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3 Table of Contents The MEAC MEAC Media Services 2-3 History of the MEAC 4 MEAC Member Institutions 5 Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas Biography 6 MEAC Staff MEAC Calendar 8 MEAC Year in Review Composite Schedule Preseason Predictions Team Previews Bethune-Cookman Quick Facts 14 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 17 Coppin State Quick Facts 18 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 21 Delaware State Quick Facts 22 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 25 Florida A&M Quick Facts 26 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 29 Hampton Quick Facts 30 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 33 Howard Quick Facts 34 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 37 Maryland Eastern Shore Quick Facts 38 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 41 Morgan State Quick Facts 42 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 45 Norfolk State Quick Facts 46 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 49 North Carolina A&T Quick Facts 50 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 53 South Carolina State Quick Facts 54 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 57 Winston-Salem State Quick Facts 58 Schedule, Coach, Roster Season Outlook Statistics 61 Greatest Basketball Moments Season in Review Season Review Tournament Information 65 Final MEAC Team Statistics Final MEAC Individual Statistics Superlatives 70 Records Year-by-Year Conference Standings Players and Coaches of the Year 74 MEAC Team Selections 75 MEAC Tournament Honors 76 Coaching Records 77 All-Time Win-Loss Records 77 All-Time Regular Season and Tournament Champions 78 All-Time Post Season Appearances 79 Basketball Tournament Information 80 MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

4 MEAC Media Services The 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women s Basketball Media Guide has been prepared to assist media members in their coverage of MEAC Women s Basketball. If you are unable to find information you need, feel free to contact Sahar Abdur-Rashid at (757) (office), (757) (cell), or rashids@themeac.com. We appreciate your interest and coverage in MEAC Women s Basketball, and look forward to working with you in the future. Sahar Abdur-Rashid Assistant Director of Media Relations, MEAC Office: (757) Cell: (757) rashids@themeac.com Fax: (757) Patricia Porter Director of Media Relation, MEAC Office: (757) Cell: (757) porterp@themeac.com Basketball Press Luncheon The MEAC will hold its annual Basketball Press Luncheon on Tuesday, October 9 at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel in North Carolina. For more information about the event, contact the MEAC Media Relations Office. MEAC Service Information on MEAC Women s Basketball will be ed to credited media periodically throughout the season. To be added to the basketball list, please send a request to MEAC Assistant Media Relations Director Sahar Abdur-Rashid at rashids@themeac.com. MEAC on the Web - Meacsports.com MEAC basketball information is accessible by logging on to on the World Wide Web. Information related to women s basketball and the conference s additional 11 sports can be found on the site including up-to-date statistics, standings, weekly releases and notes, and game recaps. Basketball information will be updated following each game. MEAC Athletic Web Sites Weekly press releases, game notes and feature stories from all MEAC institutions are available on the web sites listed below: Bethune-Cookman Delaware State Florida A&M Hampton Howard Morgan State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T South Carolina State Winston-Salem State MEAC Press Box Numbers Bethune-Cookman (386) Coppin State (410) Delaware State (302) Florida A&M (850) Hampton (757) Howard (202) Morgan State (443) Norfolk State (757) North Carolina A&T (336) South Carolina State (803) Winston-Salem State (336) MEAC Players of the Week The MEAC will name players of the week each Monday morning throughout the regular season in the following categories: player, rookie and defensive player. Nominees are submitted to the conference office by the institutions sports information offices. Winners will be made available via and the conference website by Monday afternoon. Postseason Awards Following the conclusion of regular season play, the MEAC will conduct a vote for allconference teams. The teams will be voted on by the conference s head coaches and sports information directors. Each body will vote on a first- and second-team all-conference team in addition to an Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. Head coaches will also vote on the conference s Head Coach of the Year award. MEAC Basketball Tie-Breaker System BASKELL a) Head-to-Head Competition b) Conference-only record based on winning percentage vs. highest ranked team in conference standings, continuing down in descending order c) Scoring margin between two teams d) Coin toss by the Commissioner Mutiple-Team Tie (3 or more) a) Team with best winning percentage vs. all tied teams. Once the top team is selected the remaining teams are based on their record amongst the original tied teams. In case of tied percentages: 3-0 is better than 2-0; and 2-0 is better than 1-0 b) Conference-only record based on winning percentage vs. highest ranked team in conference standings, continuing down in descending order c) Scoring margin vs. common conference opponents d) Best winning percentage in non-conference games against Division I opponents e) Coin toss by the Commissioner MEAC Basketball on the Tube The MEAC will sponsor three televised women s basketball games to air on the ESPNU network. The television schedule tips off with a live broadcast on Monday, January 19 as the South Carolina State Bulldogs host the Hampton Pirates beginning at noon. The 2008 MEAC Championship Tournament will also air on ESPNU (taped delayed). The tentative schedule is listed below. For an up-todate schedule and broadcast times for the taped delayed games, log on to MEAC Televised Women s Basketball Schedule Day Match-up Air Time Jan. 19 South Carolina State Noon Jan. 28 Coppin Howard 5 p.m.** Jan. 29 Coppin Howard 5 p.m.** Feb. 18 Delaware North Carolina A&T State Mar 15 MEAC Women s Basketball Championship 11 a.m.** Mar 16 MEAC Women s Basketball Championship 11 a.m.** MEAC Women s Basketball 2 MEACsports.com

