Saturday, September 2, 2017

FAMU Rattlers penalized in Arkansas game for illegal jerseys



LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- Florida A&M’s football team played Arkansas at a disadvantage Thursday that had nothing to do with the number of scholarships FAMU has compared to the Razorbacks.

The Rattlers were penalized at the start of each quarter due to illegal jerseys in their 49-7 defeat.

FAMU’s away jersey has white numbers with an orange outline on a white background.

The numbers on FAMU’s jerseys were tough to see from the press box here at War Memorial Stadium. The penalty meant FAMU lost a time out at the start of each quarter.

Milton Overton, FAMU’s athletics director, took responsibility for the jersey error.

“It’s a rule we probably should have known, frankly,” Overton said.

“However the rule changed two years ago around the same time we purchased the jerseys. We played all last year -- the official (Thursday) brought it to our attention.

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Price and Sewell run away with GCAC weekly awards

NEW ORLEANS — It was business as usual for Taylor Price and a notable debut for Camren Sewell, both of whom produced Xavier University of Louisiana's first Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Runner of the Week awards of the 2017 cross country season.
     

Price, a sophomore from Missouri City, Texas, and a graduate of Ridge Point High School, earned the sixth GCAC award of her career after winning the 2-mile race by nearly 30 seconds at the Xavier Big Easy Opener in City Park. Price's time of 12 minutes, 51.42 seconds was the second-fastest by a XULA woman at that distance.
     

Sewell, from Cincinnati and a graduate of La Salle High School, became the second Gold Rush freshman — the first since Mark Dotson in 2009 — to earn GCAC Runner of the Week as a result of his first collegiate performance. Sewell was third in the Big Easy men's division, running 5,000 meters in 17:36.27.
    

 The GCAC awards were for the week of Aug. 21-27.
     

Next for the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush will be a Friday trip to Clinton, Miss., for the Mississippi College Opener. The women will run 4,000 meters at 5 p.m., followed by the men's 5K at 5:30.

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Tomasoni, Phillips, Dalla Vecchia sweep GCAC honors

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Juliana TomasoniTiffany Phillipsand Anna Dalla Vecchia are recipients of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's first weekly volleyball awards of the 2017 season.
     

Tomasoni was named GCAC Attacker of the Week for the third time in a career. A 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter from Nova Trento, Brazil, and a former Northeastern Oklahoma A&M standout, Tomasoni led the Gold Nuggets with 34 kills in four matches during the season-opening UM-Dearborn Early Bird at Dearborn, Mich. Tomasoni hit .260 and produced 56 digs.
     

Phillips, a 5-9 sophomore from Gardena, Calif., and a graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School, was chosen Setter of the Week for the seventh time in her career. She reached double figures in digs in each of the first three matches and produced a double-double — 23 assists and 16 digs — in a 5-set victory against Lawrence Tech.
     

Dalla Vecchia, a 5-7 freshman from Vicenza, Italy, was named Defender of the Week after leading the Gold Nuggets with 76 digs. She averaged 5.76 digs per set as XULA's primary libero in the first three matches.
     

Tomasoni, Phillips and Dalla Vecchia helped XULA earn the first 3-1 start in the program's history. The loss was in five sets to NAIA No. 24 Madonna.
     

The GCAC awards were for the week of Aug. 21-27.
     

The Gold Nuggets will play host to city rival Loyola at 6 p.m. Friday.

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Nuggets' 2017 home matches will be streamed live


NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana will offer free live streaming of all home volleyball matches during the 2017 season via its official athletics website,xulagold.com, and YouTube.
     

It will be the first time that XULA offers this service on a regular basis for this sport. XULA broadcast the Gold Nuggets' home match with St. Francis (Ill.) in the 2016 NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
    

"Xavier is excited to provide live streaming of our home matches this season," said Director of Athletics & Recreation Jason Horn. "This will be a valuable service for many of our constituents, especially family members of our student-athletes."
     

Horn added, "From a broadcasting standpoint, the match against St. Francis was a success and a catalyst in helping us reach this point."
     The first streamed broadcast will be the Gold Nuggets' 6 p.m. Friday match against city rival Loyola at the Convocation Center.
    

 The schedule of streamed matches (all times Central):
     •  Sept. 1 (Fri.) vs. Loyola (N.O.), 6 p.m.
     •  Sept. 7 (Thu.) vs. Spring Hill, 6 p.m.
     •  Sept. 9 (Sat.) vs. Tougaloo, 1 p.m.
     •  Sept. 11 (Mon.) vs. Edward Waters, 6 p.m.
     •  Sept. 16 (Sat.) vs. Talladega, 1 p.m.
     •  Sept. 28 (Thu.) vs. Dillard, 6 p.m.
     •  Oct. 5 (Thu.) vs. William Carey, 6 p.m.
     •  Oct. 7 (Sat.) vs. Philander Smith, 1 p.m.
     •  Oct. 26 (Thu.) vs. SUNO, 6 p.m.
     

The Gold Nuggets' home match against Mobile — which was postponed Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Harvey — will be streamed after a makeup date is secured.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Carlos Santana’s 44-Yard Field Goal Gives Clark Atlanta a 32-29 Overtime Win


ATLANTA, Georgia -- Carlos Saldana hit an extra point to put Clark Atlanta in overtime and then won the game with a 44-yard field goal to give CAU a 32-29 win over Mississippi College Thursday night.

Mississippi College had erased a 22-14 halftime deficit midway through the third quarter with an 18-yard touchdown run, and then caught a pass to convert a two-point conversion and tie the game 22-22.

Jobe then added a 12-yard TD run with 2:03 remaining to put the Choctaws ahead.

But that's when Clark Atlanta quarterback Johnathan McCrary went to work.

