Does the MEAC see death around the corner? Norfolk State is the MEAC leader with 32.9 rebounds per . You Know What We Came Here For #Back2Back @NorfolkStateWBB #SpartanStrong | #BEHOLD pic.twitter.com/spzp8pfSG6. The Spartans, who now have 12 MEAC indoor track titles to their credit, finished above and beyond the field with 180 points, 71 more than second-place Howard. 1 seed in next weeks MEAC tournament. With the victory, Norfolk State has earned the No. Norfolk State has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points. Your email address will not be published. The Spartans dominated from start to finish on Monday night in avenging their last loss with a 79-67 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday night. 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. It just means more! The school and its new conference have indoor and outdoor track seasons for men and women. This was the second-consecutive year that the mens basketball team won the MEAC Tournament. This time, they did it as outright champions. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The MEAC has three strong teams with a chance to win the conference championship entering the home stretch of football action. However, this could be a star player who has no desire to start over with a new coaching staff. Multiple schools are within a few hours drive of the school.If NSU maintains its Division I/FCS status other conferences are a fit regionally, most notably the Big South and the CAA. You must log in or register to reply here. The MEAC competes on the NCAA level in seven men's programs and seven women's programs. By Markaysha Bryant. But instability in the conference and financial hardships have NSU looking at its options. Sam Quick is a moniker for our AI technology and is not an actual person. Camille Downs scored 14 of her game-high and season-high 25 points in the first half, including nine in the first period, to pace Norfolk State. 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, Va. | The Norfolk State University women's basketball team forced 26 turnovers and held Morgan State to just 23 percent shooting as the Spartans used a huge second quarter to pull away from the Bears, 74-37, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Saturday afternoon at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresseIP, Navigation et recherche lors de lutilisation des sites Web et applications Yahoo. It was a business move for him. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. As previously mentioned the Aggies are leaving the MEAC this summer as they will be joining the Big South. Those numbers include 14-of-35 on two-pointers, 6-of-23 on three-pointers, and 21-of-28 on free throws. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Norfolk State University is the de facto home program of the MEAC. Nous, Yahoo, faisons partie de la famille de marques Yahoo. Norfolk State senior quarterback Juwan Carter has a huge decision to make this fall. Norfolk State athletic director Dr. Melody Webb has said that the university has hired a search firm to find the next head coach. In the second quarter, the Spartans had their best defensive output forcing nine turnovers on their way to outscoring the Bears 22-5. Oscar Smith defeated Landstown 44-42 to win the Class 6A region championship while Green Run knocked off Princess Anne 75-70 to win the Class 5A region crown. Bishop Kim W. Brown provided a report to the BOV on Oct. 16, acknowledging the fact that three schools (North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman) have announced they are leaving the conference in 2021.It will be a challenge for the MEAC to institutionally realign to maintain finances and growth opportunities, Bishop Brown said via the notes. State dollars and school support are not the same thing. If Norfolk State makes the decision to leave the MEAC, their move will cause a domino effect on the remaining members. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. But some say Davius Richard should hold the title, SWAC found incorrect application of rules in controversial Alabama State-Alabama A&M finish, Ex-Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders named top Black college football player, Several DSU bowlers injured in bus wreck released from hospital, others remain, school says. That is more than Alcorn, Jackson St., Southern, Grambling combined. 1 seed in next week's MEAC Women's Basketball tournament. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Just a mere five minutes after the conclusion of NSUs win in Durham, Morgan State saw its chances of potentially sharing the top spot vanish in a 73-70 loss to Maryland Eastern Shore. But the MEAC also hosted its championship game between Norfolk State and. I want to win. The Spartans held the Eagles scoreless for the first 3:27 of the third quarter in building a 49-28 advantage. These teams will have little time to prep for their next test, as each plays next on March 2. Norfolk State went cold from the floor shooting, going more than four minutes without a bucket as NCCU closed the gap to 56-40 with 1:22 remaining. Norfolk State came out on top, handing North Carolina Central a 79-67 loss. The tournaments moved to Norfolk in 2013 from Winston-Salem, N.C., and have seen a steady growth in ticket sales, from 52,293 in 2013 to 74,281 in 2016. There was plenty of exciting action on Saturday with the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 all playing some big games. Norfolk St. charges $849 a SEMESTER. Oh yes yall do rely on school support. Slectionnez Grer les paramtres pour grer vos prfrences. Norfolk State (20-5 overall, 9-2 MEAC) led 16-8 after one quarter, but outscored Morgan State, 22-5, in the second, taking a commanding 38-13 into the break. 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. She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. For Carter, a new regime means starting over, and, as a senior, that is something Carter has little interest in doing. This time, they did it as outright champions. According to HBCU Sports, both Kentucky State and Virginia State are "conducting a feasibility study to determine the pros and cons of jumping to Division I.". Deja Francis came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting, while dishing out a game-high six assists. This included recording a season-high tying 17 steals. 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. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. (LogOut/ Norfolk State University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out directly or through a third-party, or any other entity with which Norfolk State University arranges to carry out its programs and activities. They went ahead by as many as 24 before Norfolk State countered to pull within 17, and Kris Monroe's jumper with three seconds left for . PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK. Deja Francis led the way for Norfolk State scoring a game-high 16 points. Whoever plays the hardest for 40 minutes will win the game, and we played hard when the clock hit zero, my eyes instantly lit up; it feels good to bring the championship back to my hometown, said senior guard Joe Bryant Jr. With a final score of 72-57, the mens Spartans made history and earned their first MEAC title for both the regular season and the conference, ultimately granting the team an automatic qualification for the NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament. The people will be dying to get to games. Though that does not mean that the firm and university will not interview Sherman, it puts Carter in a unique position. I might even transfer if he doesnt get the job, Carter said. HBCUGameday.getBasketballBoxScore(); With the victory, Norfolk State has earned the No. Spartans head coach Latrell Scott resigned as head coach to become the tight ends coach at East Carolina and assistant coach William Sherman is the current interim head coach. