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Six HBCUs begin NAIA title quest
March 19, 2008
Six Historically Black Colleges or University’s will be making a run at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball national tournament titles. Four women’s teams and two men’s teams will be vying for their first basketball national championship.
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| Coach Donitta Drain's Langston Lady Lions enter the NAIA Tournament as the #2 seed |
Langston University (Okla.), Wiley College (Tex.), Harris-Stowe University (Mo.), and Xavier University (La.) will represent HBCUs in the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament being held in Jackson, Tenn. March 19-25, 2008. Langston enters the tournament as a No. 2 seed and a 30-1 record. The Lady Lions, who have earned their sixth tournament appearance, finished in the Elite Eight last season. Xavier University (27-6) is competing in their 13th national tournament.
The 2008 NAIA Division I Women’s National Tournament will be the second appearance for Harris-Stowe University (22-9) and the first for the Wiley College Lady Wildcats (28-6).
Langston University (Okla.) and Xavier University (La.) will represent the HBCUs during the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Tournament March 19-25, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. Langston University (15-12) will make their third national tournament appearance after winning the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament and receiving an automatic berth. The Xavier University Gold Nuggets, who have a 24-9 record, will make their 11th appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.
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