NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Marta Gomar of the Norfolk State women’s tennis team was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced its postseason awards. In addition, head coach Worth Richardson was named the MEAC Coach of the Year, while senior Andrea Macchiavello earned a second-team all-conference nod. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State seniors Kiara Howell and Deon King were named the University’s Female Athlete and Male Athlete of the Year, respectively, as the athletics department’s annual all-sports awards ceremony on Monday evening at the NSU Student Center. Howell, a senior from Chesapeake, Va., is in her fourth year on the Spartan … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball program recently signed forward Stavian Allen to a national letter of intent for its 2016 recruiting class. Allen will join the Spartan program from Tallahassee Community College in Florida. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound Allen will have two years of eligibility with the Spartans after spending two years at … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors when the conference office announced the awards for the last week of the regular season on Wednesday, April 20, morning. Sophomore Antonio Pejic and senior Andrea Macchiavello were each named the MEAC Player of the Week on the men’s and women’s … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Alex Mauricio allowed just one hit in four innings of relief pitching and the Norfolk State offense came to life in the middle innings to lift the Spartans to a 6-3 win over William & Mary on Tuesday, April 19, night at Marty L. Miller Field. The victory was the Spartans’ fourth … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rate figures Wednesday, April 20, and the report shows that the Norfolk State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics continues to make significant improvements with student-athlete retention and graduation. The latest set of figures include data through the 2014-15 academic year. All NSU athletic programs scored … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State baseball seniors Kyle Vaas and Matt Outman picked up MEAC weekly honors for their performances in Sunday’s, April 11, doubleheader sweep of Delaware State. Vaas, the Spartans’ designated hitter, was chosen as MEAC Co-Player of the Week, while Outman was named MEAC Pitcher of the Week. Vaas batted 4-for-7 (.571) … Continue reading
DOVER, Del. – Austin Bentley hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give host Delaware State a 6-5 win over Norfolk State in the teams’ MEAC series finale on Monday, April 11, afternoon at Soldier Field. Bentley’s hit off Spartan reliever Michael Parmentier scored pinch runner Jaylen Zielecki from third … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team lost all three doubles matches but came back to win the first four singles contests to defeat Longwood by a 4-1 margin on Sunday, April 10, afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex. The Spartans had lost to the Lancers each of the last five seasons but … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Morgan State broke a long losing streak to Norfolk State with a win in game 1, but the Spartan softball team scored three runs in the fifth inning of game 2 to split a doubleheader with the Bears on Sunday, April 10, afternoon in a conference matchup at the NSU Softball Field. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State football team will hold the 2016 Green & Gold Game, its final spring intrasquad scrimmage, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at William “Dick” Stadium. Admission is free. The game will be played in an offense vs. defense format with an alternate scoring system to reward the defense for … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – After six straight games on the road, with an additional two more postponed, the Norfolk State softball team will return home for the first time in two and a half weeks when the Spartans host Morgan State this weekend. The fourth conference series of the year will begin on Saturday, April 9, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Richmond earned a third set win at the No. 1 spot in the lineup on the way to a 7-0 win over the Norfolk State men’s tennis team on Sunday, Mar 20, afternoon at the indoor Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The Spiders won both contested doubles matches and broke a five-match losing streak … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Junior Hannah Haustein hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh to win game 1, and the Norfolk State softball team made it a doubleheader and series sweep of Coppin State with an 8-0 win in game 2 on Saturday, Mar 19, at the NSU Softball Field. NSU rallied in … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team began MEAC Northern Division play on Saturday, Mar 19, afternoon with a 7-0 shutout of Delaware State at the NSU Tennis Complex. The Spartans won easily in doubles and also claimed a pair of three-set victories in singles to improve to 3-8 overall. The Hornets fell … Continue reading
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