Category: SIAC

Albany State gets 72-67 win over Tuskegee

Brandon King

The Albany State men’s hoops team won their second straight game by defeating Tuskegee72-67 Monday night. The first ten minutes of the contest was a back-and-forth affair that featured 7 lead changes and 5 ties.it appeared that Albany State may be beginning to assert control over the game when Terin Wofford’s dunk put the Golden Rams up 18-13 with 9:32 left in the half. Tuskegee outscored Albany State 11-6 over the next 3:14 to tie the game at 24 on Martez Jones’ dunk. The teams swapped the lead twice and…

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Albany State women’s hoops boat raced by Tuskegee, 85-40

Brandon King

Early in the season, Albany State scored a surprising 68-60 win over Tuskegee and it appears they had not forgotten about that set back as they laid an 85-40 beat down on the Golden Rams Monday night. After taking a 9-6 lead on Brittney Bolin’s three-pointer with 6:45 remaining in the quarter, The Golden Tigers  out scored the Rams 22-6 over the balance of the period, taking a 31-12 lead at the end of the frame. it did not get much better for Albany State in the second quarter falling…

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Albany State basketball to face off with Tuskegee

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Atheltics The Albany State Golden Rams men and women’s basketball teams will play the Tuskegee Golden Tigers at the Daniel “Chappie” James Center on Monday, November 28, in Tuskegee, Alabama.  The women will start at 5:30 pm and the men will begin at approximately 7:30 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (3-2) overall and (1-0) in the SIAC.  The Golden Tigers are (4-1) overall and (2-0) in the conference.  The Golden Tigers only loss this season was to the Golden Rams on Tuesday,…

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Albany State hoops sweeps Spring Hill

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men and women defeated the Spring Hill College Badgers on Saturday to earn their first SIAC victory of the season.  In the women’s game, the Golden Rams defeated the Badgers (74-57).  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (3-2) overall and (1-0) in the SIAC.  The Badgers fell to (1-5) overall and (0-1) in the conference. The Golden Rams outscored the Badgers (23-15) in the 1st quarter.  In the 2nd quarter, the Badgers responded by outscoring the Golden Rams (21-14).  The…

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SIAC Hoops: Benedict defeats Lane 64-57 in conference opener

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Image via Nate Salley Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 64  BEN 57 Lane Team 1 2 F BEN 28  36  64 Lane 24  33  57 JACKSON, Tenn. – The Benedict Tigers won their SIAC opener with a 64-57 victory over Lane College on Saturday. The Tigers placed four players in double figures, with Brandon Beidleman scoring 16 points. Malachi McCoy had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Gob Gabriel had 13 points and Brandon Smith added 10 points. The Tigers broke away from a 14-14 tie by scoring seven straight points and never trailed again. The Dragons cut the…

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No.2 Augusta University down Benedict, 77-69

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 77  AUG-M 69 BCM Team 1 2 F AUG-M 27  50  77 BCM 34  35  69 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Second-ranked Augusta University used a 12-4 run in the second half to take the lead and held on to defeat Benedict College 77-69 in a non-conference men’s basketball game on Tuesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. The Tigers scored the first 12 points of the game and had a 34-27 lead at the half. A 3-pointer by Brandon Beidlemangave the Tigers a 39-32 lead with 17:26…

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West Georgia hands Tuskegee first loss of the season, 63-52

Brandon King

Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 52 TU 63  UWF Team 1 2 F TU 21  31  52 UWF 42  21  63 PENSACOLA, Fla. – Tuskegee men’s basketball (5-1, 0-0 SIAC) dropped a midweek road contest on Tuesday against West Florida by the score of 63-52, resulting in their first loss on the year. After taking the first lead of the game just over two minutes in on a three from Gregg Boyd (Seat Pleasant, Md.), the Golden Tigers found themselves trailing for most of the opening half, falling 12-9 at the 12-minute mark and double…

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Tuskegee lady hoops puts it on Clark Atlanta, 64-41

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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Athletics 41 Clark 64  TU Team 1 2 3 4 F Clark 9  11  12  9  41 TU 12  17  17  18  64 TUSKEGEE, Ala. – The Golden Tigers took down Clark Atlanta 64-41 in their Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) opener as well as home opener on Tuesday evening inside Daniel “Chappie” James Arena. Nadia Thorman-Mckey (Evanston, Ill.) scored a game-high 18 points along with grabbing seven rebounds for Tuskegee (2-2, 1-1 SIAC), who scored 21 points off 24 Clark Atlanta turnovers and never trailed in the game. JuToreyia Willis (Chattanooga,…

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Fort Valley Basketball comes up short against North Georgia

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Courtesy of Chris Myers, Fort Valley State Athletics 59 FVSU 61  NG Team 1 2 F FVSU 27  32  59 NG 26  35  61 DALONEGA, Ga. – After leading a good part of the night, the Wildcats were good for the tie, but the game-winner was narrowly off. The University of North Georgia scored eight-straight points, before Fort Valley State’s Myson Lowe tied the contest with 36 seconds only to see his potential game-winning 3-pointer fall off the iron to allow the home team to escape with the 61-59 men’s basketball Tuesday night…

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Turnovers and hot three-point shooting downs Albany State 78-57 to GA Southwestern

Brandon King

The search for their first win of the season will continue, as the Albany State , bow 0-5, dropped their home opener 78-57 to the Hurricanes of Georgia Southwestern. The first 8:41 seconds of the first half was a tight affair featuring four ties .Albany State got off to a much better shooting start than the previous evening against FAMU, connecting on four from downtown in that time span. Phillip Burwell’s jumper put the Hurricanes up 17-15, that was as close as the Rams would ever be for the balance…

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