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SCORES MEN’S BASKETBALL Saint Augustine’s, Winston-Salem State Women Team Rankings Tuesday, February 15 Fort Valley State 74, Paine 71 Win CIAA Indoor Track Titles 12 Events Scored Benedict 63, Albany State University 48 CROWNED 1. Winston-Salem St. 99 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2. Johnson C. Smith 95 Monday, February 14 3. Virginia State 70 Shaw 76, Johnson C. Smith 70 4. St. Augustine’s 56 Virginia Union 69, Chowan 59 5. Bowie State 42 Elizabeth City State 75, Virginia State 57 Fayetteville State 75, St. Augustine’s 64 6. St. Paul’s 6 Bowie State 82, St. Paul’s 65 7. Virginia Union 3 Winston-Salem State 81, Livingstone 73 Bethune-Cookman 86, Maryland-Eastern Shore 50 North Carolina A&T 74, Hampton 63 Florida A&M 69, Delaware State 63 Men Team Rankings Morgan State 72, South Carolina State 66 North Carolina Central 77, Coppin State 75 14 Events Scored Norfolk State 76, Howard 68 1. St. Augustine’s 155 Savannah State 65, The Citadel 61 Jackson State 54, Prairie VIew A&M 53 2. Winston-Salem St. 80 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72, Alcorn State 62 3. Bowie State 68 Texas Southern 51, Grambling State 49 4. Johnson C. Smith 54 Mississippi Valley State 68, Southern 48 5. Lincoln (Pa.) 20 LeMoyne-Owen 72, Clark Atlanta 62 Stillman 62, Claflin 55 6. St. Paul’s 18 Tuskegee 75, Morehouse 70 7. Virginia Union 17 8. Virginia State 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 9. Livingstone 6 Tuesday, February 15 Fort Valley State 67, Paine 55 Benedict 59, Albany State 49 Spelman 67, Huntingdon 56 HAMPTON-Saint Augustine’s Col- The Lady Rams won the women’s the Falcon men. Duffus won the triple after winning the 60 hurdles, the 60 dash Run), Fred Boone of Saint Paul’s (Pole Augustine’s (Triple Jump), Andrea Pow- lege took its 13th straight men’s title, championship in their first year back in jump, tied for third in the high jump and and the 200 dash. Vault), Johnny Shuping of Saint Augus- ell of Saint Augustine’s (High Jump), WOMEN’S BASKETBALL and Winston-Salem State earned its the CIAA after an attempted move to Di- placed fifth in the long jump. Edmonds Other men’s individual champions tine’s (5000 Run) and Matthew Coston Dominique King of Virginia State (Long Monday, February 14 first women’s crown Sunday in the 2011 vision I. won the 200 dash, ran the second leg on were Christopher Copeland of Saint Au- of Lincoln (Pa.) (800 Run). The Winston- Jump), and Lakeshia Carney of Bowie Johnson C. Smith 64, Shaw 57 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Champion- Their victory snapped Saint Augus- the winning 4x400 relay team which in- gustine’s (High Jump), William Bailey Salem State team of Cornell Jones, Elijah State (Shot Put). The Winston-Salem Winston-Salem State 83, Livingstone 74 Bowie State 77, St. Paul’s 44 ships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. tine’s College’s steak of 14 consecutive cluded Dahmyir Owens, Jameel Walcott of Bowie State (Long Jump), Randale Strickland, Andrew Chebii and Wiggan State foursome of Tyrah Winfrey, Ashley St. Augustine’s 67, Fayetteville State 48 Led by men’s field MVP Orlando Duf- league titles. Led by women’s field MVP and Antonio Abney, and placed second Watson of Johnson C. Smith (Shot Put), won the distance medley relay. Fraser, Manuela Rigaud and Killebrew Chowan 58, Virginia Union 40 fus and men’s track MVP Josh Edmonds, Dedricka Thomas, the Lady Rams scored in the 400 dash for the Falcons. Andre Collins of Johnson C. Smith (60 Other women’s individual champi- won the distance medley relay and the Elizabeth City State 58, Virginia State 48 the Falcons scored 155 points to run 99 points to nip Johnson C. Smith, which Thomas of the Lady Rams finished Hurdles), Leford Green of Johnson C. ons were Brittney Killebrew of Winston- Virginia State group of Faith Brock, Jo- Hampton 74, North Carolina A&T 66 away with the win. Winston-Salem State finished second with 95 points. Virginia second in the long jump, high jump Smith (400 Dash), Ramon Gittens of Salem State (One Mile and 800 Dash), vonne Tyson-King, Edwards and King South Carolina State 60, Morgan State 57 was second with 80 points and Bowie State placed third with 70 points. and triple jump. Shermaine Williams of Saint Augustine’s (60 Dash), Desmond Samantha Edwards of Virginia State took the 4x400 relay. North Carolina Central 60, Coppin State 50 State was third with 68 points. Both Duffus and Edmonds sparked Johnson C. Smith was named track MVP Wiggan of Winston-Salem State (Mile (400 Dash), Kirsten Bowens of Saint Howard 66, Norfolk State 49 Florida A&M 69, Delaware State 46 Prairie VIew A&M, Jackson State 73, Alcorn State 75, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61 Texas Southern, Grambling State 73 WOMENS BASKETBALL WOMENS BASKETBALL MENS BASKETBALL MENS BASKETBALL WOMENS BASKETBALL Southern University 49, Mississippi Valley State 74 Clark Atlanta 71, LeMoyne-Owen 68 Stillman 66, Claflin 51 TUNE IN TODAY VS VS VS VS VS A quick look at some events that will air on TV & Internet UAPB Prairie View A&M UMES Morgan State UMES Morgan State UMES Morgan State HOWARD umes February 21st 3:30p February 21st 5p HSRN.com February 21st 7:30p HSRN.com [Replay-February 21st 9p February 26st 1:30p HSRN.com THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 BASKETBALL REVIEW 2

CIAA CIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 14, 2011 Chowan Topples Virginia Union WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 14, 2011 NORTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL NORTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL W L W L W L RALEIGH­—The Chowan Women’s Bas- jumper with 10:06 on the clock brought W L W L W L 1. Bowie State 9 1 14 2 20 4 ketball team picked up a big win against the Lady Panthers within five at 34-29. 1. Chowan 8 2 10 6 13 11 CIAA North foe Virginia Union Uni- Chowan responded to the VUU run 2. Virginia Union 7 2 10 4 12 7 2. Bowie State 8 2 11 5 15 8 versity Monday Night. Ransheda Jen- by going back to their staple – defense. 3. Elizabeth City State 6 4 10 6 16 8 nings and Talaya Lynch led the Hawks They allowed only one point over a 3:45 3. Elizabeth City State 7 3 11 5 18 8 4. St. Paul’s 4 5 5 10 8 14 to a 58-40 road victory against the Lady span midway through the half, en route 4. Virginia State 5 3 8 6 14 8 5. Virginia State 3 6 3 12 4 19 Panthers. Chowan moves to 13-11 over- to opening the game back up, 46-31. Five 5. Virginia Union 2 6 2 11 2 18 all (10-6 CIAA, 8-2 North) with the win. straight Najah Harris points put Chow- 6. Chowan 3 7 3 13 4 20 6. St. Paul’s 1 8 1 15 2 20 Following the loss, VUU falls to 2-18 an up 53-35 with 3:18 to play, essentially 7. Lincoln (Pa.) 1 8 1 14 2 20 overall (2-11 CIAA, 2-8 North). sealing the win. 7. Lincoln (Pa.) 1 6 1 14 2 20 The Chowan defense limited Virginia Ransheda Jennings drained 14 points SOUTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL SOUTHERN DIVISION CONFERENCE OVERALL W L W L W L Union to just three points in the first 6:40 on 6-11 shooting for the Hawks. She also W L W L W L 1. Shaw 5 2 9 5 16 7 of the game, as they jumped out to a 5-3 grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Ta- 1. Johnson C. Smith 6 1 13 2 20 2 lead. The Hawks then went on a 9-0 run, laya Lynch tallied 13 points while going 2. Winston-Salem State 5 2 10 4 17 5 sparked by seven consecutive Ransheda 9-10 from the charity stripe. Brittany 2. Winston-Salem State 5 2 10 4 15 8 3. Fayetteville State 4 3 8 6 12 10 Jennings points. Janell Murphy drained Nicholson recorded five steals in the win. 3. Shaw 3 4 7 7 14 11 4. Livingstone 3 4 7 6 12 9 two free throws with 6:52 on the clock to Najah Harris played another effective 4. St. Augustine’s 3 4 9 5 15 9 5. St. Augustine’s 2 5 6 8 8 15 give the Hawks an 18-7 advantage. game, scoring nine points while playing 5. Livingstone 3 4 8 5 14 7 Kara Davis drained a jumper with 2:49 37 minutes. Valentina Wheeler scored 12 6. Johnson C. Smith 2 5 9 5 13 9 remaining in the half to give Chowan points to lead the Lady Panthers. 