by Siera Jones For the Norfolk State women’s basketball team, the uncertainties of the past six months have thrown them into a mental game that in some ways proves more trying than winning physical contests. The cancellation of the MEAC tournament and the rest of the 2019-20 season represented the first challenge, but it was … Continue reading
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Jenny DeGraaf recorded a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead UNC Wilmington to a 64-56 victory over Norfolk State in the season-opener for both teams Friday evening at Trask Coliseum. The difference was the hot-shooting of host UNCW in the first quarter. The Seahawks used an 18-4 run over … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The interim tag has been removed from head coach Larry Vickers‘ title, thus ushering in a new era for Norfolk State women’s basketball. Vickers will look to turn around a Spartans program that returns seven players from last year’s squad and welcomes six newcomers, but went 3-24 (3-13 MEAC) in 2015-16. Vickers, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers announced the Spartans’ 2016-17 non-conference schedule on Tuesday afternoon. Vickers’ team will be road tested in his first full season on the bench, playing one home game in the first month of the season. “We have worked hard to put together a strong 2016-2017 non-conference … Continue reading
A week ago, Amber Brown was like thousands of other women’s college basketball players, playing and practicing with her Norfolk State teammates. Now, the junior forward is fighting for her life laying in a hospital bed. Brown, 19, was found unconscious on her dorm room floor on New Year’s Day. She has been hospitalized the … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s basketball team opens the 2015-16 regular season Friday when it hosts another set of Spartans – from the University of South Carolina Upstate. Game time is 6 p.m. at Echols Hall. Media Coverage The contest will be broadcast live on WNSB 91.1 FM with Ross Gordon calling the action … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s basketball program in partnership with the NSU Women’s Economic Development Center and NSU Career Services will hold an empowerment fundraising event featuring actress Edwina Findley-Dickerson on Sunday, Nov. 22. The event will take place at 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Scott-Dozier Ballroom on the Norfolk … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Debra Clark revealed her team’s 2015-16 schedule on Friday. The non-conference slate includes road games against Mississippi State, Virginia and William & Mary, and a trio of regular-season home matchups at Joseph Echols Hall. “I am thrilled with our schedule for this season. We have a very … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Debra Clark announced Monday her five-player recruiting class that will suit up for the Spartans beginning in the 2015-16 season. The class includes two junior college signees, power forward Michelle Wright (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City Community College) and point guard Ashante Doby (Palm Beach, Fla./Miami Dade College), who … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s basketball team caps its current road trip with a 5:45 p.m. game Monday night at Savannah State. The start of the game was moved up 15 minutes to accommodate a local TV broadcast of the NSU-SSU men’s game, which is slated to start at 8 p.m. The Spartans … Continue reading
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