[Armfield] can play. How Cress Worthy's sacrifice has Fayetteville State basketball in CIAA Tournament semifinals. Hill was a four-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1998, & 2007), qualifying for six conference championship finals in volleyball, winning three CIAA titles, and earning five NCAA Division II Regional Tournament appearances. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2023CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) was named the 2022 Food Lion CIAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, marking the second consecutive season a Lincoln University women's basketball player has picked up the CIAA honor. Banks and London were on the CIAA All-Rookie team last season. Claflin University and Saint Augustines are the No. It got even larger in the fourth quarter, when the pressure started to wear on Lincoln. As a reminder, the conferences tiebreaker for seedingis as follows: head-to-head competition, head-to-head point differential, divisional winning percentage, and a coin toss. The six-foot-one forward is the only player in the CIAA averaging 1.5 steals per game and at least a block a game this season. She can do it all, score at all three levels finish at the rim, one-dribble pull-up, 3-point shot, Lewis said. Blue led the CIAA in scoring during the regular season with 18.9 points while ranking fourth in the conference at 7.4 rebounds per game and ninth with 2.7 assists per contest. Though the Trojans were the lower seed, they jumped out early to take control of the game with an 11-5 lead after a pair of free throws from Kamani Jones with 2:59 left in the first quarter. Lincoln (PA) would carry their lead into the final minutes, but a late VSU surge left the Trojans on top, 28-27 at halftime. 9 Virginia Union Universitysits ahead of No. MaKenzie Pollard (Western) led the Bears with six points, as Shaw held a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. The Lady Panthers and the Hawks met once this season in Murfreesboro, NC with Chowan coming out on top 85-76. These standout individuals are beingformally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet. Last year, ECSU found itself the CIAA championship game but walked away without the trophy, falling to Lincoln University. In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. Osborne, the CIAA Mens Player of the Year, averaged20.6 points per game to lead the CIAA, and his nine rebounds per game rank second. The Golden Bulls eventually tied the contest at 52-all capped by a 3-pointer from All-CIAA performer Shaniya Jones. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Head coach Janice Washington and the No. We had played them earlier in the year, and we had a 30-point lead at our place, and we lost it at the buzzer, he said. They would never trail again. Before the Broncos ended their CIAA championship drought of nearly 50 years with the 2022 title, they lost a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of the 2020 final and finished as the runner-up. (Terrance Williams for the Baltimore Banner) Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by subscribers and donors who value storytelling that impacts and uplifts communities. He scored at least 25points in eight games this year and he has three of the six 30-point performances that came in conference play. The women will tip-off the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament Tuesday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. with Shaw and Claflin playing in the opening round. 3 seed entering the tournament. Learn how your comment data is processed. 9 Virginia Union in the first round and upset No. The Bulldogs season sweep of No. CIAA Details Title IX Initiatives for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, including Friday's Title IX Day, CIAA Honors Five Current HBCU Administrators as Title IX Trailblazers, CIAA Recognizes Five More as Title IX Trailblazers Ahead of the 2023 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, CIAA Honors Five Pioneers as Title IX Trailblazers, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. 2 seedLions will be looking to defend their conference championship after finishing the regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference action. Winston-Salem State coach Cleo Hill Jr., who led the Rams to its second conference title since 2020, was pleased with the environment in and around Baltimore. BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023)The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Womens and Mens Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association.The Womens and Mens CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Figures for this years tournament have yet to be released. Men's- #1 Virginia Union8 75, #9 Elizabeth City State 64 (Quarterfinals). In 2022, the tournament drew 66,000 fans and had a total economic impact of $19.6 million, according to Visit Baltimore. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. The four finalists for the 2022 Naismith Trophy Women's Defensive Player of the Year have been announced. NyAsia Blango was the hero for Elizabeth City State in its first two tournament games, as the junior guard who averaged just 7.8 points per game during the regular season carried the Vikings offense with 21 and 30 points in the first round and quarterfinals, respectively. Weve heard nothing but good positive feedback, and I believe they will take a very serious look at revisiting this opportunity, and well see if they get that extension for 2026 or beyond., Your email address will not be published. The most recent CIAA Basketball Tournament was not only successful for conference champions Elizabeth City State and Winston-Salem State but for the host city, too. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. Virginia Union is seeking to avenge last seasons loss in the conference championship game.Washington was named the CIAA Womens Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding Lincoln (PA) to a second-straight Northern Division title and the No. Were celebrating everything thats great about our HBCU schools.. He leads the CIAA in scoring with 18.9 points per game, but his scoring doesn't fully typify his impact on the game. The league and partners spent the rest of the year planning for what seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled. Head Coach Tynesha Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the form of a blank wrap in the teams new $150,000 locker room. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. BALTIMORE >> All year long, the Lincoln University men's basketball team was playing tough, keeping close with everyone they ran into. No. Its just about how we prepare mentally before we step on the court. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. Elizabeth City State lost in the title game last season to Lincoln. https://t.co/0yDHhTZSXb. No. That was on full display Friday night. 5 Winston-Salem State 45, No. Banks and London were on the CIAA All-Rookie team last season. 5 seed Winston-Salem States 45-44 win over No. 4 seed, behind No. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. UP NEXT: Virginia Union, the Northern Division champion and last season's CIAA runner-up will face either Winston-Salem State or Claflin in Friday's 12 p.m. semifinals matchup. As part of the locker room decor, the team wanted a mural-like wrap for the back of the lockers to highlight historical moments. Defensively, he wanted the challenge. Tucker, Aniylah Bryant from Fayetteville State, Virginia States Sommer Blakemore, Virginia Unions Ny Langley, and Lauren Banks from St. Augustines make up the rest of the all-conference team. Jaylen Alston led a balanced scoring attack as No. Elizabeth City State (19-10) never trailed and led comfortably for most of the contest by holding Johnson C. Smith (13-16) to 24.5% shooting. CIAA basketball tournament headed toward thrilling finish. Before the play started, my main thing was just making the right decision, said Teel, who led the Rams with 13 points and seven rebounds. 2 Lions with 11 points. These standout individuals are beingformally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet. The Vikings, however, didnt need Blangos scoring Friday, as it was DyJhanik Armfield who carried the load with 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers. He scored at least 25points in eight games this year and he has three of the six 30-point performances that came in conference play. Now the 2022-23 ECSU women's basketball team can also be introduced as the first Lady Vikings squad to ever win the CIAA Tournament and reach the NCAA Division II Tournament. Both teams finished with the same conference record (10-6) but the Trojans held the tiebreaker by virtue of a 74-68 win over the Panthers on December 19. Health reasons will keep him away again this week, but his daughter Thesha, also a WSSU graduate and alumni engagement director, will represent the family. She is credited with starting both the cross country program and women's tennis program at FSU. ECS Armfield 20, Hashim 9, Banks 5, Nowlin 5, Kinney 4, Pitts 4, Blango 2, King 2, Adams 2. Lincoln (PA)shot 52.2 percent shooting from the field, including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. The Mens Basketball All-CIAA Team features two student-athletes from each of Fayetteville State (Cress Worthy & Tyler Foster), Virginia Union (Raemaad Wright & Osborne), and Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield & Francis Fitzgerald). They will vie for their first-ever CIAA Tournament crown against the Lincoln (Pa.)-Shaw winner on Saturday at 4 p.m. Last year, Lincoln (Pa.) defeated ECSU in the finals. 8 Johnson C. Smith 52. Hill coached volleyball,tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. The last time the Broncos were the top team entering the tournament was in2019-20 when they won the conference championship. Lincoln (PA)closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855. Im not surprised. 7 Lincoln (PA), thanks to the Bears earning a season sweep of the Lions. The CIAA tournament began with 12 teams in the women's and men's brackets respectively looking to etch their name in history by competing for the coveted. He was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the CIAA. The Lions started with a 13-7 run to go ahead 36-31 with 10:10 left, forcing Fayetteville State coach Luke DAlessio to call a timeout. The score was tied 49-49 with under four minutes left, but the Broncos finished with a 9-4 run. The Lions only scored 11, so the lead widened. 2021 CIAA Player of The Year, All-Conference Awards The CIAA has released its 2021 postseason awards, including Offensive And Defensive Players of the Year, as well as it's all-conference team. Players like Zahrion are special to coach and I am thrilled that he received this prestigious recognition.". Howard was named the CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game. The Vikings led by nine going into the fourth quarter and by six with five minutes remaining, but All-CIAA stars Shaniya Jones (16 points) and LaZarea Bowens (19 points, 13 rebounds) made key plays down the stretch to pull the Golden Bulls from Charlotte, North Carolina, within one point in the final minute. Here is how it happened, Elizabeth City State makes magic run to title game after thrilling CIAA semis win, Deion Sanders suggests Colorado marching band incorporate a bit of HBCU flavor, Shedeur Sanders was named best HBCU football player for 2022. 7 seed Shaw 58-53 in a men's basketball quarterfinal matchup at CFG Bank Arena. It is a tough loss, but its not really much we should hang our heads about.. The Women's Basketball All-CIAA Team has three players from Johnson C. Smith (Howard, Shaniya Jones,and Le'Zarea Bowens), the most in 2022-23. These outstanding individuals will be formally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet. (Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner) Armstrong said the Lions learned from their mistakes earlier in the year against Fayetteville State. Virginia State was carried by a terrific individual effort by senior guard and all-conference player Sommer Blakemore, who was the only Trojan to reach double-digit scoring with 24 points in the game. 11 seed Johnson C. Smith in convincing fashion by the score of 82-50 during the opening round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday morning. Belotis six blocks against Lincoln were the most by a CIAA freshman in a game this season. Well, before heading to the CIAA tournament Lewis instructed the staff to leave the back of the lockers blank, because she wanted to wrap the lockers with championship pictures from a tournament they had yet to play. By Steven J. Gaither Posted on November 10, 2021 VU Osborne 18, Harding 17, Sims 4, Wright 3, Joseph 2. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. She is the Broncos' winningest coach in volleyball program history with 331 overall victories, including 202 wins in conference play and 12 winning seasons. In the CIAA, Tucker is also second in steals per game with 2.9 and sixth in assists (2.9). Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings. While time ran out on Fayetteville State's CIAA Tournament quarterfinal victory over Shaw on Wednesday night in Baltimore, Cress Worthy dribbled out the last two seconds of the 58-53 win with his right arm raised high, pointing one finger toward the . Players from Elizabeth City State University practice on the court for the CIAA basketball tournament at CFG Bank Arena, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Baltimore. A preseason all-forward selection, Blue has been pivotal in Lincoln's success this season as the Lions navigated a couple of key injuries and started three freshmen for most of the season. The other mens contest that will be played on Tuesday is Livingstone versus Elizabeth City State at 8:50 p.m. "I am extremely proud that Zahrion received the honor of CIAA Player of the Year," said Lowery. The Golden Bulls took a 16-10 lead after the first quarter but the Broncos stampede back, outscoring JCSU 19-14. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its 2023 Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament. 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