4.19.2014 | Baseball
SAVANNAH, Ga. – With the opportunity to stay on-pace with the top of the Southern Division, North Carolina Central University dropped both games against Savannah State in the shortened weekend series 6-3 in game one and 5-3 in game two to fall to 10-9 in league action on Saturday at Tiger ...
4.19.2014 | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – Rain moved into the Triangle area late Friday as over half an inch accumulated and will linger across the region throughout the day on Saturday forcing game officials to call the game three match-up between the North Carolina Central University softball team and ...
4.19.2014 | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – In the bottom of the seventh during game one, junior #Emerie Germ# (Canton, Ga.) scored her sister #London Germ# (Canton, Ga.) from second base, with two outs, pushing the North Carolina Central University softball team to a 3-2 victory as the Lady Eagles split day one with the ...
4.18.2014 | Baseball
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A torrential downpour in the Savannah area forced game officials to suspend the first game of the series between North Carolina Central University and Savannah State as the contest will be resumed at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m. followed up by a seven-inning ...
4.17.2014 | Women's Tennis
CAYCE, S.C. – The North Carolina Central University women's tennis team's 2014 season came to a close as the Lady Eagles bowed out of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship in the first round after dropping a 4-2 decision to the No. 1 seed from the northern division, Howard Lady Bison ...
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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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NCCU Eagles in the NFL Draft
Forty NCCU football student-athletes have been selected in the National Football League Draft.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Men's Tennis Boasts 10 Conference Titles
The NCCU men’s tennis program has won 10 conference championships.
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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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Student-Athlete of the Month
Men's Basketball
North Carolina Central University men's basketball senior point guard Emanuel Chapman has been named the NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month for February 2014 in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments on the hardwood. CLICK HERE for Complete Story
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