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    SWAC Baseball Notes - March 12

    SWAC Baseball Notes – March 12

    • CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS THIS WEEKEND
    Conference play begins for eight of the SWAC’s 10 teams this weekend as the quest to earn a berth in the conference tournament begins.
    Southern begins defense of its title at home vs. Prairie View A&M. Last season, the Jaguars won four of six games vs. the Panthers.
    Alcorn State, last season’s [...]

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    SWAC TOURNAMENT WOMEN: #3 Alabama A&M 66, #6 Alcorn St. 63

    SWAC TOURNAMENT WOMEN: #3 Alabama A&M 66, #6 Alcorn St. 63

    Katrich Williams scored a game-high 27 points and Whiquitta Tobar added 13 as #3 seed Alabama A&M held on to defeat #6 seed Alcorn State 66-63 in a women’s quarterfinal game at the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
    Alabama A&M (16-12) advances to Friday’s noon semifinal vs. #7 seed Alabama State. Alcorn State’s season ends at [...]

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    SWAC Tournament Men: #8 Grambling State 65, #1 Jackson State 57

    SWAC Tournament Men: #8 Grambling State 65, #1 Jackson State 57

    Grambling State pulled off the shocker of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament by knocking off the top-seeded Jackson State Tigers 65-57 in a men’s quarterfinal game.
    The G-Men (7-20) ended a seven-game losing streak in become the first 8th-seeded men’s team to beat the #1 seed in the SWAC Tournament since Alcorn State beat Mississippi Valley [...]

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    SWAC Tournament Women: #1 Southern 64, #8 UAPB 60

    SWAC Tournament Women: #1 Southern 64, #8 UAPB 60

    Hannah Kador’s 20 points led four players in double figures as #1 seed Southern defeated #8 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64-60 in a quarterfinal game of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament.
    Ashley Augerson scored 16 points, Tiffany Foster 12 and Freda Allen 10 points for Southern (21-8), which advances to the semifinals on Friday where it [...]

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    SWAC Tournament Men: #2 UAPB 69, #7 Miss. Valley St. 66

    SWAC Tournament Men: #2 UAPB 69, #7 Miss. Valley St. 66

    Allen Smith scored 16 points and George Davis added 10 off the bench as #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff outlasted Mississippi Valley State 69-66 in a men’s quarterfinal of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
    UAPB (15-15) advances to Friday’s semifinal against the Alabama State – Alabama A&M winner. Mississippi Valley State (9-23) missed a [...]

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    SWAC Tournament Women: #7 Alabama State 50, #2 Prairie View A&M 48

    SWAC Tournament Women: #7 Alabama State 50, #2 Prairie View A&M 48

    Shanice Merritt’s layup with 1:18 to play gave #7 seed Alabama State a 50-48 win over #2 seed Alabama State in the opening game of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
    Alabama State (12-16) advances to Friday’s semifinal where it will play the winner of Alabama A&M-Alcorn State. Prairie View A&M (15-13), was the defending [...]

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    SWAC BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Mar. 3-9)

    SWAC BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Games of Mar. 3-9)

    PLAYER
    OF Corbin Smith, Texas Southern; 5-8, 170, FR; Houston, TX
    Smith hit .375 with four RBI in five games last week (two vs. Texas College, three vs. Southeastern La.)
    Smith had six hits in 16 at-bats, highlighted by a 3-for-5 game, including a triple in a 6-1 extra-inning win over Southeastern La.
    PITCHER
    P Dakota Laufenburg, Texas Southern; 6-0, [...]

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    SWAC SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

    SWAC SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

     
    Mississippi Valley Sweeps Weekly Honor
     PLAYER
    OF Ashley Hobbs, Mississippi Valley State; 5-5, SO; Freeport, TX
    In 14 at bats, Hobbs produced five hits including two doubles and an RBI as the Devilettes went 1-3 last week.
    In her best game of the week, Hobbs went 2-for-3 with an RBI and an extra base hit versus Mississippi State.
    PITCHER
    Lisa Jansen, [...]

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    SWAC to Video Stream First Two Days Of Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament

    SWAC to Video Stream First Two Days Of Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament

    Entire quarterfinal round to be streamed live free of charge
    BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference will video stream the first two days of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live free of charge at www.swac.org.
    All eight quarterfinal games (four women’s, four men’s) will be streamed live on the official Conference website. Audio will [...]

