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SCORES

JANUARY 10-16, 2011

PVA&MU 68, ALCORN ST. 66 (OT)

Trant Simpson scored 22 points and

Prairie View defeated Alcorn State 68-66in overtime Tuesday night in the South-

western Athletic Conference opener for

both teams.

Alcorn State (0-11) battled back from

a ve-point halftime decit to send the

game into overtime, tied at 63.

But the Panthers (4-10), despite shoot-

ing only 34.7 percent from the eld (25

of 72), scored just enough in the extra

period to win.

Simpson was only 7 of 20 from the

eld, but went 4 of 9 on 3-point tries.

Brandon Webb added 14 points before

fouling out as Prairie View won its sec-

ond in a row.

Marquis Baker led Alcorn State with

19 points and 10 rebounds while Kend-

rick McDonald added 14 points.

JACKSON ST. 58, ALABAMA ST. 52 (OT)

DeSuan Dixon scored 17 points and

Jackson State defeated Alabama State

58-52 in overtime on Tuesday night in

the Southwestern Athletic Conference

opener for both teams.

The Tigers (4-8) outscored the Hornets

12-6 in the extra period after overcoming

a seven-point decit in the second half.

Alabama State (3-11) blew the lead

in regulation thanks to poor free-throw

shooting, nishing at just 38.2 percent

(13 of 34). Jackson State made 21 of 32

free-throw attempts (65.6 percent), in-

cluding all six in overtime.

Offense was at a premium throughout

the game as the scoreboard remained un-

touched until Kenderek Washingtons

free throw for Alabama State 2:10 intothe contest.

Grant Maxey chipped in 11 points and

nine rebounds for the Tigers, who trailed

22-18 at halftime.

Tramaine Butler had 12 points and

Washington added 10 for the Hornets,

who lost their fth straight.

TEXAS SOUTHERN 81, SOUTHERN 74 (OT)

Texas Southern led by as many as 23

points in the rst half, but Southern

worked its way back into the game and

pushed it to overtime as Brandon Whites

bucket as time expired in regulation sent

the game into the extra period.

The Tigers hit 8 of 8 freethrows in the

overtime to ice the game. Trevele Jones

scored a game-high 25 points to leadTSU to the victory in the conference

opener for both teams.

Blake Sanford led four Jaguars in dou-

ble gures with 21.

ALABAMA A&M 70, GRAMBLING 63

Casey Cantey and Cornelius Hester

scored 15 points apiece to help Alabama

A&M defeat Grambling State 70-63 in

the Southwestern Athletic Conference

opener for both teams Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs (4-6) led 38-24 at half-

time and held Grambling State to

34.8-percent shooting (23 of 66), includ-

ing 5 for 20 from beyond the arc (25

percent) for the game as Alabama A&M

snapped a four-game losing skid.

T. Raschard Boatner scored 15 points,

Chris Britt-Black added

Qualls 10 for the Tigers

Alabama A&M nishthe eld and 26 of 38 fro

line (68.4 percent), but m

tempts from 3-point ran

22 turnovers to pull off

Jeremy Crutcher

points for Alabama A&

had a team-high seven t

MVSU 83, ARKANSAS-P

DAngelo Jackson sco

Mississippi Valley Stat

Pine Bluff 83-69 in a So

letic Conference opener

Terrence Joyner and

added 12 points apiec

Devils (2-12), who snapp

losing streak. Paul Cros

and a game-high nineKevin Burwell scored 1

Valley State, which o

Pine Bluff 49.1 percent

percent (23 of 58).

Allen Smith paced t

(0-13) with 14 points.

Savalace Townsend scor

Gavin Montgomery add

Arkansas-Pine Bluff l

Delta Devils ran off the

and when Jacksons layu

put the Delta Devils ah

never gave up the lead.

Mississippi Valley St

halftime, and the advan

points in the second hal

Three of the five SWAC mens games go into overtime

MENS BASKETBALL

Monday, January 10Virginia Union 67, Shaw 64Bowie State 86, Winston-Salem State 76Elizabeth City State 60, Fayetteville State 58Delaware State 62, South Carolina State 60North Carolina Central 67, Maryland-Eastern Shore 61Bethune-Cookman 72, North Carolina A&T 69Morgan State 80, Hampton 70Norfolk State 86, Florida A&M 65Coppin State 84, Howard 53Marshall 71, Savannah State 57Benedict 85, Kentucky State 69Paine 74, Lane 71Mississippi Valley State 74, Alabama State 70Alcorn State 75, Grambling State 73Jackson State 73, Southern University 49Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Alabama A&M 53

WOMENS BASKETBALLTuesday, January 4Shaw 53, Virginia Union 45Bowie State 62, Winston-Salem State 49Elizabeth City State 69, Fayetteville State 42South Carolina State 47, Delaware State 35Maryland-Eastern Shore 68, North Carolina Central 47North Carolina A&T 69, Bethune-Cookman 50Hampton 68, Morgan State 37Florida A&M 81, Norfolk State 72Coppin State 48, Howard 39Benedict 56, Kentucky State 45Lane 57, Paine 54Valdosta State 65, Albany State 51Mississippi Valley State 71, Alabama State 67Alcorn State 71, Grambling State 64Southern 63, Jackson State 61Alabama A&M 63, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59

Overtime games ruled opening night in SWAC play as

three of the leagues ve games went to an extra period. Ala-

bama A&M was also the only home team to protect its home

court on Tuesday.

In the most thrilling of the overtime games, Prairie Views

Trant Simpson hit a game-winner with :00.3 remaining to

lift the Panthers to a 68-66 road win at Alcorn. Jackson State

survived in overtime at Alabama State, 58-52. And Texas

Southern held off a furious comeback by Southern, 81-74

in overtime. Alabama A&M led by as many as 21 in a 70-63

win over Grambling, and Mississippi Valley State ruined the

home opener for defending champion Arkansas-Pine Bluff,

83-69.

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Alabama State (W) Alabama A&M (W)

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TUNE IN TODAYA quick look at some events that will air on TV & Internet

WOMENS BASKETBALL

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THE YARD WEEK OF JANUARY 10

Trevin Parks

Sophomore, Guard, J. C. Smith

27ptsXrebsXassist3steals

22pts4rebs7assist2steals

Average Stats this week:

17.5 points, 13.0 rebounds,

3.5 blocks

vs. Chowan (1/6) vs. ECSU ( 1/8)

WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of January 9, 2010

24pts4rebs2assists2steals

16pts4rebs2assists2steals

vs. Virginia St. (1/6) vs. Va. Union (1/8)



2.3 steals

Courtney Medley

Junior, Guard, WSSU

Golden Bulls win five straight CIAAWOMENS BASKETBALL STANDINGSAs of January 9, 2011

