HAMPTON (28-6) - David Six led Lady Pirates to undefeat-
ed MEAC regular season (16-0) and tournament champion- ship over Howard (59-38). They got jobbed with 15-seed but gave strong showing in bowing to ACC champ Duke (76-61) in NCAA tourney. Regular season and tourney MVP Keiara Avant led the Lady Pirates. 2. SHAW (25-5) - As South's second-seed, Jacques Curtis's Lady Bears won second straight CIAA tournament title over South top seed Fayetteville State (72-53). Defending national champs fell in frst round of Atlantic Regional to Glenville State (111-86). The three Crystals (Gordon, Wilson & Harris) sparked Lady Bears. 3. CLARK ATLANTA (19-11) - Behind Tournament MVP Conisha Hicks and LaQui- sha Lewis, Vanessa Moore's Lady Panthers fnished behind Benedict in SIAC East but knocked off the Lady Tigers in the tournament's championship game (75-48). Fell to Nova Southeastern 80-65 in frst round of Div. II South Region playoffs. 4. PRAIRIE VIEW (17-15) - From fourth seed in regular season, Toyelle Wilson's Lady Panthers won third straight SWAC tournament title in four overtimes vs. Miss. Valley State (100-87). Ran into NCAA top seed Baylor in frst round (82-40). Kara Etienne was tournament MVP, Latia Williams was SWAC player of the year. 5. TEXAS SOUTHERN (20-12) - Under frst-year head coach Cynthia Cooper- Dyke, Lady Tigers won SWAC regular season title by four games but were felled in tournament semifnals by Prairie View (62-58). Lost to Kansas State (72-44) in frst round of WNIT. Briana Sidney and freshman Te'era Williams were Lady Panther standouts. 6. HOWARD (20-12) - With MEAC all-time scoring leader Saadie Doyle leading the way, Nikki Reid-Geckler led Lady Bison to third place in MEAC regular season, lost to Hampton (59-38) in MEAC fnals. Bowed out in frst round of WBI to Penn (65-60). 7. FAYETTEVILLE STATE (24-5) - Led by Player of the Year, Kristen Hanzer, Eva Patterson-Heath's Lady Broncos were top seed from the South but had season end in tournament fnals loss to Shaw (72-53). 8. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (22-10) - In Tarrell Robinson's frst year, Lady Aggies fnished as runners-up to Hampton in MEAC regular season, bowed out to Howard (55-42) in tournament semis. Ousted in WNIT frst round by James Madison (77- 64). Jacquayla Berry and Amber Calvin paced the Lady Aggies. 9. ELIZABETH CITY STATE (24-4) - Lady Vikings won CIAA North by four games but fell to Shaw (76-61) in tournament semifnals. Shatara Jackson and Stephanie Harper led the Lady Vikes. 10. TUSKEGEE (19-6) - Belinda Roby's Lady Tigers won SIAC West before falling to Fort Valley State in tournament quarterfnals. Lost to Alabama-Huntsville (78-69) in South Region frst round. Amelia Dorton and Nnenne Eze were Roby's top play- ers.
For the Week oF April 2 - 8, 2013
AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XIX, No. 35 FINAL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOP TEN; O'QUINN, JONES MAKING NAT'L HEADLINES DANCIN' WITH THE PROS O'QUINN: Making his presence felt in waning days of Orlando Magic's season. Orlando Magic Photo BCSP Notes Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn fnally making noise in NBA Former Norfolk State and MEAC stand- out Kyle O'Quinn is fnally getting to show his stuff for the NBA's Orlando Magic. O'Quinn, last year's MEAC player of the year and tournament MVP, was a second round choice of the Magic, 49th overall, in last year's NBA Draft but has languished on the bench for much of this season. But the 6-10, 240-pound rookie center's playing team has increased recently with inju- ries to Magic big men Nicola Vucevich and An- drew Nicholson. Prior to a recent stint, O'Quinn had played in 42 Magic games and started two and was av- eraging 9.5 minutes per game. He had scored in double fgures only once, a 10-point outing on Feb. 6 vs. the Los Angeles Clppers. But he played a season-high 42 minutes in the Magic's 114-108 loss last Wednesday to the Charlotte Bobcats. In that game, O'Quinn deliv- ered 23 points, hitting on 11 of 14 shots from the feld, and pulled down 11 rebounds. He also handed out six assists It was the highlight of a recent seven-game stretch that has seen his minutes increase to 27 per game while averaging 10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds. He's had fve double-digit scoring performances and fnished twice with double digits in rebounding. "It's much easier because you're out there and you're actually playing. That's big," O'Quinn told Orlando reporters after the Bobcats' game. "Looking at flm and playing are two different things. You can't simulate anything in practice as good as the game. That game experience is the best experience you get, so this is all learn- ing for me." Magic coach Jacque Vaughn wanted to see what O'Quinn could do, and he liked the results, especially since the Magic started three rookies in the 114-108 loss to the Bobcats. "He really has stepped up to the challenge with us not having Nik," Vaughn told Orlando reporters. "He has taken advantage of his min- utes, showing what he can do. He is rebound- ing, passing the basketball and he can knock down shots. "It was another great effort from him. We wanted to see what he could produce with over 40 minutes of foor time and he did a great job."
