 Columbia (Mo.) 22-5 173 16 Vanguard 15-9 169 17 Saint Xavier 20-6 156 18-T William Woods 26-2 128 18-T Southern Nazarene 23-5 128 20 Southern Polytechnic 23-4 126 21 Xavier 23-6 124 22 Lubbock Christian 19-7 101 23 Westmont 19-7 99 24 Evangel 19-7 83 25 Shorter 23-5 76

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

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Lady Pirates, Spartans Win Track Championships
LANDOVER, MD— The Hampton’s women’s track and field team won the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field titles Saturday afternoon at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. Hampton posted 188.50 points to win their ninth overall women’s MEAC indoor title. Their score breaks the Lady Pirates previous meet record of 179 points set in 2007. Norfolk State finished in second with 102.50 points followed by Maryland Eastern Shore in third with 100 points. Lady Pirates Head Coach Maurice Pierce was named the Women’s OutField Performer honors, while Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais and Hampton’s Racquel Vassell shared CoOutstanding Runner accolades. Both runners recorded 32.50 points. Running a time of 2:10.47 in the 800m run, Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais broke the indoor record set by former Lady Hawk Merrecia James in 2007 (2:10.57). In the field events, Norfolk State’s Katie Wright passed her previous 2009 MEAC indoor record in the pole vault of 3.36m (11-00.25 ft.) setting a new record of 3.41m (11-02.25 ft.). —meacsports.com LANDOVER, MD— The Hampton’s women’s track and field team won the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field titles Saturday afternoon at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. Hampton posted 188.50 points to win their ninth overall women’s MEAC indoor title. Their score breaks the Lady Pirates previous meet record of 179 points set in 2007. Norfolk State finished in second with 102.50 points followed by Maryland Eastern Shore in third with 100 points. Lady Pirates Head Coach Maurice Pierce was named the Women’s OutField Performer honors, while Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais and Hampton’s Racquel Vassell shared CoOutstanding Runner accolades. Both runners recorded 32.50 points. Running a time of 2:10.47 in the 800m run, Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais broke the indoor record set by former Lady Hawk Merrecia James in 2007 (2:10.57). In the field events, Norfolk State’s Katie Wright passed her previous 2009 MEAC indoor record in the pole vault of 3.36m (11-00.25 ft.) setting a new record of 3.41m (11-02.25 ft.). —meacsports.com

Lady Pirates Indoor Track & Field Team

Spartans Indoor Track & Field Team

standing Coach. “Our freshmen stepped up to the plate, ” said Pierce. “On top of Racquel Vassell’s performances, and our freshmen, it all came together today”. Hampton’s Teiara Denmark posted 20.05 points to earn Outstanding

standing Coach. “Our freshmen stepped up to the plate, ” said Pierce. “On top of Racquel Vassell’s performances, and our freshmen, it all came together today”. Hampton’s Teiara Denmark posted 20.05 points to earn Outstanding

2010-11 Men’s Indoor Track & Field
FIRST TEAM Reggie Dixon, Hampton 60M DASH Marquis Holston, Norfolk State 200M, 400M DASH Donte Holmes, Delaware State 800M RUN, 4X400M RELAY Josef Tessema, Norfolk State 1MILE RUN, 3,000M, 5,000M RUN, DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Aramis Massenburg, Norfolk State 60M HURDLES Tariq Devore, Delaware State Leslie Murray, Delaware State Kelli Thibou, Delaware State 4X400M RELAY Vincent Brown, Norfolk State Amos Kipsogei, Norfolk State Kenneth Smith, Norfolk State DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Brandon Baskerville, Coppin State HIGH JUMP Leon Hunt, Florida A&M LONG JUMP Marcus Stephens, South Carolina State TRIPLE JUMP Damon Dixon, Hampton POLE VAULT, HEPTATHLON Marcus Brown, Maryland-Eastern Shore SHOT PUT Emanuel Stewart, Morgan State WEIGHT THROW SECOND TEAM James Taylor, Norfolk State 60M DASH Aaron Anderson, Hampton 200M DASH Tray Charles, Morgan State 400M DASH Kelli Thibou, Delaware State 800M RUN, DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Mustapha Habbani, Md-Eastern Shore MILE RUN Philemon Kimutai, Norfolk State 3,000M RUN Amos Kipsogei, Norfolk State 5,000M RUN Eric Cray, Bethune-Cookman 60M HURDLES Teo Bennett, Rayon Lawrence, Akeem Spence, Jibri Victorian, Coppin St. 4X400M RELAY Tariq Devore, Kouri Falconer, Donte Holmes, Delaware State DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Simpson Penn, Morgan State HIGH JUMP Rashad Cannon, Norfolk State LONG JUMP Jared Baldwin, North Carolina A&T TRIPLE JUMP Michael Sullivan, Bethune-Cookman POLE VAULT Noel Facey, South Carolina State SHOT PUT Marcus Brown, Maryland-Eastern Shore WEIGHT THROW Jermol Dix, Maryland-Eastern Shore HEPTATHLON THIRD TEAM Aaron Anderson, Hampton 60M DASH James Taylor, Norfolk State 200M DASH Leslie Murray, Delaware State 400M DASH Vincent Rono, Norfolk State 800M RUN Philemon Kimutai, Norfolk State MILE RUN Amos Kipsogei, Norfolk State 3,000M, RUN Shuaib Winters, Florida A&M 5,000M RUN Keith Nkrumah, Norfolk State 60M HURDLES Thomas Keane-Davis, Damian Miles, Marcus Wallace, Andre Walsh, Maryland-Eastern Shore 4X400M RELAY Jerod Franklin, Michael Gallion, Dominique Mathis, Hamadi Price, Howard DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY John James, Norfolk State HIGH JUMP Darris Shelton, Norfolk State LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP Ryan Agan, Delaware State POLE VAULT Theo Duncan, Norfolk State SHOT PUT Ivann Parker, Hampton WEIGHT THROW Martin Embry, Bethune-Cookman HEPTATHLON