5 MEAC Media Services Bethune-Cookman University 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. Daytona Beach, Florida Lynn Thompson, Athletics Director Press Row Bryan Harvey, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: Hampton University Department of Athletics 121 Holland Hall Hampton, Virginia Lonza Hardy, Athletics Director Press Row Maurice Williams, SID SID Fax: Norfolk State University 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, Virginia Marty L. Miller, Athletics Director Press Row Karen Carty, SID SID Fax: Coppin State University 2500 West North Avenue Baltimore, Maryland Dr. Mary Wanza, Athletics Director Press Row Roger McAfee, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: Howard University 6th & Girard Streets,NW Suite 1013 Washington, DC Dwight Datcher, Athletics Director Press Row Chevonne Mansfield, SID SID Fax: North Carolina A&T State University Moore Gymnasium 1601 East Market Street Greensboro, North Carolina Wheeler Brown, Athletics Director Press Row Brian Holloway, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: Delaware State University 1200 North DuPont Highway Dover, Delaware Rick Costello, Athletics Director Press Row Dennis Jones, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: University of Maryland Eastern Shore William P. Hytche Athletic Center Backbone Road Princess Anne, Maryland Keith Davidson, Athletics Director Press Row G. Stan Bradley, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: South Carolina State University 300 College St. NE Orangeburg, South Carolina Charlene Johnson, Athletics Director Press Row , 7241 Romanda Noble, SID SID Fax: Florida A&M University Department of Athletics 1835 Wahnish Way Room 203 LSB Tallahassee, Florida A&M Bill Hayes, Athletics Director Press Row , 8441 Ronnie Johnson, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: Morgan State University Hill Field House, Room E. Coldspring Lane Baltimore, Maryland Floyd Kerr, Athletics Director Press Row Kevin Paige, SID...[Cell: ] SID Fax: Winston-Salem State University 200 CE Gaines Drive Winston-Salem, North Carolina Dr. Percy Chico Caldwell, Athletics Director Press Row Trevin Goodwin, SID SID Fax: MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

6 MEAC History Educating students for the game of life. THE MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, a NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 38th year of operation heading into the academic school year. Housed in the Armada Hoffler Tower at the Town Center of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding, historically black institutions across the Atlantic Coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, South Carolina State University and Winston-Salem State University. The MEAC has enjoyed great success over the years in athletics. Currently, the league has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men s basketball (since 1981), women s basketball (since 1982), I-AA football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men and women s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). HISTORY In 1969, a group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, North Carolina, to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference based along the Atlantic coastline. A number of representatives from different institutions joined the steering committee in a two-day discussion about the new conference. Seven of these institutions agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University. The MEAC headquarters remained in Durham, North Carolina until 1981, moving to Greensboro March 26, In August 2005, the MEAC relocated to its current location in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in Football in In 1978, the MEAC selected its first full-time commissioner, Kenneth A. Free and the following year, expanded to nine schools with the admissions of two Florida schools: Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University. The MEAC operated with nine schools until 1985 when Coppin State College was admitted. The MEAC expanded again in the 90 s with the inclusion of Hampton University in 1995 and Norfolk State University in The final expansion occurred in 2007 with the addition of Winston-Salem State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified Division One by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the following month, received an automatic berth in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS In Basketball, Coppin State and Hampton made history in the NCAA Tournament with their first round victories. The No. 15 seed Coppin State defeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997 and No. 15 Hampton, defeated No. 2 Iowa State in Both team victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all-time by ESPN s Sportscenter. Football has produced many NFL and professional football greats, including ten pro football Hall of Famers: Marion Motley (1968); Roosevelt Brown (1975); Len Ford (1976); David Deacon Jones (1980); Willie Lanier (1986); Art Shell (1989); Larry Little (1993); Leroy Kelly (1994); Elvin Bethea (2003) and Harry Carson (2006). Currently there are 20 former MEAC football players on NFL rosters. In Volleyball, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a match in the NCAA Tournament, with a win over Winthrop in the first round of the 2003 Tournament. In 2004 the Lady Rattlers became the first HBCU ranked in the Top 25 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll.in Softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the league s first-ever At-Large bid into the NCAA Softball Tournament in The Lady Wildcats went on to defeat Florida, Central Florida (UCF) and South Florida to win the Florida Regional in Gainesville, the first time any MEAC school has won a NCAA Regional. B-CC ended its remarkable 2005 season with the leagues first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll. Mary McLeod Bethune Award Top Women s Program 2007 Hampton 1996 Florida A&M 2006 Hampton 1995 Florida A&M 2005 Hampton 1994 Florida A&M 2004 Hampton 1993 Florida A&M 2003 Hampton 1992 Howard 2002 Hampton 1991 S.C. State 2001 Florida A&M* 1990 Howard 2000 Florida A&M* 1990 Howard 1999 Florida A&M 1989 Howard 