The Basketball Tournament has been honored as a 2019 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, for both 2018 and 2019. The Kings Mountain, NC native shot 43.5 percent from the field, 38 percent from deep, and 79 percent from the charity stripe all top-five shooting splits in the CIAA. (In total, Washington lost 10 players from last seasons conference championship team, which was also Coach Washingtons first season as head coach of the Lions) The Lions finished this regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference play and an 18-8 overall record. Mens quarterfinal action will continue Thursday with Virginia State facing either Lincoln (PA) or Johnson C. Smith at 6:00 p.m. and Claflin playing either Winston-Salem State or St. Augustines at 8:00 p.m.All 22 games will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+(https://plus.espn.com/)with the championshipgames also being shown on ESPNU. Lincoln jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead just 4:45 into the game, taking advantage of several empty possessions by the Broncos. In 2020, the conference celebrates the special 75th anniversary of its Championship Basketball Tournament - an event that has become a must-see in the African American community. * - Returning 2021-22 All-CIAA Selection The first mens game of the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament will be Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. with Bowie State taking on Shaw. The tournament moved to Baltimore in 2021 after 15 years in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hill coached volleyball,tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. The No. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun) Winston-Salem State guard Amaya Tucker was named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball Player of the Year, but it was Shaw's. BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its 2023 Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament. Thats what he is for us. In a contest that went back-and-forth between division foes, it would be the Golden Bulls that would punch its ticket to the CIAA Women's Basketball Final FourWednesday afternooninside the CFG Bank Arena. Tynsha Lewis then went on to be the 31stpick in the 2001WNBADraft landing in Houston with the Comets. A decorated member of the team under Gaines was Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl . Though the Trojans were the lower seed, they jumped out early to take control of the game with an 11-5 lead after a pair of free throws from Kamani Jones with 2:59 left in the first quarter. Now in her third season with Elizabeth City State, Coach Lewis is confident that she has a team willing to do what it takes to be successful both on and off the court. The win also snaps the four-game winning streak that Virginia Union held over the Rams a stretch that includes the semifinal in last years tournament. Both teams finished with the same conference record (10-6) but the Trojans held the tiebreaker by virtue of a 74-68 win over the Panthers on December 19. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields) each placed two players on the listing. JCS Bowens 19, Jones 16, Lane 8, Bagley 4, Reid 3, Bell 2. 11 seed Johnson C. Smith in convincing fashion by the score of 82-50 during the opening round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday morning. From there, Johnson C. Smith mustered a 10-2 scoring run in the final three minutes to come away with the upset. FSU Ridges 12, Coleman 9, Foster 7, Myers 7, Worthy 4, Hauser 4, Elliott 3, Baucum 3. He boosted his scoring slightly in conference games to 10.1 points per game, including a 25-point effort at Shaw late in the season. Augustine Ominu (Johnson C. Smith), Navar Elmore (Livingstone), and Dhashon Dyson (Saint Augustines) round out the mens team as eight of 12 schools were represented. Tucker, Aniylah Bryant from Fayetteville State, Virginia State's Sommer Blakemore, Virginia Union's Ny Langley, and Lauren Banks from St. Augustine's make up the rest of the all-conference team. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. Lewis would also go on to be the assistant coach at NC Central for three seasons. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. Weve heard nothing but good positive feedback, and I believe they will take a very serious look at revisiting this opportunity, and well see if they get that extension for 2026 or beyond., Your email address will not be published. One of the things we talk about is playing a team three times. The Panthers from Richmond, Virginia, led for almost the entire game, but each time they started to pull away, the Rams from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, battled back to stay within reach. Learn how your comment data is processed. 3 seed entering the tournament. 