Category: College

The Howard University women’s tennis (9-5 overall record) fell just short of its goal of being champions as the Lady Bison fell to South Carolina State, 4-1, in the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Tennis Championship title on April 15 at Millbrook Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C. Howard’s loss gave S.C. State its eighth […]

Bowie State University (BSU) women’s softball team lost only its second Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) game of the year as they split wins and losses with the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Lady Vikings in two games on April 14 in Elizabeth City, N.C. The Lady Bulldogs won game two with a 5-3 victory, […]

Norfolk State University (NSU) sophomore pitcher Jamie Schulle gave up just two runs in 12 innings of action as the NSU softball team made light work of Morgan State University (MSU) with two victories (7-0, 13-7) on April 14 in Norfolk, Va. Schulle pitched her fourth shutout of the season in the first game, striking […]

The Howard University track and field team made a great impression among its fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foes by taking first place in five different events at the 12th Annual Don Webster Invitational Track and Field Meet on April 14 hosted by Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. Senior Jami Hardy flew by competition […]

The Howard University women’s tennis team showed no rust in its first action in more than two weeks as the Lady Bison easily outperformed Towson University, 6-1, on April 7 in Towson, Md. Howard dominate Towson in both singles and doubles events. Sophomore Katelyn Stokes and junior Brittney Morgan teamed up to take out Towson’s […]

Norfolk State senior center Kyle O’Quinn headlines the Boxtorow Division I HBCU All-American team. O’Quinn was voted the Boxtorow Division I National Player of the Year. In addition to being voted the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player and Defensive Player of the Year, he also made the Boxtorow All-American first team for the second-straight year. […]

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 […]

Dominque Lawrence limited Coppin State to just three hits and also went 3-for-4 with a run batted in to lead Howard to a 3-1 victory over Coppin State in the finale of a three-game series on April 7 at the Coppin State Softball Field in Baltimore, Md. The victory by Howard salvaged the final game […]

Coppin State senior pitcher Paige Arnold has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the MEAC on April 2. Arnold led Coppin to a three-game sweep of the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore during the first weekend of April, recording an earned-run average of zero during the game. In 16 […]

Howard University is conducting an internal investigation of possible NCAA rules violations and has temporarily withheld a number of student-athletes from competition as a self-imposed action. In an e-mail to the AFRO, university spokesperson Kerry-Ann Hamilton said that, despite some reports claiming that Howard’s entire athletics program had been suspended, most teams will continue to […]

Junior guard Brittney Griner recorded a double-double of 26 points with 13 rebounds, along with five blocks as Baylor cruised to victory over fellow No. 1 seed Notre Dame, 80-61, for NCAA women’s National championship on April 3 at the Pepsi Center in Colorado. It was complete domination for the No. 1 seed Baylor, who […]

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) honored Bowie State freshman Cassandra Clayborne, sophomore Adria Lewis and junior Amanda Ray as Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week respectively by the league’s sports information directors, as announced on April 2. Clayborne hit 4-for-4 at bat for four runs in […]