NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State (3-7, 3-4 MEAC) finishes its 2015 football schedule this week with a road matchup in Baltimore, Md., against Morgan State (4-5, 4-3). Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hughes Stadium. The Spartans will attempt to end the year with a .500 MEAC record for the second year in a … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – A trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands is in store for the Norfolk State men’s basketball team as the Spartans get set to take part in the 2015 Paradise Jam beginning on Friday against Indiana State. NSU will face the Sycamores at 8:30 p.m. EST from the Sports & Fitness Center at … Continue reading
ST. THOMAS, USVI – Indiana State hit 10 3-pointers on the way to a 70-61 victory over the Norfolk State men’s basketball team on Friday night during the first round of the Paradise Jam at the Sports & Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. The Sycamores committed just six … Continue reading
BALTIMORE, Md. – Spartan forward Kayla Roberts turned in her best game of the year with 24 points and 11 rebounds, but visiting Norfolk State could not overcome 28 points from Loyola guard Colleen Marshall as the host Greyhounds pulled out a 75-67 win over the Spartans on Saturday evening at Reitz Arena. The loss … Continue reading
ST. THOMAS, USVI – Ohio drained 14 3-pointers on Saturday afternoon as the Bobcats downed the Norfolk State men’s basketball team, 93-71, during the second round of the Paradise Jam at the Sports & Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. The Bobcats shot 14-of-26 from long range and hit … Continue reading
BALTIMORE, Md. – Greg Hankerson Jr. scored on a 57-yard touchdown run with 8:05 left in the game to break a 10-all tie, and the Norfolk State defense came up with two big stops in the final minutes to help the Spartans secure a 17-10 victory over Morgan State in the season finale for both … Continue reading
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Norfolk State men’s tennis team wrapped up its fall schedule this weekend with a successful showing at the Wake Forest Invitational. Sophomore Antonio Pejic placed third in his singles bracket to highlight the tournament for the Spartans, who defeated players from schools such as Virginia Tech, Radford, Georgia Southern, UNCG and … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. – The Norfolk State volleyball team broke a four-match losing streak and got a measure of revenge with a 3-0 victory over Hampton on Sunday afternoon at HU’s Holland Hall. The Spartans avenged an early loss to the Pirates several week ago at NSU by winning 25-18, 25-23 and 25-22 on Hampton’s home … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Cameron Marouf kicked a 41-yard field goal to tie the game late in regulation, then nailed a 38-yarder in overtime to lift Norfolk State to a 20-17 homecoming win over Savannah State at a rain-soaked Dick Price Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Marouf’s heroics capped a clutch second-half rally and helped the Spartans … Continue reading
N ORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s basketball team plays its final preseason tuneup on Monday night at Echols Hall, as the Spartans host Virginia Union for a 6 p.m. exhibition game. Admission is free. Monday marks the Spartans’ final test before opening the 2015-16 regular season at home on Friday against USC Upstate. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – UMES hit .304 and committed just 10 attack errors in downing the Norfolk State volleyball team on Friday night by a 3-0 score in Gill Gymnasium. The Hawks spoiled NSU’s Senior Night – the Spartans honored four players prior to the start of the match – by winning 25-16, 25-19 and 25-19. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State (2-6, 2-3 MEAC) returns home to celebrate its 2015 Homecoming this week, welcoming Savannah State (1-6, 1-4) to Dick Price Stadium for a 2 p.m. kickoff Saturday. The Spartans will be looking to end a three-game losing streak as they play their first home game in a month, while Savannah … Continue reading
MYRNA, Del. – Norfolk State senior Rachel Webb finished seventh overall to earn All-MEAC recognition on Saturday as the Spartan women’s cross country team placed eighth at the 2015 MEAC Cross Country Championships at the Delaware State Outreach and Research Center. Webb picked up All-MEAC honors for the second time in her career. She finished … Continue reading
SMYRNA, Del. – Norfolk State sophomore Haileyesus Demsie earned his first career All-MEAC cross country honor, as he paced the Spartans to a third-place team finish on Saturday morning at the MEAC Cross Country Championships at the Delaware State Outreach and Research Center. Demsie placed 12th overall on the 8,000-meter course with a time of … Continue reading
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman Benedikt Henning won once as he and sophomore Antonio Pejic of the Norfolk State men’s tennis team competed at the USA F31 Futures event at the Highland Park Tennis Club over the weekend. The tournament, hosted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), pits some of the top players against each other … Continue reading
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