The Spartans evened the season series with Morgan State on the season with the victory and improved to 20-5 overall. The MEAC competes on the NCAA level in seven men's programs and seven women's programs. 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. I want to win. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Deja Francis led the way for Norfolk State scoring a game-high 16 points. Learn how your comment data is processed. That is more than Alcorn, Jackson St., Southern, Grambling combined. Lowery, who scored 12 first-quarter points, ended the period on a three-point play as North Carolina Central took a 16-15 advantage into the second quarter. The men's golf programs at Howard,. The second scenario would trigger Howard, Morgan State, and Delaware State to see full NEC membership. Carter sits behind onlyAaron Sparrowin yards, completions and touchdown passes in Norfolk State history. . She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one blocked . I don't wish any ill will toward Norfolk St., but I do believe the MEAC can't afford to lose anymore members. Change). (LogOut/ Norfolk State (4-5, 2-1 MEAC), South Carolina State (5-4 overall, 4-0 . They also are now 8-2 in the conference moving within a game of Morgan State, who dropped to 9-1. If Norfolk State makes the decision to leave the MEAC, their move will cause a domino effect on the remaining members. They then continued to outscore the Eagles 40-39 in the second half to come away with the victory. Essentially, three schools have bolted for the Big South Conference due to dreams of bigger opportunities--only to be 2nd fiddle in that conference--while the original frame work of what they helped build for their own people begins to rot away! (LogOut/ 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. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. jQuery(function() { The intense game featured four lead changes as the Spartans battled for the chance to claim back-to-back MEAC titles. Question, does Mississippi, Alabama, & Louisiana provide funds to state supported institutions for athletics? Norfolk St. is missing those student athletic fees for this year for those students not on campus. 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. The intense game featured four lead changes as the Spartans battled for the chance to claim back-to-back MEAC titles. North Carolina Central beats Norfolk State in MEAC overtime classic, Norfolk State women clinch MEAC regular season title with win over NC Central, Morgan State womens lacrosse club aiming to reach new heights, Norfolk State defeats Morgan State; extends win streak to six, Deion Sanders suggests Colorado marching band incorporate a bit of HBCU flavor, Shedeur Sanders was named best HBCU football player for 2022. 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. The Big South competes in nine for men and 10 for women. North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman have all recently announced their intentions to leave the former 13-school league. Dana Tate Jr. helps remove the net after the Norfolk State men's basketball team becomes the 2022 MEAC Champions. 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. The pair of conference title victories brought an end to a ten-year championship drought that lasted since their MEAC championship win in 2012. North Carolina A&T has eight men's sports and nine women's sports. 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. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. ET (ESPN+) Norfolk State: Norfolk State: Norfolk State: Ivy 3/11, 5 p.m. 1 Seed on the Line When Spartans Face Howard Thursday, Norfolk State Adjusts Weekend Schedule with Binghamton, NSU Concludes Regular Season with Trip to Howard, NSU Bowling Finishes Ninth at Stallings Invitational, Bankston Named MEAC Co-Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week, Spartans Erase 29-Point Second Half Deficit to Force OT, Fall 76-75 at NCCU, BACK-TO-BACK: NSU Wins Second Consecutive MEAC Regular Season Title, Robinson named MEAC Softball Pitcher of the Week, Shorthanded Spartans Nearly Pull Off Upset; Fall 4-3 at Loyola University of Maryland. The Spartans got off to a good start, going into halftime with a 39-28 lead. Norfolk St. charges $849 a SEMESTER. They did something that we didnt do; they won both the regular season and the championship; I am so proud. 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 . The Spartans got off to a good start, going into halftime with a 39-28 lead. That cannot be dismissed. I was checking to see how were those states funded in regards to athletics. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 52 nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. The intense game featured four lead changes as the Spartans battled for the chance to claim back-to-back MEAC titles. The Spartans evened the season series with Morgan State on the season with the victory and improved to 20-5 overall. The Spartans have an opportunity to have one of their best teams in a long time and contend in the MEAC. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Kira Lowery scored 18 points while Aniya Finger added another 12 to lead the way for North Carolina Central. Could this be a start playing expressing frustration over a coach who hes grown with leaving? The defense was the key to Norfolk States victory forcing Morgan State to commit a season-high 26 turnovers. Norfolk st students fees account for 75% of their budget. One of Norfolk's biggest strengths is. This is what happens to a conference when the founding member institutions feel like Dwight Man's ice is colder than their own. Norfolk State University is the de facto home program of the MEAC. Required fields are marked *. She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one blocked shot. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. 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. Hampton went first,. 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! Norfolk State came out on top, handing North Carolina Central a 79-67 loss. Delaware State took third with 80 points. Realistically the conference members in the meac may have to drop to ciaa status if its budget theyre looking at not all schools are prepared to pull a ncat or Hampton in that conference it sucks on paper but maybe a mega ciaa conference could benefit a jump and recovery of a fcs aa conference with a slight fall back its the only way meac is done and I dont see them putting a band - aid on this situation. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll College Football and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. 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 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. The tournament appearance and the. Plus, the NCAA would have/should make considerable exceptions. 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. I don't see ANY of the current CIAA schools pouring out the $$$ to go FCS/D1 and join the MEAC. HBCUGameday.getBasketballBoxScore(); NC does not provide state dollars toward athletics. By. Your email address will not be published. ET (ESPNews . 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. This time, they did it as outright champions. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. By Markaysha Bryant. They deserve it, said former guard Jamel Fuentes, a part of the team who won the first MEAC title for Norfolk State University. However, this could be a star player who has no desire to start over with a new coaching staff. Sam Quick is a moniker for our AI technology and is not an actual person. Hilton stressed that N.C. A&T will continue to play other HBCUs and has a 10-year commitment to play the MEAC's North Carolina Central in football, and is seeking a long-term relationship to play the school in basketball, too. Norfolk State may have to make difficult choices, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year, and current MEAC program A&T will join in July. 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. The two teams traded buckets down the stretch as the Spartans took a 39-28 lead into the break. 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. I know most of the states in the MEAC footprint including NC does not. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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. Norfolk State finished the 2022 season 2-9 overall and 2-3 in MEAC play. 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. 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 paced the NSU offense with 16 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, with a team-high six assists, four rebounds and one steal. Aniya Finger registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds, with one steal. 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. I Never Thought the HOG Would Be in this Situation. There was plenty of exciting action on Saturday with the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 all playing some big games. Norfolk State began the second on an 8-0 run, capped by back-to-back layups by Wheeler as the Spartans grabbed a 23-16 lead with 7:37 left. 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. Credit: NSU Athletics Author:. 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The Swac is the oldest FCS conference and the 3rd oldest conference in d1 beside the Missouri Valley and the Big 10. 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. You Know What We Came Here For #Back2Back @NorfolkStateWBB #SpartanStrong | #BEHOLD pic.twitter.com/spzp8pfSG6. If only schools could hold out till Covid is under control. (LogOut/ The Spartans will look to continue their road success. But the MEAC also hosted its championship game between Norfolk State and. It was a business move for him. Those dollars are those made by the institution not given by the state. The Richmond, Virginia, native has an opportunity to approach records for the Spartans. I know with the team that we have now, we have that chance of winning the MEAC.. 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