CIAA

MENS BASKETBALL STANDINGSAs of January 9, 2010

NORTHERN D IV IS IO N C ON F ER EN CE O VE RA LL

W L W L W L

1. VirginiaUnion 1 0 1 1 3 4

2. BowieState 0 0 1 0 6 2

3. ElizabethCityState 0 0 1 1 7 3

4. St.Pauls 0 0 0 2 3 6

5. Lincoln(Pa.) 0 0 0 2 1 8

6. Chowan 0 0 0 2 1 9

7. VirginiaState 0 1 0 5 1 1 1

SOUTHERN D IV IS IO N C ON F ER EN CE O VE RA LL

W L W L W L

1. JohnsonC.Smith 0 0 3 0 7 4

2. Winston-SalemState 0 0 2 0 8 1

3. Shaw 0 0 2 0 9 2

4. St.Augustines 0 0 2 0 3 7

5. FayettevilleState 0 0 2 1 5 5

6. Livingstone 0 0 1 1 5 3

MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of January 4, 2010

SOUTHERN D IV IS IO N C ON FE RE

W L W

1. BowieState 0 0 1 0

2. VirginiaState 0 0 1

3. ElizabethCityState 0 0 1

4. Chowan 0 0 1

5. VirginiaUnion 0 0 0

6. Lincoln(Pa.) 0 0 0 2

7. St.Pauls 0 0 0 3

SOUTHERN D IV IS IO N C ON FE RE

W L W

1. JohnsonC.Smith 0 0 3 0

2. St.Augustines 0 0 2 0

3. Winston-SalemState 0 0 2 0

4. Livingstone 0 0 1

5. Shaw 0 0 1

6. FayettevilleState 0 0 0 2

BASKETBALL

ELIZABETH CITY, NCThe Johnson

C. Smith University mens basketball

team hung on for a 77-75 victory against

Elizabeth City State University on Sat-urday evening inside the RL Vaughn

Center. JCSU wins their fth game in a

row to improve to 7-4 overall and 3-0 in

the CIAA, while the Vikings move to 7-3

overall and 1-1 in the conference.

Despite only leading by two at half-

time (38-36), JCSU shot 55.2% (16-29)

from the oor and led through much of

the period. A lay-up from senior forward

Earl Jackson (Temple Hills, MD) gave

the Golden Bulls a 38-30 advantage with

2:35 in the rst. ECSU scored six unan-

swered points (four free throws and a la-

yup) to go into the half trailing by two.

Senior guard Ronald Thornhill (Alber-

ta, VA) was 5-of-7 from the eld, includ-

ing 2-of-4 shooting from the arc for 12

points. Sophomore center Delonta Boyd(District Heights, MD) had seven points

and six rebounds at the break.

Deon Rice and Trent Bivens paced the

Vikings scoring with 12 and 11 points,

respectively in the rst half.

In the second half, Elizabeth City State

eventually captured the lead with a three-

pointer from Cole (63-60) with 6:00 min-

utes left to play. Thornhill responded on

the other end with a three to tie the game.

After another score from Cole (a lay-up),

junior guard James Otey (Roanoke, VA)

nailed a three of his own to give JCSU a

66-65 lead with 4:22 remaining.

Down 72-70 with 1:10 on the clock,

Marquie Cook was charged with a per-

sonal and technical foul; sending sopho-

more guard Trevin Parks (Hickory, NC)to the free throw to shoot four shots.

Parks connected on all four free throws

for a 76-70 JCSU advantage.

The Vikings would not go away, cut-

ting the lead to one in the nal seconds.

Cooke scored on a lay-up and Paul Gold-

smith produced a steal, lay-up and drew

a foul on the score. The free throw from

Goldsmith completed a three-point play

and made the score 76-75 with 44 sec-

onds to play in favor of J.C. Smith.Cooke missed a three pointer for the

Vikings nal eld goal attempt and Otey

sealed the victory with one free throw at

the line.

The Golden Bulls shot an impressive

51% (29-57) from the oor and 53% (10-

19) from the three point line. The back-

court duo of Thornhill and Parks com-

bined for 45 points, each had four three

pointers. Thornhill had a game-high 23

points, three boards, and two assists.Parks produced 22 points, seven assists,

and four rebounds. Boyd collected a

double-double with 11 points and 10 re-

bounds (nine defensive).

Cole nished with 23 points and eight

rebounds, followed by Bivens with 14

points.

Johnson C. Smith Athletic Website

Ronald Thornhill (5) scored 23 and Trevin Parks (11) had 22 points in the Golden Bulls 77-75 victory over ECSU

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

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

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

R.Taylor,Virginia State

ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/GB.McDonald,Virginia Union 7 34 4.9

T.Smith,Shaw 10 48 4.8

A.Best, Fayetteville State 10 39 3.9

A.Jackson, Winston-Salem State 9 34 3.8

T.Parks,JohnsonC.Smith 9 33 3.7

M.Cooke,ElizabethCityState 9 32 3.6

C.Washington,Virginia State 10 35 3.5

B.Price,Elizabeth CityState 10 35 3.5

R. Carter, Johnson C. Smith 9 30 3.3

I.Rassoull,St.Pauls 9 20 3.3

D.Clark,Bowie State 8 26 3.3

REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G

P . D av i s, W i ns ton- Sal em S tate 9 95 1 0.6

G. Redford, Virginia Union 6 59 9.8

D. Cox, Lincoln 8 65 8.1

R.Tucker,Elizabeth CityState 10 79 7.9

S.Evans,Fayetteville State 10 75 7.5

I. Rassoull, St. Pauls 9 67 7.4

E.Smith,Lincoln 8 58 7.3

J. Davis, St. Pauls 9 64 7.1

J.Herrington,Fayetteville State 10 70 7.0

A.Djim,Bowie State 8 53 6.6

SCORING Gms Total Avg/G

R.Smith,Shaw 11 256 23.3T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith 9 1 81 20.1

D. Mooney, Lincoln 9 170 18.9

E.Vann,Bowie State 8 147 18.4

B . By er so n, V ir gi ni a U ni on 7 1 26 1 8. 0

D . Cl ar k, B o wi e S ta te 8 1 32 1 6. 5

R.Thornhill,JohnsonC.Smith 11 170 15.5

S.Carter,Winston-Salem State 9 137 15.2

I. Rassoull, St. Pauls 9 137 15.2

A . Robi nson, Fay et tev i ll e S tate 9 1 2 9 1 4 .3

D. Cox, Lincoln 8 114 14.3

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5.0 steals

Jaleesa Sams

Sophomore, Forward, NC A&T




2.5 blocks

18pts12rebs2blocks1steal

vs. FAMU (1/8)

12pts13rebs3blocks2assists

vs. Hiwassee (1/4)