1998 Florida A&M* 1987 Delaware State 1997 Florida A&M Talmadge Layman Hill Award Top Men s Programs 2007 Norfolk State 1989 Florida A&M 2006 Norfolk State 1988 Howard 2005 Norfolk State 1987 Howard 2004 Hampton 1986 Delaware State 2003 Hampton 1985 Delaware State 2002 Florida A&M 1984 S.C. State 2001 Norfolk State 1983 S.C. State 2000 Florida A&M* 1982 S.C. State 1999 Hampton 1981 S.C. State 1998 Florida A&M* 1980 S.C. State 1997 Florida A&M 1979 S.C. State 1996 N.C. A&T 1978 S.C. State 1995 N.C. A&T/FAMU 1977 S.C. State 1994 Florida A&M 1976 S.C. State 1993 Florida A&M 1975 S.C. State 1992 Florida A&M 1974 S.C. State 1991 Florida A&M 1973 Morgan State 1990 Delaware State 1972 Howard [*} titles rescinded by MEAC for violations MEAC COMMISSIONERS Dr. Dennis E. Thomas present Brenda H. McCoy (Interim) 1996 & 2002 Charles S. Harris Kenneth A. Free* Dr. James Young (Part-time) Earl Mason (Part-time) Dr. Leroy Walker (Part-time) *First official MEAC Commissioner Men s Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Tennis MEAC SPONSORED SPORTS Women s Sports Basketball Bowling Cross Country Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Softball Tennis Volleyball CONFERENCE TENURE Bethune-Cookman 1979-present Coppin State 1985-present Delaware State 1970-present Florida A&M , 1986-present Hampton 1995-present Howard 1970-present Maryland Eastern Shore , 1981-present Morgan State , 1984-present Norfolk State 1997-present North Carolina A&T 1970-present North Carolina Central South Carolina State 1970-present Winston-Salem State 2007-present MEAC Women s Basketball 4 MEACsports.com

7 MEAC Member Institutions Coppin State University Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Delaware State University Dover, DE University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD South Carolina State University Orangeburg, g, SC Howard University Washington, DC Office of the MEAC Virginia Beach, VA Hampton University Hampton, VA Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL MEAC Delegate Assembly Institution Presidents/ Athletic Senior Woman Faculty Chancellors Directors Administrators Representatives Bethune-Cookman Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed Lynn Thompson Sandra Booker Dr. Ray Shackelford Coppin State Dr. Sadie Gregory Dr. Mary Wanza Alecia Shields-Gadson Dr. Roger Davidson Delaware State Dr. Allen Sessoms Rick Costello Candy Young-Sanders Dr. Janet Blade Florida A&M Dr. James Ammons Bill Hayes Marlynn Jones William Ravenell Hampton Dr. William Harvey Lonza Hardy Tianna Scott Novelle Dickenson Howard H. Patrick Swygert Dwight Datcher Adria Washington Dr. Jerome Pittman Md. Eastern Shore Dr. Thelma Thompson Keith Davidson Sharon Brummell Dr. Henry Brooks Morgan State Dr. Earl Richardson Floyd Kerr Tanya Rush Dr. Leon Donaldson Norfolk State Dr. Carolyn W. Myers Marty Miller Dr. Emma Best Dr. Delanyard Robinson North Carolina A&T Dr. Stanley Battle Wheeler Brown Dr. Deborah Callaway Dr. Ray McKinnie South Carolina State Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. Charlene Johnson Adeanah Pooler Dr. Clemmie Hill Winston-Salem State Dr. Donald J. Reaves Dr. Percy Chico Caldwell Tonia Walker Dr. Cynthia Williams-Brown Dr. Thelma Thompson, UMES Charlene Johnson, S.C. State Dr. Henry M. Brooks, UMES Alecia Shields-Gadson, CSU Chairman, Council of Chief Executive Officers Chair, Athletic Directors President of the MEAC Chair, Senior Woman Administrators MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

8 Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas COMMISSIONER THOMAS will enter his sixth year as Commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on September 1, Under his dynamic leadership, the conference has solidified its financial stability, implemented a website for the Basketball Tournament ( improved the main conference website ( to be more interactive for the membership, fans and supporters, negotiated a seven-year television package with ESPN to broadcast Football, Men and Women s Basketball and other sports events, and also televised, for the first time in conference history the 2003 championship baseball game between Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman College at Disney s Wide World of Sports Complex (Cracker Jack Stadium), the 2005 volleyball championship and the 2006 softball game between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman. He presented a new conference mark (Logo), and established a televised Thursday night primetime for Women s Basketball, 8 p.m., for the season. Additionally, the Commissioner has implemented a Highest Graduation Award for the member institution with the highest graduation rate for the academic year. The institution that receives the honor is also awarded $25,000. Dr. Thomas has been persistent and hardworking to increase Corporate America s investment with the MEAC. He has brought on board Russell Athletic Corporation, Delta Airlines, State Farm, NIKE, Wachovia and ESPN. Thomas was instrumental in negotiating the SWAC/MEAC Football Challenge beginning with the 2005 football season with ESPN, which will provide the MEAC participating institutions with national exposure and financial guarantees. This energetic administrator brings over 30 years of athletic and higher education experience to the MEAC. His most recent accomplishment was the successful guidance of the Hampton University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. As the Athletics Director, Hampton University athletics excelled on and off the field of competition. In twelve (12) years of service, Dr. Thomas guided Hampton from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I. Hampton was one of the few institutions who made the transition a successful one. Following the move up in September 1995, the Pirates winning programs received numerous accolades. For two (2) consecutive years (2001 and 2002), the Pirates were awarded the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Achievement Award, given to the Division I athletic program with the highest winning percentage in the state of Virginia. Under Dr. Thomas leadership the Pirates and Lady Pirates won MEAC championships in Men s Basketball, Women s Basketball, Women s Softball, Women s Tennis, Women s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Men s Tennis, Football, and Men s Cross Country. The Pirates