NABC All-District players Five black college seniors were named last week to the 2013 NCAA Div. II National As- sociation of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all- District teams. Bowie State guard Byron Westmoreland was named to the frst team and Trevin Parks of Johnson C. Smith and Angelo Sharpless of Elizabeth City State were named to the second team in the Atlantic Region. Westmoreland, a 6-7 guard, averaged 23.3 points per game during the regular season, sec- ond best in the CIAA, and crowned his career with an MVP performance, averaging 27 points per game in four games leading Bowie State to the CIAA Tournament championship. Parks, a 5-10 guard, was a three-time all- CIAA selection and averaged a league-best 25.0 points per game this season. At 6-4, Sharpless, the CIAA player of the year, averaged 20.5 points and a league-best 8.8 rebounds per game. Jacoy Jones and Karina Smirfoff Parks Collier Six In the South Region, Xavier Collier, the SIAC player of the year, and teammate Mar- cus Goode, the SIAC tournament most valuable player, were named to the second team. Collier averaged 14.8 points per game and led the league handing out 4.7 assists per game. Goode, a 6-10 center, averaged 14.6 points and a league-high 9.8 rebounds per game.
Jacoby Jones scores big on DWTS Former Lane and SIAC and current NFL standout Jacoby Jones is strutting his stuff on the latest installment of Dancing With The Stars. Jones, who dazzled at this year's Super Bowl for the champion Baltimore Ravens scor- ing two touchdowns and setting a Super Bowl record with a 108-yard kickoff return score and 56-yard TD reception, is also scoring on DWTS. Jones and partner Karina Smirnoff danced a sexy and passionate rumba on Monday's 'Prom Night' show. Jones took off his shirt revealing his numerous tattoos in the dance. The prom theme brought memories of Jones' own prom where he made a last minute decision to go by himself. During the show we also learned that he got kicked out after playing some pranks. When Jones, a New Orleans native, was in college his high school, Marion Abramson High School, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, so he dedicated last night's dance to his alma mater. Jones told viewers losing his school was tough, and the judges saw that emotion in his dancing. Collins, Watson and Stinson fnalists for Gaines Award BOSTON, MA - Three black college head men's basketball coaches have been named f- nalists for the Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year award. Winston-Salem State head coach Bobby Collins, Livingstone head man James Stinson and Benedict's Fred Watson are among the f- nalists. Along with the three, the other fnalists for the Gaines Award include Lennie Acuff (Alabama-Huntsville), Vince Alexander (USC Aiken), Tom Billeter (Augustana College), Der- rick Clark (Metropolitan State), Jim Crutch- feld (West Liberty), Keith Dickson (Saint An- selm), Tony Dominguez (Western Washington), Steve Hesser (Drury), Greg Kamansky (Cal Poly Pomona), Ryan Looney (Seattle Pacifc), Matt Margenthaler (Minnesota State) and Josh Schertz (Lincoln Memorial). The Gaines award is presented annually to the top division II men's basketball coach. One of the true legends of all-time, Clarence Gaines retired from Winston-Salem State University in 1993 with a record of 828-446. At the time he was the winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history. During his 47-year tenure as coach and athletic director at WSSU he coached professional basketball greats Cleo Hill (frst African-American from an historically Black college and university to be drafted No. 1 by the National Basketball Association, St. Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame). Collins is also a fnalist, along with Keith Dickson (Saint Anselm), Luke Reigel (Wiscon- sin Parkside), Josh Schertz (Lincoln Memorial) and Bob Semling (UW-Stevens Point) for the Jack Bennett Award. The Jack Bennett Award, which represents winning with integrity, is named in honor of the former head coach at the University of Wiscon- sin-Stevens Point. Bennett won fve Wiscon- sin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles, made fve NCAA tournament appearances and fnished his career with back-to-back national championships, the only two in school history. He's the program's all-time winningest coach with a 200-56 record. In 28 seasons as head coach he compiled a record of 480-175. Both the Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year and Jack Bennett Awards will be presented on April 5th at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet in Atlanta, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Champion- ship. UMES loses Metil to Towson PRINCESS ANNE, Md. Don Metil, the winningest coach in University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball history, has resigned from his position to become the head women's volleyball coach at Towson University. Metil ends his tenure with UMES after six years at the helm. During his time, the Hawks won their frst-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Con- ference (MEAC) Championships in 2011 and 2012 and reached the conference title match each year from 2007 through 2009. In addition, UMES won the MEAC North- ern Division regular season title all six seasons, combining to go 61-3 in MEAC matches for a .953 winning percentage in conference play. The team never lost a home match against a MEAC opponent in Metil's tenure. "Don Metil brought the UMES program to its greatest success in school history," says UMES Director of Athletics Keith Davidson. The Hawks won at least 20 matches all six years and combined to earn a 145-45 record. In 2012, the Hawks had their best season in school history, fnishing 28-6 overall. Metil was a three- time MEAC Coach of the Year, earning the hon- or in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and was named the MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach in 2011 and 2012. Goode M E N ' S F I N A L T O P T E N W O M E N ' S F I N A L T O P T E N 1. BENEDICT (24-7) - Led by tourney MVP, center Marcus Goode, and Player of the Year, point guard Xavier Collier, Fred Watson's Tigers tied with Morehouse for the top spot in the SIAC East, then won second-straight SIAC tournament title de- feating Morehouse (68-60). Got by Eckerd (69-65) for frst-ever NCAA Div. II playoff win. Lost close one to Alabama-Huntsville (64-60) in South Region semifnals. 2. SOUTHERN (23-10) - Roman Banks led the Jaguars to second-place regular season fnish behind Texas Southern, before taking SWAC tournament over Prairie View (45-44). Represented well, throwing scare into West top seed Gonzaga (64-58) in frst round of NCAA Tournament. Tournament MVP Derick Beltran and Malcolm Miller among Jags' top standouts. 3. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (20-17) - With seven seniors in Cy Alexander's frst year, Aggies fnished seventh in MEAC regular season but crowned tournament of upsets by knocking off ffth-seed Morgan State in MEAC championship game. Ag- gies got their frst NCAA Tourney win (in nine tries) over Liberty (73-72) in First Four game before running into top seed Louisville (79-48) in the second round. 4. NORFOLK STATE (21-12) - Led by MEAC Player of the Year Pendarvis Williams, Anthony Evans' Spartans went undefeated (16-0) in MEAC regular season but were knocked off by Bethune-Cookman in overtime (70-68) in MEAC quarterfnals. Lost to Virginia (67-56) in frst round of NIT. 5. BOWIE STATE (16-13) - Darrell Brooks' Tigers fnished fourth in CIAA North but behind MVP Byron Westmoreland won four games in four days to take CIAA title over Livingstone (85-74). Fell to Atlantc Region top seed West Liberty (114-82) in Div. II playoffs. 