Thomas Coleman

Senior, Forward, NC A&T

ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G

J.Threatt,Delaware State 13 81 6.2

C.J.Reed, Bethune Cookman 15 71 4.7

A.Pauline,Norfolk State 12 52 4.3

K.White, Maryland-EasternShore 14 59 4.2

B.Tunnell,Hampton 15 55 3.7

M.Hill,North Carolina A&T 15 52 3.5

L.Bastfield,Morgan State 13 41 3.2

R.Jenkins, Florida A&M 13 38 2.9

V.Goldsberry,CoppinState 11 32 2.9

T.Williams,SouthCa rolina State 13 37 2.8


T.Coleman,NorthCarolina A&T 14 156 11.1

K.OQuinn,Norfolk State 13 122 9.4

K.Thompson, MorganState 13 120 9.2

C.Funches,Hampton 15 129 8.6

A.Stevens,Florida A&M 14 101 7.2

Y.Crowder,Florida A&M 14 101 7.2

M.Phillips,Howard 14 99 7.1

A.Starling,CoppinState 14 91 6.5

T.Hines, Maryland-EasternShore 14 88 6.3

O.Sanders,South Carolina State 14 87 6.2

A.Ali,Morgan State 13 80 6.2


C.J.Reed, Bethune Cookman 15 277 18.5D. Pellum, Hampton 14 252 18.0

D.Jackson,Morgan State 13 219 16.8

M.Harper,Coppin State 11 173 15.7

R.Hampton, Norfolk State 13 199 15.3

H.Haley,Maryland-EasternShore 14 212 15.1

N.Simpson,NorthCarolina A&T 14 201 14.4

T . Col eman, Nor th Car oli na A &T 1 4 1 98 1 4 . 1

K.Morgan,Hampton 15 209 13.9

M.Phillips,Howard 14 194 13.9


Lady Aggies Run Away With It

GREENSBOROMondays game

proved to be a bittersweet homecoming

for freshman forward Amanda Hairston,

coming with the Lady Wildcats to faceher hometowns North Carolina A&T

Lady Aggies. Though Hairston played at

a career-high level, B-CU faced their big-

gest challenge of the early MEAC season,

taking on the three-time consecutive

MEAC Champions on their home court.

Fighting back from a substantial decit,

the Lady Wildcats recovered late in the

second half, but missed opportunities

and the capitalizing Aggies proved too

much as B-CU fell 69-50.

North Carolina A&T raced out to a

10-0 lead on B-CU, as they turned the

ball over three times in the rst four min-

utes of the game, unable to break down

the NCAT defense enough to get a good

shot look. B-CU got their rst point on

the board at 16:00, but it was nearly sev-

en minutes in before a Lady Wildcat eld

goal hit the board.

Once B-CU got started, the game be-

gan to stabilize, but NCAT took off on a

12-1 run late in the rst. B-CU red back,

but couldnt keep the Lady Aggies off the

board, going into the locker room with

NCAT leading 31-18.

The Aggie momentum carried over tothe start of the second period, as they

built their lead to 20 right out of the

gate. B-CU, however, did respond quick-

ly, holding NCAT to just two points

over the next six minutes and narrowing

the gap to just 11. Each time B-CU got

within striking distance, NCAT came out

ring in their transition game to rebuild

the difference.

B-CUs last run began with just over

seven minutes on the clock, bringing the

NCAT lead to just nine. The Lady Ag-

gies appeared to be breaking down and

the Lady Wildcats were gaining an upper

hand, but missed free throw opportuni-

ties and turnovers sealed it for B-CU.

NCAT went on a 12-0 run to put B-CU

away, building to the 69-50 nal.

In the Lady Aggie scoring runs, B-CU

had the biggest struggles in the passing

game and getting rebounds, especially on

the offensive glass, setting up the NCAT

transition game, which put in 16 points

on the fast break. The Lady Wildcats gave

up 20 points on turnovers, but stayed in

the game by capitalizing for 16 off NCAT

turnovers.NCATs inside game proved too much

for B-CU, with 40 Lady Aggie points

coming in the paint, and outrebounding

B-CU 41-32. NCAT was led Jaleesa Sams

with 17 points and Nikia Gorham with

11 rebounds.

An unexpected performance came

from freshman forward Amanda Hair-

ston, making her rst homecoming to

Greensboro. Averaging only 5.8 points

per game, Hairston caught re in the sec-

ond half, collecting a total of 17 points

to lead the team, while grabbing 5 re-

bounds, and 5 steals. Jasmine Elum tal-

lied 9 points and 8 rebounds to top B-CU

on the boards. Jasmine Bugg also picked

up ve steals and four assists.

b-cuathletics.com

MEAC

WOMENS BASKETBALL STANDINGSAs of January 9, 2011

CONFERE

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1. Hampton 2

2. MorganState 2

3. NorthCarolinaA&T 2

4. SouthCarolinaState 1

5. Bethune-Cookman 1

6. FloridaA&M 1

7. DelawareState 0

8. Maryland-EasternShore 0

9. NorfolkState 0

10. Howard 0

11. CoppinState 0

CONFERE

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SavannahState 2

NorthCarolinaCentral 0NorthCarolina Centralwillplaya conferenceschedule, SavannahStatewillplayconferencegames butneitherteamencechampionship.

ASSISTS

M.Simms,Florida A&M

R.Trice,No rfolk State

J.Berry,North Carolina A&T

D.Harmon, Delaware State

C.Curley-Payne,Howard

B.Dodson, MorganState

J.Daniels, Bethune-Cookman

S.Payne, CoppinState

R.Corbo, Norfolk State

T.Fox,South Carolina State

REBOUNDING

S . Do yl e, H o wa rd

L. Carter, Cop pi nS tate

Q . Pe rr y, H a mp to n

J.Berry,North Carolina A&T

Q.Donald, Florida A&M

B. W ash i ngton, D el aw are S tate

T.Davis,Morgan State

S.Bolden, Bethune-Cookman

N. Coll i ns , F lor id a A &M

A.Bennett, Florida A&M

SCORING

T.McKelton,Florida A&M S . Do yl e, H o wa rd

J.Sams, NorthCarolina A&T

Q.Perry,Hampton

A.Bennett, Florida A&M

W.Long, Norfolk State

B.Dodson, MorganState

R.Corbo, Norfolk State

M.Warner,Hampton

C.McMillian,Hampton

MEAC


CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. Bethune-Cookman 2 0 7 8

2. NorthCarolinaA&T 2 0 7 8

3. MorganState 2 0 6 7

4. Hampton 1 0 12 3

5. DelawareState 1 0 5 8

6. SouthCarolinaState 1 0 5 9

7. CoppinState 0 1 5 8

8. FloridaA&M 0 2 5 9

9. Maryland-EasternShore 0 2 3 11

10. Howard 0 2 2 12

11. NorfolkState 0 2 1 12

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

NorthCarolinaCentral 1 1 5 8

SavannahState 0 1 2 16NorthCarolina Centralwillplaya conferenceschedule, SavannahStatewillplayconferencegames butneitherteam willcompetefora confer-encechampionship.

BASKETBALL

5069

15pts11rebs2steals1steal

vs. FAMU (1/8)

22pts8rebs8steals1assist

vs. Clemson (1/3)

Bears stay unbeaten in MEACBALTIMOREDeWayne Jackson scored

21 points and Kevin Thompson added

19 points to help knock off Hampton 78-

72 on Monday night at Hill Field House.

Jackson, ranked among the Mid-Eastern

Athletic Conferences leading scorers (16.7

points per game) was 5-of-17 from the eld

and converted 11-of-12 free throws.

Thompson, the reigning MEAC Defen-

sive Player of the Year, spent 37 minutes

rumbling in the paint and collected his

eighth double-double of the season with

19 points and 10 rebounds to go along

with three blocked shots in the victory. Aric Brooks added a season-high 18

points, including key free throws down

the stretch to ice the ballgame.

I felt that the guys gutted it out and it

was a hard fought victory, said Morgan

State head coach Todd Bozeman. Ive

been waiting for Aric and DeWayne to

get to the free throw line, because I know

they have the ability to do it.

