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Thursday, March
For the week of March 6 through March 12
SWAC
ON TAP;
OTHERS
MOVE ON
Joe Daniels Photo
ADVANCIN': Va. Union
lost the CIAA but
advances to South
Atlantic reglonals.
T FOUR IN DIV. II PLAYOFFS; SC STATE,
HOWARD MAKE DIV. I FIELD; SWAC UP
Central State Sports Photo
COMEGY: Already
at Tuskegee.
UNDER THE BANNER
WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
NEWS CENTRAL: In case you missed it,
Tuskegee annouced last week that Rick Comegy who led
Central State to the NAIA national
football championship this year, has
accepted the head coaching vacancy
there. Comegy posted an 18-3 record
in two years at Central State, including
a 10-1 mark this season. His squad this
year posted a 37-7 win over Northeast
Oklahoma State for the NAIA national
crown. The 1994 team lost in the first
round of the playoffs. Comegy
replaces Haney Catchings who resigned in November after
posting a 2-9 record. Comegy had become the head man at
Central State two years ago when Billy Joe left to become
head coach at Florida A&M. He had served as Joe's
defensive coordinator.
Central State President, Dr. Herman D. Smith,
held a press conference Monday to announce that the school is
replacing Comegy with 46-year old. Jack Bush. Bush served as
defensive coordinator for this year's team and previously served as
CSU defensive line coach in 1989. Bush is a Lincoln (MO)
graduate. Smith also announced that Ken Hudson would be the
school's new athletic director with particular responsibility for
fundraising. Hudson is a 1961 Central State grad.
NOT A CLUE: Looking for a clue as to who will
replace Ken Free as the next commissioner of the Mid
Eastern Athletic Confemce? Check out these develop
ments. Former CBS Sports reporter Irv Cross, who applied
for the job, was named athletic director at Idaho State
University March 2. Meantime, Drake University head bas
ketball coach Rudy Washington announced his resignation
Friday, effective at the end of the season to pursue "other
athletic administration positions." Washington, president of
the Black Coaches Association, applied for thecommissioner's
job and has made it very clear of his desire to take the post.
MEAC presidents met in Atlanta prior to the conference
basketball tournament inTallahassee,FL this past weekend.
An announcement could be coming this week.
BLACK COLLEGE CONFERENCE
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
MEN
Carnell Penn, Norf. St.
Derrick Bryant, Norf. St.
Melvin Abrams, JC Smith
Ben Wallace, Va. Union
Thomas Meredith, Va. Union
Levelle Moton, NC Central
Kenny Curtis, NC Central
Lafonte Moses, St. Aug's
John Irby, Shaw
Rodney Carmichael, Norf. St.
WOMEN '
Ayana Winston, Shaw
Stephanie Greer, Shaw
Chellia Nelson, WSSU
Brandy Lemons, Bowie St.
Kimberly Taylor, Shaw
Latina Bullock, Norf. St.
Marquia Ziyad, St. Aug's
Michelle Sessoms, Norf. St.
Kimberly McCall, Bowie St.
Lamonica Filer, Norf. St.
SIAC
MEN
Rodney Richardson, Ala. A&M
Deartrus Goodman, Al. A&M
William Burr, Clark
Wallace Corker, Morehouse
Chris Brown, Tuskegee
Coata Malone, Alab. A&M
Bethel Hendricks, Alab. A&M
Chris McKelvey, Tuskegee
Herman Banks, Morehouse
Samory German, Clark
WOMEN
Angel Lewis, Ky. St.
LaShanda White, Ft. Valley
LaTondra Tennyson, Ft. Valley
Natoshia Williams, Ft. Valley
Chaquita Wright, Albany St.
Alesla Cone, Albany St.