McCrary drove the Panthers downfield, primarily on the strength of a 29-yard pass to Yeshua Muata that put Clark Atlanta (1-0) in prime position with 1:12 remaining.

McCrary then hit Jonathan Sanders and then Deandre Jackson to get the ball to the Choctaws 6. A Mississippi College pass interference call took the ball to the two. It took McCrary two runs up the middle, the final one with time running out, to tie the game at 29.

Saldana then calmly split the uprights to put the game into overtime.

Mississippi College (0-1) got the ball in the first, picking up one first down and ultimately setting up Greg Nickles for a 43-yard field goal attempt that fell short.

CAU had to start on the 40-yard line instead of the 25 after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, but Jujuan Lankford ran it to the 29. The CAU drive stalled shortly thereafter, but Saldana then lined up at the 44 and calmly kicked it through for the game-winner.

McCrary, the SIAC's preseason Offensive Player of the Year, finished with 253 yards and two touchdowns through the air and 48 yards and two touchdowns on the ground to lead the Panthers.

Kenneth Morgan led CAU with 11 tackles, nine of them unassisted. Keith Harrison added nine stops while Terrence Kelley, who had three key tackles in overtime, had seven tackles and a sack.

Clark Atlanta opens up Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Sept. 9 when they host Central State.

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WSSU Rams Defeat #19 UNCP Braves, 34-31

PEMBROKE, North Carolina – The Winston-Salem State University Rams jumped on the back of running back Kerrion Moore, who finished with 19 carries for 230 yards and three touchdowns, as the Rams held off the #19 UNC Pembroke Braves, 34-31 Thursday afternoon at Grace P. Johnson Stadium.

The game time was moved up to 3:00pm due to impending thunderstorms that are expected to consume much of North Carolina over the next three days as both the remnants of Hurricane Harvey enter the area.

WSSU" Got on the board first, as Kerrion Moore took the hand off and exploded for a 40 yard touchdown early in the game. Daniel Rivera's extra point kick was good to give the Rams a 7-0 lead.

The Rams were able to score again in the first quarter, as Farrell Murchinson crossed the goalline from 3 yards out, to take a 14-0 first quarter advantage.

With 2 seconds remaining before the half, WSSU's Rod Tinsley found an open Canard Brown who would juke his way to the endzone from 73 yards out to give the Rams a 20-0 halftime lead.




Coming out for the second half would be key for both teams, as the Rams looked to put the finishing touches on the Braves.

UNCP would score first in the second half, as JoJo Spann would score on a Dominick Samson pass and catch from four yards out, to cut the Rams advantage to 20-7.

The Braves would get another score off of a gift from the Rams, as on fourth down, the snapper snapped the ball over the punters head into the endzone, where Jordan Howard scooped up the ball for a touchdown. The extra point would be blocked by WSSU, to make the score 20-13.

Winston-Salem State would make good on their next possession, as they would go 65 yards in 10 plays, and would cap off the drive with a Kerrion Moore one yard run, Moore's second of the game, to go ahead 27-13.

With 12:49 left in the game, UNCP would connect on a 38 yard field goal to get closer, 27-16.

After holding the Rams on their next possession, the Braves Jo Leake would score from on an 18 yard run, to make the Rams fans nervous, and make the score 27-26.

But the WSSU Rams would ride on the back on Kerrion Moore once again, as Moore would take the handoff and race 59 yards on the left side, to give the Rams a 34-24 lead with just under 6 minutes left to play.

The Braves would get another opportunity to get closer, as EJ Williams, the WSSU transfer, would find the endzone from six yards out on a pass from Dominick Samson, and after the two point conversion, pulled to within three points at 34-31.

The Rams would look to salt the game away, but on fourth down and a bad snap, the WSSU punters knee would touch down to give the ball back to UNCP with under a minute to play at mid field.

But the Rams defense would come through when needed, and would stop the Braves on three straight incompletions to run out the clock and take the long hard win, 34-31.

WSSU would gain 278 yards rushing on 44 attempts, while the Braves managed just 28 yards on 28 carries. Kerrion Moore was the big man for the Rams all night, as he gained 230 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns.

Rod Tinsley completed six passes on 18 attempts with an interception for 158 yards and one touchdown. UNCP completed 27 of 40 passes for 209 yards and two scores.

Canard Brown caught three passes for 125 yards and one touchdown for the WSSU Rams.

Kyrell Williamson led the Rams on defense, finishing the game with 11 tackles, ½ sack and two tackles for a loss. Daryus Skinner had nine tackles and Kaila
n Chavis finished with seven tackles. Tyron Roberts and Patrick Green each ha five tackles, 1 sack and one tackle for a loss.

The WSSU Rams will host the Bowie State Bulldogs at 4:00pm next week in the home opener, and the game will be streamed on ESPN3.com.

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TSU Tigers Spoil Stadium Opening with 17-10 Victory Over Georgia State


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ATLANTA, Georgia -- ATLANTA --- Dajour Nesbeth intercepted a pass with a minute remaining in the game to give Tennessee State a victory over Georgia State in Atlanta on Thursday. The Tigers earned a 17-10 win to pick up the first collegiate football win in Georgia State Stadium (formerly Turner Field).

The win was also the first win as an FCS team over an FBS opponent. TSU defeated Louisville in 1981 and in 1984 as an NCAA DI-A Independent squad. The Tigers transitioned from an NCAA DI-A team to an NCAA DI-AA team in the early 80’s.

The defense stood tall the entire game, holding GSU to 81 yards in the first half. The Tigers kept the pressure on forcing four turnovers, recording three sacks and stopping GSU on two fourth down attempts.



Game 1: Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10
Records: TSU (1-0), GSU (0-1)
Venue: Parker H. Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Weather: Mostly Clear, 82