2021 CIAA Player of The Year, All-Conference Awards The CIAA has released its 2021 postseason awards, including Offensive And Defensive Players of the Year, as well as it's all-conference team. CIAA Details Title IX Initiatives for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, including Friday's Title IX Day, CIAA Honors Five Current HBCU Administrators as Title IX Trailblazers, CIAA Recognizes Five More as Title IX Trailblazers Ahead of the 2023 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, CIAA Honors Five Pioneers as Title IX Trailblazers, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Championship games will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. for the men followed bythe women at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25. The junior guard scored six points in both of Elizabeth City States first two tournament contests. The Vikings led by nine going into the fourth quarter and by six with five minutes remaining, but All-CIAA stars Shaniya Jones (16 points) and La'Zarea Bowens (19 points, 13 rebounds) made key. Tate shot 9-of-14 from the field with six boards, five assists, and four steals to earn Food Lion Game MVP honors. 7 Lincoln (PA), thanks to the Bears earning a season sweep of the Lions. The tournament is back in the Charm City and begins Tuesday. The Lions will face fifth-seeded Winston Salem State in Saturdays 1 p.m. championship game. https://t.co/0yDHhTZSXb. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which is made up of historically black colleges from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, is celebrating its 75th. One thing I felt we had to do was shut down their guard play. The CIAA mens and womens basketball players of the year have been announced as well as the all-conference and all-rookie teams. Teels jumper, which swished through the hoop with 11.3 seconds remaining, was the game-winner in No. Shaw did what it likes to do get the lead and play tough defense. This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem States Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Unions Zoila Martinez, Shaws Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)s DAyzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list.Butler was named the CIAA Mens Basketball Coach of the Year after Virginia Union grabbed the Northern Division crown for the second straight year and led the Panthers to a 9-1 division record, a 12-4 conference mark, and a 22-6 overall record. Lowery, who started three freshmen for most of the season, had a team picked to finish fifth in the six-team Northern Division on the cusp of a divisional championship until the last week of the regular season. The Apex, NC native also averagedat 4.1 rebounds per game. She can do this any given night. BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023)The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Womens and Mens Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association.The Womens and Mens CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Hill's CIAA journey began as a student-athlete at St. Augustine's College (now-University), where she was an outstanding track & field athlete. The CIAA delivers the best HBCU basketball tournament production on full display at the Baltimore Convention Center until Saturday's title games. With a career-high 20 rebounds, plus 21 points in the 88-83 overtime win over Fairmont State, Raemaad Wright logged a rare 20-point, 20-rebound double-double for the CIAA. With his team down one point in the final minute, Samage Teel went into his bag and chose his best weapon: the one-dribble pull-up to the left. Winston-Salem Stateis probably lamenting its two losses to Claflin as those games are the difference between the No. This is for the Elizabeth City State University. For more information on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram. Coming into this program where we know what happened last year, it just makes us that much more hungry.. Osborne, the CIAA Mens Player of the Year, averaged20.6 points per game to lead the CIAA, and his nine rebounds per game rank second. The Kings Mountain, NC native shot 43.5 percent from the field, 38 percent from deep, and 79 percent from the charity stripe-- all top-five shooting splits in the CIAA. During her collegiate career, Hill was a three-time All-American, national champion in the shot put, District 26 champion, and a member of St. Augustine's track teams that won the CIAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Hill said the play had four different options. Cleveland started all 16 CIAA games, 18 total, finished third on the team with 9.7 points per game. The Golden Bulls held on to its one-point lead after the third frame despite both teams scoring 15 points apiece. Charlotte, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. Alston, named Food Lion Game MVP, paced the Rams (18-8 overall) with 16 points in addition to eight rebounds. UP NEXT: Virginia Union, the Northern Division champion and last season's CIAA runner-up will face either Winston-Salem State or Claflin in Friday's 12 p.m. semifinals matchup. Pitts, a native of Raleigh, NC, leads the CIAA at nearly two blocks per game and ranks second in the conference at 7.6 rebounds per game. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the CIAA is governed by the Presidents and Chancellors of its 12 member-institutions: Bowie State University,ClaflinUniversity, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Livingstone College, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Winston-Salem State University. I think we did that.. VU Osborne 18, Harding 17, Sims 4, Wright 3, Joseph 2. 