By Official Release on Oct 16, 2008 at 3:50 am (CT) | 0 Comments
With the recent release (10/14/08) of the NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Study, the Tennessee State University athletics department received welcomed empirical evidence that they are achieving the goals of athletics director Teresa Phillips.
The recent study for student-athletes from the years 1998-2001 showed that the graduation rates for student-athletes at Tennessee State University was […]
By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:23 pm (CT) | 0 Comments
HOUSTON - Texas Southern University women’s basketball 2009 recruiting class has received a projected ranking of 135th among the nations 342 NCAA Division I basketball programs according to the All-Star Girls Report. “It is extremely exciting for us to be projected among the top recruiting classes,” said first-year head coach Yolanda Wells-Broughton. “However, it all […]
By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:06 pm (CT) | 0 Comments
• National Rankings
• UAPB’s Jade West and Nicole Parks-Powell are ranked in the top fifteen in the nation in points and goals per game. West is sixth in points per game (2.36) while Powell is eleventh averaging 2.09 points per outing. Both are tied for ninth in goals per game averaging just under one goal […]
By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 9:29 am (CT) | 0 Comments
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today that the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff head football coach Monte Coleman has been reprimanded for his post-game comments regarding the officiating during the Golden Lions’ football game vs. Jackson State on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
In investigating the incident, the Conference Office spoke with Coleman, UAPB Athletic Director Louis “Skip” […]
By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:23 am (CT) | 0 Comments
• Grambling State continues win streak.
Grambling State is currently on an 11-match win streak. This sets the mark for the longest win streak in the conference this season. Alabama State won five straight in early September. In 2007, Both Prairie View and Grambling State each built eight-match win streaks while GSU and Mississippi Valley each […]
By Official Release on Oct 14, 2008 at 11:53 pm (CT) | 0 Comments
• All 10 SWAC teams are in action this week, with four conference games and two non-conference games.
• Alabama State plays at Grambling State in the first live streaming of a SWAC football game on the official conference website www.swac.org. Grambling State celebrates homecoming this week and has won four in a row. […]
By Official Release on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:28 am (CT) | 0 Comments
The HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(10/16/08-10/18/08)
1. S. C. State———(5-2)–(5)–95—-1—()
2. Grambling State—–(5-2)–(2)–90—-5—(vs-Alabama State)
3. Hampton————-(4-1)–(1)–79—-2—(vs-Norfolk State)
4. Tennessee State—–(5-1)–(2)–78—-3—(vs-Austin Peay)
5. Southern————(4-2)——-52—-6—(vs-Florida A & M)
By Official Release on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:25 am (CT) | 0 Comments
The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(10/16/08-10/19/08)
1. #-Tuskegee———–(6-0)—(8)—97—-1–(vs-Albany State)
2. Albany State———(5-1)—(2)—85—-4–(vs-Tuskegee)
3. West Virginia State–(5-1)———78—-2–(vs-West Liberty)
4. Virginia Union——-(5-2)———72—-6–(vs-Virginia State)
5. Fayetteville State—(5-2)———65—-3–(vs-Johnson C. Smith)