6. TEXAS SOUTHERN (17-14) - Posted best record in SWAC (16-2) in Mike Davis's frst season but ineligible for postseason because of NCAA and SWAC imposed APR sanctions. SWAC Player of the Year, guard Omar Strong, led the Tigers. 7. LIVINGSTONE (22-6) - James Stinson's Blue Bears won CIAA West and had a chance at frst CIAA Tourney title before falling to hot Bowie State (85-74) in cham- pionship game. Fell to Fairmont State (91-73) in Div. II Atlantic Regional. All-CIAA guard Mark Thomas was the Bears' leader. 8. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (22-9) - LeVelle Moton's Eagles fnished behind Norfolk State in MEAC regular season (15-1) but bowed out to rival NC A&T (55-42) in tournament quarterfnals. Ray Willis and Stanton Kidd were Eagle standouts. 9. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (21-7) - Led by CIAA Defensive Player of the Year, senior guard Justin Glover, Bobby Collins' Rams ranked for most of season in Div. II before fnishing second in CIAA South behind Livingstone. Fell in CIAA semis to Bowie State (83-66) and in frst round of D2 playoffs to Slippery Rock (69-67). 10. MOREHOUSE (19-15) - Grady Brewer's troops tied with Benedict in SIAC East regular season and then fell to Benedict (68-60) in tournament title game. Darrius Williams was top Maroon Tiger. Watson Westmoreland O'Quinn SIAC SOUTHERN NTERCOLLGATE ATHLETC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EAST W L W L Albany State 8 2 10 19 Benedict 8 4 17 6 Paine 3 2 10 17 Clafin 3 5 10 20 Clark Atlanta 1 5 5 14 Morehouse 1 9 2 25 WEST Stillman 7 2 16 13 LeMoyne-Owen 4 1 9 9 Miles 5 3 8 12 Kentucky State 5 6 8 20 Tuskege 2 4 8 13 Lane 0 9 0 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Daniel Young, Fr., BENEDICT - Hit two home runs in 23-6 win over Lane. Added a double and four steals in series sweep. PITCHER Christopher Lail, So., BENEDICT - Tossed a complete game in Benedict's 24-2 win over Lane giving up one earned run and striking out six. CENTRAL NTERCOLLEGATE ATHLETC ASSOCATON CIAA SWAC SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EASTERN W L W L Alabama State 9 3 18 12 Jackson State 9 3 15 14 Alcorn State 7 6 7 24 Alabama A&M 1 8 3 25 Miss. Valley State 1 8 3 26 WESTERN Prairie View 6 3 15 10 Southern 7 5 11 10 Texas Southern 6 6 14 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4 5 7 17 Grambling State 4 7 10 16 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER WaldyvanEstrada, So., OF, ALABAMASTATE- Hit .571(8-for-14) whileregisteringadouble, grandslam and nine ROB. Had game-winning hit in frst game vs. MVSUgoing 3-3 fromthe place. Had grand slam in third game while going 3-4 with 3 runs and 4 RBIs. PITCHER T. J. Renda, So., ALABAMA STATE - Pitched his second consecutive complete game in 11-1 seven- inningwinover MVSU. Allowedfour hits, onerunwith two walks, 9 Ks. Is unbeaten at 5-0 on the season. MD EASTERN ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC CONF ALL NORTH W L W L Delaware State 9 0 18 7 Norfolk State 4 5 9 17 Coppin State 3 6 6 19 Maryland-E. Shore 2 7 5 24 NORTH NC Central 8 4 18 11 Savannah State 7 4 17 9 Bethune-Cookman 7 5 14 16 NC A&T 5 6 9 18 Florida A&M 2 10 2 27 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER RyanHaas, Sr., 1B, DSU- Batted.667(6-9) including six runs scored, 3 doubles and 9 RBI in 3-0 series win vs. UMES. PITCHER Elliot Gardner, Sr., P, DSU - Earned win in 7.0 innings vs. UMES. Did not allow any earned runs, struck out 5 of 23 he faced. ROOKIE Chris Biocic, Jr., C, B-CU- Hit .429 with one triple, one double and 5 RBI in four games for Wildcats. CONF ALL W L W L Winston-Salem State 10 1 25 8 Virginia State 9 2 16 8 St. Augustine's 9 2 22 12 Elizabeth City State 6 7 10 11 Chowan 5 7 13 25 Lincoln 2 10 4 16 Shaw 1 13 8 22 