NCCU Beats ECSU for Oliver’s First Coaching Victory
Kyle Serba
(Attached photo of NCCU head coach Trei Oliver after being presented
with the game ball. Photo by KeShawn Ennis.)
DURHAM, N.C. –Trei Oliver celebrated his first victory as a head coach
at his alma mater, as North Carolina Central University cruised to a
45-7 triumph over Elizabeth City State University in the Eagles’
home-opener inside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium on Saturday night.
NCCU amassed 391 yards of total offense, paced by rookie quarterback
Davius Richard, who completed 17 of 24 passes for 208
 yards and three
touchdowns, while also rushing for 34 yards. Running back Isaiah Totten
accumulated 74 rushing yards, including a 43-yard touchdown run, while
Jordan Freeman added 68 ground yards and a score on just five carries.
Receiver Ryan McDaniel collected four catches for 74 yards, including a
spectacular one-handed grab resulting in a 45-yard touchdown.
The Eagles held the visiting Vikings to just 91 total yards, recording
14 tackles for a loss with seven sacks, three fumble recoveries and an
interception returned for a touchdown. Senior defensive end Darius
Royster amassed eight takedowns, including 3.0 stops in the backfield
with 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. Defensive tackle Cyrus Stanback also
tallied a pair of sacks, and linebacker Jerome Foster posted four
tackles with a fumble recovery and a pick-six.
NCCU (1-3) begins conference play next Saturday (Sept. 28) at Morgan
State University in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Howard Volleyball Knocks Off Rutgers in Four
Bison end skid with big win over Big Ten foe
Derek Bryant (Photo Credit – Mark Coleman)
WASHINGTON (September 21, 2019) – Howard University women’s volleyball
team grabbed its first home win of the season after knocking off Rutgers
in four sets (25-22, 25-17, 15-25, 25-19) inside Burr Gymnasium.
With the victory, HU snapped its six-match slide while securing its
first win over a Big Ten foe.
“Our team put together a solid performance today,” said Howard women’s
volleyball head coach Shaun Kupferberg. “Our setters did a great job
spreading the offense around and our hitters were efficient. Now, we
have to look for some consistency heading into tomorrow [at
Georgetown].”
 Overall, Howard registered a .301 hitting percentage on the day.
Freshman Tamar Wells (Apopka, Fla.) led the charge, posting a .526
hitting percentage with 12 kills and a match-high seven blocks (four
solo).
Freshmen setters Semira Blair (Fort Worth, Texas) and Kayla Diaz
(Nanuet, N.Y.) tallied 42 combined assists.
HU opened the first set trailing as much as five, 11-6, until the Bison
tallied four consecutive kills to slice the margin down to one, 11-10.
After both squads were deadlocked at 18 until back-to-back kills from
Wells created enough separation to secure the first game in favor of
Howard.
Set two saw Rutgers unable to keep the ball in play, recording 12
unforced errors (11 hitting and one service). As a result, Howard kept
the pressure on and delivered seven blocks in the game, led by Wells
with four blocks (two solo), and won the second set.
Rutgers rebounded and won set three, recording a .556 hitting percentage
with no errors.
In game four, HU regained control of the match after delivering 17
kills. Both clubs were tied at 15 until the Bison scored five straight
points, forcing the Scarlett Knights to take a timeout,20-15. After the
short intermission, Howard scored its final five points on kills.
Four Bison recorded double-digit kills, led by redshirt sophomore
Marcelle Butler (Canton, Ga.) with a team-best 13 kills.
Juniors Myca Mitchell (Clovis, Calif.) and Jurnee Tipton (Ypsilanti,
Mich.) combined for 22 kills and 16 digs while follow classmate Fola
Wilson (Minneapolis) produced a match-high 15 digs in the victory.
For Rutgers, Nastya Kudryashova led the Scarlett Knights with 14 kills
in the loss.
