Norfolk State clinches MEAC regular season title; beating NCCU, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Norfolk State has been a member of the MEAC since 1997. But instability in the conference and financial hardships have NSU looking at its options. . Learn how your comment data is processed. I know most of the states in the MEAC footprint including NC does not. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot. The intense game featured four lead changes as the Spartans battled for the chance to claim back-to-back MEAC titles. All College Football news fromFanSided Daily, Notre Dame Football: Irish are building elite recruiting class in 2022, Syracuse Football: Game-by-game predictions for Orange in 2021, Building Best All-Time College Football Team, Preview, prediction and live stream: Jackson State Tigers v. 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If VSU leaves the CIAA, the state . What's happened. This time, they did it as outright champions. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. That is more than Alcorn, Jackson St., Southern, Grambling combined. Change). SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. NORFOLK, VA Norfolk State University's men's basketball team won the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) Championship over Coppin State 72-57 on March 12 at the Norfolk Scope Arena. The Big South competes in nine for men and 10 for women. Kierra Wheeler dominated at both ends of the floor as well, posting 19 points and 14 rebounds!FINAL | @NorfolkStateWBB 79, NCCU 67#SpartanStrong #BEHOLD pic.twitter.com/BcOi3COJ45. SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. This is the most lopsided conference loss Morgan State has taken since a 33-point loss to North Carolina A&T in January 2019. She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one blocked . The school and its new conference have indoor and outdoor track seasons for men and women. Sources: Penn State football DL coach John Scott Jr. leaving for NFL job TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Boone is averaging 7.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.2. The Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team made an emphatic statement with a dominant 74-37 win over MEAC leader Morgan State on Saturday. Norfolk State (4-5, 2-1 MEAC), South Carolina State (5-4 overall, 4-0 . Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The second scenario would trigger Howard, Morgan State, and Delaware State to see full NEC membership. Norfolk State senior quarterback Juwan Carter has a huge decision to make this fall. The MEAC schools were heavily dependent on student fees to support their program. The MEAC has been in dialogue with other institutions that might join our conference, but nothing concrete at the moment., Brown stated that NSU had three options if the MEAC crashed today. Those options include: Back up to a lower level conference membership. Realigning with conference memberships on the same level that we are already on. Soliciting schools that will quickly align with us in the MEAC. This was the second-consecutive year that the mens basketball team won the MEAC Tournament. Log In Become A Member CBB TXARL SFA -11.5 Sat 2/18 12:00 PM LINDEN MOREHD -10 Sat 2/18 12:00 PM MISSST Carter does understand the decision from his former head coach. Just a mere five minutes after the conclusion of NSU's win in Durham, Morgan State saw its chances of potentially sharing the top spot vanish in a 73-70 loss to Maryland Eastern Shore. However, this could be a star player who has no desire to start over with a new coaching staff. Norfolk International to receive $5.4 million to build moving walkway, Grand jury certifies charges against man who allegedly shot, killed Virginia Beach woman in Norfolk, FORECAST: The wet weather returns Thursday & Friday, Let's talk about the Meteorological Winter that wasn't in Hampton Roads. I hate to see it happen. Jarrett Hoffman is an HBCU Sports contributor and a graduate of Bowie State University. The meeting also revealed an athletics shortfall of $1.8 million for the 2020 fiscal year. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix tout moment en consultant vos paramtres de vie prive. If Norfolk State makes the decision to leave the MEAC, their move will cause a domino effect on the remaining members. Deja Francis paced the NSU offense with 16 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, with a team-high six assists, four rebounds and one steal. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They deserve it, said former guard Jamel Fuentes, a part of the team who won the first MEAC title for Norfolk State University. Kierra Wheeler posted a double-double with 19 points and 14 boards, with three steals and one blocked shot, while Deja Francis recorded 10 points, a team-high seven assists, two steals, and two rebounds. The pair of conference title victories brought an end to a ten-year championship drought that lasted since their MEAC championship win in 2012. For the second year in a row, Norfolk State is the MEAC regular season champions. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK. The Spartans are 8-3 in conference play. I Never Thought the HOG Would Be in this Situation. Buckets by Nia Ford and Kimia Carter cut the deficit to 23-21, but Norfolk State used a 14-3 run over the next four minutes to push the advantage to 37-24 with 1:33 remaining. DURHAM, N.C. For the second consecutive season, the Norfolk State University women's basketball team will finish the regular season atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) standings. In the second quarter, the Spartans had their best defensive output forcing nine turnovers on their way to outscoring the Bears 22-5. Sam Quick is a moniker for our AI technology and is not an actual person. For the second consecutive season, the Norfolk State womens basketball team will finish the regular season atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings. MEAC DraftKings MEAC Semifinal Preview: Norfolk State faces Morgan State The heavily favored Spartans will square off against red-hot