Box Score RICHMOND, Va. – Visiting Norfolk State out-hit VCU 7-4, thanks in part to three hits from second baseman Roger Hall, but the Rams manufactured enough offense and got key pitching from their bullpen in a 4-2 win over the Spartans on Tuesday night at The Diamond. Hall had a double among his … Continue reading
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Longwood starts fast, holds off NSU 11-9
Box Score FARMVILLE, Va. – Alex Lewis went 4-for-5 with three runs batted in, and host Longwood scored six runs in the second inning to earn an 11-9 win over Norfolk State on Tuesday evening at Buddy Bolding Stadium. Roger Hall had three hits and Syeed Mahdi went 2-for-4 with a double and a … Continue reading
NSU tops Hampton, 4-3, after last set rally
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Flavian Fernandez rallied from a deficit in the third set of the last match of the afternoon to give the Norfolk State men’s tennis team a 4-3 win over rival Hampton on Tuesday at the NSU Tennis Complex. The Pirates pulled off a rally of their own to win the … Continue reading
Taylor to compete in Gotham Hoops Invitational
NORFOLK, Va. – Senior guard D’Shon Taylor of the Norfolk State basketball team will compete in the Gotham Hoops Invitational on April 9 in the third annual showcase to highlight players to fans, media and professional personnel from around the world. The event will take place at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. The … Continue reading
Spartans complete sweep of UMES in dramatic fashion
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The Norfolk State baseball team posted season highs in hits and runs scored in taking the opener from Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, then rallied from a four-run deficit to force extra innings and eventually win game two to complete a three-game sweep of … Continue reading
Outman, Granger pick up weekly MEAC awards
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State baseball players Matt Outman and Kevin Granger picked up weekly MEAC baseball honors on Monday, with Outman earning Pitcher of the Week accolades and Granger receiving the Rookie of the Week award. Outman (1-0) tossed a six-hit shutout in Sunday’s 16-0 win over NJIT. The Preseason MEAC Pitcher of the … Continue reading
Mahdi, pitchers lead doubleheader sweep of NJIT
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORFOLK, Va. – Center fielder Syeed Mahdi went a perfect 5-for-5 in Monday’s doubleheader, reaching base all eight times and driving in four runs to lead the Norfolk State baseball team to a 7-0, 6-1 sweep of New Jersey Institute of Technology at Marty L. Miller Field. Jonathan … Continue reading
Spartans fall twice at No. 5 Wake Forest
Match 1 Results | Match 2 Results WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Norfolk State men’s tennis team played a pair of matches at No. 5 Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon. The Demon Deacons earned a 6-0 win in the first contest before defeating the Spartans again in the second one, 6-1, at the Wake Forest Tennis … Continue reading
Lehigh takes 2 from NSU on opening day
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORFOLK, Va. – Lehigh scored seven runs in the final two frames in the first game, then used a four-run third inning to pull away in game two to complete a season-opening sweep of Norfolk State, 10-3 and 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field. In … Continue reading
Butler garners MEAC Defensive Player of the Week
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State sophomore forward Jordan Butler was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday morning as announced by the conference office, his third such honor this season. The native of Hartford, Conn., finished with 10 blocks and 17 rebounds in two games last week, both victories. He tied … Continue reading
NSU sets school record for blocks, gets balanced effort in 79-73 win over MSU
Box Score NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball team set the school record for blocks in a game and got a balanced scoring effort on Saturday night in a 79-73 victory over Morgan State at Joseph Echols Hall. Five players scored in double figures for the Spartans, all between 11 and 13 … Continue reading
Basketball Adds Oliver, Peebles for Upcoming Season
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball program announced today that two additional players will join the Spartans for the upcoming season. Robert Morris graduate transfer Charles Oliver and sophomore walk-on Justin Peebles will add depth to NSU’s 2015-16 roster. Oliver is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound redshirt senior guard out of Scotch Plains, N.J., who … Continue reading
Hines wins long jump at Penn relays
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Redshirt freshman Romero Hines helped the Norfolk State men’s track and field team cap its 2015 outdoor season in style by winning the college section of the men’s long jump on Friday at the Penn Relays. Hines set a new personal record for the second time in three meets, leaping 7.51 … Continue reading
UMES cools off NSU with 2-1, 1-0 sweep
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Maryland Eastern Shore’s Jesse Stinnett and Tanner Whiteman managed to cool off Norfolk State’s red-hot bats, holding the Spartans to five hits during Saturday’s 2-1, 1-0 doubleheader sweep by UMES at Hawk Stadium. UMES right hander Stinnett outdueled Spartan lefty Matt Outman in the opener as the Hawks broke NSU’s … Continue reading
Spartans clinch tie for MEAC North Title, No. 1 Seed in MEAC Tourney with 5-4 win over UMES
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Norfolk State jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings, and Spartan pitchers Stephen Butt and Josh Vales made that stand up in a 5-4 Spartans’ win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday afternoon as NSU clinched at least a share of the MEAC Northern Division regular-season title for the … Continue reading