6. Fayetteville State 1 6 4 10 6 17 their biggest lead of the game to that Ransheda Jennings scored 14 points in Chowan held VUU to 29% shooting for Monday night’s victory. point, 24-9. More stifling defense from the game and forced 22 turnovers. The MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 Chowan held the Lady Panthers score- make a game of things, as they scored Hawks dominated the free throw line, SCORING Gms Total Avg/G less over the final 2:20 of the half. At the 8 of the first 10 points of the second shooting 22-29. SCORING Gms Total Avg/G T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith 19 442 23.3 break, Chowan held a 26-11 lead. half, closing the scoring gap to 28-19 —Chowan Sports Information K. Buford, Shaw 13 221 17.0 D. Mooney, Lincoln 21 437 20.8 R. Taylor, Virginia State 8 132 16.5 R. Smith, Shaw 20 405 20.3 Virginia Union was determined to with 16:19 to play. A Valentina Wheeler K. Bryant, St. Augustine’s 12 194 16.2 B. Byerson, Virginia Union 18 356 19.8 C. Medley, Winston-Salem State 10 149 14.9 E. Vann, Bowie State 23 392 17.0 B. Wright, Livingstone 9 134 14.9 D. Cox, Lincoln 20 323 16.2 K. Gill, Elizabeth City State 12 171 14.3 M. Reevey, St. Paul’s 20 311 15.6 T. Haywood, Fayetteville State 10 142 14.2 B. Westmorland, Bowie State 23 344 15.0 Shaw Wins Fifth Straight A. Sikes, St. Augustine’s 12 165 13.8 S. Carter, Winston-Salem State 21 312 14.9 Shaw overcame poor shooting in the lead, Dwight Bell hit a layup and Raheem three-point lead on Tony Smith’s layup. L. Jordan, Fayetteville State 9 122 13.6 D. Clark, Bowie State 23 339 14.7 T. Lynch, Chowan 10 134 13.4 first half, and found an inside game in Smith a three for Shaw to tie the game The Golden Bulls would cut the Shaw the second on their way to a win over at seven. lead to one on two different occasions, REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G division rival Johnson C. Smith 76-70. For the rest of the half, JCSU gained a but after James Otey hit a pair of free T. Haywood, Fayetteville State 10 112 11.2 P. Davis, Winston-Salem State 21 207 9.9 With the win - the Bears’ fifth in a row slight advantage and took a four-point, throws for JCSU to cut the Shaw lead to L. Gamble Johnson C.Smith 8 83 10.4 D. Cox, Lincoln 20 168 8.4 K. Bryant, St. Augustine’s 12 119 9.9 R. Tucker, Elizabeth City State 23 188 8.2 - Shaw remains tied atop the Southern 33-29, advantage into the locker room at 66-65, Tony Smith hit a trey and Jamar B. Wright, Livingstone 9 83 9.2 S. Evans, Fayetteville State 20 159 8.0 Division of the CIAA. the half. Hosier drove a slam dunk home to put K. Buford, Shaw 13 118 9.1 D. Tyree, Chowan 19 143 7.5 Shaw (16-7, 9-5 CIAA, 4-2 Southern The Golden Bulls opened the second the lead at six and send many at Brayboy A. Hardley, St. Paul’s 9 78 8.7 Travis Hyman I. Rassoull, St. Paul’s 20 145 7.3 Alison Sikes Division) and Johnson C. Smith (13-9, half with four quick points, building Gymnasium for the doors. S. Harper, Elizabeth City State 12 98 8.2 J. Herrington, Fayetteville State 19 135 7.1 Junior, Center, Bowie State 9-5 CIAA, 2-5 Southern Division) battled an eight-point lead early. Shaw would Thornhill would hit another three Senior, Guard, St. Augustine’s K. Gill, Elizabeth City State 12 97 8.1 T. Smith, Shaw 21 142 6.8 evenly for the entire game, with the Gold- answer with four unanswered points of to cut the lead to three, but the Golden T. Lynch, St. Paul’s 10 78 7.8 D. Boyd, Johnson C. Smith 20 129 6.5 vs. Chowan (2/8) vs. Lincoln (2/12) en Bulls only able to managed a double- their own to trim the lead back to four. Bulls could get no closer, and free throws vs. FSU (2/5) vs. JCSU (2/12) A. Williams, Shaw 12 88 7.3 M. Reevey, St. Paul’s 20 125 6.3 digit lead once, while Shaw’s lead never With 15:49 left in the game, Darryl from Greg Thomas and Devon Mclen- J. Murray, Livningstone 9 66 7.3 19 pts 32 pts rose above the six points of the final tally. Johnson hit a jumper that cut the JCSU don for Shaw would put the final score 13 pts 24 pts ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G In the first half, Shaw could only hit 11 lead to only one, 39-38, but JCSU would at 76-70. 9 rebs 16 rebs T. Smith, Shaw 21 120 5.7 8 rebs 10 rebs B. Spencer, Shaw 13 60 4.6 of 32 (34.4 percent) field goal attempts, again go on a short scoring run - this one Tony Smith had 22 points to lead the B. McDonald, Virginia Union 18 94 5.2 M. Harrison, Livingstone 9 34 3.8 6 blocks 7 blocks A. Best, Fayetteville State 21 99 4.7 but improved to 56.3 percent (18 of 32) for five points - to push the lead back to Bears while Mclendon had 20 points and 1 assist 2 assists L. Walker, Bowie State 8 28 3.5 0 assist 1 assist T. Parks, Johnson C. Smith 19 76 4.0 in the second. Part of the improvement six points with 15:14 left. 12 rebounds for a double-double. He 2 steals 9 steals A. Sikes, St. Augustine’s 12 40 3.3 M. Cooke, Elizabeth City State 21 81 3.9 in shooting came with finding an inside Over the next seven and a half min- also led the Bears in assists with three. R. Rector, Winston-Salem State 10 33 3.3 Average Stats this week: D. Clark, Bowie State 23 88 3.8 game. Shaw had only 12 points in the utes, JCSU slowly added to their lead Thornhill led all scorers with 23, Average Stats this week: S. Evans, Lincoln (Pa) 9 28 3.1 19.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, G. Leseur, St. Paul’s 18 63 3.5 paint in the first, while they found their until, with 8:28 left in the game, Ronald while Trevin Parks had 16 and Boyd 20.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, R. Jennings, Chowan 10 31 3.1 M. Wells, Winston-Salem State 21 69 3.3 way inside for 24 in the second half. On Thornhill’s three pointer gave the Gold- had 11. Boyd added ten rebounds for J. Robertson, Fayetteville State 10 31 3.1 6.0 assist C. Washington, Virginia State 20 63 3.2 4.3 steals K. Gill, Elizabeth City State 12 34 2.8 A. Jackson, Winston-Salem State 20 62 3.1 the evening, the Bears held the Golden en Bulls a ten-point lead. a double-double of his own. Parks had B. Torain, St. Augustine’s 12 33 2.8 Bulls to only 18 points in the paint. Over five minutes would go by before eight assists to pace the Golden Bulls. From the start, the game was a close Johnson C. Smith scored again and in that —shawbears.com one. While JCSU built an early five-point time Shaw reeled off 13 points and built a THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 BASKETBALL REVIEW 3

MEAC MEAC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 Young Aggies Step Up WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL W L W L GREENSBORO—Youth can be un- season, finished with 27 points on seven W L W L 1. Hampton 9 3 19 6 predictable. Fortunately, for the North 3-pointers on Monday. But after hitting 1. Hampton 11 1 19 6 Carolina A&T men’s basketball team, the 7 of his first 9 threes, he missed his last 2. Bethune-Cookman 9 3 15 11 2. Morgan State 8 3 14 10 unpredictability has been a good thing. three. Standout forward Darrion Pellum 3. Morgan State 8 3 12 10 For the second straight game, an un- was just 1-for-8 from 3-point range. 3. Florida A&M 8 4 13 11 4. Coppin State 7 4 12 12 sung hero stepped to the forefront to “They’re going to hit shots,” said Eaves. 