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Official Twitter account of Norfolk State Athletics. Also check us out at https://t.co/7TLzMj0XJM and https://t.co/KhJs8Vh3Xe
Norfolk, Va.
Joined September 2009
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🚨 BREAKING🚨. @NorfolkStateFB DB Bobby Price agrees to contract with NFL's Detroit Lions. 📰
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A standard of excellence 👏. @NorfolkStateWBB x @NorfolkStateFB x @NSU_BBALL . @MichaelVick @NSUCoachJones . #GoldStandard🔰
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Spartans turn the ball over, but Alabama cannot get a great shot off. @NSU_BBALL wins 80-79 over Alabama tonight!!!. Derrik Jamerson Jr. with 25 points to lead the way in the upset!
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Proud. @NorfolkStateWBB's historic season comes to an end against the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Thank you to the Spartan family for making this run so special! We will be back! . #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀
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Cutting down the nets after taking the regular season championship!. @NSU_BBALL with its 2nd ever regular season title!
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It's a final, as @NSU_BBALL tops Virginia State this evening in an exhibition game, 77-70. NSU freshman Joe Bryant Jr. leads all players with 18 points
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BACK. TO. BACK!. @NSU_BBall finishes the deal, topping Coppin State to win the 2022 MEAC title! . We're dancing again on Park Ave!. FINAL | NSU 72, Coppin State 57. #SpartanStrong 💪 #BEHOLD #MarchMadness
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No. 8 is No. 1!. Congrats to QB Juwan Carter (@JuFlock4) for passing Aaron Sparrow's school record for career passing yards. The previous record of 8,758 had stood since 1995. #SpartanStrong 💪 | #RiseUp 📶
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CAMILLE DOWNS WINS IT AT THE BUZZER. SPARTANS ARE HEADING TO THE MEAC CHAMPIONSHIP. FINAL | @NorfolkStateWBB 53, MSU 51. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD
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Mountaineers get 2️⃣ shots in the last few seconds, but both are no good! Spartans get their 2nd-ever @marchmadness win!. FINAL | @NSU_BBALL 54, Appalachian State 53. Jalen Hawkins with 24 points to lead NSU to the win!
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Congratulations to the @NorfolkStateWbb 🏀 team who finished Top-5 in five statistical categories in the @ncaa women's basketball stats rankings! .#Behold🔰 #SpartanStrong💪.
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👏 Congratulations to former @NorfolkStateFB DB Bobby Price, who was signed to the practice squad of the NFL's Detroit @Lions today! #SpartansInThePros #Behold
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📣 Melody Webb Appointed Director of Athletics at NSU. Read more 📰 ⤵️.
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A "Diesel" powered buzzer-beater as Steven Whitley lays it in for @NSU_BBALL as time expires to hand Bethune-Cookman its first loss in conference play. #UndefeatedTop10 #SCTop10
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🚨 Player of the Year Alert 🚨. Our QB1, Juwan Carter, (@JuFlock4) has been voted @MEACSports 🏈 Offensive Player of the Year!. 🔗 ⤵️ #SpartanStrong 💪 | #RiseUp 📶
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Norfolk State star De'Shaan Dixon has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars!. #SpartanStrong💪
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𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Larry Vickers of @NorfolkStateWBB is your 2022-23 @boxtorow HBCU National Coach of the Year!. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀
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Congrats to former NSU AD and baseball coach Marty Miller, who was inducted this week into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. A member of the class of 2022, Miller is just the fourth HBCU coach to ever earn this honor. Congrats! . #Behold #SpartanStrong 💪
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WE'RE GOING TO THE BIG DANCE 💃 @NorfolkStateWBB . For the first time since 2002, the Spartans are MEAC Tournament Champions!!!. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 . @NSUCoachJones has signed a 5️⃣-year contract extension to stay at the helm of @NSU_BBALL through 2027-28. Full Story ⤵️
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Back. To. Back. Joe Bryant Jr. is once again @meacsports Player of the Year!. #SpartanStrong💪 #DIALED🏀
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Spartan Spotlight: @nsu_fb QB Juwan Carter is 1,998 passing yards away from Aaron Sparrow’s school record 8,758! 🔰. Year 4️⃣ Loading …. #SpartanStrong 💪🏽
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𝓐 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓰𝓾𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓸𝔀𝓷. Joe Bryant Jr. has been named @boxtorow HBCU National Player of the Year, the first player in @NSU_BBALL history to earn the recognition twice. #SpartanStrong💪 #DIALED🏀
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Struggling to get through your Monday morning?. Keep pushing through, just like Marcus Taylor. #MondayMotivation
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🚨 Breaking news Alert 🚨. Spartan Nation, welcome @Coach_Odums to the @NorfolkStateFB family!. 📰 🔗.