Wendy Wallace, Alab. A&M
Lanora Ingram, Ky. State
Tamara Jenkins, Alab. A&M
Tereska Watkins, Ft. Valley
MEAC
MEN
First Team
Derrick Patterson, SC State
Terquin Mott, Coppin State
Roderick Blakney, SC State
Reggie Welch, Coppin State
Eric Fernandez, SC State
Second Team
Jamal Brown, SC State
Tarik Beasley, NC A&T
Chris Nurse, Del State
Antoine Brockington, Coppin State
Antoine Morris, Del State
WOMEN
First Team
Alisha Hill, Howard
Denique Graves, Howard
Amanda Hayes, Howard
Nisha Watson, NC A&T
Cathy Robinson, FAMU
Second Team
Dawn Walton, NC A&T
Shantell Jackson, FAMU
Crystal Little, UMES
Monique Ewing, SC State
Mellissa Young, Howard
Tamara Bogans, NC A&T
Source: Conference Reports
1996 CIAA, MEAC and SIAC Tournament Results and Outstanding Players
IA A Central Intercollegiate
IAAAA Athletic Assooatioh
MEN
FIRST ROUND
St. Paul's 89, Fayv. St. 79
St. Aug's 92, Bowie St. 81
JC Smith 94, Eliz. City 83
Va. St. 87, Livingstone 71
Shaw 57, WSSU 53
QUARTERFINALS
Shaw 72, JC Smith 67
Norf. State 85, Va. State 69
Va. Union 80, St. Aug's 67
NC Central 86, St. Paul's 73
SEMIFINALS
Norfolk St. 80, NC Central 67
Va. Union 84, Shaw 56
FINALS
Norf. St. 72, Va. Union 70, OT
MOSTVALUAGLE PLAYER
Carnell Penn, Norfolk St.
WOMEN
FIRST ROUND
Va. Union 60, Livingstone 48
St. Aug's 79, Eliz. City 68
Va. St. 79, JC Smith 75
Fayv. St. 60, St. Paul's 55
Bowie St. 82, NC Central 56
QUARTERFINALS
WSSU 79, Va. State 63
Bowie St. 87, Fayv. St. 69
Norf. St. 94, St. Aug's 87
Shaw 71, Va. Union 56
SEMIFINALS
Norfolk St. 73, WSSU 71
Shaw 64, Bowie St. 59
FINALS
Norfolk St. 71, Shaw 58
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Latina Bullock, Norfolk St.
MCAf' MioEastimi
■ Athlehc Conference
MEN
QUARTERFINALS
Coppin St. 83, Howa'-d 63
Delaware St. 59, UMES 56
SCSI. 79, Florida A&M 58
NC A&T 75, Beth-Ckmn. 74
SEMIFINALS
SC State 69, NC A&T 46
Coppin St. 78, Del State 64
FINALS
SC State 69, Coppin St. 56
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Derrick Patterson, SC State
WOMEN
QUARTERFINALS
Howard 77, Beth-Ckmn. 63
SC State 81, Coppin St. 64
NC A&T 44, Del. St. 38
Florida A&M 62, UMES 61
SEMIFINALS
NCA&T57, Florida A&M 56
Howard 101, SC State 47
FINALS
Howard 65, NC A&T 46
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Amanda Hayes, Howard
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W Athletic Conference
MEN
PLAY-IN Games
Tuskegee 89, Miles 79
Paine 67, Sav. St, 64
LeM-Owen 105, Ky. St. 87
Ft. Valley 72, Mor. Br. 67
QUARTERFINALS
Morehouse 77, Paine 66
Tuskegee 69, Albany St. 64
Clark 95, LeM-Owen 84
Alab. A&M 90, Ft. Valley 50
SEMIFINALS
Alabama A&M 79, Clark 70
Morehouse 81, Tuskegee 69
FINALS
Alab. A&M 92, Morehouse 70
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Deartrus Goodman, Alab. A&M
WOMEN
PLAY-IN GAMES
LeM-Owen 93, Tuskegee 59
Clark 62, Morris Brown 61
Sav. St. 62, Paine 60
QUARTERFINALS
Ky. State 68, Clark 60
Ft. Valley 101, LeM-Owen 58
Alabama A&M 88, Sav. St. 72
Albany St. 66, Miles 47
SEMIFINALS
Ft. Valley 88, Ky. State 76
Albany State 66, Alab. A&M 55
FINALS
Albany St. 72, Ft. Valley 70
MOST VALUABLE PUYER
Chaquita Wright, Albany State
Tourney champs crowned: Bids go out
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
BLACK COLLEGE BIDS TO THE NCAA
DIV. II BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Atlantic Regional at Richmond, VA
Wednesday, March 6
N. C. Central (20-6) vs. Pfeiffer (19-7)
High Point, NC (23-6) vs. Presbyterian, SC (19-10)
Thursday, March 7
NC Central/Pfeiffer winner vs. Va. Union (25-2)
High Poinl/Presbyterian winner vs. Queens, NC (24-5)
Friday, March 8
NC Central/Pfeiffer/Va. Union winner vs. High Point/
Presbyterian/Queens winner
South Regional at Normal, AL
Thursday, March 7
S. C. Spartanburg (22-7) vs. Clark Atlanta (21-7)
Columbus, Ga. (24-5) vs. Rollins, FI. (20-7)
Friday, March 8
S. C. Spartanburg/Clark winner vs. Alabama A&M (25-2)
Columbus/Rollins winner vs. Florida Southern (26-3)
Saturday, March 9
SC Spartanburg/Clark/Alabama A&M winner vs.
