Delaware State Hornets

The Delaware State Hornets are the sixteen sports teams representing Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and track and field; women's-only bowling, softball, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball.

Delaware State Hornets
Logo
UniversityDelaware State University
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference (primary)
Northeast Conference (baseball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer)
ECAC (equestrian)
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorScott Gines
LocationDover, Delaware
Varsity teams18
Football stadiumAlumni Stadium
Basketball arenaMemorial Hall
Baseball stadiumSoldier Field
NicknameHornets
ColorsColumbia blue and red[1]
   
Websitewww.dsuhornets.com

History

The Hornets complete in NCAA Division I; they have been members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1970.[2] While most teams play in the MEAC, the women's equestrian team plays in the ECAC/National Collegiate Equestrian Association, and the baseball, women's soccer, women's lacrosse and women's golf teams all compete in the Northeast Conference.[3]

The university's Department of Intramural Sports provides a wide variety of quality recreational programs for students, faculty and staff.

Teams

A member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Delaware State sponsors teams in six men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[4]

Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballBowling
FootballCross country
Equestrian
SoccerGolf
Track and field†Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Basketball

The university has both men's and women's basketball teams.

Its men's basketball team won the 2005 MEAC championship and earned a berth in the 2005 NCAA tournament. Playing as a sixteen-seed, the Hornets lost 57–46 in the opening round to one-seed Duke University.[5] The Hornets also have made back to back National Invitation Tournament appearances in 2006 and 2007.

The women's basketball team won the 2006 MEAC championship and earned a berth in the 2006 NCAA tournament. Playing as a fifteen-seed, the Lady Hornets kept the game close down by only three until nine minutes remained in the game, but lost 62–47 in the opening round to two-seed Vanderbilt University.[6]

References
  1. Delaware State University Branding & Communications Tool Kit (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. "Member Institutions - MEACsports.com - the Official Site of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  3. "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. "Delaware State University Hornets". Delaware State University. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. "Coach K Ties Smith for Most NCAA Tourney Wins". ESPN. Associated Press. March 18, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  6. "Woman's Basketball – Delaware St. vs. Vanderbilt". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.