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. What I find amazing is that every school in the SWAC have been through a storm and still standing. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK. Norfolk State has been a member of the MEAC since 1997. The Spartans dominated from start to finish on Monday night in avenging their last loss with a 79-67 victory over North Carolina Central at McDougald-McLendon Arena. Delaware State took third with 80 points. As a team, the Eagles struggled to get things going offensively, scoring just 0.83 points per possession on 34% shooting from the field. They have lost 6 members in 10 years but haven't gained any. 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. @NorfolkStateWBB , Deja Francis led the way with 16 points in the blowout victory!#SpartanStrong pic.twitter.com/Hcd1aUoTUy, Norfolk State Athletics (@NSUSpartans) February 18, 2023. Sources: Penn State football DL coach John Scott Jr. leaving for NFL job And its also looking at what is best for itself. Or will upsets leave some favorites awaiting an at-large invitation to March Madness? Norfolk State University is the de facto home program of the MEAC. Norfolk State senior quarterback Juwan Carter has a huge decision to make this fall. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. If they were to leave, they would be out around July 2022 I believe. SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. Norfolk State stretched the lead to 37-10 after a Francis bucket with just over five minutes remaining in the half and extended the lead to 33-13 on a Downs layup with 3:25 left. jQuery(function() { They deserve it, said former guard Jamel Fuentes, a part of the team who won the first MEAC title for Norfolk State University. The second scenario would trigger Howard, Morgan State, and Delaware State to see full NEC membership. En cliquant sur Accepter tout, vous acceptez que Yahoo et nos partenaires traitent vos informations personnelles et utilisent des technologies telles que les cookies pour afficher des publicits et des contenus personnaliss, et des fins de mesure des publicits et des contenus, dtude des audiences et de dveloppement de produit. 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. In three cases, MEAC schools seeded 15th (Coppin State in 1997, Hampton in 2001, Norfolk State in 2012) defeated second-seeded teams South Carolina, Iowa State and Missouri, . The moves leave the Norfolk-based MEAC, a conference consisting of historically Black colleges and universities along the East Coast, without baseball. I Never Thought the HOG Would Be in this Situation. Hampton announced they would leave the MEAC to join the Big South Conference beginning with the 2018-19 season. A jumper by Francis gave Norfolk State the largest lead of the game, 55-16, with 4:44 remaining in the period as Morgan State could not recover. 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 Dynamite Active Member Nov 9, 2020 #6 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. There was the Jindel era that did Grambling and Southern in. The Aggies also are committed to continue playing Norfolk State and South Carolina State in athletic competitions, he . 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. What's happened. The Spartans got baskets byMahoganie Williams and Downs as Norfolk State took a commanding 61-42 lead into the final period. 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. There has been no indication that Sherman will have an opportunity to interview to become the permanent head coach. JavaScript is disabled. (LogOut/ Norfolk State (20-5 overall, 9-2 MEAC) led 16-8 after one quarter, but outscored Morgan State, 22-5, in the second, taking a commanding 38-13 into the break. This has always been a pet peeve of mine with member schools in the MEAC that possess that aristocratic view point of life and never realize the bigger picture, always feeling like they are missing out on something when it comes to Dwight Man! The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Norfolk State takes on Howard in a conference clash, while North Carolina Central faces a South Carolina State squad recovering from a loss of its own. In the MEAC a school like Delaware State gets their dollars directly from the state. Photo by Dominique Garcia By Markaysha Bryant 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. Three schools have decided they will leave the MEAC in 2020. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Nearby rival Hampton is currently a member of the Big South Conference, and current MEAC program A&T will join in July. Ja'Niah Henson led Morgan State with 11 points and three rebounds. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Spartan Echo abides by and supports Norfolk State University's non-discrimination policy. Kira Lowery recorded 12 of her team-high 18 points in the first quarter and added three rebounds and three assists. 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. That cannot be dismissed. Camille Downs scored 14 of her game high and season high 25 points in the first half, including nine in the first period, to pace Norfolk State. MEAC 3/11, 4 p.m. 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. NORFOLK, Va. - After leading at the half, Coppin State's women's basketball team shot just 19.0% from the floor in the second half as the Eagles fell, 47-36 at Norfolk State on Monday night at Echols Hall. }); Monday evening was a battle of two of the best MEAC teams. all of those schools want to leave the MEAC now that FAMU left the conference , The question should be will teams leave the CIAA to join the MEAC, I hate to say it but I believe that is the nail in the coffin for Dennis Thomas. North Carolina Central (13-15, 7-6) refused to go away quietly as the Eagles used a 10-2 run, capped by an Aniya Finger layup, to close the deficit to 68-56 with 5:48 remaining. 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. Alabama State, Cubs Prospect Jesus Camargo Arrested After Police Find 21 Pounds of Meth in Equipment Bag, HBCU Football: The top 10 HBCU NFL Draft Prospects, Jackson State Football: 3 takeaways from big win over Grambling State, Grambling State Football: Preview, prediction, livestream vs. Jackson State. Norfolk State finished the 2022 season 2-9 overall and 2-3 in MEAC play. That is more than Alcorn, Jackson St., Southern, Grambling combined. Change). I know most of the states in the MEAC footprint including NC does not. 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