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

By Official Release on Mar 8, 2010 at 11:31 pm (CT)

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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Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

By Official Release on Mar 7, 2010 at 10:56 am (CT)

Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

BOSSIER CITY, LA – The pairings have been set in next week’s Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament as the Southern Jaguars will be the top women’s seed and the Jackson State Tigers will be the top men’s seed.
The 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-13 at CenturyTel Center in Shreveport/Bossier City [...]

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SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

By Official Release on Mar 3, 2010 at 7:46 am (CT)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

WOMEN
PLAYER
G Dominique Smith, Prairie View A&M; 5-10, SO; Vallejo, CA
Smith averaged 30.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 assists in a pair of wins for the Lady Panthers last week. Smith scored a season-high 34 points against Alabama A&M on Saturday for her third 30-plus game of the season. Her efforts helped PV [...]

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Swac Softball Players of the week

By Official Release on Feb 24, 2010 at 10:26 pm (CT)

Swac Softball Players of the week

Mississippi Valley State Sweeps Weekly Honors
PLAYER
Angelica Wade, Mississippi Valley State; 5-5, JR; Murfreesboro, TN
Wade boasted a .368 batting average last week including going 3-for-3 in a win over Samford, as the Devilettes went 3-3 in their opening week of play. For the week, Wade tabulated four runs off of seven hits while driving home three [...]

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Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

By Official Release on Feb 24, 2010 at 10:19 pm (CT)

Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

WOMEN
CO-PLAYER
G Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M; 5-8, SR; Chattanooga, TN
Williams averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals as the Bulldogs posted two wins last week. With the wins the Bulldogs are currently tied for second place in the SWAC standings. This is Williams’ third Player of the Week honor this season.
G Dominique Smith, [...]

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Texas Southern's Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

By Official Release on Feb 22, 2010 at 3:42 pm (CT)

Texas Southern’s Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

BIRMINGHAM – Texas Southern men’s basketball players Junior Treasure and Aaron Clayborn have been suspended one game by the Southwestern Athletic Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday’s game vs. Mississippi Valley State. Texas Southern University has also been fined $1,000 ($500 per ejection).
Treasure and Clayborn were each accessed two technical fouls and were ejected in [...]

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By Official Release on Feb 22, 2010 at 1:10 am (CT)

SWAC Bowling Tournament Field Set

BESSEMER, AL – Alabama State, Grambling State and Prairie View A&M clinched the final three spots in the SWAC Bowling Championship field as the 2010 SWAC East Bowling Roundup concluded Sunday at Holiday Bowl Center.
The Hornets clinched the final berth in the East with a win over Mississippi Valley State. Alabama State joins Alabama A&M [...]

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2010 SWAC Baseball Preseason All-Conferance Team Announced

By Official Release on Feb 19, 2010 at 12:33 am (CT)

2010 SWAC Baseball Preseason All-Conferance Team Announced

Alcorn State’s Gonzalez, Southern’s Maloy voted top honors;
Jaguars picked to repeat as champions
BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 baseball preseason honors Thursday, with Alcorn State 1B Eduardo Gonzalez named Preseason Player of the Year, and Southern’s Jarrett Maloy the Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
Southern, the 2009 Champions, was picked to repeat as [...]

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By Official Release on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:46 pm (CT)

SWAC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Notes – Feb. 17

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADLINES
•What’s On Tap: Heading into week #8 of SWAC women’s basketball action, nine rematches are scheduled including a matchup between #2 Southern and #3 Alabama A&M. Sitting just a half game out of first place, the Lady Jaguars are on the hunt for the #1 spot in the standings. The Bulldogs, who are [...]

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SWAC Indoor Track Performers of the Week

By Official Release on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:41 pm (CT)

SWAC Indoor Track Performers of the Week

Alabama State Sweeps Weekly Honors
WOMEN’S
Clarissa Johnson, Alabama State; 5-9, SR; Columbus, GA
Johnson had a great showing for the Lady Hornets last weekend at the MTSU Valentine Invitational in Murfreesboro, TN. Individually, Johnson captured the High Jump title with a leap of 5’05” and finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles event with a time of 8.68.
She [...]

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SWAC Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 16

By Official Release on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:36 pm (CT)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week – Feb. 16

WOMEN
CO-PLAYER
G Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M; 5-8, SR; Chattanooga, TN
Williams tallied 22 points, five steals, three assists and two rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 73-63 win over archrival Alabama State last Saturday. Williams currently leads the conference in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. This is her second Player of the Week honor this season.
F Hannah Kador, [...]

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Texas Southern Celebrates the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland

By Official Release on Feb 2, 2010 at 10:47 pm (CT)

Texas Southern Celebrates the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland

Houston, TX – Texas Southern University will honor the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland by naming the basketball court in the H&PE Arena in his honor. The naming will happen on Monday, February 15th during the Texas Southern vs. Jackson State men’s basketball game at 8:00pm. The unveiling ceremony will take place during half-time [...]