Sunday (Sept. 22), HU wraps up the weekend at crosstown rival
Georgetown. The action starts 1 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
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Hawks Battle to Draw Against Warriors
Score By Periods
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Team |
1 |
2 |
OT 1 |
OT 2 |
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Chowan |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
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Southern Wesleyan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Evann Carpenter Picture Courtesy Chowan
CENTRAL, S.C. – The Chowan Women's Soccer team battled back to even the
match up and settled for a draw against Southern Wesleyan in Conference
Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 2, Southern Wesleyan 2 - 2OT
RECORDS | Chowan 0-3-1 (0-1-1), Southern Wesleyan 2-1-2 (1-0-1)
LOCATION | Central, S.C.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Chowan peppered the cage to outshot Southern Wesleyan 24-13. The Hawks
were able to post 12 shots on target and notched six corner kicks.
Carolina Lucci led the team with three points grabbing a goal and an
assist. Shannon Park found the equalizer for her first collegiate goal.
Lucci, Sydney Henderson and Sierra Gonzalez posted five shots each in
the contest.
Lynzie Hulle recorded seven saves in the draw.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half:
Both teams recorded a shot on frame before the scoring happened.
Following a shot on target by the Warriors, Karissa Grooms posted a shot
in the bottom right corner but was saved.
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the 14' Carolina Lucci broke away near midfield and buried the shot into
the left corner to open the scoring for the Hawks.
Lynzie Hulle kept the Warriors from scoring in the first have with three
saves.
Second Half:
Southern Wesleyan would shift the momentum in the second half as they
would find the equalizer in the 58'. Ysa Novak would post a shot for the
Hawks before the Warriors would go up 2-1 in the 61'.
With time running late in the half, Carolina Lucci finds Shannon Park in
the middle of the box. Novak distributed the pass into the bottom left
corner to even the match at 2-all in the 79'.
SWU looked to take the advantage in the 86' but Lynzie Hulle would
charge off her line and halt the attack. The Warriors had another chance
in the 88', but the back line defense of the Hawks kept the match level.
Stephanie Quintanilla and Sierra Gonzalez posted shots in the final
minute of regulation but were turned away to force overtime.
Overtime:
Chowan was on the front foot during the first overtime period getting
three shots off early. Sierra Gonzalez looked to go bottom corner but
was unable to sneak it past the keeper.
SWU had a chance in the 100' but Lynzie Hulle stopped the attempt to
send it to the second overtime.
Sydney Henderson blasted a shot over the crossbar in the 103' for the
first attempt for the Hawks in the second overtime.
Carolina Lucci ripped a last ditch effort as the horn sounded but was
unable to get it past the SWU keeper.
UP NEXT
Chowan takes a step out of league play as the Hawks will host Wingate in
a non-conference match on Wednesday, September 25. First touch is at
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Chowan Soars Past Warriors in League Opener
Evann Carpenter Picture
Courtesy Chowan
 CENTRAL,
S.C. – The Chowan Men's Soccer team picked up the Conference Carolinas
opening win in a shutout performance against Southern Wesleyan on the
road.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 1, Southern Wesleyan 0
RECORDS | Chowan 2-1-0 (1-0-0), Southern Wesleyan 1-4-0 (0-2-0)
LOCATION | Central, S.C.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Chowan peppered the cage leading to a 29-8 advantage on shots.
Harry Ardron netted his third goal of the season. Jouryden Boogert added
an assist.
Ross Miller picked up the win in goal with eight saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half:
Harri Lovett started the assault on the cage in the second minute with a
shot. Mitchell Levi Lewis ripped a shot towards cage and made the
Southern Wesleyan back line make a defensive save. Levi Lewis posted
another shot on frame but was saved by the keeper.
The Hawks continued to send shots towards the cage but were turned away.
Both teams headed into the break scoreless.
Second Half:
The assault continued into the second half with several shots by the
Hawks. Chowan was able to find the back of the net as Jouryden Boogert
found Harry Ardron for the first tally in the 57' for the 1-0.
In the 79', Chowan had a chance to make it 2-0 but the Warrior's keeper
would save the penalty kick.