4. North Carolina A&T 7 5 11 12 5. North Carolina A&T 7 5 12 14 lead the Aggies to a win. On Saturday, it “But we kept them off the free throw line, 5. Howard 7 5 11 15 was sophomore DaMetrius Upchruch. and we kept them perimeter. That’s our 6. Florida A&M 6 6 11 14 6. Coppin State 6 5 9 14 Monday night, it was freshman reserve game plan. If they go out and hit 50 per- 7. Delaware State 6 6 8 16 point guard Jeremy Underwood. The cent of their 3-point shots they’re going 7. Bethune-Cookman 5 6 12 11 8. Norfolk State 5 7 9 15 Washington, D.C., native finished with to beat us. But if they miss shots, and we 8. Maryland-Eastern Shore 5 6 8 16 9. Maryland-Eastern Shore 3 9 6 19 a season-high 16 points, four assists, no protect the interior and rebound the ball, 9. South Carolina State 3 9 7 15 turnovers and three steals to lead the Ag- we’ll have a chance to win even with a 10. Howard 3 9 5 20 10. Delaware State 3 9 7 17 gies to a 74-63 win over conference-lead- player playing that well.” 11. South Carolina State 2 10 6 19 er Hampton at Corbett Sports Center. Morgan’s final 3-pointer came at the 11. Norfolk State 1 11 8 14 The win puts the Aggies (12-14, 7-5) 9:50 mark of the second half. It gave the North Carolina Central 6 3 11 11 back into the conference race, two games NC A&T SPORTS INFORMATION Pirates a 50-47 lead. The Aggies went on Savannah State 3 4 12 10 Savannah State 0 1 8 18 behind the Pirates and Bethune-Cookman. Adrian Powell (left) and the Aggies Defense held a 10-0 run, hitting seven free throws dur- North Carolina Central 2 11 4 21 North Carolina Central and Savannah State will play games against MEAC opponents but they will not count against their records and neither “Jeremy Underwood stepped up big,” Darrion Pellum (right) to 4-for-16 shooting. ing the run, to take a seven-point lead 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. said N.C. A&T head coach Jerry Eaves. “We It has worked thus far. For the second with five minutes to play. team will compete for a conference championship. needed something in the second half be- straight game, the Aggies took a lead late Two Charles Funches free throws cut cause we weren’t finishing strong. Jeremy and were able to sustain it. Thomas Cole- the lead down to five before the Aggies MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 really gave us the lift that we needed to do man had another double-double with 14 implored their knockout punches. Cole- SCORING Gms Total Avg/G this because we’re just so young. We have points and 13 rebounds, and the Aggies man’s follow-up dunk gave N.C. A&T a SCORING Gms Total Avg/G C.J. Wilkerson, North Carolina Central 22 431 19.6 to learn that we are the better team from out-rebounded the Pirates 45-35. 61-52 lead. After a Hampton free throw, T. McKelton, Florida A&M 13 239 17.5 C.J. Reed, Bethune Cookman 25 463 18.5 S. Doyle, Howard 14 243 17.3 L. Clement, North Carolina Central 22 407 18.5 beginning to finish. I give Jeremy credit “One win doesn’t change who we are,” Adrian Powell’s runner gave the Aggies a A. Bennett, Florida A&M 13 180 16.2 D. Pellum, Hampton 23 412 17.9 for giving us the emotion we needed.” said Eaves. “We’re still a team playing with 10-point lead. E. Kalu, Savannah State 22 328 14.9 T. Coleman, North Carolina A&T 24 416 17.3 N.C. A&T is getting a lot of passion one junior, one senior and the rest are Underwood made it official with a D. Fountaine, Savannah State 21 294 14.0 H. Haley, Maryland-Eastern Shore 24 406 16.9 from its bench. On Saturday, the Aggies freshmen and sophomores. But I believe three that put the Aggies ahead 66-53 J. Sams, North Carolina A&T 9 145 13.9 J. Shuler, Savannah State 24 405 16.9 J. Nwachukwu, North Carolina Central 23 307 13.3 K. O’Quinn, Norfolk State 23 372 16.2 outscored Howard’s bench 24-2. Monday as long as we are out-rebounding our op- with two minutes remaining. The Pirates J. Elum, Bethune Cookman 13 163 13.2 K. Morgan, Hampton 24 371 15.5 night, Hampton’s bench was outscored ponents, we’ve got a chance to win.” dropped to 19-6 overall and 9-3 in the Q. Perry, Hampton 14 211 13.2 D. Jackson, Morgan State 21 316 15.0 32-4. Eaves extended his bench to help Once Hampton’s Kwame Morgan conference. J. Berry, North Carolina A&T 11 83 13.2 with rebounding and keeping players cooled, the Aggies opportunity to win —hamptonpirates.com REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G fresh, so the Aggies can hold on to sec- became a lot better. Morgan, who had REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G T. Coleman, North Carolina A&T 24 262 10.9 Q. Perry, Hampton 23 208 9.0 K. O’Quinn, Norfolk State 23 241 10.5 ond-half leads. 36 points against the Aggies earlier this J. Nwachukwu, North Carolina Central 23 203 8.8 K. Thompson, Morgan State 21 180 8.6 S. Doyle, Howard 25 214 8.6 A. Stevens, Florida A&M 24 190 7.9 A. Bennett, Florida A&M 23 191 8.3 C. Funches, Hampton 24 189 7.9 Q. Donald, Florida A&M 23 187 8.1 Kyle O’Quinn T. Hines, Maryland-Eastern Shore 24 179 7.5 Lady Aggies Home Win Streak Snapped Jericka Jenkins B. Washington, Delaware State 23 182 7.9 Junior, Center, Norfolk State M. Phillips, Howard 24 176 7.3 Junior, Guard, Hampton J. Sams, North Carolina A&T 19 143 7.5 N. Chasten, North Carolina Central 22 161 7.3 GREENSBORO—The Lady Pirates swept the season series with North Caro- MEAC) opened the game with a 4-0 lead, L. Carter, Coppin State 22 165 7.5 vs. Del State (2/7) vs. Hampton (2/12) A. Starling, Coppin State 24 169 7.0 picked up their seventh straight win on lina A&T since 2005. the Lady Pirates went on a 13-2 run, vs. NC Central (2/7) vs. Norfolk St. (2/12) T. Davis, Morgan State 23 164 7.1 J. Smith, Savannah State 24 162 6.8 Monday, defeating North Carolina A&T Junior guard Choicetta McMillian led punctuated at the 14:00 mark by a Mc- S. Bolden, Bethune-Cookman 23 157 6.8 21 pts 17 pts 74-66 at the Corbett Sports Center in four Lady Pirates in double figures with a Millian layup. She would add a layup at 17 pts 22 pts ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G front of a national ESPNU audience. career-high 22 points on 5-for-11 3-point the 7:43 mark to put the Lady Pirates up 14 rebs 11 rebs J. Threatt, Delaware State 23 142 6.2 5 rebs 0 rebs J. Jenkins, Hampton 20 142 7.1 With the win, the Lady Pirates (19-6, shooting. Junior guard Jericka Jenkins 28-11, their largest lead of the first half. assists assists K. White, Maryland-Eastern Shore 24 123 5.1 assist assist T. Knotts, South Carolina State 17 72 4.2 2 0 A. Pauline, Norfolk State 22 110 5.0 11-1 MEAC) snapped North Carolina scored 15 points to go along with a team- Jaquayla Berry led the way with 26 11 9 M. Simms, Florida A&M 22 83 3.8 2 blocks 4 blocks C.J. Reed, Bethune Cookman 25 114 4.6 A&T’s 30-game home conference win- high five assists, while sophomore- for points, while Scott added 11 points and 1 steal 4 steals C. Curley-Payne, Howard 25 90 3.6 J. Leemow, North Carolina Central 22 96 4.4 J. Berry, North Carolina A&T 19 62 3.3 ning streak and came within one win ward Keiara Avant added 14 points and King poured in 10 points to go along Average Stats this week: B. Tunnell, Hampton 24 99 4.1 Average Stats this week: J. Daniels, Bethune-Cookman 23 74 3.2 P. Blackmon, Savannah State 24 91 3.8 of their second straight 20-win season. junior forward Melanie Warner scored 13 with 10 rebounds. D. Harmon, Delaware State 23 72 3.1 19.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, K. Riley, Howard 18 62 3.4 Hampton went 20-12 last season. points. —meacsports.com 19.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, R. Trice, Norfolk State 17 52 3.1 3.0 blocks M. Hill, North Carolina A&T 25 85 3.4 It also marked the first time Hampton After the Lady Aggies (11-12, 7-5 10.0 assists C. Long, Savannah State 22 62 2.8 T. Williams, South Carolina State 24 81 3.4 E. Kalu, Savannah State 22 61 2.8 THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 BASKETBALL REVIEW 4 SIAC Lady Rams Take First Place SIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 ALBANY, GA­—Good things come to off 22 points for ASU. “Our coach told CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL W L W L those who wait. us that nobody deserves a loss on their W L W L 1. Stillman 16 4 17 5 Just ask the Albany State women’s bas- home floor so we went out and tried our 1. Albany State 15 4 16 9 ketball team, which had to wait a little hardest and got the win.” 2. Benedict 17 4 17 6 2. Fort Valley State 14 5 16 9 over a month to get another crack at Quinette Johnson chipped in with 17 3. Tuskegee 14 5 14 7 Fort Valley State after the Lady Wildcats points for ASU, while Yasheeka Jones led 3. Miles 12 5 15 6 4. Clark Atlanta 12 6 13 7 handed the Lady Rams their first confer- FVSU in scoring with 24 points. 