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🚨 Juwan Carter has tied the school Division I era single-game record with 5 passing TD!.
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That's a W! Carter sneaks it in from the 1 and NSU wins!. FINAL | @NorfolkStateFB 47, HU 44.
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A long time coming! . Larry Vickers is your @MEACSports Coach of the Year!. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀
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It's a final in D.C.- the Spartans put an emphatic end to their losing streak with a 28-point win over Howard. Juwan Carter accounted for a career-high 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 pass). @NSU_FB 49.Howard 21. FINAL
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FINAL SCORE. NSU 44 VSU 21. 6 turnovers fueled the Spartans victory over their rival Trojans. NSU wins their first game of the year and are now 1-1. The Spartans will travel to Coastal Carolina next Saturday for their next game.
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That's it! Spartans take the 🏆!. FINAL | @NSU_BBALL 71, Morgan State 63. Spartans win their 2nd-ever @MEACSports 👑, going to the BIG DANCE!.
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📰 @SpartanBSB Star Alsander Womack has signed a free-agent deal with the Chicago @Whitesox!. 🔗⤵️.
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He could miss his next 9 3-point attempts and still be ahead of the player who's currently No. 2 in the nation. Yeah, I'd say Derrik Jamerson Jr. of @NSU_BBALL is having a historic season for the Spartans @TheAndyKatz @CollegeSLAM @GaryParrishCBS @TheAthleticCBB @JayBilas
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The Spartans pulled off an upset before. They did it again, this time in the NIT. #8 seed @NSU_BBALL topped #1 seed Alabama in a 1st round game on Wednesday night.
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👀 Look who's making plays on Monday Night Football! @iamBobbyPrice from @NorfolkStateFB!. #SpartansInThePros.#SpartanStrong 💪| #RiseUp 📶
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🚨 A WALK-OFF FOR THE @MEACSports 🏆!!!. Alsander Womack delivers the game-winning single in the bottom of the 11th. FINAL | @SpartanBSB 7, North Carolina Central 6. Spartans are headed to their 1st ever NCAA Tournament!.
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New year ➡️ New threads. @NorfolkStateFB rocking the new @Nike white unis. Who's ready for some (spring) football?
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ICYMI: Marcus Taylor sets a @NSU_FB record with this 100-yard kick return vs. James Madison. #UndefeatedTop10
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🗓️ #OTD in 1997: 33,972 fans flooded the NSU campus for the opening of William "Dick" Price Stadium vs. Virginia State. It was also @NorfolkStateFB's 1st game in Division I. After years of playing at Foreman Field, the Spartans had an on-campus stadium to call their own.
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This month for #BlackHistoryMonth2021 we salute pioneers from NSU Athletics. Today we recognize former @norfolkstatewbb standout Brehanna Daniels. After graduation, Daniels went on to become the first African-American female to serve on a pit crew for a NASCAR race. #nsubhm
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RECAP: Felton's Late TD Lifts @NorfolkStateFB Past Morgan State 24-21 for 1st Win of Season. 📰🔗🔽 .