6 Shaw University, No. But coming close and winning are two very different thin Lincoln (PA) would carry their lead into the final minutes, but a late VSU surge left the Trojans on top, 28-27 at halftime. The Vikings from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, entered the tournament with one of the leagues best defenses and most balanced offenses, with no player averaging more than 11 points per game. She is credited with starting both the cross country program and women's tennis program at FSU. By Alejandro Danois. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2022-23 Women's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, 2022-23 Men's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA. Hill was a four-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1998, & 2007), qualifying for six conference championship finals in volleyball, winning three CIAA titles, and earning five NCAA Division II Regional Tournament appearances. Its been great, CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams told The Baltimore Sun. "I am extremely proud that Zahrion received the honor of CIAA Player of the Year," said Lowery. 2 seedLions will be looking to defend their conference championship after finishing the regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference action. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games. The Lions only scored 11, so the lead widened. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Johnson C. Smith's Alexis Daley-Ellis, right, is defended by Elizabeth City States Isa Banks in the first quarter of Friday's CIAA Tournament semifinal at CFG Bank Arena. Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) was named the 2022 Food Lion CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year, freshman Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) earned a spot on the All-Rookie Team, and head coach Corey Lowery was named the Coach of the Year. He was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the CIAA. Now the 2022-23 ECSU women's basketball team can also be introduced as the first Lady Vikings squad to ever win the CIAA Tournament and reach the NCAA Division II Tournament. HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. That was a flip-flop of the two games weve played them this year.. Feb 20, 2023 0 Amaya Tucker, a redshirt junior at Winston-Salem State, made history on Monday when she was named the CIAA's player of the year. (Terrance Williams for the Baltimore Banner) Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by subscribers and donors who value storytelling that impacts and uplifts communities. 6 Shaw, a 59-45 winner over No. The Golden Bulls eventually tied the contest at 52-all capped by a 3-pointer from All-CIAA performer Shaniya Jones. Any of us can drop 20, 25, 30 points if we wanted to, Armfield said. The Lions held a 36-25 lead at halftime before grooming a 46-25 charge in the second half en route to the 32-point victory. We knew we had to take care of the ball, Curtis said. Sophomore Tanayja London and senior Brittiney Seymour, who were both named All-CIAA forwards Monday night, scored 16 points apiece. Each teamwill receive a bye in the opening round as a result of being a top-four seed. As part of the locker room decor, the team wanted a mural-like wrap for the back of the lockers to highlight historical moments. That was on full display Friday night. Defensively, he wanted the challenge. . NyAsia Blango was the hero for Elizabeth City State in its first two tournament games, as the junior guard who averaged just 7.8 points per game during the regular season carried the Vikings offense with 21 and 30 points in the first round and quarterfinals, respectively. Head coach Janice Washington and the No. 6 Lincoln 53, No. Friday at 8 p.m., Lincoln (PA) will take on the winner of the Winston-Salem State/Shaw quarterfinal game, which is slated to tip off tomorrow afternoon. 6 seed Lincoln (PA) topped the No. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. The six-foot-two guard led the conference with 2.6 made threes a game and he also averaged 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. How does this relate to Elizabeth City State winning the championship? The Vikings concluded their season at 13-16 overall. We had played them earlier in the year, and we had a 30-point lead at our place, and we lost it at the buzzer, he said. The game featured some strong play by both teams. Cannedy finished the regular season as a top-five scorer in the conference as a freshman, averaging 15.4 points per game to earn CIAA Men's Rookieof the Year honors. The trio of Osborne, Tate, and Wright combined to score 66 of the Panthers' 75 points. Set to play in Tuesdaysopening round of the tournament, Elizabeth City State University receives the No. 8 seed Johnson C. Smith (12-15 overall) delivered just that when the Golden Bullsdropped the Southern Division champion and top-seeded Fayetteville State, 62-54, in the first quarterfinals game of this year's tournament. Johnson also grabbed nine rebounds. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Howard was named the CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game. Ive put in a lot of work, so once I released it, I knew it was good, Teel said. Claflin finished the regular season as the No. 3 seed entering the tournament. Guiding Virginia Unionto a Northern Division title (second consecutive)and the top seed in the tournament, the senior from Richmond, VA shot 54 percent from the field, second among qualified players in the conference. We didnt come back to get second, coach Tynesha Lewis said. Fayetteville State was led by Imani Elliott with 13 points. The freshman from Coppell, TX also averaged 9.1 points while shooting 45 percent from the field. SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. Before Teels game-winner, Osborne had the chance to extend Virginia Unions lead, but he was denied getting the ball down low and then missed a 3-pointer while being guarded by Jaylen Alston (nine points). About the CIAA Founded in 1912, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA ) is the first, and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. The Vikings, however, didnt need Blangos scoring Friday, as it was DyJhanik Armfield who carried the load with 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers. Howard has two of the top three rebounding performances in the conference this year, including grabbing a conference-high for the season, 22 rebounds in a game against Elizabeth City State. The Tip-Off Awards banquet also serves as the openerto the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, which takes place February 21-25 in Baltimore, MD at CFG Bank Arena. Jones, Food Lion Game MVP, finished with a game-high 27 points, followed by another All-CIAA player in La'Zarea Bowens, who recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. From there, the Lions continued to pull away in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 21 points to finish the 78-57 win. The Women's Basketball All-CIAA Team has three players from Johnson C. Smith (Howard, Shaniya Jones,and Le'Zarea Bowens), the most in 2022-23. They will vie for their first-ever CIAA Tournament crown against the Lincoln (Pa.)-Shaw winner on Saturday at 4 p.m. Last year, Lincoln (Pa.) defeated ECSU in the finals. The last time they won the tournament was in 2014. The Men's Basketball All-CIAA Team features two student-athletes from each of Fayetteville State (Cress Worthy & Tyler Foster), Virginia Union (Raemaad Wright & Osborne), and Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield & Francis Fitzgerald). ECS Armfield 20, Hashim 9, Banks 5, Nowlin 5, Kinney 4, Pitts 4, Blango 2, King 2, Adams 2. 2021-22 All-CIAA Mens Basketball TeamBackcourtCress Worthy, Fayetteville StateCameron Campbell, Winston-Salem StateJavonte Cooke, Winston-Salem StateDhashon Dyson, Saint AugustinesFrancis Fitzgerald, Virginia StateFrontcourtNavar Elmore, LivingstoneJalen Seegars, Fayetteville StateZahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)Augustine Ominu, Johnson C. SmithRobert Osborne, Virginia UnionJordan Peebles, Virginia UnionTerrence Hunter-Whitfield, Virginia State2021-22 CIAA Mens Basketball All-Rookie TeamCaleb Simmons, ShawBakir Cleveland, Lincoln (PA)Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateKhyree Temple, LivingstoneIsaac Parson, Winston-Salem State, CIAA Mens Player of the Year: Zahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year: Navar Elmore, LivingstoneCIAA Mens Rookie of the Year: Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateCIAA Mens Coach of the Year: Corey Lowery, Lincoln (PA). I thought throughout the city, you could see that the CIAA Tournament was here.. Both teams turned up the defensive pressure the rest of the half, with only a Marcus Elliott free throw giving Fayetteville State a 24-23 lead at the break. The Pittsburgh Steelers GM showed up, too. 5 Winston-Salem State 45, No. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings. UP NEXT: With the win, the Lions advance to the Semifinals of the 2023 CIAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Bears never trailed, and their defense led to Lincoln (19-10) only shooting 30.5% on the night. CHARLOTTE - The CIAA announced the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. The six-foot-one forward is the only player in the CIAA averaging 1.5 steals per game and at least a block a game this season. He scored at least 25points in eight games this year and he has three of the six 30-point performances that came in conference play. Joining Cannedy on the 2022-23 CIAA All-Rookie team is Nehemiah Johnson (St. Augustine's), Pharoah Lassiter (Livingstone), Jaquantae Harris (Elizabeth City State), and Freddie Young, Jr. from Lincoln (PA). Said McWilliams about the feedback the conference has received from schools involved in the tournament: I think they are seeing the experience that our student-athletes are having, that their fans and alumni are having, and the ones they are having themselves, she said. Tynsha Lewis understands the