4. Tuskegee 12 5 14 7 5. Kentucky State 11 7 12 8 ence loss (74-69) in early January. After trailing early (6-12), the Lady 5. Benedict 13 7 15 9 So when the time finally came for ASU Ram offense came to life and Alexan- 6. Morehouse 9 9 9 11 6. Kentucky State 10 8 13 9 to take the court against one of its fierce der was at the center of it as she started 7. Paine 8 13 9 14 rivals, the Lady Rams did not hold any- raining threes, bringing the pack home- 7. Stillman 10 8 12 9 8. Claflin 8 14 9 15 thing back, especially Kourtney Alexan- coming crowd at HPER to its feet. After 8. Claflin 6 13 8 15 9. LeMoyne-Owen 7 13 9 16 der who scored a career-high 35 points, capturing its first lead (17-15) with 14:17 9. Clark Atlanta 5 11 7 13 as ASU soundly defeated FVSU, 82-69, remaining, ASU never looked back as it 10. Albany State 7 14 7 18 10. LeMoyne-Owen 6 14 7 17 Saturday night. pushed its lead to as many as 14 points 11. Fort Valley State 8 13 8 17 “We needed this win,” ASU coach Rob- Kourtney Alexander scored a career-high 35 points in before going into halftime up 46-32. 11. Lane 5 12 5 14 12. Miles 6 13 8 13 ert Skinner said of the victory, which pro- Albany State’s win against Fort Valley State. In the second half it was more of the 12. Paine 2 17 3 20 13. Lane 4 13 5 13 pelled into sole possession of No. 1 in the same for the Lady Rams as they increased SIAC. SIAC) sole possession of the No. 1 spot in the pace of the game, which led to a num- Skinner than added: “This is what we the conference, while FVSU (15-9, 13-5) ber of fastbreak buckets. have been waiting for, a chance to get an drops to the second spot. “We got to play much harder next MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 opportunity to get Fort Valley back in Al- “I was determined that (Saturday) week,” said Skinner of his team’s upcom- SCORING Gms Total Avg/G bany and it feels good and we are really I was going to pick up the slack,” said ing final three conference games on the SCORING Gms Total Avg/G E. Salley, Claflin 22 534 24.2 pleased with the win (Saturday night).” Alexander, who hit six 3-pointers in the road. “We’ve got to win these games.” C. Hicks, Clark Atlanta 19 391 20.6 L. Sears, Stillman 19 387 20.4 N. Davis, Claflin 21 347 16.5 N. Lane, Clark Atlanta 17 339 19.9 The win gives ASU (15-9, 14-4 in the first half and by intermission had ran —albanyherald.com K. Alexander, Albany State 23 330 14.3 T. Johnson, Kentucky State 20 349 17.5 J. McKinnis, Stillman 17 240 14.1 A.J. Nance, LeMoyne-Owen 23 383 16.7 K. Evans, Fort Valley State 21 266 12.7 R. Anderson, Stillman 19 313 16.5 L. Barron, Claflin 22 270 12.3 G. Lott, Lane 18 293 16.3 T. Charles, Miles 21 246 11.7 M. Goode, Benedict 17 272 16.0 Fort Valley State Top Paine S. Wilkerson, Albany State 23 269 11.7 D. Brown, Clark Atlanta 17 253 14.9 A. Holmes, Paine 18 210 11.7 R. Barnes, Miles 18 266 14.8 COLUMBIA­—The start of tonight’s attempts (35%) while the Lions shot 45% With less than four minutes left in the N. Eze, Tuskegee 20 231 11.6 REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G game found the Wildcats trying to over- from the floor (14 of 31). game, FVSU clung to a 67-65 lead. The REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G M. Goode, Benedict 17 182 10.7 come a two-game losing streak. With a Jeremy Sledge got things started in the Lions tied the game at 67 points each A. McPhail, Paine 21 226 10.8 K. Johnson, Stillman 19 170 8.9 win earlier in the season against the Li- second half with a three point jump shot with 3:09 remaining and took a 69-67 S. Thomas, Miles 21 204 9.7 A. Ragsdale, Tuskegee 20 160 8.0 J. Birdsong, Fort Valley State 23 205 8.9 ons, a repeat performance by the Wild- to cut the Lion lead to 41-35. That was lead after a Wildcat foul and two Lion E. Uwadiae-Odigie, Claflin 21 167 8.0 B. Jackson, Benedict 22 187 8.5 G. Green, Paine 16 125 7.8 cats in tonight’s game could prove to be followed by penetration and a lay up by free throws. With 1:26 left, Shaw hit two J. McKinnis, Stillman 17 142 8.4 LeJay Sears D. Brandon, Fort Valley State 24 185 7.7 a momentum builder for FVSU as teams Martavius Orr to cut the lead even fur- free throws and FVSU was on top 70-69. Alexander Starling L. Barron, Claflin 22 183 8.3 A. Nelson, Tuskegee 20 147 7.4 start to look ahead to the SIAC Tourna- ther, 41-37. After a Lion basket, Sledge With :39 left, Orr made an assist pass to U. Barnes, Benedict 21 172 8.2 N. Lane, Clark Atlanta 17 120 7.1 B. Jones, Claflin 22 173 7.9 Senior, Forward, Stillman ment in early March. nailed jump shot followed by a Brandon Shaw who converted the lay up and the Senior, Forward, Bethune Cookman T. Johnson, Kentucky State 20 139 7.0 N. Eze, Tuskegee 20 145 7.3 vs. Paine (12/15) A. Somerville, Kentucky State 20 136 6.8 The game’s early action tilted toward Davey jumper and the deficit was just FVSU lead was up to 72-69. The Lions vs. Baylor (12/15) vs. Akron (12/17) K. Morgan, Kentucky State 22 158 7.2 K. Smith, Kentucky State 20 135 6.8 the Wildcats. Taking an 8-4 lead, the two points, 43-41. After a steal by Orr, got a basket with nine seconds left to 29 pts Wildcats appeared poised to quiet the Detrius McCall got free for a lay up and make it a 72-71 game. 6 pts 19 pts ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G partisan crowd. With 7:40 left in the the game was tied at 43 points each. The game hinged on the Wildcat pos- 11 rebs X. Collier, Benedict 22 131 6.0 10 rebs 9 rebs S. Wilkerson, Albany State 23 105 4.6 half, the four point lead held at 19-15. With 15:09 left, Sledge canned another session after a time out. Shaw was fouled assists R. Anderson, Stillman 19 85 4.5 assist assist J. Prince-Coleman, Clark Atlanta 16 72 4.5 2 O. Martavius, Fort Valley State 23 98 4.3 The game was tied at 21 points with three-pointer from the left corner and on the inbound play and went to the line 1 1 A. Orphey, Miles 21 87 4.1 2 steals A. Greer, Benedict 22 77 3.5 6:15 left. At 4:27 remaining, the teams FVSU led 46-43. With 12:16 left, the Wild- for two free throws. He sank them both 0 block 1 block J. Hazley, Stillman 15 58 3.9 D. McKinnie, LeMoyne-Owen 23 77 3.3 B. Goodwin, Claflin 22 85 3.9 were still tied; this time 25 points each. cats extended their lead to 54-48 after a and FVSU came away with 74-71 win. Average Stats this week: E. Salley, Claflin 22 73 3.3 Average Stats this week: B. Williams, Benedict 22 79 3.6 J. Hines, Albany State 21 69 3.3 That changed after an 8-2 scoring run Davey lay up which forced a Lion time out. The win snapped the two-game losing R. Ward, Kentucky State 22 66 3.0 29.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, A. Rich, Kentucky State 15 48 3.2 by the Lions gave them a 33-27 lead and With 8:51 left, the game was tied once steak and takes the Wildcats to 8-17 over- 12.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, T. Martin, Tuskegee 20 60 3.0 2.0 assist D. Lofland, Fort Valley State 24 68 2.8 forced a Wildcat time out with 2:39 re- again (57-57). Davey rattled a jump shot all and 8-13 in conference play. 1.0 assist A. Dorton, Tuskegee 19 54 2.8 L. Riley, Stillman 19 53 2.8 S. Thomas, Miles 21 50 2.4 A. Burch, Clark Atlanta 19 53 2.8 maining. The Lions would ride that mo- with 8:21 left to put the Wildcats up 59- Reservist LaRon Shaw led the Wildcats L. Sears, Stillman 19 53 2.9 mentum into the intermission and take a 57. After a miss on the Lion end of the in scoring with 17 points. Orr finished 41-32 lead into the locker room. floor, LaRon Shaw got free under the 14 points and Sledge contributed 13 In the game’s first 20 minutes, the basket for a lay up and was fouled. He points. Wildcats converted nine of 26 field goal converted both and FVSU now led 62-57. —fvsusports.com THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 BASKETBALL REVIEW 5

