NORFOLK, Va. – A pair of Norfolk State men’s tennis seniors were honored by the MEAC on Wednesday evening when the conference office announced the 2015 postseason awards. Daniel Grauel and Pascal Domnik were voted to the All-MEAC second team. It marked the second honor for Grauel during his four-year career after being named to the second team last year. … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. – Steve Coles blistered the track at Armstrong Stadium with a winning time of 20.76 seconds in the 200 meter dash on Saturday, one of five first-place finishes for the NSU men at the Hampton University Relays. Coles’ 200m time is more than a half-second better than his previous PR he set the week prior … Continue reading
HANOVER, Md. – Freshman shortstop Alex Mauricio recorded his first career three-hit game, and the Norfolk State bullpen held Coppin State without a hit over the final five innings to help the Spartans run their win streak to 12 with an 8-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Joe Cannon Stadium. The Spartans (18-10 overall, 15-3 MEAC North) now … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Neither team could get much going offensively, but Delaware State did just enough to earn a 4-1 win over the Norfolk State softball team and a series sweep on Sunday afternoon at the NSU Softball Field. NSU committed five errors on the day, leading to three unearned runs. A day after the Hornets … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Brandon Walker‘s 50-yard interception return for a touchdown, coupled with a stingy second-half defensive effort, lifted the Norfolk State defense to a 39-31 win over the NSU offense in Saturday’s Green & Gold intrasquad scrimmage before roughly 3,000 fans at Dick Price Stadium. Saturday’s scrimmage, the last day of this year’s spring practice … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Junior guard Jeff Short of the Norfolk State men’s basketball team was named second-team All-America by BOXTOROW when the organization released its seventh annual All-American honors on Monday afternoon. The BOXTOROW All-America team consists of players from HBCU’s across all of Division I. A 6-foot-4 guard out of the Bronx, N.Y., Short was a first-team … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Mikey Bruno hit a one-out walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 11th inning to help Norfolk State rally for a 6-5 win in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader with Coppin State, finishing a weekend sweep of the Eagles at Marty L. Miller Field. NSU (9-10 overall, 6-3 MEAC North) won Sunday’s game one, 10-2, by … Continue reading
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central rallied to tie it up at 3-3, but the Norfolk State men’s tennis team won the last singles match of the day to defeat the Eagles by a 4-3 score on Tuesday afternoon at the Elmira Tennis Courts. The Spartans picked up their first MEAC win of the season after … Continue reading
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – After entering the day as the No. 6 seed, the Norfolk State bowling team knew it would face a challenging slate if it wanted to advance to the MEAC Championship final on Sunday. Safe to say the Spartans met that challenge head on. NSU knocked off No. 3 seed Delaware State twice … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – A combined 28 hits over two games gave Siena plenty of offense to sweep a non-conference doubleheader from the Norfolk State softball team on Saturday afternoon at the NSU Softball Field. The Saints scored four runs in each of the third and fourth innings in the first game for an eventual 10-3 … Continue reading
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Matt Outman struck out nine UMES hitters in six innings to lead Norfolk State to the win in Saturday’s opener, but the host Hawks rode a one-hit shutout by Tanner Whiteman to salvage a split of the teams’ MEAC baseball doubleheader at Hawk Stadium. The Spartans (5-9, 2-3 MEAC) won game one, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Senior right fielder Alina Moriarty was honored by the conference office on Monday afternoon when she was named the MEAC Player of the Week for softball. She hit 10-of-19 over the course of seven games last week with six runs, two doubles, three home runs, six RBI and two walks. She hit 2-for-2 and scored … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The season is not over quite yet for the Norfolk State men’s basketball team, as it was announced on Sunday that the Spartans will compete in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament for the second straight season. It will also mark the fourth straight year the Spartan program will compete in the postseason. NSU will travel … Continue reading
STRATFORD, N.J. – The No. 19 Norfolk State bowling team was able to make a final push and finish 12th at the conclusion of the USBC XBowling Intercollegiate Team Sectionals this weekend at the 30 Strikes Bowling Center. The Spartans bowled 64 Baker games over the course of Saturday and Sunday, breaking the results into four 16-game … Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — While decades of leadership strife have contributed to South Carolina State University’s fiscal crisis, it is certainly not alone among historically black colleges nationwide struggling to survive amid sharp drops in enrollment and revenue. Advocates say their collective future may rest on alumni stepping up their giving. A short-lived proposal to … Continue reading
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