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Alabama A&M University guard Kaylah Turner was selected the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Womens Basketball Freshman of the Year, the conference announced during its awards ceremony on Tuesday evening at

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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff took a 37-34 halftime lead, but Arkansas State University capitalized on second-chance points and had a game-high 22 points from Izzy Higginbottom to take an 85-65 victory Tuesday night in Jonesboro.

A weekend of challenging competition ended without a win as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff womens basketball team dropped its final game of the Van Chancellor Classic in Katy, Texas.

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff announced a name, image and likeness entity known as NILions that will help connect student-athletes to brands for potential marketing opportunities.

March Madness might tip off without the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, but the Lady Lions runner-up finish in the Southwestern Athletic Conference womens basketball championship was enough cause for a celebration Tuesday inside H.O. Clemmons Arena.

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff fell one win short of a spot in March Madness on Saturday. Southern University surged in the final quarter to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament, dealing the Lady Lions (14-17) a loss in their first-ever title game since joining the conference in 1997.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The players flooded off the Texas bench, right past interim coach Rodney Terry and to the middle of the court inside T-Mobile Center, where they couldnt wait to get their hands on the trophy crowning them Big 12 champions.

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs bid for a place in March Madness ended just a win short.

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