Oct. 29, 2009

ESPNU will televise a big SWAC volleyball showdown live this Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. as the two-time defending champ Alabama A&M plays at division rival Jackson State. The two teams met last week and the Bulldogs rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the match to win 3 games to 2.

The 2009 SWAC Soccer Championships begin next Thursday, Nov. 4 at Mississippi Valley State. The Devilettes are the defending conference champions.

BAMA STATE WOMEN'S GOLF FINISHES NINTH AT TROY INVITATIONAL

TROY, Ala. - The Alabama State University women's golf team posted a ninth-place finish Tuesday in the rain-shortened Troy Women's Invitational at the Troy Country Club.

The Lady Hornets carded a 36-hole total 719 (367-352) on the par 72, 6,005-yard layout. The event was scheduled for 54 holes of play over two days but was shortened following heavy rains Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Freshman Aileen Meredith was ASU's top finisher earning a tie for 28th with a score of 160 (78-82). Danielle Robinson finished 49th at 181 (93-88) followed by Taaj Hubbard in 50th (95-90=185), Brittanie Brooks 54th (108-92=200) and D'Andrielle Robinson 56th (101-103=204).

Louisiana-Monroe captured the team championship with a two-round score of 607, edging tournament host Troy (609) by two strokes. Western Kentucky finished third at 616 with Jacksonville State (617) and South Alabama (620) rounding out the top five.

Troy's Haley Lawrence won the individual medalist title with a one-over-par 145.

The ASU women's team returns to the links for its final fall season event Nov. 8-10 at the Savannah State Tournament in Savannah, Ga.

Courtesy of Alabama State sports information

ALABAMA STATE'S SPEIGHT & TUSKEGEE'S HARRIS NAMED HSRN'S NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Hartly, DE - The results are in for the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) National Player of the Week and its Alabama State's Anthony Speight (Div. I-FCS). Each week HSRN will honor the top performances on the gridiron and fans across the country will vote to select the National Player of the Week for Division I FCS.

The Alabama State Hornet fans really got behind their candidate out voting South Carolina State Bulldog fans by 440 votes.

The Division-I-FCS-fan poll winner- Anthony Speight - Alabama State (6'3, 205-JR-QB/Birmingham, AL) completed 15 of 23 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. The Hornets defeated Alcorn State 24-17.