also won the 1999 MEAC Talmadge L. Hill Men s All Sports Award and the 2002 Mary McLeod Bethune Women s All Sports Award, symbolizing the overall strength of the athletics program. During his term at Hampton, Thomas demonstrated his strong commitment to the success of student athletes by developing the athletic academic support department to increase graduation rates for student athletes. While Athletics Director, Hampton men s basketball team beat Iowa State University in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament, and made history when the Pirates went back to the NCAA Division I Tournament the following year. No other 15-seed who defeated a No. 2 seed had returned to the NCAA Tournament the following year. Dr. Thomas leadership and managerial skills among national and local organizations has not gone unnoticed. During the 2001 season, Thomas served as Chairman of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee. He also served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee and is a board of director member of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Before becoming Commissioner, Thomas served as Chairman of the MEAC Championship Committee, Chairman of the MEAC Basketball Tournament Committee, is a member of the Division I-AA Director of Athletics Association Executive Committee and was awarded the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics (NACDA) Athletic Director of the Year Award for the Southeast Region for I-AA/AAA in Thomas is a member of the NCAA Division I Management Council, Management Council Sub-Committees on Membership, Selection Review and Administrative, the NCAA I-FCS Governance Committee and the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee. He is the past chair of the NCAA Division I-AA Commissioners Association. He also serves on the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee, selection committee for the General Sports Turf Systems AD of the year awards program and NACDA John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards selection committee. The Heidelberg, Mississippi native was a letterman in football and track & field in high school and at the age of 16, embarked on a collegiate career that is still in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) record books. In 1974, he made history as the first and only offensive lineman to be named the Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He finished his collegiate football career as a three-year letterman, a two-time Pittsburgh Courier First Team All-American, First Team Black Mutual Sports Network All-American, and Outstanding College Athletics of America (1974). Thomas was also an honor student in college. On December 12, 2003, Thomas was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame. Thomas played and coached under the legendary Marino H. Casem (Godfather) while at Alcorn State. In 1978, the state legislature of Mississippi issued a proclamation proclaiming April 8 as the Dennis and Johnny Thomas Day (brothers) in the state for their achievements in scholarship, athletics, and leadership. Thomas is a 1974 graduate of Alcorn State University, a 1975 graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (master s), and a 1984 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo (doctorate). He was selected Who s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1974 as an undergraduate and in 1983 as a graduate student MEAC Women s Basketball 6 MEACsports.com

9 MEAC Staff A Tradition of Excellence Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas, Ed.D. Executive Assistant to the Commissioner/ Director of Compliance Sonja Stills Director of Media Relations Patricia Porter Interim Director of Championships Raynoid Dedeaux Director of Finance Jonathan Gattis II Director of Corporate Partnerships and Marketing Andre Beasley Assistant Director of Media Relations Sahar Abdur-Rashid Assistant Director of Championships and Compliance Shamaree Brown Supervisor of Softball/Baseball Officials Adonis Hill Supervisor of Football Officials Dan Evans Coordinator of Men s Basketball Officials Larry Rose Coordinator of Women s Basketball Officials Dwight Barbee Administrative Assistant Stacey Kiger MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

10 MEAC COMPOSITE CALENDAR OF EVENTS & CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES YEAR 2007 July 5-8 MEAC Basketball Officials Camp Woman s Program Site: University of North Carolina City: Chapel Hill, NC July MEAC Compliance Workshop Site: Crowne Plaza Hotel July MEAC Football Officials Clinic Site: Norfolk State University City: Norfolk, VA July MEAC Basketball Officials Camp Men s Program Site: Disney s Wide World of Sports City: Orlando, FL July MEAC Sports Information Directors Workshop Site: Sheraton Beach Resort July 26 MEAC Marketing Workshop Site: Sheraton Beach Resort MEAC Woman of the Year Luncheon Site: Sheraton Beach Resort July MEAC Summer Meetings Athletic Directors/Senior Woman Administrators/Basketball Tournament Committee/Head Football Coaches-Football Neutral Observers/Championships Administration Committee Site: Sheraton Beach Resort July 27 MEAC Football Press Luncheon Site: Sheraton Beach Resort September 1 MEAC Football Opening Day September MEAC Basketball Officials Clinic Site: Norfolk State University City: Norfolk, VA September MEAC Baseball Umpires Clinic Site: Norfolk State University City: Norfolk, VA October 10 MEAC Basketball Coaches Meeting Site: Marriott/Crabtree Hotel October 11 MEAC Basketball Press Conference Site: RBC Center City: Raleigh, NC *October MEAC Volleyball Round-Up Site: South Carolina State University City: Orangeburg, SC October 27 MEAC Cross-Country Championships Site: Mt. Trashmore Park November 10 NCAA Cross-Country Regionals November MEAC Volleyball Championship Site: Hampton University City: Hampton, VA November 19 NCAA Cross-Country Championships November 24 NCAA Division I-AA Football First Round Begins November or Nov. 30-Dec. 1 or Dec. 1-2 NCAA Volleyball 1st and 2nd Rounds December 13 and 15 NCAA Volleyball Championship December 3-5 Delegate Assembly Mid-Winter Meeting Site: Sheraton Hotel City: Raleigh, NC December 6-7 or 7-8 or 8-9 NCAA Volleyball Regionals December 13 and 15 NCAA Volleyball Semi-Finals and Finals YEAR 2008 February MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Site: Prince George Sports and Learning Complex City: Landover, MD March MEAC Basketball Tournament Site: RBC Center City: Raleigh, NC March 13 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship Play-in Begins March 8-9 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships March NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship First and Second Round March MEAC Bowling Championship Site: Lynnhaven Bowling Lanes April NCAA Bowling Championship Site: Brunswick Wekiva Lanes City: Orlando, FL March 22 and 24 or 23 and 25 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championships First and Second Rounds April MEAC Tennis Championships (Men and Women) Site: Millbrook Tennis Center City: Raleigh, NC May 1-3 MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Site: Morgan State University City: Baltimore, MD May 8-10 MEAC Softball Championship Site: Ormond Beach Sports Complex City: Orlando, FL May 9-10 or NCAA Tennis First and Second Rounds May MEAC Baseball Championship Site: Norfolk State University City: Norfolk, VA May NCAA Tennis Championships May MEAC Spring Meetings Delegate Assembly/Council of Chief Executive Officers Site: Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel May NCAA Softball Super Regionals May NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regionals May 29-June 4 NCAA Softball World Series May 30-June 2 NCAA Baseball Regionals *June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 6-8 or 7-9 NCAA Baseball Super-Regionals June 13-22/23 NCAA Baseball College World Series NOTE: Calendar subject to change MEAC Women s Basketball 8 MEACsports.com

11 MEAC Season in Review Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Announces All-Sports Award Winners ampton won its sixth consecutive Mary McLeod HBethune Women s All-Sports Award and Norfolk State captured its third consecutive and fourth overall Talmadge Layman Hill Men s Award. Hampton totaled 72 points of the possible 96 points, while Norfolk State tallied 63 of a possible 84 points. Each institution received a $25,000 check which was presented at the MEAC Spring Delegate Assembly and Committee Meetings in Virginia Beach. Hampton has won eight overall All-Sports trophies since joining the MEAC in 1996 (three men s awards, including back-to-back victories in 2003 and 2004, and four women s awards). Norfolk State won its first men s trophy in Cross Country The Hampton women and Norfolk State men won the 2006 MEAC Cross Country Championship crowns at SAS Soccer Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Lady Pirates, who scored 63 points, won their second overall title and their first since the 2004 season. The Norfolk State Spartans captured their seventh consecutive title. Howard s Jessica Neal and Norfolk State s David Kemboi were named Outstanding Performers. Neal finished first in the women s race with a personal best time of 17:47.3 while Kemboi was first with a time of 24:29.3 to win the men s race for the second straight year. Football The Hampton Pirates ended the regular season with a 7-2 record in MEAC play en route to their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Division-I playoffs. The eighth ranked Pirates hosted New Hampshire in postseason play and ended the season with a loss. Hampton s Alonzo Coleman set a school and MEAC career record with 826 carries for 4,642 yards (5.6 avg.) and 62 touchdowns. South Carolina State s DeShawn Baker earned Offensive Player of the Year accolades while Hampton s Justin Durant was the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight year. Durant became the first player in MEAC history to earn the award three times on either the offense or defense side of the ball. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 16th pick of the second round and the 48th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, becoming the highest selection in Pirate history. Volleyball Florida A&M dominated conference play and recorded their eighth consecutive undefeated mark in MEAC Play. The Lady Rattlers captured their sixth consecutive MEAC title and ninth overall. FAMU s Maria Andonova was named the Player of the Year after leading the MEAC and ranking second in the nation with 5.93 kills per game. Romona Riley-Bozier of Morgan State took home Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time in her career. Riley-Bozier led her team to a 23-9 finish and a 9-1 conference record, including an undefeated 9-0 home stand in her 19th year at the helm of the Lady Bears. Morgan State freshman Ivanti Bush garnered Rookie of the Year accolades. Bush ranked among the top performers in MEAC statistics during 2006 and led her team in kills per game, hitting percentage and points. Indoor Track and Field The Hampton Lady Pirates earned 51 points during day one and finished with a new MEAC record 179 points at the MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Yvette Lewis won Outstanding Performer honors for the second year in a row. Lewis won four events and earned 53.5 points during the two-day championships. On the men s side, the Spartans of Norfolk State recorded 133 points to earn their second straight MEAC title and fourth overall. Hampton s Terrance Burton tallied 20.5 points and was named Outstanding Performer. Women s Basketball The Coppin State Lady Eagles defeated cross-town rival Morgan State in their regular season finale to finish with an 18-0 undefeated mark in MEAC play for the second straight year. Coppin State guard Rashida Suber was selected the Player of the Year. Second Year Head Coach Donald Beasley, of Morgan State, was selected by his peers as the 2007 Coach of the Year, while North Carolina A&T s Ta Wuana Cook was selected as the Rookie of the Year. Howard s Shannon Carlisle was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Delaware State captured its first MEAC tournament crown after coming up short six previous times when they defeated Morgan State, Delaware State advanced to the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. As regular season champions, Coppin State earned a bid to the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Lady Eagles won the school s first D-I postseason game with a victory over St. Joseph s before ending their season against South Florida in the second round of the WNIT. Men s Basketball Delaware State clinched their third consecutive