6 Lincoln 53, No. Fayetteville State, under the leadership of Luke DAlessio, actually clinched the division earlier on Wednesday with a win against Claflin, 71-61. In addition to earning Player of the Year honors, Blue earned a spot on the All-CIAA team as a frontcourt member. Led by head coach Jay Butler,Panthers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record in CIAA action and earned their second consecutive Northern Division title. Hill said the play had four different options. BALTIMORE No. In 2022, the tournament brought in over 66,000. It's the first time since the CIAA starting. 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). 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. Both teams shot worse than 35% from the field, with Virginia Union making just 3 of 21 attempts from behind the arc. Nobody gives us anything; we earned it, we fought for it, we dug it out, and now we are here and God knows I am grateful, said Lewis. 9 Virginia Union Universitysits ahead of No. 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 La'Zarea Bowens (19 points, 13 rebounds) made key. Were like the Cinderellas of this tournament, but were going to keep dancing, cause were not done yet, Armstrong said. Men's- #1 Virginia Union8 75, #9 Elizabeth City State 64 (Quarterfinals). Monroe, a 78-year-old former basketball star at Winston-Salem State, was in his New York City home trying to watch the CIAA championship game between the Rams and Lincoln (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. 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. Javon Floyd chipped in 10 points and five rebounds to round out the double-digit scorers for the contest. She nearly pulled off the double-double with nine points as well. The Lions finished second, one game behind Virginia Union. 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. 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. 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. Her lengthy list of accolades includes eight CIAA Championship Championships (five in tennis and three in volleyball) and seven CIAA Coach of the Year honors (four-time Volleyball Coach of the Year and three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year). Guiding Virginia Unionto a Northern Division title (second consecutive)and the top seed in the tournament, the senior from Richmond, VA shot 54 percent from the field, second among qualified players in the conference. 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. In addition to being named rookie of the year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection.Cannedy finished the regular season as a top-five scorer in the conference as a freshman, averaging 15.4 points per game to earn CIAA Mens Rookieof the Year honors. All 32 NFL teams scouted the HBCU Combine. The last time they won the tournament was in 2014. UP NEXT: With the win, the Lions advance to the Semifinals of the 2023 CIAA Women's Basketball Tournament. 1 Virginia Union 44. CIAA basketball tournament headed toward thrilling finish. She becomes the fifth LU student-athlete - third this season - to earn Player of the Year honors from the conference. The CIAA mens and womens basketball players of the year have been announced as well as the all-conference and all-rookie teams. 6 seed Lincoln (PA) topped the No. 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. She is the Broncos' winningest coach in volleyball program history with 331 overall victories, including 202 wins in conference play and 12 winning seasons. 3 seed Virginia State. From theciaa.com: Atlanta, GA (August 14, 2019) - The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced today the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award with nine players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) being named to the list.The list of CIAA players on BCFHOF watch list is led by Fayettville State 4 seed, behind No. 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. JCS Bowens 19, Jones 16, Lane 8, Bagley 4, Reid 3, Bell 2. Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. Learn how your comment data is processed. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The win sends the Vikings (19-10 overall) to the championship game for the second consecutive year. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In the mens field, Virginia Union solidified the top seed in the tournament following Saturdays 87-69 win over Virginia State. The second half was all Shaw. Alston, named Food Lion Game MVP, paced the Rams (18-8 overall) with 16 points in addition to eight rebounds. 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. Mens quarterfinal action will continue Thursday with Virginia State facing either Lincoln (PA) or Johnson C. Smith at 6:00 p.m. and Claflin playing either Winston-Salem State or St. Augustines at 8:00 p.m.All 22 games will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+(https://plus.espn.com/)with the championshipgames also being shown on ESPNU. The tournament's second year in Baltimore received rave reviews from players, coaches, and even the league commissioner. With a career-high 20 rebounds, plus 21 points in the 88-83 overtime win over Fairmont State, Raemaad Wright logged a rare 20-point, 20-rebound double-double for the CIAA. Its everything that as a leader with a passion for this conference you could have hoped for, that people feel loved and connected, that we see them and they see us, that they hear us and we hear them. "There are a lot of great players in the CIAA and to be named the best is an honor that will last a lifetime. Johnson also grabbed nine rebounds. The Lady Panthers and the Hawks met once this season in Murfreesboro, NC with Chowan coming out on top 85-76. https://t.co/0yDHhTZSXb. Shaw took control from the start, jumping out to an early 10-2 lead thanks in large part to scoring six points off seven first-quarter turnovers by the Lions. Compete kudos to Shaw. 5 Elizabeth City State 53, No. 8 seed Johnson C. Smith (12-15 overall) delivered just that when the Golden Bullsdropped the Southern Division champion and top-seeded Fayetteville State, 62-54, in the first quarterfinals game of this year's tournament. Coleman's shot from the right corner, with an assist from All-CIAA guard Cress Worthy, pushed the Broncos' lead to five and thatmargin would hold for the Broncos (17-12 overall). 