The Bears held a 42-34 scoring advan-

tage in the paint and outrebounded the

Pirates by a 40-31 margin.

Darrion Pellum, who led the Pirates

with 23 points, hit a three-pointer that

tied the game at 33 in the opening mo-

ments of the second half. But the Bears

responded as Ameer Ali scored seven

straight points and Jackson hit a pair of

free throws that capped a 13-2 run and

gave the Bears its largest lead at 46-35

with 14:20 remaining.

Ali was a strong presence for the Bears

interior defense and nished the gamewith 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bears (7-7, 3-0 MEAC) led 60-49

with 8:05 left to play before Hampton

began chipping into the lead behind the

play of Kwame Morgan and Brandon

Tunnell. Morgan scored eight of his 14

points, including a pair of free throws

that pulled the Pirates within four, trail-

ing 64-60 with 3:42 left to go.

Tunnell nished with 17 points for the

Pirates (12-4, 2-1 MEAC).

The momentum shifted back in favor of

the Bears when Jackson was fouled by Dan-

ny on an on a slashing layup and by Danny

Agbelese. Jacksons free throw completed

the three-point play and gave the Bears a

67-60 cushion, which turned out to be all

the cushion they would need tonight.

Morgan State built a 10-2 lead before

Pellum went baseline for a one-handed

throwdown to jump start the Pirates.

Pellum knocked down back to back

three-pointers that tied the ballgame at10 apiece with 13:57 remaining in the

rst half.

Thompson scored 10 of the Bears next

16 points and a Gene Johnson jump shot

gave the Bears a 28-19 with 6:50 remain-

ing in the half. The Pirates closed the gap

to 30-28 a 9-2 run capped by a dunk by

Tunnell (2:33). The Bears took a 33-30

lead into the intermission.


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AUGUSTA, GA After 30 years at the

helm, Ronnie Sprys run as Paines Mens

Basketball coach came to an end in De-

cember...At least for now.

Spry remains on administrative leave,

but the season must go on, and an unsus-

pecting assistant coach has provided the

spark to make sure it happens.

We got on the bus (to LeMoyne-Owen

on December 17), and it was...youre the

coach. At least for now, explains actingHead Coach Jimmy Link. So, I still dont

know whats going on. Im just doing it

right now until Im told.

And so begins the head coaching ca-

reer of Jimmy Link. The 30-year-old has

never been a head coach at any level, but

Spry brought him to Paine and shared

the reins from the very beginning.

Link says, I did a lot at practice with

him, and I feel I was ready to go. Maybe I

wasnt, but Im a condent guy, and I felt

like I was ne.

Judging by the way the Lions have

played, he was more than ready. He says,

though, its not about what hes doing.

Its more about the guys he puts on the

oor.They just come to play. Our guys

compete really hard, and theyre always

wanting to win. So theres no problem

with that. The bench is unbelievable. I

just cant say enough about them.

Not that transitioning from assistant

to head coach has been all sunshine and

rainbows. Link says some of the chal-

lenges werent things youd necessarily

think of.

Making sure theyre actually coming

on time, taking care of themselves. Mak-

ing sure they eat and all that stuff. But

the basketball part, they all know what

theyre doing. Theres not really a tough

part of it.

And with four wins in ve games, itsnot looking very tough right now for the

Lions. So, while his stint as head coach

may not last, his impact could lead to big

things in the race for the SIAC

Jake Young, wrdw.com

KSU drop Doubleheader

BASKETBALL

CONFER

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1. Benedict 6

2. FortValleyState 6

3. AlbanyState 6

4. KentuckyState 6

5. Claflin 5

6. Stillman 3

7. Miles 2

8. Tuskegee 2

9. LeMoyne-Owen 3

10. Lane 1

11. Paine 1

12. ClarkAtlanta 0

SIAC


SIAC


CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. KentuckyState 7 1 7 1

2. Tuskegee 4 1 4 3

3. Stillman 5 2 6 3

4. Benedict 4 2 4 4

5. ClarkAtlanta 3 2 4 3

6. AlbanyState 4 3 4 7

7. Claflin 5 6 6 7

8. Paine 4 5 4 6

9. FortValleyState 3 4 3 8

10. LeMoyne-Owen 3 6 3 9

11. Miles 2 5 4 5

12. Morehouse 1 4 1 6

13. Lane 1 5 2 5

MENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of December 21, 2010

Rakee Anderson

Senior, Guard, Stillman


O.Martavius,Fort ValleyState 7 28 4.0

R.Anderson,Stillman 6 24 4.0

T.Crockett,Morehouse 6 22 3.7

A.Burch, Clark Atlanta 4 13 3.3D.Mckinnie,LeMoyne-Owen 6 19 3.2

J.Hines,AlbanyState 6 19 3.2

D.Lofland,Fort ValleyState 8 23 2.9

S.Francis,AlbanyState 6 17 2.8

T.Johnson,KentuckyState 4 11 2.8

X.Collier,Benedict 4 11 2.8

A.Greer,Benedict 4 11 2.8


A.Nelson, Tuskegee 3 31 10.3

D.Brandon,FortValleyState 8 69 8.6

K.Smith, KentuckyState 4 31 7.8

E. Uwadiae-Odigie, Claflin 8 56 7.0

N.Lane, Clark Atlanta 4 28 7.0

A.Collier,Lane 3 21 7.0

M.Nelson,Morehouse 6 41 6.8

D . P ur s ley, Cl ark A t lanta 4 2 7 6 . 8

T . Jo hn so n, K en tu ck y St at e 4 2 7 6 .8

J.Cody,Morehouse 6 40 6.7

A.Ragsdale, Tuskegee 3 20 6.7


E.Salley,Claflin 8 210 26.3

N . La ne , C la rk A tl an ta 4 7 8 1 9. 5

G.Lott,Lane 3 56 18.7

D . Brandon, For tV al l ey S tate 8 1 38 1 7. 3

K. Eberhart, Benedict 4 66 16.5

M.Benitez,Albany State 6 88 14.7

L.Friend,Tuskegee 3 43 14.3L. Sears, Stillman 8 1 12 14.0

T.Johnson,Kentucky State 4 56 14.0

A . J. Nance, LeMoy ne- Ow en 6 8 3 1 3.8

R. Anderson, Stillman 6 83 13.8



6.0 assists


vs. Claflin (1/8)


vs. LeMoyne (1/4)

WOMENS CONFERENCE LEADERS As of December 21, 2010

Jasmine Birdsong

Junior, Forward, Ft. Valley St.

SCORING

N.Davis, Claflin

C.Hicks, Clark Atlanta

K. A l exand er, A l bany S tate

A.Holmes,Paine

N.Farr,Lane

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

J.McKinnis,Stillman C.Matthewis,Kentucky State

A.Orphey,Miles

K.Nelson,KentuckyState

REBOUNDING

U . Ba rn es , Be ne di ct

A . Mc Ph ai l, P ai ne

S.Thomas,Miles

J.Birdsong,FortValleyState

J.Alston,Clark Atlanta

B.Pevey,Paine

L.Barron,Claflin

B.Jackson,Benedict

J. McKinnis, Stillman

T.Offiong,Lane

ASSISTS

B.Goodwin,Claflin

S.Wilkerson,Albany State

A.Dorton, Tuskegee

A.Orphey,Miles

R.Ward,KentuckyState

A.Hornsburger,Lane

B.Williams,Benedict M.Larue,KentuckyState

T.Albright,LeMoyne-Owen

B.Jones,Claflin

C.Hicks, Clark Atlanta

T.Martin,Tuskegee



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vs. Claflin (1/8)


vs. LeMoyne (1/4)

COLUMBIA, SCKentucky State

dropped a basketball doubleheader

Monday at Benedict College in Colum-

bia, S.C.