regular season championship title dominating conference opponents with 16 wins and two losses. The Hornets finished the regular season with a overall record. DSU s Jahsha Bluntt was named the Player of the Year for the second straight year while Head Coach Greg Jackson earned back-to-back Coach of the Year accolades and teammate Aaron Fleetwood was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. Hampton s Michael Freeman was named Rookie of the Year. Freeman led the nation in field goal percentage, setting the all-time record for highest field goal percentage by a freshman with 67- percent. Delaware State was upset in the championship game when Brian Greene scored a buzzer beater layup to give Florida A&M a dramatic victory. The Rattlers advanced to the opening round game of the NCAA Tournament but fell to Niagara As regular season champions, DSU received an automatic bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) falling short to West Virginia in the 1st round. Bowling Maryland Eastern Shore captured their second straight MEAC title and third overall with a win over Bethune-Cookman. UMES freshman Marion Singleton earned Outstanding Performer honors and Head Coach Sharon Brummell was named the Outstanding Coach. The Lady Hawks were selected as one of eight teams to compete in the NCAA National Championship. UMES battled throughout and came within 48 pins of winning their first national championship in a forced game seven against Vanderbilt. The NCAA runner-up Lady Hawks got three nods on All-American Teams, and three MEAC teams (UMES, Bethune-Cookman and Morgan State) finished the year ranked among the top 16 in the National Tenpins Coaches Association national poll. Tennis The men and women of South Carolina State breezed through conference play en route to undefeated seasons. On the women s side, Mirian Cruz earned Player of the Year accolades for the second straight year, while teammate Iveta Blodneice was named the Rookie of the Year. Florida A&M s Rochelle Goldthreate garnered Coach of the Year accolades. The Lady Bulldogs cruised through the MEAC tournament and defeated Bethune-Cookman 4-0 to earn their third straight MEAC title. South Carolina State advanced to the NCAA Tournament but lost to No. 2 Georgia to end their season at On the men s side, South Carolina State swept MEAC honors with Ionut Hurduc (Player of the Year), Radek Pivonka (Rookie of the Year) and Hardeep Judge (Coach of the Year) each being recognized. Norfolk State, Hampton and Florida A&M were competitive throughout the year and each posted a 7-2 MEAC mark. Hampton defeated Florida A&M in the championship match and the Pirates Gabriel Groh earned Outstanding Tournament honors, while Hampton Head Coach, Robert Screen, who earned his 1,000 career victory this season, earned Outstanding Coach honors. The Pirates advanced to the NCAA tournament but were defeated by Virginia in a first round match. Outdoor Track and Field Hampton and Norfolk State swept the track and field titles with victories at the MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Lady Pirates won their second straight outdoor title and fifth overall with 134 points. The NSU men s team posted 165 points to capture its second consecutive title and fourth overall. The Spartans became the first men s team in conference history to win all three MEAC track titles (cross country, indoor and outdoor) two years in a row. Hampton s Yvette Lewis jumped ft. to earn the national championship title in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento. Lewis also earned All-American honors in the 100-meter hurdles. Coppin State s Steve Delice (400m hurdles), Hampton s Andrew Peresta (400m hurdles) and UMES Kimani Kirton (Shot Put) also earned All-American nods. Softball Hampton posted an unblemished 14-0 record in MEAC play to earn the top seed in the championship tournament. Hampton s Maggie Wolfe was selected as the Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Amanda Black, also of Hampton, was named the Pitcher of the Year and Courtney Young of Howard was selected as the Rookie of the Year. Hampton head coach Tiny Laster, who passed away a week before the championship tournament, was named the MEAC Coach of the Year. Howard won the 2007 MEAC softball title with a 17-0 victory over North Carolina A&T. Young earned Outstanding Performer accolades, while Howard Head Coach Tonja Braxton was named Outstanding Coach. Baseball The defending MEAC Champion Bethune-Cookman Wildcats clinched the MEAC regular season championship with a 16-1 record and earned the top seed in the MEAC baseball championship tournament. The Wildcats scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally and defeat North Carolina A&T in a double elimination game of the championship. North Carolina A&T s Charlie Gamble was selected as the MEAC Player of the Year. Bethune-Cookman s Francisco Rodriguez was named the Pitcher of the Year, while Christian Beatty of North Carolina A&T was selected as the Rookie of the Year. Bethune-Cookman head coach Mervyl Melendez was named the MEAC Coach of the Year. Gamble (Houston Astros), Mercado (San Diego Padres) and Norfolk State s Ernie Banks (Florida Marlins) were selected in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

12 Composite Schedule Friday, November 9 Coppin State v. Northeastern 5 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Stetson Florida A&M at Georgia State Georgetown at Hampton South Carolina State at Mercer Howard at Baylor 7:30 p.m. Delaware State at Delaware 8 p.m. Saturday, November 10 Morgan State at Maryland Eastern Shore Howard v. Prairie View A&M 6:30 p.m. Sunday, November 11 Howard v. St. Mary s (CA) 1 p.m. Hampton at St. Louis Coppin State at Central Florida 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 Mercer at Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman at South Florida Wednesday, November 14 Howard at Navy 5 p.m. Winthrop at South Carolina State Albany State at Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman at Stetson Maryland Baltimore County at Coppin State North Carolina Central at Maryland Eastern Shore Winston-Salem State at Virginia Tech Friday, November 16 Delaware State v. East Tennessee State Howard at Longwood (4) Towson at Norfolk State Coppin State at North Carolina Liberty at North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman at Jacksonville Morgan State v. Campbell (4) 8 p.m. Saturday, November 17 Howard v. Campbell (4) 1 p.m. Niagara at Maryland Eastern Shore Morgan State at Longwood 3 p.m. Coppin State v. Syracuse 3:30 p.m. Delaware State v. Princeton Bucknell at Hampton Monday, November 19 North Carolina A&T at Elon Howard at Bucknell Tuesday, November 20 Norfolk State at Virginia Union South Carolina State at Coastal Carolina Bethune-Cookman at North Florida North Carolina Central at Coppin State St. Peter s at Delaware State St. Francis (Pa.) at Maryland Eastern Shore Radford at Winston-Salem State Florida A&M at Savannah State Wednesday, November 21 North Carolina Central at Morgan State Hampton at Charlotte Friday, November 23 North Carolina A&T v. UNC- Asheville Coppin State v. Oregon Saturday, November 24 Winston-Salem State v. Auburn Charleston Southern at Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State at Savannah State Coppin State v. Nicholls State North Carolina A&T v. Boston Sunday, November 25 Winston-Salem State v. Colgate Radford at Hampton Monday, November 26 Winthrop at Norfolk State Michigan State at Delaware State Tuesday, November 27 Gardner-Webb at South Carolina State South Carolina Upstate at North Carolina A&T Wednesday, November 28 Morgan State at Mount St. Mary s Thursday, November 29 Lafayette at Coppin State Friday, November 30 Hampton at Air Force Tournament Saturday, December 1 Howard at Brown Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman* Army at Delaware State North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State* South Carolina State at Winston-Salem State Longwood at Maryland Eastern Shore Hampton at Air Force Tournament Sunday, December 2 Howard v. Manhattan/St. Joseph s (Pa.) Monday, December 3 Western Michigan at Maryland Eastern Shore Stetson at Florida A&M Winston-Salem State at USC-Aiken Tuesday, December 4 Presbyterian at South Carolina State Wednesday, December 5 North Carolina A&T at Virginia Tech Delaware State at Farleigh Dickinson Thursday, December 6 Jacksonville at Florida A&M Maryland Eastern Shore at Delaware Morgan State at American Coppin State at Southern Methodist 3 p.m. 8 p.m. Noon 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. Friday, December 7 Norfolk State v. New Mexico Saturday, December 8 Bethune-Cookman at Benedict Coppin State at Texas Christian Norfolk State at SW Airlines Lobo Shootout Sunday, December 9 William& Mary at Howard Florida A&M at South Florida Monday, December 10 Bethune-Cookman at Claflin Wednesday, December 12 Savannah State at South Carolina State Thursday, December 13 Bethune-Cookman at Central Florida Elon at Winston-Salem State Saturday, December 15 North Carolina Central at Florida A&M Sunday, December 16 North Carolina A&T at North Carolina State 10 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Monday, December 17 Winston-Salem State at Johnson C. Smith Florida Gulf Coast at Florida A&M 5 p.m. North Carolina Central at Bethune-Cookman Charleston at South Carolina State Delaware State at Alabama-Birmingham Tuesday, December 18 Norfolk State at North Florida Delaware State at UAB Tournament Wednesday, December 19 Maryland Eastern Shore at Syracuse Campbell at North Carolina A&T Norfolk State at UNF Holiday Classic Thursday, December 20 Delaware State at Old Dominion Hampton at Alabama Friday, December 21 St. Francis (Pa.) at Morgan State Winston-Salem State at Wake Forest Saturday, December 22 Louisville at Coppin State Florida Atlantic at South Carolina State Thursday, December 27 Morgan State at Va. Commonwealth Friday, December 28 Pepperdine at Coppin State Hampton v. Tennessee-Martin Fairleigh Dickinson at Howard Delaware State at Virginia Morgan State at VCU MEAC Women s Basketball 10 MEACsports.com

13 Composite Schedule Saturday, December 29 Canisius at Maryland Eastern Shore Alabama State at Winston-Salem State Jacksonville at South Carolina State Delaware State at Virginia Tournament Hampton at Iowa State Tournament Sunday, December 30 Morgan State at St. John s North Carolina A&T at Texas A&M Hampton at Iowa State Tournament Monday December 31 Bethune-Cookman at USC Upstate Wednesday, January 2 Bethune-Cookman at Wofford Florida A&M at Florida Morgan State at Lafayette North Carolina A&T at Baylor Thursday, January 3 Army at Maryland Eastern Shore Virginia Union at Norfolk State Friday, January 4 Savannah State at Florida A&M Saturday, January 5 Morgan State at Coppin State* Hampton at Howard* St. Augustine s at Delaware State Sunday, January 6 Kent State at Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday, January 8 Maryland Eastern Shore at American Wednesday, January 9 Columbia Union at Winston-Salem State Norfolk State at North Carolina Central Saturday, January 12 Delaware State at South Carolina State* Florida A&M at Howard* Morgan State at North Carolina A&T* Coppin State at Norfolk State* Bethune-Cookman at Hampton* Maryland Eastern Shore at Winston-Salem State Monday, January 14 Delaware State at Winston-Salem State Maryland Eastern Shore at South Carolina State* Florida A&M at Hampton* Bethune-Cookman at Howard* Morgan State at Norfolk State* Coppin State at North Carolina A&T* Saturday, January 19 Hampton at South Carolina State* (ESPNU) Bethune-Cookman at Coppin State* Norfolk State at Delaware State* Florida A&M at Morgan State* North Carolina A&T at Maryland Eastern Shore* Howard at Winston-Salem State 5 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon Monday, January 21 Howard at South Carolina State* Bethune-Cookman at Morgan State* Florida A&M at Coppin State* North Carolina A&T at Delaware State* Hampton at Winston-Salem State Norfolk State at Maryland Eastern Shore* Saturday, January 26 Delaware State at Bethune-Cookman* Maryland Eastern Shore at Florida A&M* Morgan State at Howard* Winston-Salem State at North Carolina A&T Coppin State at Hampton* South Carolina State at Norfolk State* Monday, January 28 Maryland Eastern Shore at Bethune-Cookman* Delaware State at Florida A&M* South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T* Morgan State at Hampton* Winston-Salem State at Norfolk State Coppin State at Howard* (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Saturday, February 2 Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State* Delaware State at Coppin State* Howard at North Carolina A&T* Maryland