Norfolk State basketball teams announce non-conference schedules

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Norfolk State announced a non-conference schedule that coach Robert Jones called “the toughest schedule I have ever had in my coaching career here at NSU.” The Spartans will open at Echols Hall at 7 p.m.

Nov. 4 against Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Some of their notable games are Nov.



9 at home against James Madison, Nov. 12 at William & Mary, Nov. 16 at Hampton and Nov.

20 at Stanford. They also will play at Baylor on Dec. 11 and Tennessee on New Year’s Eve.

Virginia announced that Oct. 5 will be the day for its annual, free Blue-White scrimmage at John Paul Jones Arena. The time is to be announced.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Norfolk State, which has won the last two MEAC titles, revealed its non-conference schedule. It will start with home games at Echols Hall Nov. 4 against William & Mary and Nov.

7 at Longwood. Among the Spartans’ highest-profile road opponents will be Missouri (Nov. 10) and Alabama (Nov.

13) before a Nov. 16 “Battle of the Bay” at Hampton. At the Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan from Nov.

28-30, NSU will play, in order, Washington State, Wyoming and Green Bay. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Old Dominion safety Jahron Manning was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. In his home debut, Manning intercepted two passes and made 10 tackles (one for a loss) in a 20-14 loss to East Carolina.

He was the first Monarch since Christian Byrum in 2014 to pick off two passes in a game, tying a school record. Norfolk State quarterback Jalen Daniels was named a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week. He was 14 of 21 for 210 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 28-23 victory over Virginia State, as well as rushing for 31 yards and a TD on 11 carries.

William & Mary remained at No. 13 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 after a 40-21 loss at FBS Coastal Carolina. Other ranked Coastal Athletic Association teams are No.

5 Villanova (2-0), No. 17 Albany (1-1) and No. 22 Elon (1-1).

Richmond (0-2) dropped out of the top 25 after losing at home to Wofford. W&M was also 13th in the coaches’ poll, while Villanova was fourth and Albany 15th. Kickoff times and networks were announced for some Sept.

21 games. They included: James Madison at North Carolina at noon on ACC Network, N.C.

State at Clemson at noon on ABC (WVEC in Hampton Roads), Virginia at Coastal Carolina at 2 p.m. on ESPN+, and Rutgers at Virginia Tech at 3:30 on ACC Network.

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER Methodist’s Cameron Lambert, a freshman from Virginia Beach’s Kempsville High, was named the USA South Athletic Rookie of the Week after scoring his first collegiate goal. It was a game-winner in the 67th minute of the Monarchs’ 2-1 victory over Hood. COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Elon senior Sydney Love, a senior from Hickory High, was named the CAA’s Offensive Player of the Week.

She averaged 4.31 kills per set during the Phoenix’s 3-1 week, and she posted two double-doubles (24 kills and 11 digs against Gardner-Webb and 16 kills and 10 digs versus UNC Greensboro). William & Mary junior middle blocker Olivia Esposito was named a CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week after the Tribe to a 2-1 record in a tournament at Kaplan Arena.

She shared the award with the College of Charleston’s Tynley Smeltzer. For the week, Esposito recorded 29 blocks and 24 kills while hitting .444 in four matches.

She leads the CAA with 36 blocks, while W&M is second in the country with 74. COLLEGE MEN’S GOLF With one round left in the Bryan National Collegiate tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, William & Mary held fifth place among 10 teams. The Tribe compiled a 293 in Sunday’s first round and a 290 Monday for a 583 total on Bryan Park’s Champion Course.

LOCAL TENNIS The annual women’s doubles Charity Tennis Classic, which has benefited organizations serving women and children around the Williamsburg area since 1994, is set for Tuesday at Kingsmill Tennis Club. The higher-level 9.0 and lower-level 7.

0 divisions will be contested..