UP NEXT
Chowan continues their road trip with a non-conference contest against
Queens on Wednesday, September 25. First touch is at 4pm. |
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L. Charlotte Dinks Picture Courtesy Chowan
MURFREESBORO, N.C.- The Chowan Men's and Women's Golf teams hit the road
for weekend play. The men will travel to Rocky, Mount, N.C. to compete
in the Don Scalf Invitational while the women, will play in the Hampton
Collegiate hosted by Hampton University.
WHEN Saturday,
September 21-23
WHERE M | (BELMONT
LAKE CC) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
W | (EAGLEWOOD GC) HAMPTON, VA.
HAWK HIGHLIGHTS
Women's Golf
Chowan opened their fall season at the Cutter Creek Invitational hosted
Barton competing Inecia
Rolle and Annery
Abreu as individuals in the tournament this year.
Inecia Rolle finished the invitational T3 with Hannah
Stephenson from Lander after posting a 152 final score.
Freshman, Annery
Abreu improved her first round score by 15 strokes to post a
79 on Tuesday afternoon. Abreu finished T19 for the Blue and White.
Adding to the strength for the Blue and White will be Samone
Morgan and Carrington
Alston.
Men's Golf
The men opened their 2019 fall season in 18th place
at the Kiawah Invitational after posting a 317 round two score and 634
tournament final.
Leading the Hawks was Dale
Davis who improved his first round score by 10 strokes to
record a 72 on Tuesday. Davis finished the tournament T73 with a 154
final.
Noah Pendergrass shot a 79 in the final round to finish T76
while teammate, Tyler
Pittman carded an 84 on Tuesday for the Blue and White.
The Hawks last competed in the Don Scalf Invitational in the Fall of
2018. After carding a 648 final Chowan finished in 10th place
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MJBL organizes hurricane fundraiser 2019
Larry Barber (picture courtesy Larry Barber)
2019 MJBL 10-under champion Bahamas Freedom Farm Baseball Team, MJBL
staffer Mike Berry who organized this fundraiser is in the chair behind
sitters.
Richmond, VA – Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) of Richmond,
VA has started a relief fund for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. A
GoFundMe page has been established via the web pages. "I urge you to
join the young men of the MJBL in their endeavor to raise money in
support of the relief effort to aid the Bahamian people that have
suffered through the devastation of Hurricane Dorian," said Mike Berry,
the fund organizer.
These young men have formed a strong bond with players of MJBL affiliate
Freedom Farm Baseball League (FFBL) in Nassau, Bahamas. This bond was
established when a MJBL all-star team traveled to Nassau this past
January during the MLK, Jr. holiday to play against FFBL. Seeing the
devastation that occurred in the Bahamas on television and on social
media prompted these young men, their families and coaches to take
action to be a part of the relief effort.
Local television stations WTVR-CBS 6 and WRIC-ABC 8, the Richmond Flying
Squirrels and the San Francisco Giants AA affiliate have all joined
forces to get the world out on his relief aid effort. All monies raised
will be sent to the office of Captain Stephen Russell, Director of the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), covering the expense of the
trucking company and relief supplies sent to Miami and then load them to
a ship and sent to the Bahamas. |
Howard’s Tyson Speaks at the NFCA Coaches Clinic ;
Tyson invited to coaching clinic in Kansas City
Derek Bryant (Photo Credit – Lawrence Johnson)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 19, 2019) – The National Fast pitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) announced open registration for the 2019-20 NFCA
Coaches Clinics where Howard University softball head coach Tori Tyson
will be among the incredible speakers. The announcement came Monday.
Entering Year Three, the clinics feature 40 elite softball minds, who
will share their knowledge, drills and secrets to success this winter.
“[This is] such an opportunity to grow the game, but most importantly,
learn it,” said Tyson, who is entering her second year at the helm. “I’m
humbled and excited to share my little piece, especially being
surrounded by some future Hall of Fame coaches. I always jump at the
opportunity to grow the game and represent Howard [University] and HBCUs
on these stages.”
