Articles Written By ‘ Ed Hooper ’

 

Turnovers end Blazers season

Nov 21st, 2010 | Written by: , | Category: Football, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

Valdosta State picked the wrong game to record a season high in turnovers. The Blazers turned the ball over seven times, four on fumbles and three on interceptions, on Saturday afternoon, and the North Alabama Lions turned them into 27 points to dominate the Blazers 43-20 in the first round of the NCAA Division II [...]



Dean named Player of the Year; Blazers honored

Nov 18th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Football, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

VALDOSTA– Larry Dean has had one unforgettable season. On Oct. 30 he became VSU’s all-time leading tackler, when he passed the mark set by Jessie Tuggle of 340 career tackles. Dean currently leads the conference in tackles this season, and on Thursday afternoon, Dean was named the Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year. [...]



VSU, UNA meet in first round of playoffs.

Nov 17th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, Football, News, Sports, Spotlight, Titletown's Best

This Saturday, the VSU Blazers begin their push for their third national championship since 2004, when they host Gulf South Conference rival North Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.



Blazers excel with 3-pointers

Nov 17th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Men's Basketball, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

 Last season, the VSU men’s basketball team mastered all kinds of ways to win basketball games. So far this season, the new-look Blazers are relying heavily on 3-point shooting to get them wins.  After falling to Saint Leo last Friday night in their season opener, the Blazers put together wins on Saturday and Tuesday night [...]



Blazers bury Wildcats, 89-61

Nov 17th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Men's Basketball, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

VALDOSTA— Getting ready to play for a Tuesday night non-conference game in November is sometimes a hard thing to do. That was not the case for the Valdosta State men’s basketball team, who improved its record to 2-1 on Tuesday night with a dominating 89-61 victory over the Fort Valley State Wildcats. VSU wasted little [...]



Blazers, Lions set for rematch in first round

Nov 14th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Football, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

After failing to make the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2009, the Valdosta State Blazers are back in the familiar place of playoff football. In an announcement that was made live on ESPNews Sunday afternoon, the Blazers were picked as the No. 3 team in Super Region II, behind undefeated Albany State and Gulf South [...]



Lady Blazers hoops wins season opener, 60-53

Nov 14th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines, Women's Basketball

VALDOSTA— The new look Valdosta State Lady Blazer basketball team began their 2010-2011 season off with a 60-53 victory over the Edward Waters Tigers on Saturday night. VSU was forced to score five points in the final minute to hold off the charging Tigers, after they pulled the VSU lead to 55-53 with a 1:05 [...]



Blazers bounce back, take down Rollins, 93-83

Nov 13th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Men's Basketball, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

VALDOSTA— For the second time in eight months, the Valdosta State men’s basketball team defeated the Rollins College Tars. Last season, the Blazers (1-1) took down Rollins in the South Region Championship game, which gave VSU their first regional championship in school history. On Saturday night, the new look Blazers drained 14 three-point field goals [...]



West Alabama stuns No. 7 VSU in dramatic fashion

Nov 12th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: Football, News, Sports, Titletown's Best, Top Headlines

Livingston, Ala.— The Valdosta State Blazers goal of winning the outright Gulf South Conference championship came to a screeching halt on Thursday night, as the No. 7 Blazers fell to the West Alabama Tigers 24-21. With the loss, VSU will now share the GSC title with at least Delta State, who wrapped up their conference [...]



Blazers look to tackle Williams, Tigers

Nov 11th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, Football, News, Sports, Top Headlines

When the season begins, every team has the same goal: win the conference and win a national championship.   For the No. 7 VSU Blazers, one of those goals has already been accomplished, as the famed red and black earned at least a share of the Gulf South Conference championship with a 31-13 victory over [...]



New look Blazers start season with three returners

Nov 11th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Headlines

  The South Region’s best men’s basketball team from last season will hit the court Friday night for the start of a new basketball era at VSU.   The new look VSU Blazers will open up their quest for prominence when they welcome Saint Leo to the VSU Complex.  “I don’t think you ever change your [...]



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