Delaware State Hornets

Intercollegiate sports teams of Delaware State University

Athletic teams representing Delaware State University

Delaware State Hornets

University| Delaware State University
Conference| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (primary)
Northeast Conference (baseball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer)
ECAC (equestrian)
NCAA| Division I (FCS)
Athletic director| Scott Gines
Location| Dover, Delaware
Varsity teams| 18
Football stadium| Alumni Stadium
Basketball arena| Memorial Hall
Baseball stadium| Bob Reed Field
Nickname| Hornets
Colors| Columbia blue and red[1]

Website| dsuhornets.com

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

## History

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The Hornets compete 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.

In 2024, Delaware State announced the school would field a women's wrestling program, the first for an HBCU. The program would begin competition in 2025 when women's collegiate wrestling becomes an official NCAA sport. The Hornets had a men's program until 2009.

## Sponsored sports

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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

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Bowling
Cross country | Cross country
Football | Equestrian
Track and field† | Golf
| Lacrosse
| Soccer
| Softball
| Tennis
| Track and field†
| Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

### Basketball

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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

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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. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
6. ^ "Woman's Basketball – Delaware St. vs. Vanderbilt". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2008.

## External links

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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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* Coppin State Eagles
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Northeast Conference

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* Central Connecticut Blue Devils
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* Binghamton Bearcats5 12
* Cleveland State Vikings7
* Coppin State Eagles1
* Daemen Wildcats13
* Delaware State Hornets1 6 8 9
* Detroit Mercy Titans7
* D'Youville Saints13
* Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks1 5 6 13
* Norfolk State Spartans1
* Duquesne Dukes2 4
* Fairfield Stags3
* Howard Bison5 6 8 9 10 11
* Manhattan Jaspers13
* Merrimack Warriors3
* Monmouth Hawks2
* Niagara Purple Eagles2
* North Carolina Central Eagles5 6
* Rider Broncs3
* Robert Morris Colonials4 7
* Sacred Heart Pioneers3
* VMI Keydets7

* 1baseball
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* 3field hockey
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Eastern College Athletic Conference

* Bridgewater Eagles
* UC Davis Aggies
* Dartmouth Big Green
* Delaware State Hornets
* Lynchburg Hornets
* Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
* Sacred Heart Pioneers
* Sewanee Tigers
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Baseball|

SAL
Wilmington Blue Rocks

Basketball|

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WFTDA Division 3
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USARL
Delaware Black Foxes

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EPRU
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Soccer|

NPSL
First State FC

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