The mens team lost 85-69 while the

womens team fell 56-45. Both games

were played in the afternoon due to in-

clement weather.

Benedict 85,Kentucky State 69

The Thorobreds lost for only the sec-

ond time this season, falling behind 46-

31 at halftime and never getting closer

than 11 points in the second half.

Kentucky State (8-2, 8-2) was led in

scoring by Tony Johnson with 19 points.

Senior center Alex Somerville nished

with 16 points and a team-high eight re-

bounds.

Tony Johnson led all Thorobreds with

19. KSU shot 39 percent for the game

and made seven of 10 free throws.

Benedict nished the game with ve

players in double gures, including 16

points apiece from Anton Greer and

Marcus Goode. The Tigers hit 48 percentof their shots, including 14-of-27 shoot-

ing in the second half.

Benedict (5-4, 5-2) also picked up 17

assists, including six from Xavier Collie.

The Tigers more than tripled KSUs out-put at the free throw line, making 23 of

29 attempts.

Benedict-Women 56,Kentucky State 45

A poor offensive rst half tripped up

the Thorobrettes in Columbia against a

Lady Tigers team that has yet to lose in

conference play.

Kentucky State (7-4, 6-3) made just

four of 24 shots against the Benedict de-fense in the opening 20 minutes, falling

behind 27-17 at halftime.

An 8-1 run allowed KSU to pull with-

in three points during a three-minute

stretch to begin the second half, but with

10 minutes to play Benedict had amassed

its largest lead of the game 48-33.

Cortney Matthewis led K-State with

12 points on four-of-six shooting. Raven

Ward and Kiera Nelson added 11 and 10

points, respectively, while Kiarra Morgan

chipped in 10 rebounds and six blocks.

Benedict (9-2, 7-0) was led in scoring

by Bridget Williams with 13 points as 10

Lady TIgers recorded points in the game.

Benedict outrebounded K-State 34-27

for the game and connected on seven of

17 3-point attempts.state-journal.com

Acting coach provides missing link for Paine

Tony Johnson scored 19 points and grabbed6 rebounds in Kentucky States loss to Benedict.


5/7

THE YARD WEEK OF JANUARY 10 BASKETBALL


REBOUNDING

T. J ackson, A lab ama S tate

F. Allen, Southern

L . Wi ll ia ms , Pr ai ri e V ie w A &M

S . Br ee dl ov e, A lc or n St at e

G. Rosiji, Texas Southern

W . Tob ar , A lab ama A &M

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

S . A nder son, Grambl i ng S tate

A . Hard y -F ul l er , J acksonS tate

T .K el lu m, J ac ks on S ta te

A . F rank, M i ss i ss i pp i V al l ey S tate

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

ASSISTS

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

R . J on es , Ja ck so n S ta te

W . Tob ar , A lab ama A &M

S.Highgate, TexasSouthern

J.Cannon, TexasSouthern

R. D obb i ns , Gr amb li ng S tate

I .S mi th, Alc or nSt at e

T.Wadlington,Alabama State S.Soliz, Prairie View A&M

L . Wi ll ia ms , Pr ai ri e V ie w A &M

SCORING

T. J ackson, A lab ama S tate

W.Tobar,Alabama A&M

C. Cr umb ly , A lcornS tate

K. Ruff i n, A l cor nS tate

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

S.Soliz, Prairie View A&M

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

H.Kador, Southern

L.Slaton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

G. Rosiji, Texas Southern

Carolinsia Crumbly

Sophomore, Guard, Alcorn State


J . Holmes, M i ss i ss i pp i V al l ey S tate 1 5 1 04 6 . 9

K. Gall oway , Texas South ern 1 4 90 6 . 4

D.Tabb,Alabama A&M 10 63 6.3

J.Patton,G rambling State 15 90 6.0

D . Ki ng , Te xa s So ut he rn 1 4 8 0 5 .7

C. Bell , P rai ri e V i ew A &M 1 6 90 5. 6

I . W h ite , A lab ama S tate 1 6 90 5. 6

D.Dixon, JacksonState 15 82 5.5

O.Smith,MississippiValleyState 15 81 5.4

J.Ingram, Southern 15 80 5.3


K.Galloway,TexasSouthern 14 89 6.4

R.Melvin,Jackson State 15 63 4.2

B.White,Southern 15 51 3.4

T.Simpson,Prairie View A&M 16 45 2.8

K.Burwell,MississippiValleyState 15 40 2.7

J.Crutcher,Alabama A&M 12 28 2.3

R.Rose, Grambling State 15 34 2.3

S.Townsend,Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13 29 2.2

T.Hanson,Jackson State 15 33 2.2

A.J.Spencer,Alabama State 12 25 2.1

A.Smith,Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14 29 2.1

D.Dixon, JacksonState 15 31 2.1


M.Baker,Alcorn State 13 232 17.8

J.Bush,Jackson State 15 220 14.7

L. J ohns on- Danner, Texas S outh er n 1 4 2 02 1 4 .4

S.Townsend,Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13 178 13.7

T.Hanson,Jackson State 15 204 13.6

T. S imp son, P rai ri e V i ew A &M 1 6 2 1 3 1 3.3

J.Patton,G rambling State 15 191 12.7

D.Jackson,MississippiValleyState 15 179 11.9

K.Galloway,Texas Southern 14 160 11.4

B.Sanford, Southern 15 171 11.4

J.Ingram, Southern 15 171 11.4

Tyrone Hanson

Senior, Guard, Jackson State

Late Scoring Surge Lifts A&M over UAPB

JACKSON, MSThe Jackson State

womens basketball team dropped a hard

fought contest to the Southern Universi-

ty Lady Jaguars in Southwestern Athletic

Conference action Monday night at the

Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly

Center. JSU fell 63-61.

With the loss JSU falls to a 3-10 overall

record and a 2-2 SWAC record. Southern

improved to a 6-8, 3-1 record.

Rachel Jones went 7-15 from the eld

to score a team-high 17 points. Ayanna

Hardy-Fuller recorded the rst double-

double of her collegiate career as she

scored 14 points and pulled down a

game-high 11 rebounds.

Jamie Floyd led Southern with a 20

point and seven rebound effort. Hannah

Kador scored 16 points and Freda Allen

chipped in 13 points.

Jackson State trailed 28-25 at halftime.