Columbus/Rollins/Florida Southern winner
WOMEN
South Atlantic Regional at Wingate, NC
Thursday March 7
Bowie State (20-9) vs. Georgia College (21-8)
Wingate (20-7) vs. Gardner-Webb (22-6)
Friday March 8
Bowie St./Georgia College winner vs. Shaw (24-4)
Wingate/Gardner-Webb winner vs. Mars Hill (24-5)
Saturday March 9
Bowie St./Georgia College/Shaw winner vs.
Wingate/Gardner-Webb/Mars Hill winner
South Regional at Cleveland, MS
Thursday, March 7
Central Arkansas (20-9) vs. Fort Valley State (25-3)
Albany State (21-8) vs. Rollins (23-5)
Friday, March 8
Central Arkansas/Ft. Valley winner vs. Florida Southern (25-4)
Albany State/Rollins winner vs. Delta State (24-4)
Saturday, March 9
Central Arkansas/Ft. Valley/Florida Southern winner vs.
Albany State/Rollins/Defta State winner
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic As
sociation (CIAA) and the Southern Intercolle
giate Athletic Conference (SIAC) landed two
men's and two women's teams each in the NCAA
Div. II national tournament championship after
crowning their conference tournament champi
ons over the weekend.
Meanwhile, South Carolina State and
coach Cy Alexander return to the NCAA Div. I
championship tournament for the first time since
1989 after downing Coppin State Saturday in
the Mid Eastern Athletic Confemce men's fi
nal. Howard and coach Sanya Tyler make their
first appearance since 1982 after winning the
women's MEAC title.
CIAA
Norfolk State's sweep of both men's and
women's titles at the 51st CIAA tournament in
Winston-Salem, NCis bittersweet. The men broke
Va. Union's four-year stranglehold on the
tournament crown while the women grabbed
their fifth title in six years. But neither will
advance to Div. II postseason play because of the
school's decision to jump to NCAA Div. I status
in the 1997-98 season. Norfolk State plans to
return to the CIAA tournament next year.
The Norfolk State men needed a sterling 23-
point, 12-rebound performance from All-CIAA
forward Derrick Bryant to get a 72-70 overtime
victory over Va. Union. The win marked Norfolk
coach Mike Bernard's first CIAA tournament
championship.
"It was a long time coming," said Bernard,
who won a national championship in 1989 during
his six-year stay at North Carolina Central.
This is his fifth year at NSU. "This was a fitting
occasion to get it," he said.
The Spartan women ran away from Shaw
behind 28 points from tourney MVP Latina
Bullock.
Virginia Union (25-2), who won the
Northern Division regular season title and was
ranked at or near the top of the Div. II poll all year
and North Division regular season winner North
Carolina Central (20-6) were selected to play
in the South Atlantic Men's Region in Richmond,
Va this week. Shaw (24-4) and Bowie State (20-
9) will play in the women's South Atlantic
Regional in Wingate, NC.
MEAC
South Carolina State's win over Coppin
State was certainly no surprise in the men's half
of the MEAC championship in Tallahassee,
Florida but the win by Howard in the women's
Joe Daniels Photo
AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO: Norfolk State coach
Mike Bernard counsels his troops at CIAA tourney.
tourney was somewhat of a surprise.
North Carolina A&T, usually known for
pulling off big upsets in the men's bracket, did so
this time in women's play. Coach Tim Abney's
Lady Aggies handed conference leader Florida
A&M a surpirse 57-56 whipping on the
Rattlerettes home floor in Friday's semifinals.
Their good fortune ran out however against a
powerful Howard squad who downed the Lady
Aggies 76-47 to take the crown and the automatic
NCAA Div. I tournament bid that goes with it.
