9 seed Elizabeth City State 75-64 in the Men's Basketball Quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament at CFG Bank Arena. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. The five-day Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's and women's basketball tournaments return to Baltimore for a second year after attracting nearly 66,000 people to the city last. Offensively, Elmore was also one of the top scorers in the conference at 12.9points per game. The Panthers from Richmond, Virginia, led for almost the entire game, but each time they started to pull away, the Rams from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, battled back to stay within reach. It is a tough loss, but its not really much we should hang our heads about.. 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. 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 six-foot-two guard led the conference with 2.6 made threes a game and he also averaged 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. 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. Any of us can drop 20, 25, 30 points if we wanted to, Armfield said. "Bakir really stepped into a role we needed him to fulfill early in his career, and he embraced the challenges that came with it. Cleveland started all 16 CIAA games, 18 total, finished third on the team with 9.7 points per game. WS Teel 13, Alston 9, Springs 8, Wilkins 4, Shaw 4, Parker 3, Parson 3, Fennell 1. But now its the high-volume scorer first Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Vikings concluded their season at 13-16 overall. 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. The Panthers, using a 15-3 run, ballooned their lead to 19 pointsin the second half and the margin stayed in double digits the rest of the way. Bluefield State will be added as the conference's 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023. From there, the Lions continued to pull away in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 21 points to finish the 78-57 win. Johnson also grabbed nine rebounds. The 6-1 forward also contributed over eight points per game. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. https://t.co/0yDHhTZSXb. VU Osborne 18, Harding 17, Sims 4, Wright 3, Joseph 2. 6 seed Lincoln (PA) topped the No. Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. Both freshmen play for Johnson C. Smith. 11 and 12 seeds, respectively. The score was tied 49-49 with under four minutes left, but the Broncos finished with a 9-4 run. From there, Johnson C. Smith mustered a 10-2 scoring run in the final three minutes to come away with the upset. . But once I seen that the defense had shaded on Parker, I just went ahead and went to what I know best, which is my one-dribble pull-up to the left., Winston-Salem's Samage Teel, (0), celebrates with teammates making the winning shot against Virginia Union in the CIAA Tournament semifinals on Friday at CFG Bank Arena. It's the first time since the CIAA starting. Kaleb Coleman nailed a clutch three-pointer with 21 seconds left to give No. [Armfield] can play. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) The six-foot-five forward led the Panthers in assists per game (3.3; fourth in the conference) and steals per game (1.4). The Bears will play for their 12th CIAA title in Saturdays 4 p.m. championship game. Washington was named the CIAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding Lincoln (PA) to a second-straight Northern Division title and the No. Armfield led the team during the regular season with 10.7 points per game, but she scored 20 or more just twice in 25 games entering Friday. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games. Lincoln (PA)shot 52.2 percent shooting from the field, including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc. She can do it all, score at all three levels finish at the rim, one-dribble pull-up, 3-point shot, Lewis said. Lincoln gradually chipped away at the lead and eventually tied the game at 23 on a Korey Williams free throw with 2:17 left. Pollock, the All-CIAA selection and Food Lion Game MVP,scored 15 points while sophomore guard Jaleesa Lanier added 13 points, including hitting three three-pointers. WXII12.com Web Staff. While seeing a final score for an NCAA Division II mens basketball game in the 40s is atypical, the slugfest wasnt as surprising considering Virginia Union (23-7) and Winston-Salem State (20-8) both sport two of the top three scoring defenses in the CIAA. 5 seed, followed by No. Woodley, a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, began attending CIAA in 1971 and had gone 45 straight years before missing his Baltimore debut last year. Players run down the court during the Shaw University vs. Winston-Salem State game during the CIAA tournament at CFG Bank Arena on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For Fayetteville State, the Broncos usually reliable 3-point shooting let them down, as they finished 7-for-26. (Kevin Richardson). 5 Winston-Salem State 45, No. Coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines (WSSU) earned 12 CIAA titles and 828 career wins; which ranked second all-time at the time of his retirement. Anyssa Fields led the No. Ive got several players who can do this, which hopefully takes the pressure off them individually., Johnson C. Smith's Alexis Daley-Ellis, right, is defended by Elizabeth City States Isa Banks in the first quarter of Friday's CIAA Tournament semifinal at CFG Bank Arena. 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. The graduate student from Winston-Salem State shot 43 percent from the field and 41 percent from three, finishing fourth in the league with 45 made threes. I thought Baltimore did a great job, Hill said. Set to play in Tuesdaysopening round of the tournament, Elizabeth City State University receives the No. Isaac Parson had 12 points and seven assists and Nathan Springs also chipped in 12 points. In his senior campaign Anthony Hilliard heads the conference in scoring 23.6ppg, 591 total points and rebounding 11.6rpg; 290 total. JCSUawaits the winner of Thursday's quarterfinals game between Elizabeth City State and Bowie State. In tennis, Hill earned five conference titles and was a three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, & 2007). The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games.Fields is the CIAA Womens Defensive Player of the Year after lifting Lincoln (PA) to a Northern Division title and the No. No. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. . The Division II league on Monday night announced that VUU's Robert Osborne, a Hermitage High graduate, was named player of the year after leading the CIAA in scoring (20.6 ppg), ranking. Bryant, Jones, and Tucker were all-conference selections in 2021-22 while Bowens was an all-conference performer in 2018-19. Elizabeth City State University freshman forward Jayden Beloti was voted CIAA Mens Rookie of the Year. The No. Butler, who played from 1992 to 1996 and won three CIAA titles for his alma mater, relays his experience at the tournament to his players hoping to inspire and encourage them. The first mens game of the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament will be Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. with Bowie State taking on Shaw. The Elizabeth City State womens basketball team made history by winning their first CIAA Championship title under head coach Tynesha Lewis; earning them a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament. In a contest that went back-and-forth between division foes, it would be the Golden Bulls that would punch its ticket to the CIAA Women's Basketball Final FourWednesday afternooninside the CFG Bank Arena. Joining Cannedy on the 2022-23 CIAA All-Rookie team is Nehemiah Johnson (St. Augustine's), Pharoah Lassiter (Livingstone), Jaquantae Harris (Elizabeth City State), and Freddie Young, Jr. from Lincoln (PA). Raemaad Wright added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. The Men's 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). Armstrong said the Lions learned from their mistakes earlier in the year against Fayetteville State. This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem States Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Unions Zoila Martinez, Shaws Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)s DAyzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list.Butler was named the CIAA Mens Basketball Coach of the Year after Virginia Union grabbed the Northern Division crown for the second straight year and led the Panthers to a 9-1 division record, a 12-4 conference mark, and a 22-6 overall record. Tucker earned the conference's highest regular season honor by averaging 15.6 points per game (third in the conference) and guiding the Rams to a No. The Claflin women's basketball team will open play in its first-ever CIAA Tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. against Chowan University. Winston-Salem State University Men's Basketball won the 2023 CIAA Champion at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Saturday, according to the Central . 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. Figures for this years tournament have yet to be released. 4 seed, behind No. After a 70-year hiatus, the CIAA Basketball Tournament made its return to Baltimore in 2022, which saw massive success according to local officials. As the game wound down in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim the win. Virginia Union's Robert Osborne, (23), tries to dunk the basketball against Winston-Salem's Issac Parson in the second half. Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned #3 2 seedLions will be looking to defend their conference championship after finishing the regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference action. Armfield, the Food Lion Game MVP, helped the Vikings build a 47-38 lead . Shaniya Jones and Bowens were just outstanding, Lewis said. In 2022, the tournament brought in over 66,000. 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