<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://bamastatesports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Alabama State University Athletics</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for Alabama State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://bamastatesports.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Hornets Fall to Soutthern in SWAC Women's Basketball Title Game</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/14/hornets-falls-to-soutthern-in-swac-womens-basketball-title-game.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/14/hornets-falls-to-soutthern-in-swac-womens-basketball-title-game.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="as Alabama State University's Lady Hornets Basketball Team takes on Southern University, Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Gateway Park Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo by David Campbell/Alabama State University" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/11_Caylee_Simpson_SWAC_CG.jpg" /><br /><br />MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University women's basketball team saw its postseason run come to an end Saturday afternoon as Southern University captured the Pepsi SWAC Women's Basketball Championship with a 73-56 victory at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/11_Caylee_Simpson_SWAC_CG.jpg" /><media:content url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/11_Caylee_Simpson_SWAC_CG.jpg"><media:title>as Alabama State University's Lady Hornets Basketball Team takes on Southern University, Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Gateway Park Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo by David Campbell/Alabama State University</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/11_Caylee_Simpson_SWAC_CG.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:25:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17986</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bama State Advances to SWAC Women's Basketball Championship with Win Over Arkansas-Pine Bluf</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/13/bama-state-advances-to-swac-womens-basketball-championship-with-win-over-arkansas-pine-bluf.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/13/bama-state-advances-to-swac-womens-basketball-championship-with-win-over-arkansas-pine-bluf.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="as Alabama State University's Lady Hornets take on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the SWAC Tournament Semi-Finals held at Gateway Arena in Atlanta Georgia, Friday, March 13, 2026. Photo by David Campbell/Alabama State University" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/13/1_Alanah_Pooler_SWAC_SF.jpg" /><br /><br />COLLEGE PARK, Ga. | Alabama State used a strong fourth-quarter surge and balanced scoring to punch its ticket to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Basketball Tournament championship game with a 72–59 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday at Gateway Center Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/13/1_Alanah_Pooler_SWAC_SF.jpg" /><media:content 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Semifinals</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/12/hornets-down-grambling-to-advance-to-swac-womens-basketball-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/12/hornets-down-grambling-to-advance-to-swac-womens-basketball-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="6 Ny'Keria Flowers SWAC WBB Tournament" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/12/6_Ny_Keria_Flowers.jpg" /><br /><br />COLLEGE PARK, Ga. | Alabama State University women's basketball used a clutch fourth quarter effort to claim 56–50 victory over Grambling State University on Thursday at Gateway Center Arena at College Park,]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/6_Ny_Keria_Flowers.jpg" /><media:content 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src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/6/WBB_1926578.jpg" /><br /><br />BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 Pepsi SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring all 12 teams in the league.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/WBB_1926578.jpg" /><media:content url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/WBB_1926578.jpg"><media:title>2026 SWAC WBB Bracket</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/WBB_1926578.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2026 09:10:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17964</s:story_id></item><item><title>Near Comeback Comes Up Short for Bama State Women's Basketball</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/5/near-comeback-comes-up-short-for-bama-state-womens-basketball.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/5/near-comeback-comes-up-short-for-bama-state-womens-basketball.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="10 Charlese McClendon vs. Grambling State 2026" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/5/10_Charelese_McClandon_v_Gram.jpg" /><br /><br />MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama State nearly erased a massive deficit, but the rally ultimately came up short as the Lady Hornets fell to Grambling State 68–50 in SWAC play Thursday night at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Southern</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-simpsons-late-basket-lifts-bama-state-womens-hoops-past-southern.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-simpsons-late-basket-lifts-bama-state-womens-hoops-past-southern.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="11 Caylee Simpson" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/3/11_Caylee_Simpson.jpg" /><br /><br />MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Caylee Simpson's layup with 13 seconds remaining to lift Alabama State University Women's Basketball to a pivotal 65-63 victory over Southern on Tuesday night inisde the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/11_Caylee_Simpson.jpg" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17943</s:story_id></item><item><title>McClendon collects 21 rebounds in Alabama State's 62-59 win at FAMJU</title><link>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-mcclendon-collects-21-rebounds-in-alabama-states-62-59-victory-against-florida-am.aspx</link><guid>https://bamastatesports.com/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-mcclendon-collects-21-rebounds-in-alabama-states-62-59-victory-against-florida-am.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="10 Charlese McClendon" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/21/10_McClendon__Charlese.jpg" /><br /><br />TALLAHASSEE, Fla. |  Charlese McClendon pulled down 21 rebounds to help Alabama State women's basketball team knock off the Florida A&M University 62-59 on Saturday..]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="0 Amari Franklin" src="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/0_Amari_Franklin.png" /><br /><br />DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Alabama State University women's basketball survived a furious fourth-quarter rally by Bethune-Cookman University to secure a 61-60 Southwestern Athletic Conference victory Thursday at Moore Gymnasium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/0_Amari_Franklin.png" /><media:content url="https://bamastatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/0_Amari_Franklin.png"><media:title>0 Amari Franklin</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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