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    2009-10 Men's Basketball ALL-SWAC Team Announced

    2009-10 Men’s Basketball ALL-SWAC Team Announced

    Jackson State’s Johnson, Prairie View A&M’s Hugee lead awardees
    BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009-10 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honors with Jackson State’s Garrison Johnson voted as the Player of the Year, and Prairie View A&M’s Darnell Hugee was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.
    Honors were voted on by the league’s [...]

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    SWAC Announces 2010 Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors

    SWAC Announces 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honors

    Alabama A&M’s Williams earns top honors;
    Grambling State’s Rogers Named Coach of the Year
    Bossier City, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference postseason honors with Alabama A&M’s Katrich Williams voted as the Player and Defensive Player of the Year and Grambling State’s Donnita Rogers selected as the Coach of the Year. [...]

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    SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

    SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

    WOMEN
    PLAYER
    F Tanika Jackson, Alabama State; 6-1, JR; Saginaw, MI
    Averaging a double-double last week, Jackson registered 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and one blocked shot in two wins for the Lady Hornets. Jackson currently leads the conference with 16 double-double performances this season. This is her third Player of the Week honor.
    NEWCOMER
    G Secret Anderson, Grambling [...]

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    Alabama A&M Claims 2010 SWAC Bowling Title

    Alabama A&M Claims 2010 SWAC Bowling Title

    Bulldogs’ DeCarlo named Tournament MVP
    BOSSIER CITY, LA – With a 4-0 sweep of Prairie View A&M, top-seeded Alabama A&M was crowned the 2010 SWAC Women’s Bowling Champion on Sunday at Holiday Lanes.
    In the first game the Bulldogs collected two strikes and 10 spares to post a 180-140 win over PV. The second game was highlighted [...]

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    Texas Southern Tigers Knock Off #29 Southeastern Louisiana

    Texas Southern Tigers Knock Off #29 Southeastern Louisiana

    Texas Southern is riding high. But the Tigers aren’t ready to put this thing on auto-pilot.
    Texas Southern knocked off the No. 29 team in the country Sunday when the Tigers beat Southeastern Louisiana, 6-1, in 12 innings in Hammond, La. TSU salvaged one of the three games in the weekend series and beat a Southland [...]

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    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

    The HBCU Men’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
    Name———————————-Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
    1. #-St. Augustine’s——-(26-4)-(8)-—-97——1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    2. *-West Virginia State-(28-3)-(2)—90——2–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    3. Central State——–—(22-5)—(1)-—-75-—–4–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    4. @-Clark-Atlanta-———-(24-6)———62-—–3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    5. &-Tuskegee——-——–(20-10)——–56——10-(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    6. Texas College——–—(22-10)—–—51——7–(NAIA Division I [...]

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    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

    The HBCU Women’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
    Name———————————–Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
    1. @-Fort Valley State——(26-2)—(5)-—-91-—–1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    2. %-*-Langston—-———(25-7)-(3)—85-—–4–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
    3. ~-Xavier————–—(27-5)—(2)—83——2–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
    4. #-Virginia State——-(22-6)—-—–72——3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    5. &-Benedict————-(20-9)——-—-68——5–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
    6. ^-Fayetteville State—(20-9)——-—-56——9–(NCAA Division [...]

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    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

    The HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
    Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points–PWR–Next Game-(3-7-10/3-14-10)
    1. %-@-Morgan State——(24-9)–(6)—94–—–1-—(Beat Coppin State (74-54), MEAC Tournament, #1 seed)
    2. #-Jackson State——-(19-11)—(4)—92—–2-—(Beat then #4 Alabama State (60-59), SWAC Tournament #1 seed)
    3. Arkansas P. B.——(14-15)–——75——-3-—(Beat Miss. Valley State [...]

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    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

    TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

    The HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
    Name———————————-Record-–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(3-7-10/3-14-10)
    1. %-@-N. C. A & T State-(21-9)-—(5)—96——1-—(Beat Norfolk State (79-59), MEAC Tournament #1 seed)
    2. Morgan State–————(17-12)-(1)–—92-—–2-—(Beat Coppin State (65-56), MEAC Tournament #3 seed)
    3. Hampton—————–-(17-11)—(1)—73-—–3-—(Beat then #10 Howard [...]

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