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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALLBrian Moore Jr., the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year for Norfolk State this season, revealed his commitment to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. He was in the transfer portal and being sought by numerous programs.
Moore, a 6-foot-2 guard, averaged 18.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.
0 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 54.5% from the field and 39.
4% from 3-point range for the MEAC Tournament champion Spartans.Like NSU, Grand Canyon made the NCAA Tournament. The Antelopes (26-8) were second in the Western Athletic Conference regular season but won the WAC Tournament.
The Lopes got a No. 13 seed and fell to fourth-seeded Maryland 81-49 in the first round.HU, NSU players thrive at HBCU All-Star gameHampton University’s Wayne Bristol Jr.
helped Team Love edge Team Attles 94-92 in San Antonio in the annual HBCU All-Star Game.A Bristol dunk cut his team’s deficit to 81-76, and CIAA Player of the Year Jordan Hinds hit the winning layup with 3.9 seconds remaining at Freeman Coliseum.
Norfolk State’s Tyrel Bladen and slam-dunk champ Christian Ings made big contributions for Team Attles, with multiple baskets and assists.COLLEGE SOFTBALLNo. 11 Hokies win 13th game in rowNo.
11 Virginia Tech (32-5, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended its winning streak to 13 games by blanking North Carolina State 10-0 for a three-game sweep in Raleigh. The Wolfpack fell to 21-19, 4-11.Trinity Martin hit her first home run of the season, and Michelle Chatfield launched her 10th.
Sophie Kleiman pitched four innings and Emma Lemley pitched two for the shutout.Saturday, Emma Mazzarone pitched a two-hit shutout in 3-0 win. Bre Peck hit the 49th home run of her career — one shy of tying the all-time Virginia Tech record — to put the Hokies ahead 2-0 in the fourth inning.
UMES upends NSUMaryland Eastern Shore upended host Norfolk State 8-5, giving the Hawks (3-28, 2-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) one victory in a three-game series against the Spartans (15-16, 8-4). Kassidy Oneail, a freshman from Western Branch High, pitched a complete game for the victory.NSU’s Emory Shorts doubled three times and drove in two runs.
Teammate Kira Turner was 2 for 2 with an RBI. UMES’ McKenzie Abiley was 3 for 4 with three runs and two RBIs..
