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. Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston. The tournament is back in the Charm City and begins Tuesday. 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. The last time they won the tournament was in 2014. But the Golden Bulls didnt allow the game to get out of hand and nearly mounted a comeback in the final minutes. Banks and London were on the CIAA All-Rookie team last season. The single-elimination tournament will be held in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25. The CIAA caught a big break in 2020 by finishing its tournament in Charlotte less than two weeks before the pandemic struck full force. CIAA basketball tournament headed toward thrilling finish. 3 seed entering the tournament. Lincoln (PA)closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter. 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. Lincoln University (PA) junior Zahrion Blue has been named CIAA Mens Player of the Year. The Basketball Tournament has been honored as a 2019 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, for both 2018 and 2019. But Im so proud of our young ladies because we knew in the tournament its going to come down to a stop and a rebound, and they got that done., The Baltimore Sun talked with CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams about her tenure, conference expansion and the CIAA Tournaments second run in Baltimore. Eric Butler scored 21 points and Jaquantae Harris added 19 points for the Vikings, who trailed 31-29 at the half. 2 seed Fayetteville State the breathing room it needed to hold off No. Were like the Cinderellas of this tournament, but were going to keep dancing, cause were not done yet, Armstrong said. Since taking over as head coach in 2016, King-Coleman has guided Fayetteville State to four division titles in six seasons. Learn how your comment data is processed. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. FSU stole the lead in the fourth and grew its command to seven points but JCSU never wavered. As Bakir continues to grow and mature I fully expect him to develop into a dominant player in this league. Updated: 11:00 AM EST March 1, 2023. Offensively, Elmore was also one of the top scorers in the conference at 12.9points per game. Lincoln (PA) Continues Run, Edging Out Fayetteville State 53-49 to Advance to CIAA Men's Basketball Championship, Lincoln (PA) and Winston-Salem State Men Punch Tickets to CIAA Semifinals, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #14, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #13, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Anyssa Fields, the 2023 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection,led the Lions' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds. But now its the high-volume scorer first Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship. 2 Lincoln, in the championship Saturday at 4 p.m. No. Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. What a game. The freshman from Coppell, TX also averaged 9.1 points while shooting 45 percent from the field. Howard was named the CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game. Both teams turned up the defensive pressure the rest of the half, with only a Marcus Elliott free throw giving Fayetteville State a 24-23 lead at the break. As the game wound down in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim the win. A post shared by HBCU Gameday (@hbcugameday). They sparked a second-half rally that erased an eight-point deficit and gave the Bears a two-point lead on three different occasions. This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem State's Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Union's Zoila Martinez, Shaw's Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)'s D'Ayzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list. 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. Fayetteville State University, under the guidance of Head Womens Basketball Coach Serena King-Coleman, clinched the Southern Division and the top overall seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season with a 14-2 conference record. Lincoln (PA) had four players score in double figures led by Bakir Cleveland with 15 points and three assists while All-CIAA playerKorey Williams added 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. This is Lowerys first CIAA Coach of the Year recognition, who is in his second season with the Lions and first-time coaching in the league after the 2020-21 was cancelled. 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. Lincoln jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead just 4:45 into the game, taking advantage of several empty possessions by the Broncos. 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. 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. 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. The win puts Winston-Salem State back in the CIAA final for the first time since 2020, when the Rams defeated Fayetteville State for their 12th conference title. She can do it all, score at all three levels finish at the rim, one-dribble pull-up, 3-point shot, Lewis said. Elizabeth City State womens basketball is back in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship, but the Vikings still arent satisfied. 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. Johnson also grabbed nine rebounds. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 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. 10 Livingstone College due to the Panthers winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime. Zahrion has left a legacy that Lincoln University will celebrate, and his name will be amongst the other great players who have earned this award. 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. The Broncos (17-12) had two players score in double figures, led by Coleman, who had 13 points and hit a three-pointer inside the final 30 second to help season the game. Lincoln (PA) University earned the womens Northern Division crown earlier last week with a 55-52 win over Elizabeth City State Wednesday. Coleman led the Broncos with 13 points and Worthy nearly posted a triple-double with 10 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, which earned him Food Lion Game MVP honors. The Fayetteville State men's basketball program has been steadily ticking off its list of goals since the arrival of coach Luke D'Alessio in 2019. 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. The rest of the list includes Cannedy, Faye, Lincoln (PA)'s Korey Williams, Bowie State's Quinton Drayton, Jaylon Gibson from Winston-Salem State, and Livingstone's Khyree Temple. Players like Zahrion are special to coach and I am thrilled that he received this prestigious recognition.". 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. Howard has two of the top three rebounding performances in the conference this year, including grabbing a conference-high for the season, 22 rebounds in a game against Elizabeth City State. 8 is Livingstone, followed by Elizabeth City State, Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, and St. Augustines. 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. As part of the locker room decor, the team wanted a mural-like wrap for the back of the lockers to highlight historical moments. We didnt come back to get second, coach Tynesha Lewis said. 2 Lions with 11 points. (Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner) Now in her third season with Elizabeth City State, Coach Lewis is confident that she has a team willing to do what it takes to be successful both on and off the court. They deserve it, everything ECSU has gotten, they got it out of the mud. Hill earned her fifth title in 2007. The No. Jones, Food Lion Game MVP, finished with a game-high 27 points, followed by another All-CIAA player in La'Zarea Bowens, who recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. But some say Davius Richard should hold the title, SWAC found incorrect application of rules in controversial Alabama State-Alabama A&M finish, Ex-Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders named top Black college football player, Several DSU bowlers injured in bus wreck released from hospital, others remain, school says. Claflin University and Saint Augustines are the No. For more information on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram. But coming close and winning are two very different thin Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. In addition to earning Player of the Year honors, Blue earned a spot on the All-CIAA team as a frontcourt member. Last year, ECSU found itself the CIAA championship game but walked away without the trophy, falling to Lincoln University. 5 Winston-Salem State 45, No. Your email address will not be published. (Kevin Richardson). Lincoln's 59-45 setback to Shaw in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) semifinal contest at CFG Arena Friday night will sting. The CIAA mens and womens basketball players of the year have been announced as well as the all-conference and all-rookie teams. Samage did what any good scorer would do, he got in the gap and pulled up off the left-hand dribble, Winston-Salem State coach Cleo Hill said. 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. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. 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. 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 . Virginia Union coach Jay Butler then drew the final play up for Osborne to drive to the hoop, but Winston-Salem State crowded the lane and the senior forward passed to Devon Sims, whose 3-point attempt seconds before the buzzer clanked off the rim. The Broncos came out firing 3-pointers, and a pair by Ridges and Kaleb Coleman cut the Lincolns lead to 38-37 with 8:28 left. She nearly pulled off the double-double with nine points as well. 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. + - Returning 2021-22 Womens Defensive Player of the Year, Lincoln (PA) Continues Run, Edging Out Fayetteville State 53-49 to Advance to CIAA Men's Basketball Championship, Lincoln (PA) and Winston-Salem State Men Punch Tickets to CIAA Semifinals, CIAA Announces 2022-23 Women's & Men's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #14, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Vikings concluded their season at 13-16 overall. We spoke it into existence, they walked it and here we are, said Lewis to the media. 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. 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. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. CHARLOTTE - The CIAA announced the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. 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