Eastern Shore at Morgan State* Hampton at Norfolk State* Florida A&M at Winston-Salem State Monday, February 4 Bethune-Cookman at Winston-Salem State Maryland Eastern Shore at Coppin State* Delaware State at Morgan State* Florida A&M at South Carolina State* Hampton at North Carolina A&T* Howard at Norfolk State* Wednesday, February 6 Delaware State at Maryland Eastern Shore* Saturday, February 9 Norfolk State at Bethune-Cookman* South Carolina State at Coppin State* Hampton at Delaware State* North Carolina A&T at Florida A&M* Howard at Maryland Eastern Shore* Winston-Salem State at Morgan State* Monday, February 11 North Carolina A&T at Bethune-Cookman* Winston-Salem State at Coppin State Howard at Delaware State* Norfolk State at Florida A&M* Hampton at Maryland Eastern Shore* South Carolina State at Morgan State* Wednesday, February 13 Longwood at Winston-Salem State Thursday, February 14 Morgan State at New Jersey Institute of Technology Saturday, February 16 Coppin State at Bethune-Cookman* Morgan State at Florida A&M* Winston-Salem State at Howard Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina A&T* Delaware State at Norfolk State* South Carolina State at Hampton* Monday, February 18 Delaware State at North Carolina A&T* (ESPNU) Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman* Coppin State at Florida A&M* Winston-Salem State at Hampton South Carolina State at Howard* Maryland Eastern Shore at Norfolk State* Saturday, February 23 Norfolk State at South Carolina State* Bethune-Cookman at Delaware State* Hampton at Coppin State* Florida A&M at Maryland Eastern Shore* Howard at Morgan State* North Carolina A&T at Winston-Salem State Monday, February 25 Bethune-Cookman at Maryland Eastern Shore* Howard at Coppin State* Florida A&M at Delaware State* Hampton at Morgan State* Norfolk State at Winston-Salem State North Carolina A&T at South Carolina State* Saturday, March 1 South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman* Coppin State at Maryland Eastern Shore* Morgan State at Delaware State* Winston-Salem State at Florida A&M North Carolina A&T at Howard* Norfolk State at Hampton* Monday, March 3 Winston-Salem State at Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State at Florida A&M* North Carolina A&T at Hampton* Norfolk State at Howard* Thursday, March 6 Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M* Coppin State at Morgan State* Maryland Eastern Shore at Delaware State* Winston-Salem State at South Carolina State Howard at Hampton* Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T* *All times local; (*) Conference Match 12:30 p.m. MEACsports.com MEAC Women s Basketball

14 Pre-Season Predictions MEAC Announces Preseason Women s Basketball Honors Lady Eagles Picked to Win Crown; Coppin State s Suber Named Preseason Player of the Year The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its preseason all-conference teams and preseason predictions at its annual Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon at the Sheraton Raleigh in Raleigh, N.C. Coppin State University guard Rashida Suber was named the preseason MEAC Player of the Year for the second year. The Lady Eagles earned 12 first place votes and were picked to win their fourth straight regular-season title by the leagues head coaches and sports information directors. Last season Coppin State went 18-0 in MEAC play for the second year in a row. Delaware State, the defending MEAC tournament champion, was predicted to finish second in this year s poll, earning nine first place votes. North Carolina A&T, Morgan State and Hampton complete the preseason top five. Suber, the 2007 MEAC Player of the Year, earned an All-MEAC first-team selection after averaging 18.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The guard led the MEAC in 3-point field goals made (101) and was second in steals (98). Joining Suber on the preseason All-MEAC first team are Delaware State teammates Raquel Collier and Katreem Palmer. Collier earned an All-MEAC first-team choice for the third straight year. She led her team in scoring (13.5 ppg) and was among the top fifteen in the MEAC in scoring and field three percentage (.681). Palmer was second on the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 7.1 per game. Howard s Shannon Carlisle and North Carolina A&T s Amber Bland round out the preseason first-team. Carlisle led the Lady Bison with 16 points per game and earned the 2007 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor. She ranked among the top three in the nation with 3.7 steals per game and was also among the top four in the MEAC with 3.4 assists per game. Bland led the conference and was 21st in the nation with 19.6 points per game. The MEAC women s basketball season tips off with seven of the 12 schools opening up on November 9. The Lady Hornets of Delaware State will begin their season on November 9 at Delaware in the Women s National Invitational Tournament MEAC Women s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish as voted by the league s Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors (First place votes in parenthesis) School Points 1. Coppin State (12) Delaware State (9) North Carolina A&T Morgan State Hampton Florida A&M Maryland Eastern Shore Howard (1) South Carolina State Norfolk State Bethune-Cookman Preseason All-MEAC Team as voted by the league s Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors Preseason Player of the Year: Rashida Suber, Coppin State First Team NAME SCHOOL POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN Rashida Suber Coppin State G 5-8 Sr. Reading, Pa. Raquel Collier Delaware State G 5-9 Sr. Schenectady, N.Y. Amber Bland North Carolina A&T G 5-11 Jr. Boardman, Ohio Shannon Carlisle Howard G 5-4 r-sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Katreem Palmer Delaware State F 6-1 Sr. Jamaica, N.Y. Second Team NAME SCHOOL POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN Ta Wuana Cook North Carolina A&T G 5-8 So. Fayetteville, N.C. Shalamar Oakley Coppin State G 5-6 Sr. Camden, N.J. Brittanie Taylor-James North Carolina A&T G 6-0 Jr. Evanston, Ill. Rachel Butler Hampton G 5-8 Sr. Dallas, Texas *Corin Adams Morgan State G 5-7 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. *Areya Walker Norfolk State F 6-0 Sr. Portsmouth, Va. * Indicates a tie MEAC Women s Basketball 12 MEACsports.com