2010-11 Women’s Indoor Track & Field
FIRST TEAM Racquel Vassell, Hampton 60M, 200M DASH, 60M HURDLES, 4X400M RELAY Tanisha Kendrick, Morgan State 400M DASH Cynthia Anais, Maryland-Eastern Shore 800M, MILE, 3,000M RUN, DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Ashley Hodges, Howard 5,000M RUN Claudia Calder, Cydney Robinson, Benita Taylor, Hampton 4X400M RELAY Kenesha Abrams, Emilie Ducados, Eunice Jones, Maryland-Eastern Shore DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Jeanelle Ovid, Morgan State HIGH JUMP Champagne Bell, Norfolk State LONG JUMP Christina Epps, Coppin State TRIPLE JUMP Katie Wright, Norfolk State POLE VAULT Vanessa Henry, Maryland-Eastern Shore SHOT PUT Candace Shirley, Morgan State WEIGHT THROW Elaine Rhoades, Norfolk State PENTATHLON SECOND TEAM Shanneka Claiborne, Norfolk State 60M DASH Krystin Lawson, North Carolina A&T 200M DASH Champagne Bell, Norfolk State 400M DASH Alaine Tate, Hampton 800M, MILE RUN, DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Ashley Hodges, Howard 3,000M RUN Jasmin Branch, Hampton 5,000M RUN Sherice Walker, North Carolina A&T 60M HURDLES Roshel Bygraves, Jessica Farr, Dotrine Jacobs, Jenea McCammon, North Carolina A&T 4X400M RELAY Shaquanda Gainey, Benita Taylor, Devyn Thompson, Hampton DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Claudia Calder, Hampton HIGH JUMP, PENTATHLON Teiara Denmark, Hampton LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP Chelsea Lowe, Maryland-Eastern Shore POLE VAULT Shamira Rothmiller, South Carolina State SHOT PUT Kristal McGreggor, Hampton WEIGHT THROW THIRD TEAM Nickesha Williams, Bethune-Cookman 60M, 200M DASH Janea McCammon, North Carolina A&T 400M DASH Benita Taylor, Hampton 800M DASH Janessa Benn, North Carolina A&T MILE, 3,000M, RUN, DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Devyn Thompson, Hampton 5,000M RUN Breana Norman, Hampton 60M HURDLES Kenesha Abrams, Emilie Ducados, Melina Gallas, Jennell Wade, Maryland-Eastern Shore 4X400M RELAY Ariana Betts, Roshel Bygraves, Kristin Rush, North Carolina A&T DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Monae Waller, Morgan State HIGH JUMP Racquel Vassell, Hampton LONG JUMP Elaine Rhoades , Norfolk State TRIPLE JUMP Elizabeth Sims, Bethune-Cookman POLE VAULT Ranita Mealer, Morgan State SHOT PUT Vanessa Henry, Maryland-Eastern Shore WEIGHT THROW Tanisha Jenkins, Norfolk State HEPTATHLON

Women Team Rankings
17 Events Scored 1. Hampton 188.5 2. Norfolk State 102.5 3. Md-Eastern Shore 100 4. North Carolina A&T 73 5. Morgan State 58 6. Howard 32 7. South Carolina State 29 8. Florida A&M 29 9. Bethune-Cookman 21 0. Delaware State 1 19 11. Coppin State 10

Men Team Rankings
17 Events Scored 1. Norfolk State 200 2. Hampton 104 3. Md-Eastern Shore 74 4. Delaware State 49 5. South Carolina State 45 6. Bethune-Cookman 42 7. Florida A&M 39 8. Morgan State 36 9. Coppin State 27 0. Howard 1 24 11. North Carolina A&T 22

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