W. Basketball - 5/23/2013

Fayetteville State Broncos Graduate 29 in Spring...

The Fayetteville State University Department of Athletics is proud to announce 38 graduates for the 2012-13 academic year. The student-athletes that donned their ceremonious regalia represent nine ... ...[+]

W. Basketball - 5/14/2013

FSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNS DE'AIRA SMITH...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Fayetteville State women's basketball program has announced the signing of De'Aira Smith, of Trinity Christian Academy in Fayetteville, NC, to a National Letter of Intent for... ...[+]

W. Basketball - 4/22/2013

IFEYINWA NWOKOLO, JACOB BARGE SELECTED STUDENT-ATHLE...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Fayetteville State student-athletes were treated to "A Blue Carpet Affair" on Monday evening as the Department of Athletics held its annual Athletic Awards Ceremony at Seabrook... ...[+]

W. Basketball - 4/26/2013

FSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST SKILLS CAMP AND...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The 2013 CIAA Southern Division Champions Fayetteville State women's basketball program will be holding two camps this summer in Felton J. Capel Arena. The Second Annual Lady... ...[+]

W. Basketball - 3/22/2013

FSU'S KRISTEN HANZER NAMED TO DAKTRONICS HONORABLE...

ABILENE, TX - Fayetteville State guard Kristen Hanzer (Sr., Youngsville, NC) has been named to the 2013 Daktronics Honorable Mention All-America Team, it was announced this afternoon. Hanzer... ...[+]

FSU'S KRISTEN HANZER SELECTED TO FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC REGION

W. Basketball - 03/14/2013 - FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Fayetteville State guard Kristen Hanzer (Sr., Youngsville, NC) has been named to the Daktronics Division II Women's Basketball All-Atlantic Region First Team it was announced today. Hanzer earns the honor after recording one of the best single-season offensive performances in program history. She was the only player from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association to be recognized on the team....[+]

FAYETTEVILLE STATE REBOUNDS TO 8TH IN NCAA ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS

W. Basketball - 03/07/2013 - Fayetteville State is having a remarkable women's basketball season; which remains in the hunt for a NCAA Playoff berth. The Lady Broncos have moved to the eighth position in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings; released Wednesday afternoon. The latest rankings considered games played through Sunday, March 3....[+]

FSU FALLS TO SHAW 72-53 IN CIAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

W. Basketball - 03/02/2013 - CHARLOTTE, NC - The Fayetteville State Lady Broncos fell to the Shaw Lady Bears 72-53 on Saturday evening in the championship game of the 2013 CIAA Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena....[+]

LADY BRONCOS USE INSIDE STRENGTH TO ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

W. Basketball - 03/01/2013 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fayetteville State has its own version of "Shaq", and she led them to a CIAA Tournament women's semifinal win at Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday. Shuanda Ashford, whose is nicknamed after former NBA great Shaquille O'Neal, poured in 23 points and snatched 10 rebounds in a 71-57 victory over Virginia Union. The Lady Broncos (24-4 overall), the Southern Division champs and top division seed, reached their seventh CIAA finals in school history and the second under Head Coach Eva Patterson-Heath. Her squad won it all in 2010. The Lady Broncos are shooting for their fourth league crown. The Lady Broncos reached the CIAA championship game, which is Saturday at 5 p.m., on their inside power and transition game. The Lady Panthers (13-14), the No. 2 seed in the Northern Division, could not stop Ashford, a wide-bodied 6-1 All-CIAA center, despite doubling down on her in a zone defense. Despite the defensive focus on her, Ashford still muscled her way to the basket for easy layups. She was 10-of-16 from the floor....[+]

FAYETTEVILLE STATE VS. VIRGINIA UNION POST-GAME COMMENTS

W. Basketball - 03/01/2013 - Coming into today's game, we knew that it was going to be a tough game. Virginia Union is a young team. They're aggressive. They're well coached and of course no one wants to go home. Im very proud of the way the girls battled and pushed through against some adversity. Shuanda was injured, but she fought back and her teammates just rallied around her and picked up the slack...[+]

FOLLOW THE FSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CIAA SEMI-FINAL GAME ONLINE

W. Basketball - 03/01/2013 - CHARLOTTE, NC - The Fayetteville State women's basketball team is set to take on the Virginia Union Lady Panthers in the first of two CIAA women's semi-finals on Friday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Lady Broncos enter as the South's number one seed while VUU is the second seed out of the North. FSU is coming off a 60-46 victory over Lincoln (PA) in the quarter-finals and Virginia Union defeated Virginia State 57-55....[+]

FSU LADY BRONCOS ADVANCE TO CIAA SEMI-FINAL WITH 60-46 VICTORY OVER LINCOLN (PA)

W. Basketball - 02/27/2013 - CHARLOTTE, NC - Fayetteville State handled Lincoln (Pa.) 60-46 in the CIAA Tournament Women's basketball quarterfinals at Time Warner Cable Arena on Wednesday despite frigid shooting by both teams. The Lady Broncos (23-4), ranked 22nd nationally in the USA Today Division II poll, breezed to Friday's semifinals against Virginia Union because of their defense and free throw shooting. They scored 21 points off 22 turnovers by Lincoln (Pa.) which helped them overcome off shooting games by their top players. The Lady Broncos also was 23-for-32 at the charity stripe for 72 percent....[+]

FAYETTEVILLE NATIVE SHUANDA ASHFORD MAKING THE MOST OUT OF SEASON WITH FSU

W. Basketball - 02/27/2013 - FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Fayetteville State's Shuanda Ashford (Sr., Fayetteville, NC) has been a force in her first season on the hardwood for the Lady Broncos. The 6-1 forward came to Fayetteville State University in 2011-12 after spending three seasons at East Carolina University. She looks to lead FSU to its fourth conference championship in program history this week at the CIAA Tournament in Charlotte....[+]

LADY BRONCOS CALENDAR SET FOR FOURTH CIAA BASKETBALL TITLE

W. Basketball - 02/24/2013 - CHARLOTTE, NC - The CIAA Tournament Bracket is set with Fayetteville State prepping for the programs fourth conference title and second under Head Coach Eva Patterson-Heath. As the No. 1 Seed from the South, Fayetteville State will receive a bye in the tourney's first round and face the winner of the #4N Lincoln (Pa.) vs. #5S Johnson C. Smith game on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 pm....[+]

FSU LADY BRONCOS CLINCH SOUTHERN DIVISION WITH 77-63 WIN OVER ST. AUGUSTINE'S

W. Basketball - 02/23/2013 - RALEIGH, NC - The 18th-ranked Fayetteville State women's basketball team captured the CIAA Southern Division title on Saturday afternoon with a trilling 77-63 victory in its season finale against the Saint Augustine's Lady Falcons at Emery Gymnasium. The victory gives Head Coach Eva Patterson-Heath her first Southern Division championship in four seasons as the leader of the FSU program. Kristen Hanzer (Sr., Youngsville, NC), Shuanda Ashford (Sr., Fayetteville, NC) and Akysia Resper (Jr., Concord, NC) combined for 65 points in the road victory....[+]