NORFOLK, Va. – Former Norfolk State University linebackers Deon King and Lynden Trail will continue their professional football careers in the NFL this season on the practice squads of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, respectively. King was the leading tackler for the Cowboys through the team’s four preseason games this August. He made 19 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State will compete in its third and last regular season tournament this weekend when the Spartan volleyball team travels to Elon for three matches as part of the Phoenix Classic. NSU and the host Phoenix will begin the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. at Alumni Gym. The Spartans also play … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Coming off a season-opening win over Elizabeth City State, the Norfolk State football team (1-0) plays the first of two consecutive games against nationally-ranked CAA teams when the Spartans visit No. 2 Richmond (1-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Robins Stadium. The game has been declared a sellout. The game will be … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior quarterback Greg Hankerson was named Wednesday to the preseason watch list for the inaugural Deacon Jones Trophy, which will be awarded this year to the most outstanding college football player from a historically black college and university (HBCU). The winner of this year’s award will be announced on Feb. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Saturday’s season-opening football game between Norfolk State and Elizabeth City State will be broadcast live on WNSB 91.1 FM Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be carried on a tape-delayed basis on Star 1310 AM. Due to a programming conflict, the game will not be carried live on 1310 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State volleyball team travels up the road to MEAC Northern Division rival UMES this weekend for the second tournament of the year. The Spartans will play four matches over a three-day span as part of the UMES Courtyard Classic in Princess Anne, Md. NSU, searching for its first win of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – With a bevy of returning starters bolstered by the addition of a promising recruiting class, the Norfolk State football team enters season two under head coach Latrell Scott with plenty of optimism. Following is a position-by-position breakdown of the Spartans’ roster heading into this Saturday’s season-opener against Elizabeth City State. Quarterback In … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG/RADFORD, Va. – Appalachian State committed just four attack errors and only had three more kills than the Norfolk State volleyball team on Saturday morning, but the Mountaineers nevertheless came away with a 3-0 win over the Spartans on the second day of the Virginia Tech/Radford Invitational. Later in the afternoon, Radford’s Maddie Palmer tallied … Continue reading
MEAC Championship Central Page NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State baseball team opens play in the 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship this Friday, May 20, at 3:30 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Md. NSU (27-19), which receives a first-round bye, will face the winner of a Thursday opening round game between Bethune-Cookman (South … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior left hander Matt Outman has been voted as the MEAC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year and heads up a list of six Spartans who earned All-MEAC baseball honors as the conference released its postseason awards on Tuesday. Outman, junior right hander Jonathan Mauricio and sophomore … Continue reading
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BALTIMORE, Md. – UMBC scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out game 2 and finish a doubleheader sweep of the Norfolk State softball team on Wednesday afternoon at the UMBC Softball Stadium. The Retrievers ended the game on the eight-run rule to … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State track and field senior Kiara Howell was named the MEAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week by the conference office on Wednesday. Howell earned two first-place finishes and one runner-up finish at the Morgan State Legacy Meet last weekend in Baltimore, Md. Howell won the shot put and javelin throws, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Marta Gomar of the Norfolk State women’s tennis team was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced its postseason awards. In addition, head coach Worth Richardson was named the MEAC Coach of the Year, while senior Andrea Macchiavello earned a second-team all-conference nod. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors when the conference office announced the awards for the last week of the regular season on Wednesday, April 20, morning. Sophomore Antonio Pejic and senior Andrea Macchiavello were each named the MEAC Player of the Week on the men’s and women’s … Continue reading
by Jessica Toliver The Norfolk State tennis teams are getting recognition for academics and competition. Both tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors for the regular season. Senior Mafalda Lhorca, junior Liza Gordeeva and sophomores Dajana Cvjetkovic and Antonio Pejic were named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for having a GPA of 3.0 or … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Benedikt Henning of the Norfolk State men’s tennis team earned the MEAC Rookie of the Year Award on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced the postseason accolades for the 2016 spring season. In addition, he was also named first team All-MEAC. He became the fourth different men’s player for … Continue reading
Kyle Williams Highlights NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball program added some scoring punch to next year’s team with the addition of Kyle Williams to its 2016 recruiting class. The junior college prospect recently signed a national letter of intent to play for the Spartans beginning next fall. A 6-4 shooting guard, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State outfielder Denathan Dukes and right hander Jonathan Mauricio were named the MEAC Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the conference office on Monday. Dukes, a junior, batted .538 (7-for-13) in NSU’s four games against VCU and Maryland Eastern Shore last week. He stole five bases, scored six runs … Continue reading
Fan Fest/Spring Game Photo Gallery NORFOLK, Va. – Larry Bishop rushed for two touchdowns, including the winning 1-yard plunge on the final possession of the scrimmage, to lead the offense over the defense, 33-30, in the annual Norfolk State Green & Gold Game on Saturday at Dick Price Stadium. The game was played utilizing a … Continue reading
