3.9.2014 | Baseball
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Trailing 4-0 in the sixth inning, the resilient Eagles of North Carolina Central University plated six runs in the frame, then used solid defense to pull the major upset over the perennial MEAC power, beating Bethune-Cookman 7-4 in the rubber match, winning the series two ...
3.9.2014 | Softball
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University softball team dropped a pair of road defeats as the Lady Eagles (0-15) finished the three-game series at UNC Wilmington with the Seahawks (11-8) taking game one 11-3 and defeating NCCU 6-3 during the second contest on Sunday, March 9 in ...
3.8.2014 | Baseball
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – After dropping game one 12-1, North Carolina Central University rallied to take game two 3-2 over perennial MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) power Bethune-Cookman University on Saturday at historic Jackie Robinson Park in Daytona Beach, Fla.
3.9.2014 | Softball
WILMINGTON, N.C. – During day one of weekend action, the North Carolina Central University softball team (0-13) dropped a 4-0 decision to the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (9-8) on Saturday, March 8 in Wilmington, N.C.
3.7.2014 | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University women's basketball 2018 recruiting class lands three on post-season all-star teams during the 2013-14 season.
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Did You Know...
From Worst to First
The 1983-84 NCCU women’s basketball team ended the regular-season in last place, but rallied to win the CIAA Tournament.
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First CIAA Women’s Bowling Championship
When the CIAA instituted the sport of women’s bowling in the fall of 2001, NCCU rose to the occasion to win the first CIAA Women’s Bowling Championship.
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Taller than "Too Tall"
The tallest player in NFL history was a NCCU Eagle. Standing 7-feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, Richard Sligh roamed the NCCU gridiron from 1962-64.
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NCAA Cross Country Trailblazers
On Nov. 4, 2006, NCCU became the first HBCU to advance to the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championships.
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Historical Comeback
On Sept. 1, 2002, the NCCU football team rallied from a 27-point deficit to defeat rival North Carolina A&T 33-30 in overtime.
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Eagles in the Super Bowl
Two Eagles have represented NCCU on the National Football League’s grandest stage – the Super Bowl.
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CIAA's First WNBA Draft Pick
On April 19, 2002, NCCU center Amba Kongolo became the first women's basketball student-athlete in school and CIAA history to be drafted into the WNBA.
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Fulmore Collects 41 Points, 32 Rebounds
On Feb. 1, 1986, Von Fulmore amassed 41 points and 32 rebounds against UNC-Asheville to establish NCCU women’s basketball records in both categories.
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HBCU Gridiron Pioneer
John Brown, who represented NCCU on the gridiron in the 1940s, was one of the first to play professional football out of a historically black college or university.
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NCCU Eagles in the NFL Draft
Forty NCCU football student-athletes have been selected in the National Football League Draft.
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The 'Secret Game'
On Sunday morning March 12, 1944, during a time of heated racial segregation, NCCU and Duke played the first racially integrated college-level basketball game in the South.
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Hall of Fame Boston Celtic Played at NCCU
Boston Celtic great Sam Jones, one of the greatest NBA players of all-time, is NCCU’s second-leading career scorer.
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In the Beginning...
The first organized sports team at NCCU was baseball, fielding a squad in the first academic year of the institution in the spring of 1911.
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The Beginning of Volleyball at NCCU
The sport of women’s volleyball achieved intercollegiate status at North Carolina Central University in 1975.
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“Thousand-Dollar Team” Wins First Title
Under the direction of first-year head coach John B. McLendon, the 1940-41 men’s basketball team won the first championship in NCCU athletic history.
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Lady Eagle Runners Dominate CIAA
From 1999-2006, NCCU captured seven of the eight CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) women’s cross country individual titles.
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Let's Play Four
On March 22, 1941, during an end-of-season men’s basketball tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, NCCU played four games in one day.
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NCCU's First Volleyball All-American
Shari Matthews became NCCU’s first volleyball All-American when she was voted as the 2006 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year.
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Men's Tennis Boasts 10 Conference Titles
The NCCU men’s tennis program has won 10 conference championships.
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Student-Athlete of the Month
Women's Basketball
North Carolina Central University women's basketball guard Jessica Freeman has been named the NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2014 in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments on the hardwood and in the classroom.
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