Tyson will take her knowledge of the game to Kansas City where she joins
Larissa Anderson (Missouri), Courtney Deifel (Arkansas), Caryl Drohan
(Northwestern) and Sam Marder (Texas Tech).
Clinics will be offered in seven cities- Chicago (2), Louisville,
Portland, Ore., Charlotte, Nashville, Minneapolis and Kansas City - with
five speakers at each site. Over two days, participants will gain
knowledge from world-class speakers and be able to mingle with
exhibitors, who will be showcasing some of the newest innovations in the
softball world.
The 2019-20 lineup features seven NFCA Hall of Famers, 11 national
champions, four coaches with over 1,000 career wins, three Olympic gold
medalists and the two winningest coaches in the NCAA (Carol Hutchins,
Michigan) and NCAA Division I (Mike Candrea, Arizona), respectively.
"Providing relevant, cutting-edge fast pitch education is one of the
NFCA's main pillars,” said NFCA Executive Director Carol Bruggeman. “The
NFCA is thrilled to provide eight coaches clinics nationwide to help our
coaches on their quest for excellence.”
In only her first season, Coach Tyson revitalized the program with
several victories throughout the year. HU reached the postseason for the
first time since 2015 while grabbing their first tourney win in eight
seasons (2011). Additionally, the Bison's 19 victories are the most
since 2012.
About Howard Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors
19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent
six conferences: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC),
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming
Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference.
About NFCA
Established in 1983, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)
is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches
from all competitive levels of play. Although collegiate coaches
comprised the majority of the organization's membership in the early
days, today they are joined by high school, travel ball, professional
and international coaches, along with umpires, clubs, businesses and
fans of fast pitch softball. Growing from40 members in 1983 to over
5,700 today, the NFCA boasts members from all 50 states and 11
international countries – Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Great
Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore,
Switzerland and Sweden.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.comor the NFCA website at www.NFCA.org. |
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Hightower, Macauly Lift Howard
Women's Soccer Over VMI ; Bison remain unbeaten at home
Derek Bryant (Photo Credit – Randy Smith)
WASHINGTON (September 15, 2019) – Howard University women’s soccer
team ended its brief homestand with a 1-0 victory over Virginia Military
Institute (VMI) in an intense, nonconference matchup at Greene Stadium.
With the win, HU moved to 3-1 overall and remains unbeaten at home.
“Today was a hard fought victory,” said Howard women’s soccer head
coach Brent Leiba. “We had plenty of quality opportunities that we need
to do a better job at executing, but I'm proud of the players for
finding a way to get the result.”
At the 85-minute mark, sophomore defender Kendall Macauly (Toronto,
Canada) was foul inside the box and granted a penalty kick opportunity.
In the waning moments of a tied contest, the Toronto native delivered
the match-winning goal over VMI’s Noelle Heilpern head and propelled HU
to victory.
Although the Keydets outshot HU, 23-13, senior goalkeeper Alayah
Hightower (Largo, Md.) keep VMI over the board and tied a career-high 12
saves in the victory.
“Alayah [Hightower] was fantastic,” said Leiba on his senior
goalkeeper. “[She] certainly was a major factor in getting the team a
victory.”
For VMI (1-6), Heilpern registered five saves in a losing effort.
Tuesday (Sept. 17), Howard goes to nearby Annapolis, Md., where they
take on Navy. Match-time is set for 5 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com. |
| MEAC Maurice Williams
Ty Halpin
Director, Championships and Alliances, Division I Football
Media Professionals:
This e-mail is the continuation of a sustained educational effort
regarding NCAA football playing rules and officiating topics. At the
request of the College Football Officiating, LLC Board of Managers,
materials will continue to be created and distributed, focusing on
playing rules and officiating principles that are intended to enhance
the safety of the game. The latest installment is the video at the link
below and was prepared by Rogers Redding, national coordinator of
officials, focusing on the first few weeks of the season.
Please find a link to the video below.
https://youtu.be/gaUSxFPBgEg
The point of this effort is to educate the media and fans not only to
the rules, but to the rationale and intent of these policies. |
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