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What a start to the season!. @NorfolkStateWBB earns its largest single-game winning margin in program history!. Deja Francis finishes with a 21-point, 10-assist double-double, while Skye Robinson pulled in 14 boards!. FINAL | NSU 125, VUL 19. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD
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Productive weekend for Joe Bryant Jr. 🔰 @NSU_BBALL .Can’t wait to see what’s next 👀. #SpartanStrong💪🏽 | #DIALED 🏀
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JOB FINISHED. Spartans close it out against Howard, powered by Makoye Diawara's 11 points and nine rebounds!. Niya Fields drained seven CLUTCH free throws down the stretch!. FINAL | @NorfolkStateWBB 56, HU 52. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀
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Ticket PUNCHED 🎟 We’re Headed to Eugene, Oregon for NATIONALS! Congratulations to our Men’s Track and Field 4x100 Team! 🔰
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Congrats to former @NorfolkStateFB DB Bobby Price (@iamBobbyPrice) on making the 53-man roster for the @Lions! . Bobby was a 2-time All-MEAC performer at NSU and is entering his 2nd year with the Lions. #SpartanStrong 💪 | #RiseUp📶. (📸 credit: Detroit Lions)
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Joe Bryant Jr. of @NSU_BBALL received the Leigh Williams Memorial Award from @NorfSportsClub on Tuesday!. Congratulations Joe! @WhoGotJoe4 . 🔗⤵️ #SpartanStrong💪
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That's a final, as @NSU_BBALL tops North Carolina A&T tonight, 76-58. Spartans now 2 games ahead of the Aggies for 1st place in the MEAC. Steven Whitley with 15 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds
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END OF THIRD:.NSU 88.VUL 31. TRIPLE-DOUBLE HISTORY:.Chanette Hicks statline: 18 points, 10 assists , and 10 steals. Hicks' triple-double is the first since 1996 and the first in Spartans' DI history.
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QUALIFIED! The @NSU_TFXC 4x100 relay team is headed to nationals!. The quartet ran a season-best 39.37 to finish 10th at regionals and become just the second 4x1 team in NSU's Division I history to qualify for nationals 🔰
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NSU Statement Regarding Treatment of Student-Athletes During Men’s Basketball Game at Illinois State University.
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Welcome to the @NSU_FB family LB Marquis Hall from Potomac Senior HS in Woodbridge, VA! #TunnelVision17 #NSD17
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Make that 5 in a row!. Spartans head home with a MEAC opening W!. FINAL | @NorfolkStateFB 45, Howard 31. #SpartanStrong 💪 | #RiseUp 📶
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Spartans got the 'W' over in-state James Madison this afternoon! 💪🏾. Check out some 🎥 of @NSU_BBALL's 83-73 win over the Dukes ⤵️
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Lookin' good there Dick Price Stadium 🤩. Can't wait to see @NSU_FB take its 1st snaps on the field
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The Spartans' comeback win on Saturday kept them in 1st place in the league, and at the same time @NSUCoachJones secured his 100th career win. He now has more wins than any other D-I coach in the history of @NSU_BBALL 👏🏾👏🏾
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ONTO THE TITLE GAME!. Norfolk State emerges with a thrilling OT victory in an instant MEAC classic!. Joe Bryant Jr. posted a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double, tallying ten points in overtime to shut the door. FINAL | @NSU_BBALL 72, NCCU 65. #SpartanStrong💪 #DIALED🏀
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Welcome to the @NSU_FB family K/P Josh Nardone from First Colonial HS in Virginia Beach, VA! #TunnelVision17 #NSD17
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With so much going on yesterday in the win over Coppin State, can't forget to congratulate Alex Long for becoming the 36th member of the @NSU_BBALL 1,000 point club 👏🏾👏🏾
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Back to back!. For a second consecutive season, @NorfolkStateWBB is @MEACSports Regular Season Champions!. #SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD
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🚨 All-MEAC Alert🚨. A school-record 18 Spartans were named to All-MEAC football teams on Tuesday. J.J. Davis (Rookie) and Justin Redd (OL) take top honors. Read more 🔗 ⤵️.
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🚨 BREAKING: @NorfolkStateFB has been picked to finish 2nd in the @meacsports preseason football poll. QB Juwan Carter (@JuFlock4) was voted Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. NSU had 14 preseason All-MEAC selections, most among league schools.
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JUST IN: @NSU_FB WR Marcus Taylor has been named to the 2018 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List. 📰
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MEAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS. Norfolk State improves to 20-6, 11-2 in the MEAC behind 21 points, 11 rebounds from Kris Bankston. Tate adds 18 points, nine boards. Back at Echols Thursday for Senior Day vs Howard. FINAL | @NSU_BBALL 75, NCCU 46. #SpartanStrong💪 #DIALED
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Jalen Hawkins goes for a career-high 20 points as NSU dominates the 1st half of its First Four game!. HALFTIME | @NSU_BBALL 36, Appalachian State 20. Mountaineers shoot 19%
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