grind of both perseverance and hard work. During her collegiate years at NC State, Lewis helped lead her team to the 1998 Final Four and an appearance in the 2001 Sweet Sixteen. Men's Basketball Figures for this years tournament have yet to be released. Pollock, the All-CIAA selection and Food Lion Game MVP,scored 15 points while sophomore guard Jaleesa Lanier added 13 points, including hitting three three-pointers. In the CIAA, Tucker is also second in steals per game with 2.9 and sixth in assists (2.9). The Bears played aggressive defense and took advantage of 23 turnovers to eliminate defending champion Lincoln, 59-45, in the second semifinal of the CIAA Tournament at CFG Bank Arena. The Lions tacked on 44 points in the paint and gathered a 30-point performance from its bench. Blue led the CIAA in scoring during the regular season with 18.9 points while ranking fourth in the conference at 7.4 rebounds per game and ninth with 2.7 assists per contest. (Kevin Richardson) (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). The CIAA caught a big break in 2020 by finishing its tournament in Charlotte less than two weeks before the pandemic struck full force. The six-foot-five forward led the Panthers in assists per game (3.3; fourth in the conference) and steals per game (1.4). Required fields are marked *. Southern Division and an overall mark native and his 1981-82 edition of the At Maryland State, he was named of 23-3. Student Athlete Media Relations Bio Forms, TicketSmarter (Official ticket reseller for LU Athletics), Clock Strikes Midnight On Lions Magical Run In CIAA Championship Game, 111 Years In The Making: Mens Hoops Headed To First CIAA Championship, #6 Mens Basketball Knocks Off #3 Virginia State, Continues Underdog Run To CIAA Semis, #6 Lions Corral #11 Golden Bulls, Advance To CIAA Quarterfinals, Mens Basketball Earns #6 Seed, Begins Quest For Championship Wednesday Morning. Before the play started, my main thing was just making the right decision, said Teel, who led the Rams with 13 points and seven rebounds. Elizabeth City State (19-10) never trailed and led comfortably for most of the contest by holding Johnson C. Smith (13-16) to 24.5% shooting. Tucker earned the conference's highest regular season honor by averaging 15.6 points per game (third in the conference) and guiding the Rams to a No. Winston-Salem State wins CIAA Tournament championship, The CIAA Tournament finals are set. In 2022, the tournament drew 66,000 fans and had a total economic impact of $19.6 million, according to Visit Baltimore. They would never trail again. 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. Elizabeth City State womens basketball is back in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship, but the Vikings still arent satisfied. Javon Floyd chipped in 10 points and five rebounds to round out the double-digit scorers for the contest. Butler and the Panthers are the top seed entering the CIAA Tournament after finishing the regular season having won 11 of the last 13 games. UP NEXT: The Golden Bulls will take the court Friday at 2:00 p.m. for a chance to earn their place in the conference championship game. Fields is the CIAA Women's Defensive Player of the Year after lifting Lincoln (PA) to a Northern Division title and the No. Since taking over as head coach in 2016, King-Coleman has guided Fayetteville State to four division titles in six seasons. Each bracket is seeded 1 through 12 based on conference winning percentage. Lincoln's 59-45 setback to Shaw in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) semifinal contest at CFG Arena Friday night will sting. After the way Lincoln (17-13) played in the semifinals Friday night, he might just be right. Virginia Union led 39-32 midway through the second half, but the Rams came back to tie the game at 41 and take their first lead of the game with 3:36 remaining. Blue led the CIAA in scoring during the regular season with 18.9points while ranking fourth in the conference at 7.4 rebounds per game and ninth with 2.7assists per contest. The tournaments second year in Baltimore received rave reviews from players, coaches, and even the league commissioner. She is the Broncos' winningest coach in volleyball program history with 331 overall victories, including 202 wins in conference play and 12 winning seasons. Virginia Union University's Robert Osborne was named the CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year while VUU Head Men's Basketball Coach Jay Butler was named the CIAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, it was announced on Monday, February 20, in Baltimore, Md. BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA),the nations oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its2023Womens and Mens Basketball Tournament. 5 seed Winston-Salem State toppled No. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. In his senior campaign Anthony Hilliard heads the conference in scoring 23.6ppg, 591 total points and rebounding 11.6rpg; 290 total. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings. Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. 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