The five-day Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's and women's basketball tournaments return to Baltimore for a second year after attracting nearly 66,000 people to the city last. * - Returning 2021-22 All-CIAA Selection Before Teels game-winner, Osborne had the chance to extend Virginia Unions lead, but he was denied getting the ball down low and then missed a 3-pointer while being guarded by Jaylen Alston (nine points). 3 seed entering the tournament. Its everything that as a leader with a passion for this conference you could have hoped for, that people feel loved and connected, that we see them and they see us, that they hear us and we hear them. 7 Virginia State University, and No. Additionally, Osbornes13 double-doubles on the season are tied for third in Division II.Faye is the CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular season ranked second in Division II in blocks per game (3.4). Lewis would also go on to be the assistant coach at NC Central for three seasons. Lincoln (PA)shot 52.2 percent shooting from the field, including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc. (In total, Washington lost 10 players from last seasons conference championship team, which was also Coach Washingtons first season as head coach of the Lions) The Lions finished this regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference play and an 18-8 overall record. Fayetteville State took a brief lead on a Cress Worthy field goal, but the Lions got a bucket and another point on the and-one to retake the lead with 6:41 left. Elmore, a Branchville, SC native, leads the CIAA at 2.8 blocks per game and ranks top five in the conference at 1.4 steals per game. 5 seed, followed by No. The Lions will face fifth-seeded Winston Salem State in Saturdays 1 p.m. championship game. Though the Trojans were the lower seed, they jumped out early to take control of the game with an 11-5 lead after a pair of free throws from Kamani Jones with 2:59 left in the first quarter. The Bulldogs season sweep of No. Each teamwill receive a bye in the opening round as a result of being a top-four seed. In the mens field, Virginia Union solidified the top seed in the tournament following Saturdays 87-69 win over Virginia State. The six-foot-five forward led the Panthers in assists per game (3.3; fourth in the conference) and steals per game (1.4). Not only did the sixth-seeded Bears (18-12) wreak havoc on defense, but they scored 19 points off those turnovers. JCSUawaits the winner of Thursday's quarterfinals game between Elizabeth City State and Bowie State. Lincoln University (PA) junior Zahrion Blue has been named CIAA Mens Player of the Year. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Winston-Salem State University Men's Basketball won the 2023 CIAA Champion at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Saturday, according to the Central . This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem States Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Unions Zoila Martinez, Shaws Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)s DAyzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list.Butler was named the CIAA Mens Basketball Coach of the Year after Virginia Union grabbed the Northern Division crown for the second straight year and led the Panthers to a 9-1 division record, a 12-4 conference mark, and a 22-6 overall record. 8 seed Johnson C. Smith (12-15 overall) delivered just that when the Golden Bullsdropped the Southern Division champion and top-seeded Fayetteville State, 62-54, in the first quarterfinals game of this year's tournament. Winston-Salem's Samage Teel, (0), celebrates with teammates making the winning shot against Virginia Union in the CIAA Tournament semifinals on Friday at CFG Bank Arena. Virginia Union University's Raemaad Wright has been named the CIAA Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week, the CIAA announced on Tuesday, January 3. 2021 CIAA Player of The Year, All-Conference Awards The CIAA has released its 2021 postseason awards, including Offensive And Defensive Players of the Year, as well as it's all-conference team. 2 seed in the tournament despite losing her four top scorers from 2021-22. The tournaments second year in Baltimore received rave reviews from players, coaches, and even the league commissioner. Lincoln began to match the Bears intensity in the second quarter, but the Lions kept turning the ball over. The CIAA men's tournament in Baltimore opens Tuesday. A now three-time All-CIAA selection and 2018-19 CIAA Rookie of the Year, the five-foot-six guard is a member of the 1,000-point club and she is Winston-Salem States all-time leader in three points. Before the Broncos ended their CIAA championship drought of nearly 50 years with the 2022 title, they lost a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of the 2020 final and finished as the runner-up. Charlotte, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. Lincoln began to assert itself early in the second half. Cress Worthy, Fayetteville State: Worthy ranked seventh in scoring (13.3), fifth in assists (3.2) and eighth in steals (1.5). In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. CIAA Details Title IX Initiatives for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, including Friday's Title IX Day, CIAA Honors Five Current HBCU Administrators as Title IX