Former Morgan State women’s basketball player Erin Hawkins was named as an assistant coach of the High Point University (HPU) women’s basketball team on June 26. Hawkins comes to HPU from George Washington University where she worked for one year as assistant director of Basketball Operations. “Erin was a former teammate of mine who I […]
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Morgan State Women’s 4×100 Relay Team Advances to NCAA Championship
The Morgan State Lady Bears’ 4Ă—100 relay team will move to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) track and field championship June 6 after scoring a ninth-place finish March 26 in 4Ă—100 meter relay in the 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Round. The relay team–junior Britney Wattley and sophomores Teyanna Green, Charisma Green and Ekundayo Sogbesan–ran […]
Morgan State Discus, Javelin Ace Emmanuel Stewart Reaches Track & Field Championship
Morgan State sophomore Emmanuel Stewart is heading to the NCAA Track & Field championships, following his fourth-place finish in the discus with a throw of 185 feet, 10 inches on May 24 on Day 1 of the NCAA East Preliminary Round at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. Stewart advanced […]
Coppin State Ends Morgan State’s Season with 4-1 Win
The 2012 softball season came to an end for Morgan State on May 6, as the visiting Coppin State Eagles defeated the Lady Bears, 4-1 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Division game at Lois T. Murray Field in Baltimore, Md. Morgan State’s loss, which gave Coppin State a 2-1 series win, was the […]
Delaware Women, Morgan State Men Capture 9th Annual MSU Legacy Meet Titles
The cold and rainy weather which has plagued past Morgan State Legacy Meets and was again predicted to take place all day on April 21 was nonexistent until the event was over. Instead, the 9th Annual MSU Legacy Meet held at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. was blessed with plenty of sunshine and was a […]
Controversial Call Helps Delaware State Softball Sweep Doubleheader over Morgan State
The Delaware State Lady Hornets softball team completed its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) series sweep over Morgan State by claiming both sides of a doubleheader April 7 at Lois T. Murray Field in Baltimore, Md. The Hornets defeated Morgan State 8-1 and 4-1. The Lady Bears (7-16 overall, 1-5 MEAC) seemed as though they would […]
Lady Bears Sweep Bowie State in Softball Series
The Morgan State University softball team swept Division II state foe Bowie State in a non-conference doubleheader, 15-7 in five innings and 7-1 on April 1 at Lois T. Murray Field in Baltimore, Md. The victory was the Lady Bears’ (7-13 overall) second doubleheader sweep of the season and their first since taking two against […]
Hampton Defeats Morgan State in 10 Innings, 2-1
Hampton’s Shine Huwe hit a double off the left field wall in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the host Lady Pirates a 2-1 extra inning victory over Morgan State on March 25 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest at the Lady Pirates Softball Complex in Hampton, Va. The victory helped Hampton […]
Lady Bears Fall to N.C. A&T, 66-53, in MEAC Tourney Opener
Amarah Williams recorded her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with a game-high and career-tying 19 points, while pulling down a career-high 14 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Morgan State dropped a 66-53 decision to North Carolina A&T in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opening round game on March 5 at the Lawrence Joel […]
Lady Bears Blow 11-Point Lead; Fall to Delaware State, 67-60 in OT
Delaware State’s Tasia Bristow hit a desperation three-pointer from the left elbow with two seconds remaining on the shot clock to tie the game at 58 all with 4.6 remaining in the game and force overtime. Bristow’s basket helped the host Lady Hornets overcome an 11-point second half deficit and Delaware State never looked back. […]
Fairleigh Dickinson Captures James Brown Invitational, Morgan State Placed 14th
The 2012 James Brown Bowling Invitational hosted by Morgan State University came to an end on Feb. 19 with Fairleigh Dickinson claiming the crown at the AMF Towson Lanes. The Knights captured the tournament title with a 4-2 win over Nebraska in the best-of-seven Baker title match. Nebraska placed second, while the University of Central […]
Jenkins, Warner Lead Lady Pirates Past Morgan State
Jericka Jenkins scored a game-high 25 points and added a game-high eight assists, while Melanie Warner finished with 20 points to lead host Hampton to a 74-60 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over Morgan State on Jan. 30 in an ESPNU televised game at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. Warner, who scored the […]

