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Grambling athletics looks to have bounce-back week as spring football kicks off

After a tough week, the Grambling program will look to bounce back with more wins this week the week of March 1-7. 

The most hyped game of the week by far is the football season opener against Jackson State at home. The game will be Saturday with a kickoff time of 12 p.m. The G-Men kick their season off against a very hyped Jackson State team led by new head coach Deion Sanders.

The women’s and men’s basketball team look ahead to three doubleheaders this week. 

Monday, the teams will travel to Mississippi Valley to play. 

The women’s tip-off is for 5 p.m. and the men’s are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday they will have a home stand against Alabama State. The women’s tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. and the men are set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday will also be home games, they will face Alabama A&M. The women’s tip-off is set for 6 p.m. while the men are set to go at 8:00 p.m.

The volleyball team is expected to have two games this week. The first will be at home against Alcorn State with first serve set at 6 p.m. Thursday they will go down the road to face Louisiana Tech as the first serve time has not been set yet.

The women’s soccer team will also have two game this weekend. The team will travel to Alabama A&M Friday to play and the start time is set for 3 p.m. They will follow up that game on Sunday traveling to Alabama State with the start of that match being 1 p.m.

The men’s baseball team looks for its first win this week in a total of four games. They have an away game at the University of Louisiana-Monroe starting 6 p.m. 

On the weekend starting Friday, they will have a three-game series with Southern University. Friday’s start time is 6 p.m., Saturday is 3 p.m., and Sunday is 1 p.m.

The women’s bowling team is also expected to travel to Atlanta, Ga. for the TNBA/HBCU Invitational. This is scheduled for Friday, March 5. The start time is to be announced.