SWAC SWAC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 Tigers Take 2-Game Lead WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS As of February 15, 2011 CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL W L W L W L W L 1. Texas Southern 11 1 13 10 1. Southern 12 1 15 8 2. Jackson State 10 3 14 11 2. Prairie View A&M 9 3 13 10 3. Mississippi Valley State 10 3 11 15 3. Alabama A&M 8 4 12 10 4. Alabama A&M 7 5 10 11 4. Alcorn State 8 5 9 13 5. Alabama State 6 6 9 16 5. Grambling State 7 6 11 13 6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 7 6 19 6. Missisippi Valley State 7 6 9 15 7. Grambling State 4 9 6 19 7. Jackson State 6 7 7 15 8. Prairie View A&M 3 9 6 19 8. Alabama State 3 9 6 17 9. Southern 3 10 4 21 9. Texas Southern 2 10 4 19 10. Alcorn State 3 10 3 20 10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 12 1 23

MEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE LEADERS As of February 13, 2011

SCORING Gms Total Avg/G SCORING Gms Total Avg/G M. Baker, Alcorn State 22 363 16.5 T. Jackson, Alabama State 23 431 18.7 J. Bush, Jackson State 24 370 15.4 W. Tobar, Alabama A&M 22 399 18.1 J. Patton, Grambling State 24 341 14.2 K. Ruffin, Alcorn State 21 351 16.7 T. Hanson, Jackson State 24 339 14.1 C. Crumbly, Alcorn State 19 279 14.7 L. Johnson-Danner, Texas Southern 22 301 13.7 H. Kador, Southern 22 282 12.8 T. Simpson, Prairie View A&M 24 322 13.4 G. Rosiji, Texas Southern 22 274 12.5 D. Jackson, Mississippi Valley State 25 318 12.7 The Texas Southern Tigers are ranked in the top 2 in 8 different statistical categories in the SWAC including field goad percentage (42.9%), which leads the conference. S. Soliz, Prairie View A&M 22 272 12.4 J. Ingram, Southern 23 283 12.3 J. Abrams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21 258 12.3 A. Smith, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24 295 12.3 GRAMBLING, LA—Harrison Smith for the ninth time on a 3-pointer by Yon- Grambling State was 18 of 53. N. Strickland, Texas Southern 22 269 12.2 K. Galloway, Texas Southern 22 258 11.7 made a layup with 3 seconds left to give darius Johnson with 3:41 left. Daniel King scored 11 points and D. Smith, Prairie View A&M 20 239 12.0 S. Townsend, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 199 12.4 Texas Southern a 51-49 win over Gram- Both teams then went 0 for 3 each Travele Jones 10 for Texas Southern, REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G REBOUNDING Gms Total Avg/G bling State on Monday night. from the field in the next 3:37, before which won its fifth straight and its 11th T. Jackson, Alabama State 23 266 11.6 J. Patton, Grambling State 24 183 7.6 Texas Southern (13-10, 11-1 South- Smith’s basket. game in the last 12. F. Allen, Southern 22 166 7.5 G. Rosiji, Texas Southern 22 157 7.1 K. Galloway, Texas Southern 22 153 7.0 western Athletic Conference) led 49-44 In a game that featured 10 lead chang- Feurtado and Johnson finished with J. Holmes, Mississippi Valley State 24 154 6.4 L. Williams, Prairie View A&M 22 143 6.5 J. Ingram, Southern 23 131 5.7 with 4:46 to go, before being outscored es, Texas Southern made just two more 13 each for Grambling State. S. Anderson, Grambling State 23 148 6.4 Grant Maxey D. Tabb, Alabama A&M 19 108 5.7 5-0. Grambling State (6-19, 5-8) got a field goals than Grambling State. Texas —fresnobee.com Hannah Kador S. Breedlove, Alcorn State 21 135 6.4 D. King, Texas Southern 22 124 5.6 jumper from Lance Feurtado, and tied it Southern was 20 of 48 shooting, while J. Abrams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21 134 6.4 Senior, Forward, Jackson State D. Dixon, Jackson State 24 126 5.3 Senior, Guard, Southern A. Hardy-Fuller, Jackson State 21 132 6.3 I. White, Alabama State 25 131 5.2 W. Tobar, Alabama A&M 22 134 6.1 vs. Alcorn St. (2/5) vs. Southern (2/7) O. Smith, Misissippy Valley State 25 129 5.2 vs. Grambling (2/5) vs. Jackson St. (2/7) K. Smith, Mississippi Valley State 23 139 6.0 D. Broughton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20 101 5.1 13 pts 20 pts Lady Jaguars Win 10 Straight 25 pts 17 pts ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G ASSISTS Gms Total Avg/G 4 rebs 14 rebs K. Galloway, Texas Southern 22 134 6.1 ITTA BENA, MS­—The Southern Jag- Tied 49-49 after regulation, Southern 7 rebs 2 rebs K. Smith, Mississippi Valley State 23 95 4.1 uars extended their winning streak to 10 built a five-point lead early in the first assist assist R. Melvin, Jackson State 23 92 4.0 assist assist R. Jones, Jackson State 21 75 3.6 1 1 J. Grace, Southern 19 70 3.7 games on Monday night, as they held off overtime before MVSU fought back into 4 0 W. Tobar, Alabama A&M 22 70 3.2 1 steal 1 steal B. White, Southern 24 84 3.5 a feisty Mississippi Valley State Devilette the contest using free throws. In the sec- 4 steals 1 steal T. Wadlington, Alabama State 23 73 3.2 J. Crutcher, Alabama A&M 21 63 3.0 I. Smith, Alcorn State 21 66 3.1 Average Stats this week: M. Griffin, Prarie View A&M 19 56 2.9 basketball team in route to a 70-61 in ond overtime, Southern pushed the lead Average Stats this week: J. Cannon, Texas Southern 22 67 3.0 K. Burwell, Mississippi Valley State 25 73 2.9 double overtime win in Itta Bena, Miss. to as much as 11, a deficit that MVSU R. Dobbins, Grambling State 18 51 2.8 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, R. Rose, Grambling State 23 63 2.7 For Southern (15-8, 12-1 SWAC), Han- could not rebound from. 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, T. Robinson, Prairie View A&M 21 58 2.8 1.0 assist A. Smith, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24 63 2.6 nah Kador had 29 points and seven re- In the game, Southern shot 38.8 per- 2.5 steals S. Highgate, Texas Southern 22 60 2.7 T. Simpson, Prairie View A&M 24 62 2.6 L. Slaton, Prairie View A&M 23 60 2.6 bounds while Freda Allen had 10 points, cent from the floor (6-12 in the extra 13 rebounds and four blocks. Ashley Au- periods) while MVSU was held to 22.4 gerson added 13 points and three steals percent shooting (2-13 in the combined off the bench. Jamie Floyd added six Hannah Kador had 29 points and 7 in Monday’s win. overtimes). Both teams managed 52 points and six rebounds. rebounds and both teams had 28 turn- For Mississippi Valley State (9-15, 7-6 overtime. De’Kisha Fondon tallied 11 overs. SWAC), Alia Frank had team highs of points, seven rebounds and four steals With the win, Southern sweeps the sea- 26 points and nine rebounds with three while Khristina Clemons added nine son series from Mississippi Valley State. steals before fouling out in the second points and eight rebounds. —gojagsports.cstv.com THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 NAIA/INDEPENDENT BASKETBALL 6

NAIA Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (Men’s) Conference All Games Xavier Drops In Polls; Firebirds Get Shocked W L PCT W L PCT Xavier 3 1 .750 23 3 .885 Tougaloo 3 1 .750 20 4 .833 NEW ORLEANS—A loss to another Tougaloo 70, three point arc, while Spelman hit 44.4 SUNO 3 2 .600 8 11 .421 Edward Waters 1 1 .500 8 16 .333 ranked team from the Gulf Coast Ath- Spring Hill 47 percent (4-of-9) in the first half. The Jag- Fisk 1 3 .250 2 25 .074 letic Conference caused Xavier University TOUGALOO, MS­—The Tougaloo Col- uars also outscored the Lady Hawks 12-0 Dillard 1 4 .200 6 14 .300 of Louisiana to drop from 10th to 13th lege Men’s Basketball team hosted for- from bench points. Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (Women’s) in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball mer GCAC opponent Spring Hill College Spelman opened the game with five Conference All Games Coaches’ Top 25 announced Monday. here in the Dawg Pound for Valentine’s consecutive points holding the Lady W L PCT W L PCT Xavier 4 0 1.000 22 5 .815 The Gold Rush, a 91-77 loser Saturday Day. The #19 ranked Bulldogs defeated Hawks scoreless until the 15:47 mark. Edward Waters 2 0 1.000 11 18 .379 at Tougaloo, lost ground in the rankings the Badgers with ease 70-47. Senior Ashton Salter’s layup started SUNO 3 2 1.000 18 2 .900 Dillard 2 3 .000 11 14 .440 for the first time in five weeks. Tougaloo Coming off a 91-77 win over then Huntingdon’s 6-0 run before taking a Tougaloo 1 3 .000 8 14 .364 took advantage of the victory, its 12th in ranked #10 Xavier University and mov- one point lead. A pair of free throws by Fisk 0 4 .000 5 19 .208 13 games, and climbed to its highest po- ing up in the rankings to #19, the Bull- Spelman’s Shanda Kennedy regained Red River Athletic Conference (Men’s) sition of the season, 19th. dogs came out focused and ready to play. their second lead of the half, 7-6. Conference All Games Xavier’s other game last week was a 65- The Bulldogs would take an early lead The Jaguars scored 10 straight points, W L PCT W L PCT Texas Wesleyan 16 1 .941 23 2 .920 54 victory at Spring Hill. over the Badgers, but the Badgers would 15-6, before Toole’s jumper in the paint LSU-Shreveport 16 2 .889 23 2 .920 Xavier’s ranking is its lowest since Jan. fight back, but it would not be enough put a halt in the scoreless streak for Texas College 14 3 .824 15 8 .652 Paul Quinn 11 7 .611 16 10 .615 10, but the Gold Rush have not been any to hold the Bulldogs down and the Bull- Huntingdon. The Lady Hawks contin- Our Lady of the Lake 11 7 .611 15 10 .600 lower in the eight regular-season polls. dogs would take a 33-24 halftime lead. ued to struggle scoring in the first half Wiley 9 9 .500 13 13 .500 XU was 20th in the preseason. In the second half, the Bulldogs would (30.8 percent), while the Jaguars shot Jarvis Christian 7 9 .438 10 15 .400 Southwest 6 12 .333 11 14 .440 The XU men (23-3) will play their fi- go and finish off the Badgers, outscoring 44.4 percent from the field in the open- SW Assemblies of God 6 12 .333 8 15 .348 nal regular-season road game Thursday them 37-23 in the half and cruising to a ing period. Bacone 5 11 .313 10 13 .435 Langston 2 15 .118 2 20 .091 at Mobile, then close with three straight 70-47 win. The Bulldogs shot 47.5% from Spelman’s sophomore Tiana Welch Huston-Tillotson 1 16 .059 1 25 .038 games at The Barn, beginning with the field, 35.3% from the three point line, nailed a 3-pointer giving the Jaguars a Red River Athletic Conference (Women’s) GCAC, HBCU and city rival SUNO at 7 and 60% from the charity stripe. 10 point lead, 24-14, with 5:30 remain- Conference All Games p.m. Saturday. Leading the Bulldogs was Marquise ing. The Jaguars added to the margin up W L PCT W L PCT Robert Morris (Chicago) is No. 1 for Mems with 24 points. Juan Gray tacked 33-19 with under two minutes to play. Langston 16 1 .941 21 4 .840 Texas Wesleyan 13 4 .765 21 4 .840 the fourth straight week, again edging UDC’s Brandon Herbert led the Firebirds with 16 points in their loss to Washington Adventist. in 15 points and Mario Luckett chipped LaTerial Williams scored four straight SW Assemblies of God 13 5 .722 18 8 .692 Concordia (Calif.) by three points for in 12 points. cutting the Jaguars intermission lead to Our Lady of the Lake 12 6 .667 16 8 .667 LSU-Shreveport 11 7 .611 14 10 .583 the top spot. There are four teams in the “Just keep working hard, just stay fo- in the first half as the up-tempo game down significantly as they only shot 33 10 points, 33-23. Bacone 9 7 .563 15 7 .682 top 25 that weren’t there last week: McK- cused and keep winning. Winning takes kept the spectators attention. Two Fire- percent (23-69) from the field for the Spelman 70, In the second half, Huntingdon cut Texas College 7 9 .438 15 9 .625 Huston-Tillotson 7 10 .412 8 16 .333 endree, Emmanuel (Ga.), Westminster care of everything. Everybody knows the birds were in double figures during the game, 13 percent (2-16) from beyond the Huntingdon 59 the margin to 36-30 by outscoring the Jarvis Christian 5 11 .313 9 12 .429 (Utah) and St. Catharine. McKendree is formula, but making it happen is much game. Junior guard Brandon Herbert arc, but a solid 79 percent ( 11-14) from MONTGOMERY—Huntingdon Col- Jaguars 7-3 in the first three minutes. Southwest 5 13 .278 7 17 .292 in the top 25 for the first time since be- more difficult. It’s never easy, especially (Sociology- Baltimore, MD) led the Fire- the charity stripe. The Shock shot 38 per- lege’s women’s basketball team dropped Spelman’s Shereva Lewis’ 3-pointer ex- Wiley 4 14 .222 7 18 .280 Paul Quinn 1 16 .059 4 22 .154 ing No. 8 in the preseason, and the other on the road.” birds scoring with 16 points 2 rebounds cent (27-72) from the field, 27 percent (6- a critical Great South Athletic Confer- tended their lead to nine points, before three were there in January.. Xavier made the biggest move in either 1 assist and 1 steal. Junior guard Nigel 22) from beyond the arc and 63 percent ence match, 67-56, to Spelman College Toole’s layup trimmed the Jaguars ad- HBCUs in other Conferences Second half action saw the Shock in- direction. No once else climbed or fell Munson (Graphic Design-Washington, (10-16) from the free-throw line. on Tuesday evening in Roland Arena. vantage down to 39-32. Spelman (Great South) Women’s: 8-14 Overall, 5-9 Conference crease their lead and extend it by as many more than two spots. The top 25 con- DC) added 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 Four members of the Shock were in Junior LaTerial Williams paced the The Jaguars continued hitting 3-point- as 14 points, they shot 40 percent (14-35) tains the same teams as last week, and assist. double figures, led by Eric Peguero with Lady Hawks (9-15, 4-9 GSAC) with 16 ers converting on two straight to go up Lincoln (Mo.) (Heartland) from the field to the Firebird’s 21 percent the top two — Union (Tenn.) and Okla- In the first half, the Firebirds shot 44 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 points in the conference loss to Spelman. 45-32 with 13:00 left. Senior Chalise Men’s: 2-20 Overall, 0-18 Conference Women’s: 2-20 Overall, 1-17 Conference (7-33). homa City — and the final nine are in the percent (15-36) from the field, 25 percent steal. Jamie Newton scored 15 points, Junior Whitney Toole followed with Hopkins’ layup with 8:14 remaining cut One week after reaching its highest po- same positions as a week ago. (2-8) from beyond the arc and 100 per- grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 8 assists a double-double, 13 points and 13 re- the Jaguars margin below double digits, Tennessee State (Ohio Valley) Men’s: 11-15 Overall, 8-8 Conference sition in six years in the NAIA Division cent (3-3) from the charity stripe as they and made 1 steal, while Branden Wash- bounds, while senior Chalise Hopkins 50-41, for the first time since 14:56 in the Women’s: 7-18 Overall, 3-11 Conference I Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25, Washington Adventist 70, went into the break trailing 37-39. The ington posted a double-double of 11 also recorded a double-double with 11 second period. Cheyney (Pa.) (Pennsylvania State) Xavier University of Louisiana took its UDC 59 Shock shot 35 percent (13-17) from the points, 16 rebounds. Antonio Ortega points and 10 boards in the loss. Huntingdon trimmed the Jaguars lead Men’s: 15-7 Overall, 5-5 Conference biggest drop of the season Monday. TAKOMA PARK, MD— In an exciting field, 31 percent (4-13) from beyond the chipped in 10 points and pulled down 4 Spelman (8-14, 5-9 GSAC) outshot to six, 55-49, after senior LaTarial Wil- Women’s: 6-16 Overall, 2-8 Conference The Gold Nuggets (22-5) are 16th after game, the University of the District of arc and 82 percent (9-11) from the three- boards. Huntingdon 40.7 percent (22-of-54) to liams’ 3-pointer followed by, sister, LaT- Bluefield State (WVIAC) falling four spots. It’s the third time in Columbia Firebirds Men’s Basketball point line as most of the foul calls went The Shock had a large advantage on 29.4 percent (20-of-68) in the conference erial Williams’ layup in the paint. After Men’s: 4-19 Overall, 4-15 Conference the five weeks that they’ve landed on that Team fell to the Washington Adventist