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CONFER

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1. AlabamaA&M 3

2. GramblingState 2

3. PrairieViewA&M 2

4. Southern 2

5. JacksonState 2

6. MississippiValleyState 1

7. AlabamaState 1

8. AlcornState 1 9. Arkansas-PineBluff 0

10. TexasSouthern 0

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

1. JacksonState 3 0 7 8

2. TexasSouthern 2 0 5 9

3. AlabamaA&M 2 1 5 7

4. AlabamaState 2 1 5 11

5. PrairieViewA&M 1 1 4 12

6. MississippiValleyState 1 1 2 13

7. GramblingState 1 2 3 12

8. Southern 1 2 2 13 9. Arkansas-PineBluff 0 2 0 14

10. AlcornState 0 3 0 13


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Lady Jaguars top Lady Tigers in a close one

PINE BLUFF, ARTwo Lady Bulldogs

tallied double gures as Alabama A&M

Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Lions

of Arkansas Pine-Bluff 59-53 Monday

night.

Junior Whiquitta Tobar led all scor-

ers with 25 points while junior forward

Clarissa Moore contributed 10 points

and eight rebounds. Tobars 25 was the

eighth contest in which she scored 20 ormore points.

The Maroon & White shot a game

high of 45% from the oor, including a

60% display in the second half after being

down 31-25 at intermission.

A&Ms fourth Southwestern Athletic

Conference contest saw 10 ties and seven

lead changes, all in the second half.

The Lady Lions would only score once

more from the eld via a two pointer

from Pine Bluffs Chigoziany Okwum-

abua with a minute left. From there the

Lady Bulldogs scored the last four points

to seal their fourth straight victory.

Lankendra Marsh was the high scorer

for UAPB with 15 points.

aamusports.com Chelsea Poppens (33) drives against Prairie View A&Ms Whitney Williams

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JACKSON, MSDeSuan Dixon scored

18 points and Tyrone Hanson added 17

as Jackson State easily beat Southern 73-

49 on Monday night at the Lee E. Wil-

liams Athletics and Assembly Center.

Grant Maxey scored 16 points and

grabbed 13 rebounds off the bench for

his rst double-double of the season. The

Tigers (8-8, 4-0 SWAC) won their 17th

consecutive regular-season Southwest-

ern Athletic Conference game. Rod Mel-

vin dished out a game high ve assists.

Jackson State held Southern to just

four points over the rst 14 minutes of

the game, jumping out to a 30-14 lead by

halftime. The Jaguars shot 18.2 percent

(4 of 22) from the eld in the rst half.

Southern (2-14, 1-3) was led by Julius

Ingrams 11 points. Jameel Grace added

10. The Jaguars shot 61.9 percent (13 of

21) from the eld in the second half, but it

wasnt nearly enough to catch the Tigers.

Jackson State outrebounded Southern

43-29, grabbing 21 offensive rebounds.

Southern also committed 23 turnovers.

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Rush win 53-50, complete season sweep of Crusaders


NAIAGulfCoast Athletic Conference(Men

ConferencW L

Dillard 1 0 1.0SUNO 1 0 1.0Fisk 1 2 .Xavier 0 0 .Tougaloo 0 0 .Ed wa rd Wa te rs 0 1 .0

GulfCoast Athletic Conference(WomConferenc

W LSUNO 1 0 1.0Dillard 1 0 1.0E dw ar d Wa te rs 1 0 1 .0Xavier 0 0 .Tougaloo 0 0 .F is k 0 3 .

RedRiver Athletic Conference(MensConferenc

W LL SU -S hr ev ep or t 7 0 1 .0Texas Wesleyan 6 1 .Texas College 6 1 O ur L ady o f th e La ke 5 2Paul Quinn 4 3Wiley 4 3Jarvis Chri stia n 4 3Bacone 3 4 .Southwest 1 6SW As sembl ies of Go d 1 6Langston 1 6H us to n- Ti ll ot so n 0 7 0

RedRiver Athletic Conference(WomeConferenc

W LS W A s se mb li es o f G o d 7 0 1 0Langston 6 1 .

Texas Wesleyan 5 2Bacone 5 2O ur L ady o f th e La ke 4 3Texas College 3 4 .LSU-Shreveport 3 4 .Wiley 3 4 .Hus ton-Ti llot son 3 4 .Jarvis Christian 2 5 .Southwest 1 6Paul Quinn 0 7 .0

HBCUs in otherConferences

Lincoln (Mo.) (Heartland)Mens: 2-10 Overall, 0-8 ConWomens: 1-11 Overall, 0-8 C

Tennessee State (Ohio ValleMens: 7-9 Overall, 4-2 ConfWomens: 5-10 Overall, 2-4

Cheyney (Pa.) (PennsylvaniaMens: 10-2 OverallWomens: 4-8 Overall

Bluefield State (WVIAC)

Mens: 1-11 Overall, 1-7 ConfeWomens: 1-11 Overall, 0-8 C

West Virginia State (WVIACMens: 8-5 Overall, 7-2 ConfWomens: 6-9 Overall, 4-5 C

UDC (Independent)Mens: 2-11 OverallWomens: 10-6 Overall

Xavier (La.) 53,Wiliam Carey 50

NEW ORLEANSDevin Andrew scored

14 points Monday to lead NAIA No. 13

Xavier University of Louisiana to a 53-50

mens basketball victory over William Carey.

Despite scoring its fewest points in a

game this season, Xavier (15-2) won for

the 13th straight time at The Barn andcompleted a two-game season sweep of

the Crusaders (8-7). The Gold Rush are

32-1 in non-conference home games dur-

ing the last four seasons.

Andrew scored in double gures for a

team-leading 15th time this season. Mi-

chael Harvey and Anthony Simmons add-

ed 10 points apiece for Xavier, and Chris

Iles two free throws with 2:54 remaining

put the Gold Rush ahead to stay, 48-47. It

was the games 13th lead change.

Kevin Branch missed a 3-pointer at the

nal buzzer for William Carey, which has

lost four straight.

Drew Meyerchick led the Crusaders

with 17 points and was his teams only

double-gure scorer.

Xavier trailed 17-11 in the 15th min-ute before rallying for a 24-23 halftime

advantage. William Carey reclaimed the

lead in the second half and led 36-31

after Donzedrick Smiths basket with

11:41 remaining.

Xavier shot a season-worst 32.5 per-

cent from the oor but outscored the

Crusaders 25-9 in made free throws. Sim-

mons grabbed eight rebounds and Den-

zell Erves seven to lead Xavier to a 35-30

advantage on the boards.

Cheyney 75,Clarion 74

WASHINGTON, DCSharif Bray tipped

in a missed shot by David Burton at the

buzzer to lift the Wolves (10-2) to a 75-74

victory over nationally ranked Clarion (9-2). Bray ended the game with 23 points.

David Burton posted a double double,

scoring 19 points while grabbing a team

high 11 rebounds.

Clarion is a PSAC play-off team. I

think they will be one of the teams from

the West that might end up hosting

the PSAC Post Season Tournament in

March, commented Head Coach Domi-

nique Stephens. We did a lot of good

things out there today. We showed a lot

of character, especially the seniors, when

we got down early. We limited our turn-

overs (eight total, three in the second

half). I also need to give Ellis (Assistant

Coach Gindraw) a lot of credit. He does

a great job game in and out scouting our

opponents and assisting in putting our

game plan together.

The Wolves trailed by as many as 13

points in the rst. However, Cheyney

would go on an 11-0 run to trail by only

two before going into the locker room athalftime down three.

