Jarrett Hoffman is an HBCU Sports contributor and a graduate of Bowie State University. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK. This time, they did it as outright champions. The loss drops Coppin to 6-19 overall and 3-7 in the MEAC while the Spartans improve to 21-5 on the year and 9-2 in league play. 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 Big South competes in nine for men and 10 for women. Aniya Finger registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds, with one steal. The Spartans got off to a good start, going into halftime with a 39-28 lead. 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. 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. 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. The MEAC has three strong teams with a chance to win the conference championship entering the home stretch of football action. Though that does not mean that the firm and university will not interview Sherman, it puts Carter in a unique position. 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. The moves leave the Norfolk-based MEAC, a conference consisting of historically Black colleges and universities along the East Coast, without baseball. 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. 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. The Spartans are 8-3 in conference play. 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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.". 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. @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. That is more than Alcorn, Jackson St., Southern, Grambling combined. Example video title will go here for this video. Could this be a start playing expressing frustration over a coach who hes grown with leaving? Three schools have decided they will leave the MEAC in 2020. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Spartan Echo abides by and supports Norfolk State University's non-discrimination policy. The advanced stats told a similar story, as the team put up 1.02 points per possession on 56% true shooting. Required fields are marked *. 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. If Norfolk State makes the decision to leave the MEAC, their move will cause a domino effect on the remaining members. 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. 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. North Carolina A&T has eight men's sports and nine women's sports. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. But instability in the conference and financial hardships have NSU looking at its options. What I find amazing is that every school in the SWAC have been through a storm and still standing. The Richmond, Virginia, native has an opportunity to approach records for the Spartans. In the second quarter, the Spartans had their best defensive output forcing nine turnovers on their way to outscoring the Bears 22-5. I really dont want to start over.. 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. 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. If they were to leave, they would be out around July 2022 I believe. (LogOut/ With the victory, Norfolk State has earned the No. 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. Change). A football sits on the turf at Ron Rubick Field, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Manitowoc, Wis. Quarterback Juwan Carter is considering the transfer portal if the program goes to a total rebuild. Kira Lowery recorded 12 of her team-high 18 points in the first quarter and added three rebounds and three assists. Those dollars are those made by the institution not given by the state. Carter is also a pre-season all MEAC quarterback with a chance to take the NSU to heights not seen since Willard Bailey was head coach. One of Norfolk's biggest strengths is. 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. The Spartans have an opportunity to have one of their best teams in a long time and contend in the MEAC. Carter does understand the decision from his former head coach. 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! Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Norfolk State (20-5, 8-2 MEAC) extended its winning streak to three straight, earned its 20 th win of the season and improved to 11-1 at home. Carter has made it no secret that he wants to break Sparrows records. Norfolk State Spartans (20-8, 9-3 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (15-11, 8-4 MEAC) . (LogOut/ I Never Thought the HOG Would Be in this Situation. 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. Norfolk State University is the de facto home program of the MEAC. Revenue will be booming. She went 9-for-11 from the floor, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot. The Spartans evened the season series with Morgan State on the season with the victory and improved to 20-5 overall. Hampton announced they would leave the MEAC to join the Big South Conference beginning with the 2018-19 season. I hate to see it happen. Hampton went first,. MEAC was formed in 1970 as a NCAA Division I spinoff to the CIAA. If only schools could hold out till Covid is under control. The defense was the key to Norfolk States victory forcing Morgan State to commit a season-high 26 turnovers. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The Spartans got off to a good start, going into halftime with a 39-28 lead. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Or will upsets leave some favorites awaiting an at-large invitation to March Madness? The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . Your email address will not be published. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. Delaware State took third with 80 points. Oh yes yall do rely on school support. JavaScript is disabled. Sam Quick is a moniker for our AI technology and is not an actual person. The Norfolk State Spartans womens basketball team made an emphatic statement with a dominant 74-37 win over MEAC leader Morgan State on Saturday. I know most of the states in the MEAC footprint including NC does not. 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. Your email address will not be published. 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 is the MEAC leader with 32.9 rebounds per . According to the website that JROCK provided me with, the whole MEAC with the exception of FAMU were robbing Peter to pay Paul. 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. 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. As previously mentioned the Aggies are leaving the MEAC this summer as they will be joining the Big South. The intense game featured four lead changes as the Spartans battled for the chance to claim back-to-back MEAC titles. In the MEAC a school like Delaware State gets their dollars directly from the state. Example video title will go here for this video. The Spartans won a First Four game against Appalachian State before falling to top overall seed and eventual national runner-up Gonzaga in the first round. There has been no indication that Sherman will have an opportunity to interview to become the permanent head coach. North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman have all recently announced their intentions to leave the former 13-school league. 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. You are using an out of date browser. 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 Into halftime with a dominant 74-37 win over MEAC leader Morgan State on.! 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