Trailblazers, CIAA Recognizes Five More as Title IX Trailblazers Ahead of the 2023 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, CIAA Honors Five Pioneers as Title IX Trailblazers, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Osborne had a very good game, but in those key moments, I thought Alston was able to funnel him into positions that he didnt want to get to. 3 seed, followed by No. Butler, who played from 1992 to 1996 and won three CIAA titles for his alma mater, relays his experience at the tournament to his players hoping to inspire and encourage them. The Lady Panthers and the Hawks met once this season in Murfreesboro, NC with Chowan coming out on top 85-76. UP NEXT: With the win, the Lions advance to the Semifinals of the 2023 CIAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The win also snaps the four-game winning streak that Virginia Union held over the Rams a stretch that includes the semifinal in last years tournament. The league and partners spent the rest of the year planning for what seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled. That was on full display Friday night. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. Fields is fourth in the league in rebounding (7.9 per game), seventh in scoring (14.7 per game), and third (among qualified players) with a field goal percentage of .423.Howard was named the CIAA Womens Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game. The 6-4 guard has the individual single-game high for points (32 against University of the Sciences) and rebounds (19 against Shaw) in the CIAA this season. Khalil Ridges lead all scorers with 12 for Fayetteville State. Last season, as a No. The last time they won the tournament was in 2014. Learn how your comment data is processed. Elizabeth City State University freshman forward Jayden Beloti was voted CIAA Mens Rookie of the Year. The 6-1 forward also contributed over eight points per game. With a career-high 20 rebounds, plus 21 points in the 88-83 overtime win over Fairmont State, Raemaad Wright logged a rare 20-point, 20-rebound double-double for the CIAA. This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem State's Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Union's Zoila Martinez, Shaw's Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)'s D'Ayzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list. Tynsha Lewis understands the grind of both perseverance and hard work. Pollard hit a 3-pointer with 5:21 left in the half to give Shaw a 21-17 lead, and the Lions only got a 3 by Kania Pollock and a bucket by Fields for the rest of the half to enter halftime trailing 28-22. For Lincoln, the ending was bittersweet for a team that was looking to repeat as conference champions. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games.Fields is the CIAA Womens Defensive Player of the Year after lifting Lincoln (PA) to a Northern Division title and the No. CIAA 2022 All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams announced, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. The CIAA has handed out its awards for Player of The Year, Defensive Player of the Year and more as it heads to Baltimore. 2 Lincoln, in the championship Saturday at 4 p.m. No. Its been great, CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams told The Baltimore Sun. 1 Fayetteville State in the quarterfinals. Published on: February 25, 2023 6:00 AM EST. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings. In the quarterfinals, the winner of Livingstone/Elizabeth City State advances to face Virginia Union Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. and Fayetteville State awaits the winner of Bowie State and Shaw for an 8:50 p.m. Wednesday tipoff time. Elizabeth City States Amadou Faye was named the Mens CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the womens honor. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. The most recent CIAA Basketball Tournament was not only successful for conference champions Elizabeth City State and Winston-Salem State but for the host city, too. Monroe, a 78-year-old former basketball star at Winston-Salem State, was in his New York City home trying to watch the CIAA championship game between the Rams and Lincoln (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. I feel like we let a lot of people down last year.. This is for the Elizabeth City State University. Lincoln's 59-45 setback to Shaw in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) semifinal contest at CFG Arena Friday night will sting. 4 seed, behind No. We didnt come back to get second, coach Tynesha Lewis said. That was a flip-flop of the two games weve played them this year.. The Golden Bulls held on to its one-point lead after the third frame despite both teams scoring 15 points apiece. No. But coming close and winning are two very different thin Ford played collegiately at Maryland record in the Central Intercollegiate State (now Maryland Easter-Shore) Needless to say, the Palmetto state Athletic Association's (CIAA) and is accustomed to winning. 