Cheyney would nally tie the game at

the 16:00 mark with a traditional three

point play by Burton.

The remainder of the half featured 13

lead changes with neither team leading

by more than four points.

Clarion is one of the best offensive

teams we are going to see all season. They

lead or are near the top in just about ev-

ery offensive category, stated Stephens.

Cheyney was able to hold the Eagles

without a eld the nal 5:43. However,

Clarion was able to hit on all eight of the

free throw attempts.

SUNO-Women 73,Spring Hill 71

MOBILE, ALSpring Hill was hoping

to take advantage of a SUNO team that

had not played in a month, but the Lady

Knights shook off enough rust to make

history. SUNO went to 12-0 for the rsttime in school history with a 73-71 de-

feat of Spring Hill (7-10) in the Outlaw

Recreation Center.

SUNO jumped out to their usual early

lead, but had to work hard in the second

half. The Lady Knights took a 15-8 lead

with 10:26 left in the rst half, but by the

end of the rst half they were down 28-

26. In the second half, SUNO and Spring

Hill traded leads until the last minute

and a half.

It was the 1:22 mark where the Lady

Knights nally closed the door on the

Lady Badgers. Spring Hill led 65-61, but

back-to-back baskets by Kelly Stewart

gave SUNO a boost. On the next posses-

sion, Christine Conner stole the ball and

drew an and-one foul. Making the foul

shot, SUNO took a 69-65 lead; and they

maintained the lead to seal the win.

I feel good for the girls. They worked

hard, said SUNOs head coach, Elston

King. After a month off, we were rusty,but they picked it up in the second half.

Kings career coaching record is 190-135.

Stewart led the Lady Knights with a

22-point performance. LaTiondra Smith

put in 16 points and led with 2 assists.

Conner contributed 11 points, and led

with 7 assists and 4 steals on the after-

noon. SUNO made 19 team points off

turnovers.

Sha Sha Buchanan led the Lady Bad-

gers in scoring with 17 points. Erica

Wright scored 14 points while Kimarie

Bock put in 13 points. Bria Bohanon had

12 points, and led in steals with 4. Tem-

pey Hamilton led in rebounds with 10.

UDC-Women 67,

Central State 54WASHINGTON, DCThe UDC wom-ens basketball team (10-6) used impres-

sive defense and three-point shooting to

win their third game in a row, 67-54, over

the Central State University Marauders

(6-6).The win was the ninth in 10 home

games for the Firebirds this season, and

they are currently in the midst of their

third 3-game winning streak of the year.

Both of the previous winning streaks

ended after three games.

It was the three-point shooting that

was key for the Firebirds in this game, as

they shot 41.2% (7 of 17) from beyond the

arc, almost 15 percentage points higher

than their season average of 27.8% from

long distance. Freshman guard Julissa

Anderson (Greensboro, NC) was key inthe offensive attack, as she nished with

14 points, and shot 4 of 7 from beyond

the arc. Graduate student Niqky Hughes

(Fort Worth, TX) also contributed with

12 points, shooting 50% from three-

point range. Senior forward Lillian Mc-

Gill (Sumter, SC) led the team in scoring

with 15 points. She also had a game-high

14 rebounds, and was named the tourna-

ment MVP.

Defensively the Firebirds had 11 steals,

and held the Marauders to just 25.5%

shooting from the eld for the game.

UDC broke the game open when it went

on a 9-0 run beginning with 5:38 remain-

ing in the rst half. The run turned a 23-

22 ballgame into a 32-22 ballgame, and

the Firebirds never looked back.The closest the Marauders got in the

second half was cutting the UDC lead

to seven with 6:29 remaining in the ball-

game on a three-pointer by freshman

guard Iniquia Snell. UDC answered right

back though, with a jumper by junior

guard Jasmine Rich (Willingboro, NJ)

that started a 6-0 run for the Firebirds,

which put the game out of reach.

Snell led the way for Central State with

18 points, followed by senior forward

Brooklyn Morrow who had 17 points

and 5 rebounds. Morrow was named

to the all-tournament team along with

Anderson for UDC, Ashley Deans from

King College, and Vanessa Rice from

Washington Adventist.

Xavier (La.) 53,Wiliam Carey 50

NEW ORLEANS Junior center Keldra

Halls 10 points and 11 rebounds Mon-

day led NAIA No. 17 Xavier University of

Louisiana to a 56-41 womens basketball

victory over William Carey.

Hall, the Gold Nuggets only double-

gure scorer, recorded her fourth dou-

ble-double of the season and her rst in

nine games. Jazmon Kelly and Christina

Warren scored nine points apiece for

Xavier (15-4).

All ve XU starters scored in a 9-0 run

during the rst three minutes, and Xavi-

er never lost the lead. The Nuggets led

33-22 at halftime, and the nal margin

was their largest of the game.Crystal Tucker scored 12 points for

William Carey (4-8), which played for

the rst time in 23 days. Xavier limited

Megan Reynolds and Hope Swindle, the

Lady Saders two scoring leaders this sea-

son, to a combined ve points on 2-of-8

oor shooting.

Xavier gained 28 turnovers, 16 by

steals. Marchelle Jones had six steals to

reach 201 in three seasons.

The Gold Nuggets defeated the Lady

Saders for the 18th consecutive time at The

Barn. Xavier has won ve straight and 103

of its last 110 games in its home facility.

It was the 13th time this season Xavier

allowed fewer than 50 points. The XU

season record for 50-or-fewer perfor-

mances on defense is 14 set in 1993-94and tied last season. The Nuggets also

climbed from second to rst in NAIA Di-

vision I scoring defense; theyre allowing

47.9 points per game.

Xavier outshot William Carey 34

to 32 percent from the oor and out-

rebounded the Lady Saders 35-30 23-

11 in the second half..

The Gold Rush have won 13 straight at home.


7/7

TWO-MINUTE WARNINGTHE YARD WEEK OF JANUARY 10

Philander Smith, Talladega to join GCAC next seasNEW ORLEANSThe Gulf Coast Ath-

letic Conference announced January 7th

the addition of two new members Phi-

lander Smith College of Little Rock, Ark.,

and Talladega College of Talladega, Ala.

for the 2011-12 academic year.

The additions will give the GCAC

eight members next season. Current

GCAC members areXavier University of

Louisiana (New Orleans), Dillard Univer-

sity (New Orleans), Edward Waters Col-

lege (Jacksonville, Fla.), Fisk University

(Nashville, Tenn.) Tougaloo College (Tou-

galoo, Miss.) and Southern University at

New Orleans.

We are very pleased to have these two

ne institutions join the Gulf Coast Ath-

letic Conference, said Tougaloos Dr.

Beverly Hogan, chair of the GCAC Coun-

cil of Presidents. They will strengthen

the conference in a variety of ways and

move us toward our goal of being one of

the top NAIA conferences. Our member

institutions join me in welcoming Talla-

dega and Philander Smith to the GCAC.

Said Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, presi-

dent of Philander Smith: We are veryexcited to join the Gulf Coast Athletic

Conference. It is important to us to par-

ticipate with institutions that share like

missions and values, and the members

of this conference are model institutions

academically rst.

Talladega president Dr. Billy C.

