The Lady Rattlers gained momentum against tough conference opponents with two key victories on the road in their journey for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title. The Lady Rattlers had a one-point victory on Saturday against North Carolina Central and 79 to 65 double-digit victories in Orangeburg, S.C. against South […]
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Men lose in second-half of bout with Bulldogs
The second half of Monday’s contest against the South Carolina State Bulldogs was not kind to the Florida A&M men’s basketball team. The game saw a nine-point halftime deficit turn into a 90-75 loss for the team at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Amin Stevens, the Rattlers’ leading scorer […]
Shepherd Archie III: Golfing’s “Quiet Assassin”
Shepherd Archie III, or “the quiet assassin” as he is referred to, is working hard to help lead the Florida A&M golf team to a national title this year. Archie is a junior biology student from Augusta, Ga. Archie’s father first introduced him to golf as a toddler, […]
FAMU Athletes Show Love to Community
Florida A & M athletes, coaches, cheerleaders and the Marching 100 attended the final day of J. Michael Conley Elementary School’s Literacy Week to talk about the importance of reading. The group paid a surprise visit to the school on Friday to read, talk and have a mini-parade with the […]
Women’s tennis loses on the road
A victory on the road gets put on hold for the Florida A & M women’s tennis team, in part to a loss against Jacksonville University Saturday at the Keith Watson Family Tennis Complex. Similar to the previous weekend, FAMU was able to win games but couldn’t consistently win […]
FAMU Men Lose 7-0 in Tennis
The Florida A&M men’s tennis team took on University of South Florida, Saturday in Tampa, losing 7-0. Levan Clark, a junior from Orlando, opened up the singles against USF losing his first set with a score of 6-4, winning his second set 2-6 and losing the deciding set 10-5. […]
Unprepared FAMU Swimmers Sit out Meet
The Florida A&M swim team was forced to sit out the HBCU Swimming Innovational scheduled for Jan. 29 due to a lack of preparation. Swimming and Diving Coach Jorge Olaves made an executive decision to pull his team out of Saturday’s meet. He feels they were not prepared to […]
Women Win Nail-Biter
Lady Rattler basketball team would not deter their conquest to add another notch in a potential Mid-Eastern Athletic COnference (MEAC) championship belt. The Rattlers edged out North Carolina Central 63-62 in a “tough battle” Saturday night. Senior forward Antonia Bennett scored 31 points, tying the MEAC single game scoring high […]
Men’s Basketball Team Loses after Strong Wins
Men’s Basketball Team Despite how they have been playing as of late, the Florida A&M men’s basketball team lost 61-59 to the North Carolina Central Eagles. The loss dropped the Rattlers to 7-13 overall. The team entered Saturday’s game on a two game win streak, which included […]
Beating the Best
FAMU’s Men’s basketball team won a 62-58 upset victory over the Hampton Pirates Monday. The Pirates are at the top of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Florida A & M’s men’s basketball team can now add a win over the MEAC top-ranked Hampton Pirates to its season’s resume. The Ratters […]