2 seed in the conference tournament. Set to play in Tuesdaysopening round of the tournament, Elizabeth City State University receives the No. Feb 20, 2023 0 Amaya Tucker, a redshirt junior at Winston-Salem State, made history on Monday when she was named the CIAA's player of the year. Hill said the play had four different options. The Lions would answer in the second quarter, however, as a three-pointer from Kayiona Willis gave the Lions a 23-19 lead with 3:54 left in the second quarter. All-CIAA first-teamer Aniylah Bryant is FSU's top offensive threat, averaging a team-high 12.6 points, but the Broncos' team-first mentality makes every player dangerous. While time ran out on Fayetteville State's CIAA Tournament quarterfinal victory over Shaw on Wednesday night in Baltimore, Cress Worthy dribbled out the last two seconds of the 58-53 win with his right arm raised high, pointing one finger toward the . 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. They will vie for their first-ever CIAA Tournament crown against the Lincoln (Pa.)-Shaw winner on Saturday at 4 p.m. Last year, Lincoln (Pa.) defeated ECSU in the finals. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, Elorine Hill | Saint Augustine's & Fayetteville State, Delores Todd | North Carolina A&T & Atlantic Coast Conference, Tiffani-Dawn Sykes | Virginia Union, Virginia State, Saint Paul's, 2023 CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA. Winston-Salem State wins CIAA Tournament championship, The CIAA Tournament finals are set. Kaleb Coleman nailed a clutch three-pointer with 21 seconds left to give No. (Kevin Richardson) (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. The Panthers, using a 15-3 run, ballooned their lead to 19 pointsin the second half and the margin stayed in double digits the rest of the way. He scored at least 25points in eight games this year and he has three of the six 30-point performances that came in conference play. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. Last June, Baltimore officials and the CIAA agreed to maintain the basketball tournament in the city through the 2025 season. 3 seed Virginia State in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. from the CFG Bank Arena. Compete kudos to Shaw. 8 Johnson C. Smith University. Elizabeth City State lost in the title game last season to Lincoln. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. I think that was a big difference in the game for us, Shaw coach Jacques Curtis said. Anyssa Fields, the 2023 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection,led the Lions' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds. Led by eight first-half points from Parson and seven apiece from Gibson and Alston, the Rams built a 30-15 halftime lead while holding the Falcons to 17.9 percent shooting from the field. Its magic. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. The Mens Basketball All-CIAA Team features two student-athletes from each of Fayetteville State (Cress Worthy & Tyler Foster), Virginia Union (Raemaad Wright & Osborne), and Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield & Francis Fitzgerald). BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023)-The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Women's and Men's Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. What a game. Virginia Union's Robert Osborne, (23), tries to dunk the basketball against Winston-Salem's Issac Parson in the second half. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields) each placed two players on the listing. Virginia Union led 39-32 midway through the second half, but the Rams came back to tie the game at 41 and take their first lead of the game with 3:36 remaining. From there, the Lions continued to pull away in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 21 points to finish the 78-57 win. He was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the CIAA. The rest of the list includes Cannedy, Faye, Lincoln (PA)'s Korey Williams, Bowie State's Quinton Drayton, Jaylon Gibson from Winston-Salem State, and Livingstone's Khyree Temple. Thursdays quarterfinals will be featuring Bowie State playing the winner of the Vikings and Falcons game at 2:00 p.m. and the victor of the Shaw-Claflin game playingWinston-SalemState at 12:00 p.m. In 2022, the tournament brought in over 66,000. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games. Jason Robinson and Shayne Siago both scored 13 points for Shaw, whose season ended at 16-14 overall. By Steven J. Gaither Posted on November 10, 2021 Required fields are marked *. The Bears got 11 points from London and four from Brittiney Seymour in the third quarter, but the Shaw defense kept Lincoln from taking advantage. Lincoln (PA) Continues Run, Edging Out Fayetteville State 53-49 to Advance to CIAA Men's Basketball Championship, Lincoln (PA) and Winston-Salem State Men Punch Tickets to CIAA Semifinals, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #14, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #13, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Osborne, the CIAA Mens Player of the Year, averaged20.6 points per game to lead the CIAA, and his nine rebounds per game rank second. The Apex, NC native also averagedat 4.1 rebounds per game. Pollock, the All-CIAA selection and Food Lion Game MVP,scored 15 points while sophomore guard Jaleesa Lanier added 13 points, including hitting three three-pointers. During her collegiate years at NC State, Lewis helped lead her team to the 1998 Final Four and an appearance in the 2001 Sweet Sixteen. As the game wound down in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim the win. The Lions only scored 11, so