S. C. State's men used balanced scoring and
a stifling defense to send Coppin State to their
third consecutive tournament finals defeat, 69-
56. Coppin was held to just 23 percent shooting
from the field. Both Howard and S. C. State will
await men's and women's Div. I pairings to be
announced March 10.
SIAC
Alabama A&M notched their third
consecutive Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference men's tournament championship and
regional berth , running by Morehouse 92-70.
Conference Player of the Year, Deartrus
Goodman of Alabama A&M added tournament
MVP to his trophy haul. Clark Atlanta loss to
Alabama A&M in the semis but also received a
bid to regional play.
ON the women's side, Albany State
avenged two losses during the regular season by
pulling out a 72-20 thriller over Fort Valley for
the championship. Albany State's all-conference
point guard Chaquita Wright, held to four points
in the two regular season losses to Fort Valley,
had 20 in the finals and was named tournament
MVP. Fort Valley went into the game ranked #22
nationally and first in the South Region. They fell
to third and will join Albany State in first round
action March 7 in Cleveland, Mississippi (Delta
State).
Culbreath does it again
Central State's wornen, led by sprinter
Catherine Scott-Pomales, won the NAIA
Indoor Track and Field championship this
weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska.
It was the sixth women's national title
for Central State coach Josh Culbreath,
who had won one indoor and four outdoor
titles previously. Culbreath has won three
men's national championships.
Pomales won the 55 meter hurdles
and the 55 meter dash, setting a meet
record of 6.85 seconds in the 55 meters
where she led a 1-2-3 Central State finish.
Ronalee Davis was the other individual
winner for the Marauders taking the triple
jump with a leap of
40' 1.55". The team
totalled 96 points to
outdistance Wayland
Baptist (86) and
Azusa Pacific (76). cULBREATH:Wins
Southern (NO) ninth NAIA track
finished fourth with championship.
56 points and »
Arkansas-Pine Bluff tied for ninth.
The Central Stale men finished in third
place overall behind champion Azusa
Pacific (91) and Oklahoma Baptist (83).
The Marauders scored 54 points but did not
have an individual champion.
BCSP HOOP TOP TEN
1. ALABAMA A&M (22-2) - Tcxjk SIAC title. #1 seed in Div. II South Region.
2. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (22-7) - Won rubber match w/Coppin Stale. On
toNCAAs.
3. NORFOLK STATE (23-4) - Second win over Va. Unfon but season over.
4. VIRGINIA UNION (25-2) -Two losses to Norf. State. #1 seed in S. Atlantic.
5. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (20-6) - SWAC tourney co-favorites.
6. COPPIN STATE (19-9) - Couidn 1 handle SC State. Looks for NIT bid.
7. JACKSON STATE (13-12) - Looks to add SWAC tourney to regular season title.
8. NC CENTRAL (20-5) - Stumbles into Div. II playoffs after loss in CIAA
semifinals.
9. CLARK (15-8) - Fell to Alab. A&M in SIAC semis. Made Div. II South Region
field.
10.SHAW (17-11) - Strong finish included win over S. Div. champ NC Central.
• GIBERSBECEIVlINQVOTES: SocShem. LoMoyoe-6n»ei\ Mor^Kxee. Tennessee StateamJ Shaw.
1996 SWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT • Montgomery. AL • Joe L. Reed Acadome • March 7 - 9
MEN'S PAIRINGS
Thurs. March 7
Fri. March 8
Sat. March 9
WOMEN'S PAIRINGS
Web. March 6 Fri. March 8 Sat. March 9
Grambling State (1)
Bye
Southern 141
Semifinals
12 noon
12:00 noon
Mississippi Valiev (51
Alcorn State (21
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Alabama State (7)
Jackson State (3)
2:00 pm
Prairie View (6)
Semifinals
2:00 pm
HONORS
MEN ALL CONFERENCE
Lavorrie Richmond, LeM-Owen
Ervin Josey, Albany Slate
Deartrus Goodman, Alab. A&M
Tommy Foster, Morris Brown
Graham Fitzgerald, Miles
Wallace Corker, Morehouse
William Burr, Clark Atlanta
Dathan Brown, Fort Valley
Arthur Cheers, LeMoyne Owen
Rodney Richardson, Alab. A&M
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Dathan Brown
Willism Burr
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Rasha Williams, Sav. State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Deartrus,Goodman
COACH OF THE YEAR
L. Vann Petiaway, Alabama A&M