Virginia State Wins CIAA Men’s Championship Title

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Virginia State University held off a strong second-half rally to defeat the Shaw Bears, 77-66, in the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center.

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SEMIFINALS – FRIDAY 3/1

7PM

Virginia St.             75

Livingstone           65

9PM

Shaw U.                70

Virginia Union     58

CHAMPIONSHIP  GAME – SATURDAY 3/2

Virginia State       77

Shaw U.               66

WOMEN’S RESULTS

Virginia Union earned the second consecutive CIAA women’s basketball championship! Shareka McNeill broke the CIAA Tournament scoring record with a 37-point effort as Virginia Union University won its second consecutive CIAA Women’s Basketball Championship with a 75-41 win over Fayetteville State Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum Center.

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