Hawkins said, We are happy to be a part

of this new conference. The conference

membership is outstanding and we look

forward to our student-athletes compet-

ing next year.

This will be Talladegas second stint

in the GCAC. The school was a member

for three seasons, 1999-2000 through

2001-02.

Philander Smith, an NAIA Division

II independent this season, competes inmens basketball, womens basketball,

womens volleyball and track and eld.

Talladega, an NAIA Division I indepen-

dent, competes in mens basketball, base-

ball, mens golf, mens soccer, womens

basketball, softball and womens volley-

ball.

The GCAC was founded in 1981 and

competes in NAIA Division I. Xavier, Dil-

lard and Tougaloo are charter members

of the GCAC.

FootballTennessee State Athletics Director

Teresa Phillips said the Tigers will not

play in the Atlanta Football Classic next

season for the rst time since 1994, and

she hopes to replace the September gamewith a Football Bowl Subdivision or a

prominent Football Championship

Subdivision opponent.

TSU, an FCS team, has played Florida

A&M in the past nine Atlanta Football

Classics at the Georgia Dome and was in-

volved in 17 of the 19 games since 1989.

Phillips said she became aware several

weeks ago that ofcials from the Atlanta

Football Classic were negotiating with

Southern University as an opponent

for Florida A&M to replace TSU. She

received ofcial word last week that the

Tigers would not be invited back.

We were prepared for this to pos-

sibly happen and already were working

on nding an alternative game, Phillips

said. Were talking with a potential FBSopponent along with a couple of promi-

nent FCS opponents to replace that

(Sept. 24) game.

Phillips declined to say which schools

she is talking with but said a deal could

be nalized by the end of January.

She also said she hopes to get Florida

A&M back on the schedule after 2011

with hopes of maintaining the rivalry be-

tween the two schools. FAMU leads the

series 26-25-1.

TSU snapped an eight-game losing

streak last season against FAMU in the

Atlanta Football Classic with a 29-18

win.

Phillips said representatives of the

100 Black Men of Atlanta, who sponsor

the Atlanta Football Classic, told herTSU was not invited back was because

the number of Tigers fans attending the

game had dipped.

Representatives from the 100 Black

Men of Atlanta were unavailable for com-

ment.

Announced attendance for the 2010

Atlanta Football Classic, televised live on

Versus, was 52,202. Average attendance

for the past three years was 51,526.

Track & FieldNEW YORK, N.Y.After taking nearly a

month off for the holiday break, the Uni-

versity of Maryland Eastern Shore mens

and womens indoor track and eld

teams returned with a spectacular day

Friday at the NYU Metropolitan CoachesInvitational at the Armory Track and

Field Center.

Overall there is just a lot of good

things that I could say about today, said

head coach Ernest Barrett. Across the

board, both squads did a great job and

theyve worked hard and today got what

theyve deserved.

The mens squad nished the day with

13 top-10 nishes while the women cap-

tured 18 of their own.

Sophomore Chelsea Lowe (Kenneth

Square, Pa.) led the Hawks as she broke

a six-year old school record in the pole

vault. Lowes height of 2.88m (9 5.25)

broke Eboni Reavis previous school re-

cord height of 2.75m (7 10.5) that was

set on Feb. 7, 2004 in Princess Anne, Md.Despite the record, Lowe placed sixth

overall in the event on the day. Senior

Alexandra Berry (Hempstead, N.Y.) n-

ished 10th overall in the pole vault with a

height of 2.40m (7 10.5).

Chelsea did a great job today and has

worked hard to get to this point, com-

mented Barrett. Since its still early in

the season, Im excited to see how she will

progress from now on.

Sophomore Emilie Ducados (Paris,

France) set a personal record in the 800m

with her rst place nish time of 2:13.60.

This time also qualies her for the ECAC

Championships, held in Boston, Mass.

on March 5-6.

Both of the womens relay teams also

nished in rst place in the 4x400 and4000 distance medley relay. The 4x400

consisted of juniors Cynthia Anais (Mar-

tinique, France), Melina Gallas (Paris,

France), Ducados and sophomore Kene-

sha Abrams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and nished

in a time of 3:52.91. The DMR consisted

of the same rst three and was nished

by junior Eunice Jones (Lanham, Md.) in

a time of 12:19.72.

UMES also took home the rst place

gold medal in the shot put with junior

Vanessa Henry (Capital Heights, Md.).

Henry threw a distance of 13.41m (44

0) while freshman Lexia Robinson

(White Plains, N.Y.) nished fth with a

distance of 13.35m (43 0).

Henry also nished third in the weight

throw with a distance of 14.98m (491.75).

In the womens 400m, the Hawks took

second and third place in Abrams (58.50)

and sophomore Jennell Wade (White

Plains, Md.) who nished in 58.60.

On the mens side, sophomore Andre

Walsh (St. Catherine, Jamaica) qualied

for the IC4A Championships, also held

on March 5-6 in Boston, Mass., with his

rst place time of 6.91 in the 60m dash.

Junior Ackeem Smith (St. Catherine, Ja-

maica) nished fth in the event with a

time of 7.03.

In the mens 200m, junior Damian

Miles (Teaneck, N.J.) placed second in

a time of 22.26. Sophomore Basil Me-

lek (Grand Prairie, Texas) nished the

3000m in a time of 8:48.25, which wasgood for fth place overall.

Freshman Denvil Ruan (Anguilla,

B.W.I) brought home the silver in the tri-

ple jump with a distance of 14.22m (46

8). Sophomore Marcus Brown (Gaith-

ersburg, Md.) also grabbed a silver medal,

this time in the shot put with a distance

of 16.38m (53 9), setting a new per-

sonal record. Brown nished third in the

weight throw with a distance of 16.28m

(53 0).

CLEMSON, SCAlabama States Lutri-

sha Altidor won the womens 500 meter

dash on the opening day of the Clemson

Invitational Indoor Track and eld meet.

Altidor nished the dash in 1:15.26.

Simone Buford (10th) and Paris

Thompson (18th) also competed in thedash and nished in times of 1:22.04 and

1:25.87.

The Hornet women also had several

other top-10 nishes in the opening day

of competition. Tyrisha Chambers had

a third-place nish in the womens high

jump with a jump of 1.65m (5-05.00).

Shanice Mells had a strong womens

weight throw with a third-place nish.

Her throw was 17.20 m

Tokeyah Jones and T

tied for fourth in the w

dash. Both nished with

Jahneel Tyrell nished

ens triple jump with a

(34-03.50) and Raheema

eighth in the womens

with a time of 20:46.87.On the mens side, Je

a strong fourth-place n

60 meter hurdles with a

cent Butler nished six

300 meter dash nishin

35.39.

LEWISBURG, PAS

placed second in the 60 m

Gulden Relays in a time

0.01 behind the gold m

provisionally qualies h

Championships in Marc

contested at the Buckn

the Gerhard Field Hou

relay squad nished sec

The squad of Carter, D

Ayasha Lyke and Veroni

in a time of 1:50.83.

Its always good to

alma mater and have a

Simone Carter hit a pand the relay represente

mented Coach Marc Ha

Dymesha Bolden was

tion nal of the 60 m.

Low Tennessee State Tiger fan attendance has caused the institution not to be invited back in September 2011.

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