2 seed, Virginia Union advanced to the conference championship, before losing to Fayetteville State, 65-62.The defending championBroncos obtained a Southern Division title for a second straight season by finishing with a conference record of 11-5. 3 seed, followed by No. 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. She was an assistant women's basketball coach from 1992-2002. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields) each placed two players on the listing. Founded in 1912, theCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)isthefirst,and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. Fayetteville State (Jalen Seegars and Cress Worthy), Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield and Francis Fitzgerald), Virginia Union University (Robert Osborne and Jordan Peebles), and Winston-Salem State (Javonte Cooke and Cameron Campbell) lead the way with two mens selections each. Virginia Union led 39-32 midway through the second half, but the Rams came back to tie the game at 41 and take their first lead of the game with 3:36 remaining. No. Lincoln began to assert itself early in the second half. Off the left-hand dribble, its 90% going [in]., The game winner @WSSU_Athletics x #CIAATourney pic.twitter.com/N7Rd1p5qnP. The Lions will face fifth-seeded Winston Salem State in Saturdays 1 p.m. championship game. The Lions would answer in the second quarter, however, as a three-pointer from Kayiona Willis gave the Lions a 23-19 lead with 3:54 left in the second quarter. 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. "I am extremely proud that Zahrion received the honor of CIAA Player of the Year," said Lowery. In October of 2022, the Vikings unveiled their brand new $150,000 locker room. She can do this any given night. (In total, Washington lost 10 players from last seasons conference championship team, which was also Coach Washingtons first season as head coach of the Lions) The Lions finished this regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference play and an 18-8 overall record. 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. Hill coached volleyball,tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. Elizabeth City States Amadou Faye was named the Mens CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the womens honor. The Elizabeth City State University women's basketball team celebrates after defeating Shaw University 55-40 in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday to win the CIAA Tournament championship for the . 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. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 6 Shaw, a 59-45 winner over No. 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. Each teamwill receive a bye in the opening round as a result of being a top-four seed. Anyssa Fields led the No. Tynsha Lewis then went on to be the 31stpick in the 2001WNBADraft landing in Houston with the Comets. 5 seed Elizabeth City State relied on its stingy defense to top No. I thought throughout the city, you could see that the CIAA Tournament was here.. Augustine Ominu (Johnson C. Smith), Navar Elmore (Livingstone), and Dhashon Dyson (Saint Augustines) round out the mens team as eight of 12 schools were represented. 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. Jones step-back jumper in the final seconds bounced off the rim to end Johnson C. Smiths tournament run. Isaac Parson had 12 points and seven assists and Nathan Springs also chipped in 12 points. Panthers guard Jordan Peebles is the only current player who was on Virginia Union's 2018 CIAA championship team. The 6-4 guard has the individual single-game high for points (32 against University of the Sciences) and rebounds (19 against Shaw) in the CIAA this season. 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 top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the womens side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the mens. 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. Friday at 8 p.m., Lincoln (PA) will take on the winner of the Winston-Salem State/Shaw quarterfinal game, which is slated to tip off tomorrow afternoon. Teel making a decision whether to drive, pull up or pass to Jaylin Parker was the third. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. Shaw womens basketball prides itself on tough, hard-nosed defense. 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. As I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league.. As Bakir continues to grow and mature I fully expect him to develop into a dominant player in this league. Both freshmen play for Johnson C. Smith. Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis vision with CIAA title, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. The 6-1 forward also contributed over eight points per game. Lincoln jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead just 4:45 into the game, taking advantage of several empty possessions by the Broncos. Sophomore Inari Jones chipped in with 12 points, while senior. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855. It is a tough loss, but its not really much we should hang our heads about.. MaKenzie Pollard (Western) led the Bears with six points, as Shaw held a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. Kaleb Coleman nailed a clutch three-pointer with 21 seconds left to give 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. Winston-Salem Stateis probably lamenting its two losses to Claflin as those games are the difference between the No. Anyssa Fields, the 2023 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection,led the Lions' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds. 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. 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. The game featured some strong play by both teams. As for Johnson C. Smith, the Golden Bulls were led by Augustine Ominu with 17 points and nine rebounds. VU Osborne 18, Harding 17, Sims 4, Wright 3, Joseph 2. In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. 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