Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates
Hampton Pirates | |
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Pirates | |
Colors | Reflex blue and white |
Website | www |
The Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates refer to the sports teams representing
The Pirates were previously members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference between 1995 and 2018 [1] and the Big South Conference from 2018 to 2022.
Teams
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Basketball |
Basketball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Football | Soccer |
Lacrosse | Softball |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field† | Track and field† |
Volleyball | |
- | Triathlon |
Co-ed sports | |
Sailing‡ | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor ‡ – Sailing is not sanctioned by the NCAA. |
National championships
Team
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score/Points |
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NCAA (3) | Division II (3)
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Women's Basketball (1)
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1988 | West Texas State
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65–48 |
Men's Tennis (2)
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1976 | UC Irvine
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23–18 | ||
1989 | Cal Poly–SLO
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5–1 |
Rivalries
Hampton has two main rivals:
During Hampton's switch from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to the Big South Conference, both rivalries were put on hold. In September 2019, Hampton revived their rivalry with Howard during the Chicago Football Classic. The rivalry with Norfolk State resumed on October 2, 2021.
Conference Switch
A member of the Coastal Athletic Association, Hampton sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The school also sponsors a co-ed varsity sailing team, but sailing is not an NCAA sanctioned sport. The lacrosse team competes as an independent.
On November 16, 2017, Hampton announced they would be leaving the
In 2022, Hampton joined the Coastal Athletic Association.
References
- ^ "Member Institutions - MEACsports.com - the Official Site of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "Hampton is leaving MEAC to join the Big South". USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.