meac Stories - Garnet And Black Attack
WE ARRRRR THE CHAMPIONS: No. 16/17 Marquette 59, Norfolk State 57
And thus ends the glass half-full portion of our recap. A week after drubbing lowly Norfolk State by 31 in the first round (Tundra Regional) of the Paradise Jam, Marquette seemed to have its plate set for an easy waltz to the bronze ashtray that apparently moonlights as the trophy for the Paradise...
So This Is How It's Going To Be
Friday night against Mt. St. Mary's was a great turnout by the student section. So of course, I figured that with Marquette ascending into the top 20 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, the student turnout would be outstanding again against Norfolk State last night. WRONG. There's the student...
#19/21 Marquette 99, Norfolk State 68
The early season cupcake feast continued Monday night as Marquette dismantled the Spartans of Norfolk State, 99-68. While the final scores may look similar, this game wasn't quite the beat-down that the season opener against Mount St. Mary's was. I wouldn't go so far as to say the Spartans made a...
Strictly Come Dancing: Hampton, MEAC
Who? The Lady Pirates of Hampton. Where? Hampton, VA, one of forty-two independent cities in the United States. When? Saturday the 13th in Winston-Salem, NC. How? Would-be Cinderella South Carolina State was no match for the 17/16 double-double that Melanie Warner put up to lead three Hampton...
BtB 2009-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preview
The 2009 offseason was one of comings and goings in the MEAC. For a period of a day, the conference's membership stood at 13. On September 10, the conference invited North Carolina Central to become member number 13. NCCU was actually a founding member of the MEAC back in 1969, but...
Post-Spring Previews: South Carolina State
The Gamecocks finally get a breather when FCS South Carolina State Bulldogs travel to Columbia. This isn't to say that coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough's (a former RB coach under Lou Holtz at USC during the heady Outback Bowl dynasty) Bulldogs aren't a good team. SC State is coming off a MEAC...
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