against the Firebirds during the half. the boards, pulling down 60 rebounds win. Despite the loss, Huntingdon held a trailing by eight points with under one Women’s: 3-20 Overall, 2-17 Conference number. University Shock 70-59 today, at the Pit, Second half action saw the Shock in- to the Firebird’s 37, taking advantage 48-47 advantage on the glass while lead- minute remaining, the Lady Hawks cut West Virginia State (WVIAC) Xavier lost 60-51 at William Carey this in Takoma Park, Maryland. Adventist crease their lead and extend it by as many of their second chance opportunities to ing the Jaguars 17-8 on second chance the deficit to five points but Spelman Men’s: 15-7 Overall, 14-4 Conference Women’s: 9-15 Overall, 7-11 Conference past Monday, then roared back Saturday used a balanced scoring attack and re- as 14 points, they shot 40 percent (14-35) score 17 points. The Firebirds held the points. held on with a 67-56 victory. with a 55-32 victory at Tougaloo. bounding to secure the win. from the field to the Firebird’s 21 percent advantage in bench points as they out- Williams led a struggling Lady Hawks’ Spelman was led by Kennedy and UDC (Independent) “It’s a simple formula — just keep win- The fast- paced action saw the lead (7-33). scored the Shock 19 to 8. offense with 11 points in the first peri- Welch each with a game-high 17 points. Men’s: 8-14 Overall Women’s: 15-7 Overall ning,” Xavier Coach Bo Browder said. change 4 times and the score tied 5 times The Firebirds shooting percentage was od. Huntingdon was 0-for-6 beyond the THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 FOOTBALL 7

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Broadway Named New Former Winston-Salem State Head Coach Kermit Blount comes to the MEAC to lead Delaware State. Cheyney St. Paul’s Aggies Football Coach Former Widener running backs coach Terry Kevin Grisby had the “interim” title removed and Owens accepted the wide receivers job at is now the head football coach. GREENSBORO­—Director of Athletics At N.C. Central, Broadway won two Cheney University. Earl Hilton has announced the appoint- CIAA Championships, made two NCAA Edward Waters College ment of Rod Broadway to become North Division II playoff appearances and Prairie View A&M Former Bethune-Cookman and Howard Former Bethune-Cookman offensive University offensive coordinator Brad Bernard Two HBCUs have repeated as NCCS National Flag Football Carolina A&T’s new football coach. won 75 percent of his games. He won a coordinator/quarterbacks coach Mark Orlando accepted the head coaching job. Championships! North Carolina A&T and Florida A&M each won their Broadway will become the school’s 18th Black College National Championship at accepted the same position at Prairie View BACK TO second consecutive Championship in January. head football coach. Grambling and NCCU. A&M. Lincoln University (MO) “Mr. Broadway’s record speaks for it- Prior to his tenure at NCCU, Broadway In the Men’s Division, North Carolina A&T defeated UCF 26-7. In the Former Southern University (LA) linebackers Women’s Division, Florida A&M defeated Texas State 26-6 winning their self,” said Hilton. “We are very excited honed his skills on the NCAA football’s Delaware State coach Mike Jones has accepted the head third title in four years. with the new turn North Carolina A&T highest level as the defensive line coach Former Winston-Salem State head coach Kermit coaching job. BACK football took today. We are looking for- at the University of North Carolina Blount has accepted the head coaching job at ward to Mr. Broadway restoring the win- (2001-02), University of Florida (1995- Delaware State. Alabama State ning tradition our fans have become so 00), Duke University (1981-94) and East Wide receivers coach Roger Totten has accustomed to having.” Carolina University (1979-80). Savannah State resigned. Former UAB running backs coach Steve Broadway comes to N.C. A&T with As an assistant coach at North Caro- Davenport has accepted the head coaching job North Carolina Central impressive credentials. He spent four lina, Broadway helped the Tar Heels to a at Savannah State. Five coaches have joined Four coaches from Prairie View A&M have years as the head coach of N.C. Central. No. 15 national ranking in total defense Davenport’s staff at Savannah State. Former followed Henry Frazier to North Carolina After leaving the Eagles’ program he had and an appearance in the Peach Bowl. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Terance Mathis Central. Dwayne Foster(offensive line/assistant a four-year stay at Grambling State Uni- While at Florida, he served as a mem- (offensive coordinator/inside receivers), head coach/recruiting coordinator), Michael versity. Between those two universities, ber of Steve Spurrier’s staff and helped Thomas Balkcom (defensive backs), former Bryant (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), he compiled a combined record of 68-23, the Gators attain four SEC Champion- Edward Waters assistant William Bell (running Roy Jones (tight ends/DFO), and Lamar .750 winning percentage. ships, six bowl appearances and one na- backs), Lakeside HS assistant Greg Lester Manigo (wide receivers) followed Frazier. Four “I’m excited about coming to N.C. tional championship in 1996. (outside receivers/assistant head coach), and coaches from the previous staff have been former Bethune-Cookman assistant C. Angelo retained include Mike McGlinchey (running A&T,” said Broadway. “Their tradition Broadway’s defensive units at Florida Wyatt (linebackers) have all been hired. backs/special teams coordinator), Jamar Harp and fan support is second to none. I’m led the SEC in sacks from 1996-99 with (assistant offensive line/video coordinator), looking forward to the challenge that lies the 1997 team setting a school record for Alcorn State Andre George (assistant defensive backs), before us. If everything I hear about Ag- rush defense with 70.7 yards per game. Former Alabama State offensive coordinator Antoine Rivens (defensive line). John Morgan gie Pride is true, we’re going to win and A 1977 graduate of the University of Melvin Spears has landed the Alcorn State head has been hired as defensive coordinator/ win big here.” North Carolina, Broadway played on the coaching job. Former Grambling defensive defensive backs coach. Mike Mendenhall has Broadway became the head coach at defensive line from 1974-77 and helped coordinator Michael Roach has accepted the been hired as linebackers/assistant special Grambling in 2007. In only his second lead UNC to the 1974 Sun Bowl and the same position under Melvin Spears. Former East teams coach. Mendenhall previously served as year at the helm, he led the Tigers to an 1977 Liberty Bowl. Among the honors Feliciana HS (LA) offensive coordinator Darius a grad assistant at New Mexico. Matthews has accepted the wide receivers/tight 11-2 record and the Southwestern Ath- he earned were the team’s “Outstanding ends job. Former Grambling State quarterback Grambling State letic Conference Championship. His Freshman” in 1974 and “Most Outstand- Bruce Eugene accepted the quarterbacks Grambling has interest in hiring former head Grambling teams were 3-1 against archri- ing Senior” along with All-ACC honors coaching job. Vyron Brown has accepted the coach Doug Williams, who is currently serving val Southern. He posted a 35-12 record at in 1977. offensive coordinator position after joining the as the GM with the Virginia Destroyers (UFL). Grambling. Prairie View A&M staff just recently. THE YARD WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 TWO-MINUTE WARNING 8 MEAC Announces Its 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference were named All-Americans and two announced today the five members of its’ earned NCAA Division II National titles. 