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Josh Catalano, Jr., INF/OF, CHOWAN - Hit .533 (8-15) with 1 double, and 3 RBI. PITCHER Seth Mahaffey, Jr., RHP, WSSU - Was 1-0 with 2 saves in three appearances. Pitched 2.2 innings with 1 strike out and giving up four hits. OFFENSE Aaron Jones, Sr., 1B/DH, WSSU - Hit .438 (7-16) with 5 RBI, 2 doubles. Slugged at .563 clip. DEFENSE Levi Grassley, Jr., 3B/IB/C, WSSU - Hit .333 with one error in 16 tries. COACH Kevin Ritsche, WSSU- Continues to lead WSSUto top of CIAAgoing 4-0 on week, 3-0 vs. CIAAschools. STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS BASEBALL SOFTBALL MD EASTERN ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC CONF ALL NORTHERN W L W L Norfolk State 6 0 13 15 Hampton 5 1 18 19 Coppin State 3 3 8 15 Maryland-E. Shore 2 4 10 19 Delaware State 1 2 5 20 Howard 1 5 3 19 Morgan State 0 3 2 21 SOUTHERN Bethune-Cookman 2 0 8 27 S. C. State 2 1 14 12 Florida A&M 2 1 9 26 Savannah State 1 2 17 14 NC A&T 1 2 3 21 NC Central 0 2 2 20 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Haley Ward, So., OF, NSU - Batted .778 (7-9) over three games in 3-0 sweep of Howard. Was 2 of 2 with HR, 4 RBI and 1 steal in 10-0 opener. Tripled in frst at bat in second game to tie Div. I record of 13 straight hits. PITCHER Vianney Gomez, Jr., SCSU - Earned two wins with 0.00 ERA in 14 innings vs. NC A&T. Faced 33 batters, 6 Ks in one win. Retired three batters with two walks in second win. ROOKIE Whitney Williams, Fr., 3B, NSU - Hit .429 with 2 runs, 1 double and 4 RBI vs. Howard. SWAC SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EASTERN W L W L Jackson State 6 1 19 21 Miss. Valley State 4 2 13 22 Alabama A&M 4 4 11 17 Alabama State 2 4 3 27 Alcorn State 0 4 7 25 WESTERN Texas Southern 7 1 21 9 Arkansas Pine Bluff 5 1 7 18 Prairie View 2 3 8 9 Southern 2 5 5 23 Grambling State 0 7 5 26 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Briana Parker, So., INF, TSU- Piled up 8 RBI during weekend series with Grambling. Hit a grand slam in series fnale and drove in team-leading six runs. Batted .600 (6-for-10) with a double and two HRs.. Scored three runs. PITCHER Lacie Sutterfeld, Jr., UAPB - Was perfect 3-0 as UAPB spllit with Langston and swept Southern. Had ERA of 0.41 in 17 innings. Two of three starts were complete game wins. She allowed one earned run, struck out eight and walked fve. CENTRAL NTERCOLLEGATE ATHLETC ASSOCATON CIAA CONF ALL NORTH W L W L Chowan 9 0 16 18 VIrginia Union 7 4 7 4 Virginia State 10 3 10 11 Bowie State 1 8 4 20 Lincoln 1 9 3 11 Elizabeth City State 0 11 0 15 SOUTH Winston-Salem State 11 0 22 14 St. Augustine's 8 2 14 5 Fayetteville State 8 4 10 26 Shaw 7 4 12 16 Livingstone 1 13 9 15 J. C. Smith 2 7 4 21 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Jo'Landa White, So., C, SAC - Smacked 3 HRs in two wins over Livingstone. Led Lady Falcons to 4-0 week with .500 BA, 8 RBI. Also had 28 putouts. PITCHER Brittany Lane, Sr., WSSU - Was perfect 3-0 in 3 appearances, allowing just one earned run. Had 9Ks vs.Brevard, 8 vs. FSU. OFFENSE LizHipple, Jr., OF, CHOWAN- Hit .769infour games. SIAC SOUTHERN NTERCOLLGATE ATHLETC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EAST W L W L Albany State 15 2 22 13 Clafin 11 4 20 9 Clark Atlanta 12 11 17 15 Fort Valley State 4 4 6 24 Benedict 6 11 8 20 Paine 2 13 4 15 WEST Miles 18 0 21 12 Stillman 14 5 15 14 Kentucky State 5 8 9 20 LeMoyne-Owen 4 10 6 10 Tuskegee 3 9 4 16 Lane 0 14 0 15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Amari Foster, Jr., CAU - In 2-2 week, smacked four home runs including frst career grand slam, in 12-9 win over Clafin. For week, went 7-for-8 with 9 RBIS and 5 runs scored. PITCHER Chelsea Hicks, Jr., ALBANY STATE - Pitched three complete games with wins over Clark Atlanta, Paine and Benedict. Only surrendered fve hits while strik- ing out nine.