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SWAC Baseball Tournanment To Be Played In Shreveport

By Official Release on Jan 14, 2010 at 4:54 pm (CT)

SWAC Baseball Tournanment To Be Played In Shreveport

BIRMINGHAM – The 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will be played at Shreveport, LA’s Fair Grounds Field, Commissioner Duer Sharp announced today.
This year’s tournament will be played May 26-30, with the top four teams in each of the SWAC’s Eastern and Western Divisions qualifying for Conference postseason play.
The SWAC Baseball Tournament returns to Fair [...]

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SWAC Basketball Players Of The Week - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 1)

By Official Release on Jan 2, 2010 at 11:41 pm (CT)

SWAC Basketball Players Of The Week – (Dec. 22 – Jan. 1)

WOMEN
PLAYER
G Ashley Brown, Mississippi Valley State; 5-4, SR; Sallis, MS
Brown averaged 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in games last week vs. Tougaloo, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Tennessee-Martin and Kentucky. Brown scored in double figures in three of four games last week, highlighted by a season-high 17-point, seven-rebound game vs. Kentucky on Friday.
MEN
PLAYER
F [...]

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Prairie View A&M's Henry Frazier and Four SWAC Defensive Standouts Earn College Sporting News All-American Team

By Official Release on Dec 30, 2009 at 12:35 am (CT)

Prairie View A&M’s Henry Frazier and Four SWAC Defensive Standouts Earn College Sporting News All-American Team

11 others earn Honorable Mention honors
SWAC Coach of the Year Henry Frazier and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year DE Christian Anthony are among 16 Conference representatives on the College Sporting News 2009 FCS Fabulous Fifty All-American Team.
Frazier, head coach of the 2009 SWAC Football Champion Prairie View A&M Panthers, was named Coach of the [...]

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Six SWAC Players Earn Sports Network FCS All-AmericaHonors

By Official Release on Dec 24, 2009 at 10:39 pm (CT)

Six SWAC Players Earn Sports Network FCS All-AmericaHonors

Grambling State DE Christian Anthony and Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff KR Mareo Howard highlight the list of six SWAC players named to the Sports Network FCS All-America football team.
Anthony and Howard each earned first-team All-America. Anthony’s GSU teammate, PR Kiare Thompson, earned second-team All-America. WR Juamorris Stewart and FS Jason House of Southern, and SS Anthony [...]

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Jackson State Band to Perform at 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl

By Official Release on Dec 23, 2009 at 11:00 am (CT)

Jackson State Band to Perform at 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl

Mobile, AL. – Fans attending next month’s Under Armour Senior Bowl will be treated to the sights and sounds of one of the most sought after show bands in the nation. Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South will perform at the 61st annual event, game officials announced today. The pre-game and halftime shows [...]

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PVAMU's Frazier Named Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year

By Official Release on Dec 17, 2009 at 10:22 pm (CT)

PVAMU’s Frazier Named Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year

CHATTANOOGA, TN – Prairie View A&M head football coach Henry Frazier was voted the Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year at the 23rd annual Sports Network Football Championship Awards Banquet Thursday night.
Frazier became the first coach from a Historically Black College and University to win the Eddie Robinson Award, established in 1987 in [...]

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By Official Release on Dec 16, 2009 at 10:59 pm (CT)

SWAC Approves Intra-Conference Transfer Rule

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors approved an intra-conference transfer rule that will require student-athletes who transfer from one Conference institution to another to sit out at least one academic year before being eligible to play at their new institution.
In the sports of football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball, [...]

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Prairie View's Black, Grambling's Anthony Named SWAC Players Of The Year

By Official Release on Dec 9, 2009 at 11:06 pm (CT)

Prairie View’s Black, Grambling’s Anthony Named SWAC Players Of The Year

Prairie View A&M QB K.J. Black and Grambling State DE Christian Anthony headline the 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Conference Football Team announced Wednesday.
Black was selected as the Offensive Player of the Year, and Anthony was voted the Defensive Player of the Year. Texas Southern QB Arvell Nelson was voted the Newcomer of the Year, and [...]

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Swac Hall of Fame Elects Six New Members

By Official Release on Dec 3, 2009 at 11:09 pm (CT)

Swac Hall of Fame Elects Six New Members

BIRMINGHAM – The doors of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame are poised to open as six greats will cross the threshold:

Horace Crump, Alabama State
Steve McNair, Alcorn State
Willie J. Alexander, Alcorn State
Dr. James Brooks, Jackson State
Walter Nichols, Mississippi Valley State
Willie Ellison, Texas Southern

McNair will be inducted posthumously. Crump, Alexander, Brooks, and Nicholls were selected [...]

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