MIAMI, FL - It didn't take long for the Willie Simmons-led FIU Panthers to take a lead and never look back in their opening contest. After surrendering a field goal to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats to begin the game, FIU scored 28 unanswered points to close out the first half of play.
Sunday's victory at Rickwood Field was the first major sports championship for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats under athletic director Reggie Theus since becoming a member of the SWAC in July 2021.
The Willie Simmons-led Panthers will take the field against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on Friday, August 29, with the start time yet to be determined.
After some wait, the FIU Panthers' season opener is official. FIU will face the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats for the first game of the season. The exact day for the matchup has yet to be determined.
HOUSTON - HBCU women's basketball returns to H-Town as the conference leading Texas Southern Tigers (10-10, 90 SWAC) and Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (7-14, 4-5 SWAC) will face off in a pivotal SWAC showdown at the H&PE Arena.
Less than a month later and after some apparently tense negotiations that included a profanity-laced tweet from Reed, the two sides have announced that they will not be able to come to an agreement to ratify Reed's contract.
Bethune-Cookman, which is set to move to the Southwestern Athletic Conference next season, is currently on lockdown after more than 15 students tested positive for COVID-19 last week.