Bears in the semifinals of the MEAC tournament. This is what happens to a conference when the founding member institutions feel like Dwight Man's ice is colder than their own. However, the Spartans closed the door on any comeback attempt as Wheeler scored six of the next eight NSU points in extending the advantage to 78-59 with 2:42 left. Buckets by Nia Ford and Kimia Carter cut the deficit to 23-21, but Norfolk State used a 14-3 run over the next four minutes to push the advantage to 37-24 with 1:33 remaining. Those numbers include 14-of-35 on two-pointers, 6-of-23 on three-pointers, and 21-of-28 on free throws. The Spartans grabbed an early 10-6 advantage after a Diawara layup with 3:50 left in the opening quarter and NSU used an 8-2 run down the stretch to take a 16-8 lead into the second period. And its also looking at what is best for itself. Norfolk St. charges $849 a SEMESTER. NORFOLK, VA Norfolk State Universitys mens basketball team won the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) Championship over Coppin State 72-57 on March 12 at the Norfolk Scope Arena. I don't see ANY of the current CIAA schools pouring out the $$$ to go FCS/D1 and join the MEAC. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. News / Feb 27, 2023 / 11:09 PM EST. If Big South: - NCCU and SC State may follow If they drop to D2 and rejoin the CIAA: - UMES, Coppin State, and 1 more team follows - NCCU & SCSU to Big South. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North 1 seed. For the second year in the row the Spartans claim the regular season title after outscoring NCCU. As the school closest to the league office, and the home of the conferences basketball tournament, it has become an anchor.But instability in the conference and financial hardships have NSU looking at its options.Notes from a recent Board of Visitors meeting reveal that NSU is closely gauging the MEACs sustainability. Deja Francis led the way for Norfolk State scoring a game-high 16 points. Revenue will be booming. As previously mentioned the Aggies are leaving the MEAC this summer as they will be joining the Big South. Norfolk State came out on top, handing North Carolina Central a 79-67 loss. Senior guard Joe Bryant Jr., who was crowned as MEACs player of the year, scored 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting, including a 5-for-9 effort from the 3-point line. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. They then continued to outscore the Eagles 40-39 in the second half to come away with the victory. (LogOut/ Camille Downs, the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, poured in 12 points, four steals and a pair of steals, whileMakoye Diawara added 10 points, three boards and two steals. Oh yes yall do rely on school support. Example video title will go here for this video. Bryants performance, combined with the efforts of redshirt senior Jalen Hawkins, who had 17 points on a 5-for-9 effort from the floor, led the team to victory. According to the website that JROCK provided me with, the whole MEAC with the exception of FAMU were robbing Peter to pay Paul. Norfolk State joins N.C. Central, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman as teams that have opted out of the MEAC 2021 spring football season. Norfolk State also dominated in the paint outscoring Morgan State 46-6. The Spartans evened the season series with Morgan State on the season with the victory and improved to 20-5 overall. Morehouse football to play heavy road schedule in 2023, Albany State 2023 football schedule includes multiple HBCU Classic matchups, A pair of SWAC stars shined on HBCU Legacy Bowl stage, A dozen HBCU football players selected among USFL Draft picks, Apparently THEE Pregame Show isn't happy that he doesn't have exclusively access to JSU anymore, Transgender Athletes: Compromising Fairness of the Game, Oh Lawd (Sydney Carter Basketball Coach) Looking like a Superhero. The MEAC has hired a consulting firm to help assess its current situation and, as stated by commissioner Dennis Thomas on a media call Friday, the league is exploring its options. The Spartans got off to a good start, going into halftime with a 39-28 lead. These teams will have little time to prep for their next test, as each plays next on March 2. The Spartans have an opportunity to have one of their best teams in a long time and contend in the MEAC. The people will be dying to get to games. The question for Carter is whether or not he wants to do it with a new coaching staff. The next NSU Board of Visitors meeting is slated for Dec. 11, 2020. Learn how your comment data is processed. There is a difference between state dollars (getting money directly from the state) which we do not and using school support which is considered auxiliary money. With the victory, Norfolk State has earned the No. JaNiah Henson was the only player to crack double-digit scoring for Morgan State contributing 11 points. Monday evening was a battle of two of the best MEAC teams. Ja'Niah Henson led Morgan State with 11 points and three rebounds. Aniya Finger registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds, with one steal. jQuery(function() { It will have to do this while remaining under the 70 percent threshold for subsidy of athletics set by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Much like Saturday against South Carolina State, the Spartans (23-5 overall, 11-2 MEAC) quickly raced out to a big lead, opening the game on a 7-2 run, capped by a Downs 3-pointer with 7:36 remaining. Carter sits behind onlyAaron Sparrowin yards, completions and touchdown passes in Norfolk State history. Dana Tate Jr. helps remove the net after the Norfolk State men's basketball team becomes the 2022 MEAC Champions. Carter has made it no secret that he wants to break Sparrows records. The Spartans are 9-3 against MEAC opponents. The Swac is the oldest FCS conference and the 3rd oldest conference in d1 beside the Missouri Valley and the Big 10. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It was a business move for him. Never in doubt!Camille Downs finishes with a season-high 25 points to lead NSU past North Carolina Central.