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| Women take center stage at CIAA tourney |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
| CHARLOTTE – We have one upset of the day, if you can call it that. No. 5-ranked Winston-Salem State defeated Chowan 73-58 in the second game of the day. With snowing pouring down outside, the Rams outscored the Hawks 46-31 in the second half to break open a 27-all tie. CU’s Alisha Mobley scored a game-high 30 points, but it wasn’t |
| UDC commemorates 1975 women’s b’ball team |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of the District of Columbia Athletic Department honored former head women’s basketball coach Bessie Stockard and former student-athlete Albrette “Gigi” Ransom as part of a 40th commemoration of the historic 1975 women’s basketball game between FCC and the People’s Republic of China. |
| Hampton, Bethune win track titles |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| Hampton women won their fifth straight MEAC indoor track and field championship and 13th overall. Bethune-Cookman placed second and N.C. A&T third. “This was by far the hardest championship we ever had to win,” Hampton coach Maurice Pierce said. “I knew it was going to come down to the mile relay, but I didn’t know it was going |
| Fundraiser honors coach and helps underprivileged kids |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| RALEIGH – Underprivileged kids who can’t afford to attend Raleigh Parks & Recreation events can now receive assistance. A scholarship named for coaching legend Dan Dunn helps keep children off the streets and into healthy activities. The Coach Dan Dunn Scholarship Fundraiser was held Sunday at the Active Center for Older Adults at Five |
| Rankings put pressure on tourney performance |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| After the release of the NCAA’s first regional rankings this week, the phrase “Win or go home” takes on an even more urgent meaning for the CIAA. In a first in school history, Livingstone women are ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Region. The Blue Bears were buoyed by the return of their wins after the conference office – at the request |
| Win or go home |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| The CIAA Tournament starts Tuesday, and CC hasn’t even started packing yet. But the show must go on. And so must our annual tradition of grading all 24 teams. Our tourney blog begins Tuesday, so check us out. And, as always with CC, ladies first. (Team records as of Feb. 20.) NORTH • Grade A: Lincoln (7-2 North, 11-4 CIAA, 19-6 overall). Look |
| January, Jones named CIAA rookies of the year |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| St. Augustine’s freshman Quincy January and Elizabeth City State freshman Breona Jones were named the CIAA men’s and women’s basketball rookies of the year Friday. January, an Atlanta native, leads the conference in field-goal percentage (65 percent). The 6-foor-7 forward was voted rookie of the week four times, a high for all freshmen in |
| Eagles to retire Jones’ jersey |
| Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
| In a move long overdue, NBA and N.C. Central basketball legend Sam Jones will have his jersey number retired on March 5 between the women’s and men’s games against N.C. A&T Named one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time, Jones is the university’s second-leading scorer with 1,745 points. The Wilmington native was the eighth pick |
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