BCSP Notes . . .
JSU Lady Tigers win SWAC golf, againThe Lady Tigers of Jackson State defended their title capturing the 2007 SWAC women's Golf Tournament earlier this week
The Lady Tigers won the event by more than 40 strokes over
second-place Texas Southern. Alcorn
State finished third while Prairie View
A&M and Alabama State round out the top five.
JSU sophomore Shasta Averyhardt repeated as the top individual scorer with a rounds of 81-71_152. Tied for second with a mark of 156 were Texas Southern's Georgette Rolle and JSU's Merielle LeBlanc. First-day leader Ida Lamela of Alcorn State was fourth with a score of 157 while Jackson State's Nikeya Peay was fifth with a 159.
| 1 Jackson State 326 304 630 | 1 Shasta Averyhardt JSU 81 71 152 |
| 2 Texas Southern 355 323 678 | 2 Georgette Rolle TSU 83 73 156 |
| 3 Alcorn State 397 395 792 | (T) Merielle LeBlanc JSU 79 77 156 |
| 4 Prairie View A&M 417 396 813 | 4 Ida Lamela Alcorn St. 79 78 157 |
| 5 Alabama State 477 451 928 | 5 Nikeya Peay JSU82 77 159 |
| 6 Mississippi Val'y St 471 470 941 | 6 Lauren Ragland JSU 84 79 163 |
| 7 Grambling State 529 535 1064 | 7 Aziza Glass PVAMU 87 78 165 |
Ky. State loses women's hoops coach
Michelle Clark-Heard, who in two seasons restored the
Kentucky State women's 
basketball program to prominence, has resigned as
head women's basketball coach, to accept an assistant coaching position at
the University of Louisville. Coach Heard, who inherited
a 1-26 team, guided the Thorobrettes to a 5-22
(4-15, SIAC) record in her first season and then led
the Thorobrettes to a remarkable 19-8 (14-6, SIAC) finish
in 2006-2007.
Coach Heard came to Kentucky State in June 2005 from Cincinnati, where she was an assistant coach for three seasons.
PGA Minority Golf field largest ever
The 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship is set to
feature the largest field in the history of the National Championship, which will
take place for the 10th consecutive year at The PGA Golf Club in Port St.
Lucie, Fla., May 11-13, 2007. A record 38 colleges and universities are
scheduled to participate, including nine schools that will compete for the first time.
The 54-hole, stroke-play Championship will consist of four divisions: NCAA Men's Division I and II, and NAIA Men's and Women's. In addition, there is an individual invitational competition for minority Men and Women contestants. The Individual Invitational is open to students who are African-American, Hispanic-America, Native or Alaskan American, Asian or Pacific Island American.
The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship will be contested on the Ryder and Wanamaker Courses at The PGA Golf Club and feature more than 180 athletes, an increase that is over and above 50 competitors from last year's event.
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