2011 Hall of Fame Class that will be hon- He earned MEAC Outstanding Coach ac- ored during a brunch on Friday, March colades 12 times and was the only Head 11, beginning at 9 a.m. at the M.C. Ben- Wrestling Coach from a Historical Black ton, Jr. Convention Center in Winston- College or University (HBCU) to host Salem, North Carolina. a NCAA Eastern wrestling regional in “We are thrilled to recognize another 1984. Phillips was also the Head Coach class of remarkable inductees who have of the Morgan State football team from made a considerable impact to their 1983-84. On the field, Phillips competed communities, institutions and our con- as a member of MSU’s football team ference,” said Dennis E. Thomas, MEAC from 1963-65 and played professionally Commissioner. “I’d like to applaud in the Canadian Football League (CFL) the Hall of Fame Class for all of their for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Phillips achievements both athletically and pro- retired from Morgan State in 2004 after fessionally.” serving for more than 30 years as an as- The Hall of Fame class will be honored sistant professor in the Department of in conjunction with the 2011 MEAC Bas- Health, Physical Education and Recre- ketball Tournament, held March 7-12 at ation. the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. The MEAC Hall of Fame includes for- Sanya Tyler mer student-athletes, coaches, university Howard, Basketball, Head Coach than two dedicates and his contributions were recognized for their accomplish- and/or conference administrators as well Tyler became the Lady Bison’s first will always be remembered, “ said Texas ments. They included 2005 SWAC pitch- as special contributors, who have en- full-time women’s basketball coach in Southern Athletics Director Charles Mc- er of the year Brandon Strickland and riched the legacy of the conference since 1980. Under her tutelage, the Lady Bi- Clelland. “Candy’s loss to the TSU ath- 2007 SWAC freshman of the year and its inception in 1969. Enshrinees were se- son earned five MEAC regular-season letics family will be one that cannot be freshman All-American Kyle Smith (OF). lected by an 11-person committee made titles, nine MEAC tournament titles and replaced.” Other All-SWAC performers include up of administrators from member insti- eclipsed nearly 300 victories. In her first Robinson served as head coach of the Isaac Daniels (P), Herman Coachman tutions. JEFF SINER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER season at the helm, Howard became the Texas Southern baseball team for 19 (1B), JD Stewart (DH), Alph Coleman first MEAC women’s team to partici- years. He joined the the first TSU head (OF) and David Bell (C). Earl Holmes pate in the NCAA Women’s Basketball coach who only coached baseball. He Some of his former Tiger players have Florida A&M, Football Tournament. In addition to the 1982 recorded 332 wins during his career. He been drafted or played in major league Holmes played for the Rattlers from NCAA appearance the Bison earned first two Southwestern Athletic Confer- baseball organizations. They include 1992 to 1995, finishing as the school’s berths in 1996-1998. She was the first ence (SWAC) Championship Titles and Alph Coleman and Donavin Campbell (At- all-time leader in tackles. Holmes, a Former NFL Standout Earl Holmes is currently the Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach of his alma mater, Florida A&M. MEAC women’s basketball coach to have their first two NCAA appearances (2004 lanta Braves), Autumn Riggies (Toronto three-time All-MEAC First Team selec- victories over an Atlantic Coast Confer- & 2008). In the 2004 NCAA Division I Blue Jays), Sonny Garcia (Baltimore Ori- tion, holds the school record with 509 at his alma mater. rebounds. The 1993 MEAC Rookie of sists (497). She led the nation in steals as ence (ACC) opponent (North Carolina Regionals, Robinson and his team de- oles), Delvin Matthews (Milwaukee Brew- total tackles (309 solo). During his se- the Year Stewart earned All-MEAC First a freshman (143), junior (172) and senior State). The eight-time MEAC Outstand- fending NCAA World Series Champion ers), Elliot Gould (San Diego Padres), nior season, he set school marks for solo Stephen Stewart Team honors in 1994 and 1995. He joins (191). The 1995 MEAC Player of the Year ing Coach and 1994 MEAC Coach of Rice Owls. Brandon Stricklen (Houston Astros), tackles (103) and total tackles (171). He Coppin State, Basketball his brother Larry, another former stand- White still holds the NCAA record for to- the Year coached five MEAC Players of Robinson is a two-time SWAC Coach Donald Green (New York Mets) and Lin- captured the NCAA Division I-AA and Stewart guided the Eagles to a 1993 out at Coppin State, who was inducted in tal steals as freshman. The guard earned the Year, seven MEAC Outstanding Per- of the Year (2004 & 2008) and his teams don Bonds (Washington Nationals). Black College All-American honors in MEAC Tournament title and was named the MEAC Hall of Fame in 2005. All-MEAC First Team honors in 1993- formers and was the first coach in MEAC have made 12 conference championship Coach Robinson was a standout pitch- 1994 and 1995. The 1995 MEAC De- the MEAC Tournament Outstand- 1995. She was also a four-time Black history to have a player drafted in the tournament appearances, nine of them er at Grambling, culminating his college fensive Player of the Year and Sheridan ing Performer in his rookie season. He Natalie White College All-America recipient (1992-95). WNBA. Tyler was inducted into Howard consecutive. career with an All-American nod at pitch- Broadcasting Network College Defensive earned back-to-back MEAC Player of the Florida A&M, Basketball White currently serves as an Account Ex- University’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. “I have accomplished a lot at TSU and er in 1965. After his collegiate days, Rob- Player of the Year, Holmes was selected Year honors (1994, 1995) and helped lead White played point guard for the Lady ecutive/Dream Ambassadors Coordina- after 20 years, I am satisfied with what inson was drafted and signed by the Bos- in the fourth round of the 1996 National the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament Rattlers, helping them to two regular tor for the Women’s National Basketball Baseball I’ve done for the program and the uni- ton Red Sox. He played several years in Football League (NFL) draft by the Pitts- in 1993 and the National Invitational season MEAC titles (1994, 1995) and the Association’s (WNBA) Atlanta Dream. The Texas Southern athletics depart- versity. I am most proud of the kids who the major league baseball organization. burgh Steelers. He played 10 seasons Tournament (NIT) in 1995. The forward 1995 MEAC Tournament crown. During ment has loss a colleague, a coach and a have come through the program. Nearly Coach Robinson spent the last two in the NFL as a member of the Steelers scored 19 points against St. Joseph’s in her career, FAMU earned its’ first-ever James Phillips father-figure. TSU former baseball head all of them graduated and are now mak- years at Texas Southern as Director of (1996-2001), Cleveland Browns (2002) the NIT aiding Coppin State in its first- NCAA Tournament bid (1995). White Morgan State, Wrestling, Head Coach coach Candy Robinson died this morn- ing a positive impact in the community. Baseball Operations. He is survived by and Detroit Lions (2003-05) before retir- ever postseason victory. Stewart ranks holds the NCAA Division I record as the Phillips guided the Bears to 13 MEAC ing after a long battle with cancer. That’s real important to me,” said Coach his wife Sara and their two daughters ing. Holmes currently serves as the De- eighth all-time in scoring at Coppin State all-time steals’ leader (624) and is second wrestling championships from 1985- “Coach Robinson has been an integral Robinson. Ariel and Candace. fensive Coordinator/Linebackers coach with 1,393 points and seventh with 546 all-time in the school record books in as- 1994. Under his helm, over 75 wrestlers part of the athletics department for more Through the years, Robinson’s players