NORFOLK, Va. – After seeing its 10-game win streak snapped on Monday, the second longest in the program’s Division I era, the Norfolk State men’s basketball team will look to start a new one with just two games left in the regular season. Up first, NSU hosts Howard on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Joseph … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State softball team will play its second straight weekend at home when the Spartans host Hartford and Buffalo for the two-day Spartan Classic. Each team will play the other two twice, once on Saturday and once on Sunday at the NSU Softball Field. Action gets underway on Saturday when Buffalo … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina A&T scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth, and the Aggies held on to defeat the Norfolk State baseball team by a 4-3 score on Wednesday night at Marty L. Miller Field. Three A&T pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts and zero walks in a non-conference game that was … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State freshman Paula Fortuno was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Wednesday. The Spartan’s opened the season with a 3-2 victory over Delaware State on Sunday. At No. 4 singles, Fortuno earned the match-clinching point with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University and the Norfolk Tides will play their seventh baseball exhibition game in the last eight years on Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Harbor Park. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. for the seven-inning game. All advance tickets must be purchased through NSU. Tickets will be available at … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Former Norfolk State women’s basketball standout Siobhan Beslow has signed a contract to play professionally in Australia. Beslow, a 5-11 forward, will leave the United States later this month and begin playing for the Mildura Lady Heat next month. The club is based in Victoria. Beslow played one season at NSU as … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Due to the threat of rain in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, the Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T baseball teams have decided to switch the locations of their two regular-season meetings. Instead of playing in North Carolina, the teams will now play at NSU’s Marty L. Miller Field on Wednesday at 5 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State junior bowler Briana Gardner was honored by the conference office on Tuesday when she was named the MEAC Bowler of the Week. Gardner picked up the award for the third time this season, all since January, after leading NSU at the James Brown Invitational hosted by Morgan State over the … Continue reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball team saw its 10-game win streak come to an end on Monday night at Moore Gym, as Bethune-Cookman pulled off its second straight upset with a 75-65 win over the Spartans. Two days after knocking off third-place Hampton, the Wildcats did it again, defeating the second-place … Continue reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Norfolk State women’s basketball team struggled on offense for the second straight game, scoring its fewest points against a conference foe this season in a 53-44 loss at MEAC leader Bethune-Cookman on Monday night at Moore Gymnasium. Led by junior guard Gabrielle Swinson’s 16 points, NSU (14-12, 9-5 MEAC) shook … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State University baseball team was picked to win its third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern Division title and seven Spartans were selected to the preseason All-MEAC team as the league released its preseason predictions on Friday. In voting by league head coaches and sports information directors, pitcher siblings Jonathan and … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State athletics department announced Friday the promotions and themes for its two upcoming basketball games in the month of February. The Saturday, Feb. 11 home doubleheader against Maryland Eastern Shore has been tabbed Alumni/Throwback Night. The game is one of the signature events of the NSU Alumni Association’s Alumni Day. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Junior Briana Gardner of the Norfolk State bowling team earned the MEAC’s co-Bowler of the Week award on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced its weekly honors. Gardner averaged 196.4 in five games on Saturday during the three-day Red Flash Invitational hosted by Saint Francis (Pa.). She was named to the … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Junior Alex Brown scored a career-high 16 points to lead five players in double figures as the Norfolk State men’s basketball team won its fifth in a row with an 83-69 win over North Carolina A&T on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall. In a conference matchup, NSU closed out the month … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Kayla Roberts and Jordan Strode recorded 21 points each, propelling the Norfolk State women’s basketball team to a 69-53 victory over defending MEAC champion North Carolina A&T on Monday night at Echols Hall. Roberts finished two blocks short of a triple-double, with 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks. Her eight blocks … Continue reading
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