the lead widened. Armstrong said the Lions learned from their mistakes earlier in the year against Fayetteville State. Zahrion is the type of young man that just puts his head down and works. The Women's Basketball All-CIAA Team has three players from Johnson C. Smith (Howard, Shaniya Jones , and Le'Zarea Bowens ), the most in 2022-23. But Im so proud of our young ladies because we knew in the tournament its going to come down to a stop and a rebound, and they got that done., The Baltimore Sun talked with CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams about her tenure, conference expansion and the CIAA Tournaments second run in Baltimore. With his team down one point in the final minute, Samage Teel went into his bag and chose his best weapon: the one-dribble pull-up to the left. Elizabeth City State (19-10) never trailed and led comfortably for most of the contest by holding Johnson C. Smith (13-16) to 24.5% shooting. A decorated member of the team under Gaines was Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl . Men's Basketball HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Hes a leader on both ends.. Anthony Hilliard, the Elizabeth City State University two-time CIAA Player of the Year, leads the conference in scoring. Fayetteville State, under the leadership of Luke DAlessio, actually clinched the division earlier on Wednesday with a win against Claflin, 71-61. Lowery, who started three freshmen for most of the season, had a team picked to finish fifth in the six-team Northern Division on the cusp of a divisional championship until the last week of the regular season. Hilliard, a Seventy-First High product, was the CIAA Rookie of the Year during the 2005-06 men's basketball season for the Vikings. SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. The Lions tacked on 44 points in the paint and gathered a 30-point performance from its bench. Now, the fifth-seeded Vikings will play for the crown Saturday after beating No. 3 seed Virginia State. By Domonique Whitehurst. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. Shaw womens basketball prides itself on tough, hard-nosed defense. BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its 2023 Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament. Now in her third season with Elizabeth City State, Coach Lewis is confident that she has a team willing to do what it takes to be successful both on and off the court. Make Yahoo Your Homepage Discover something new every day from News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment and more! Panthers guard Jordan Peebles is the only current player who was on Virginia Union's 2018 CIAA championship team. The freshman from Coppell, TX also averaged 9.1 points while shooting 45 percent from the field. The contest featured just six lead changes as the Golden Bulls held its largest lead of three points at the 15:29 mark in the first half. Virginia State was carried by a terrific individual effort by senior guard and all-conference player Sommer Blakemore, who was the only Trojan to reach double-digit scoring with 24 points in the game. Bluefield State will be added as the conference's 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023. . Were celebrating everything thats great about our HBCU schools.. In 2020, the conference celebrates the special 75th anniversary of its Championship Basketball Tournament - an event that has become a must-see in the African American community. For more information on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram. The Bulldogs, Golden Bulls, and Falcons are all tied at 5-11 in conference play, however, Johnson C. Smith owns the tiebreaker over St. Augustines due to head-to-head point differential and Bowie State holds the edge over the Golden Bulls, thanks to a head-to-head win on December 17. 7 Lincoln (PA), thanks to the Bears earning a season sweep of the Lions. Cleveland started all 16 CIAA games, 18 total, finished third on the team with 9.7 points per game. All-CIAA selection Jaylon Gibson contributed 11 points for the Rams. Coach of the year honors was awarded to Virginia Union's Head Men's Basketball Coach Jay Butler and Lincoln (PA)'s Head Women's Basketball Coach Janice Washington. The four finalists for the 2022 Naismith Trophy Women's Defensive Player of the Year have been announced. Guiding Virginia Unionto a Northern Division title (second consecutive)and the top seed in the tournament, the senior from Richmond, VA shot 54 percent from the field, second among qualified players in the conference. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. Joining Beloti on the Mens All-Rookie team are Bakir Cleveland (Lincoln (PA)), Caleb Simmons (Shaw), Khyree Temple (Livingstone), and Isaac Parson (Winston-Salem State). Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) was named the 2022 Food Lion CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year, freshman Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) earned a spot on the All-Rookie Team, and head coach Corey Lowery was named the Coach of the Year. Lowery led his program to a 11-5 record in league play after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason, including a second-place finish in the Northern Division at 7-3. Charlotte, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) The Vikings, however, didnt need Blangos scoring Friday, as it was DyJhanik Armfield who carried the load with 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers. Shaw took control from the start, jumping out to an early 10-2 lead thanks in large part to scoring six points off seven first-quarter turnovers by the Lions. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Fayetteville State University, under the guidance of Head Womens Basketball Coach Serena King-Coleman, clinched the Southern Division and the top overall seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season with a 14-2 conference record. Tucker, Aniylah Bryant from Fayetteville State, Virginia State's Sommer Blakemore, Virginia Union's Ny Langley, and Lauren Banks from St. Augustine's make up the rest of the all-conference team. VU Osborne 18, Harding 17, Sims 4, Wright 3, Joseph 2. ECS Armfield 20, Hashim 9, Banks 5, Nowlin 5, Kinney 4, Pitts 4, Blango 2, King 2, Adams 2. A now three-time All-CIAA selection and 2018-19 CIAA Rookie of the Year, the five-foot-six guard is a member of the 1,000-point club and she is Winston-Salem State's all-time leader in three points. Fourth-seeded Claflin begins play on Thursday at 8 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday's 12:30 p.m. game pitting Winston-Salem State and St.. 2021-22 All-CIAA Mens Basketball TeamBackcourtCress Worthy, Fayetteville StateCameron Campbell, Winston-Salem StateJavonte Cooke, Winston-Salem StateDhashon Dyson, Saint AugustinesFrancis Fitzgerald, Virginia StateFrontcourtNavar Elmore, LivingstoneJalen Seegars, Fayetteville StateZahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)Augustine Ominu, Johnson C. SmithRobert Osborne, Virginia UnionJordan Peebles, Virginia UnionTerrence Hunter-Whitfield, Virginia State2021-22 CIAA Mens Basketball All-Rookie TeamCaleb Simmons, ShawBakir Cleveland, Lincoln (PA)Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateKhyree Temple, LivingstoneIsaac Parson, Winston-Salem State, CIAA Mens Player of the Year: Zahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year: Navar Elmore, LivingstoneCIAA Mens Rookie of the Year: Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateCIAA Mens Coach of the Year: Corey Lowery, Lincoln (PA). The Falcons opened the second half on a 6-0 run to close within 30-21 but the Rams steadily pulled away for the win. In October of 2022, the Vikings unveiled their brand new $150,000 locker room. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 12 seed Saint Augustine's 65-49 in the men's basketball first round of the CIAA Tournament at CFG Bank Arena on Wednesday. After the way Lincoln (17-13) played in the semifinals Friday night, he might just be right. Butler was named the CIAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after Virginia Union grabbed the Northern Division crown for the second straight year and led the Panthers to a 9-1 division record, a 12-4 conference mark, and a 22-6 overall record. Robert Osborne and Keleaf Tate each pumped in 26 points as top seed Virginia Union pulled away in the second half to beat No. The Broncos held a 13-5 rebounding edge during the run. Shaw did what it likes to do get the lead and play tough defense. Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. The Kings Mountain, NC native shot 43.5 percent from the field, 38 percent from deep, and 79 percent from the charity stripe all top-five shooting splits in the CIAA. Butler and the Panthers are the top seed entering the CIAA Tournament after finishing the regular season having won 11 of the last 13 games. The freshman from Coppell, TX also averaged 9.1 points while shooting 45 percent from the field. The Golden Bulls took a 16-10 lead after the first quarter but the Broncos stampede back, outscoring JCSU 19-14. The back of the lockers needed a wrap and I specifically told them to leave it blank because we wanted the [championship] picture we took out there on it. The Elizabeth City State womens basketball team made history by winning their first CIAA Championship title under head coach Tynesha Lewis; earning them a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament. [Armfield] can play. But some say Davius Richard should hold the title, SWAC found incorrect application of rules in controversial Alabama State-Alabama A&M finish, Ex-Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders named top Black college football player, Several DSU bowlers injured in bus wreck released from hospital, others remain, school says. The Rams (21-8) captured their 13th CIAA title and second in the past three years under head coach Cleo Hill Jr. Hill follows the strong foundation laid by the late, legendary Clarence "Big House" Gaines, who led the program to an NCAA Division II championship. We feel like its unfinished business for us, said forward Jessica Adams, who transferred to the school this season. The game featured some strong play by both teams. Learn how your comment data is processed. The tournament is back in the Charm City and begins Tuesday. Players run down the court during the Shaw University vs. Winston-Salem State game during the CIAA tournament at CFG Bank Arena on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Any of us can drop 20, 25, 30 points if we wanted to, Armfield said. It got even larger in the fourth quarter, when the pressure started to wear on Lincoln. Show Transcript. 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