CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fayetteville State coach Eva Patterson-Heath’s pregame inspirational writings are becoming legend. The first-year head coach has had everything from bible verses to quotes from famous philosophers in her team’s locker room. Prior to Fayetteville State’s CIAA Championship game with Bowie State, the Broncos’ head coach took a simpler route. “I told them […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – All-CIAA guard Chris Jordan scored 20 points, including eight in the final 1:28, as top-seed Saint Augustine’s College rallied past No. 7 seed Elizabeth City State University 63-59 Saturday to win the CIAA men’s basketball championship at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Falcons (26-4 overall) won their second CIAA crown and the […]

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Bowie State University Lady Bulldogs solidified a spot in the 2010 CIAA Tournament Women’s Championship after beating Elizabeth City State University with a final score of 69-51 in semi-final action Friday afternoon. Fayetteville State University awaits the Lady Bulldogs after toppling the top seeded Lady Trojans from Virginia State University. Bowie […]

CHARLOTTE, NC Late free throws and key defensive stops helped propel #6 Shaw University to a 76-70 win over #3 Virginia Union University in CIAA Tournament action this afternoon. The Bears put four players in double figures with Rodney Callwood and Raheem Smith combining for 40 of their teamsÂ’ total points. TodayÂ’s winner advances to […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The night before Elizabeth City State’s 68-56 win over Bowie State, Shawn Walker said the Vikings needed to contain BSU’s All-Conference big men Duke Crews and Travis Hyman. Consider that mission accomplished. ECSU (16-13) harassed the duo into 11 combined turnovers, limited the Bulldogs to 35.7 percent shooting and advanced to the […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brittany Barber only scored two points in Thursday’s CIAA tournament quarterfinal game against Shaw. Fortunately for Bowie State (17-7) the points, which came with 23 seconds remaining, proving to be the game winners and helped the Lady Bulldogs to a 44-43 win over Shaw. “We were wanting to get the ball inside […]