Category: SIAC

SIAC Announces October 3, 2022 Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (November 7, 2022) – Emanuel Wilson (Fort Valley State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Chazz Hunter (Central State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Henry Tome (Savannah State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Reginald Harden (Benedict) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Emanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State | Running Back  |  R-Junior  |  Charlotte, N.C. Wilson tore through the Albany State defense with 28 carries for 221 yards and three touchdowns. The North Carolina native also had three receptions for six…

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Morehouse’s Elijah Campbell Jr. to play in 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown

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Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics Atlanta, GA- Morehouse defensive lineman Elijah Campbell Jr was selected for the 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown, an event that celebrates the top athletes and coaches at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation. NBC Sports will present the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, a college football all-star game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC. Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just outside of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform…

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Who will win this weekend’s Fountain City Classic?

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Albany State and Fort Valley will clash Saturday in the 32nd Annual Fountain City Classic. It is always a game of importance for not only the involved schools, as it’s a rivalry game , but this edition Carrie’s even more weight as the winner will potentially take a major step toward claiming a postseason slot. Fort Valley enters their 78th matchup with the Golden Rams a week removed from a tough loss, 28-24 , to Savannah State in which what appeared was the go-ahead score in the waning moments. However…

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SIAC 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (November 3, 2022) – Sophomore forward K.J. Doucet of Fort Valley State has been voted the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Preseason Player of the Year and junior guard Brandon Beildleman of Benedict has earned the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year selection, announced Thursday by the league office. The preseason honors and predicted order of finish are voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Doucet returns as a leader for the Fort Valley State Wildcats. The returning 2021-22 SIAC…

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SIAC announces week 9 Volleyball Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC: ATLANTA, Ga. (November 1, 2022) – Fatima Ramirez (Edward Waters) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, whileJayla Neely (Allen) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Kayla Chambliss (Allen)was also tabbed Setter of the Week alongsideMaliyah Spencer (Allen) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Fatima Ramirez, Edward Waters| Outside/Right Side Hitter | Sophomore | Belmopan, Belize Sophomore outside hitter Fatima Ramirez helped Edward Waters to a 2-0 record last week defeating conference foes Allen University and Savannah State University. Ramirez led the Tigers’ offense with…

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Albany State romps Morehouse 31-7

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Behind a stout defense, a strong running game and some timely completions through the air, the Albany State Golden Tams defeated the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse, 31-7 in front of a crowd of 2603 at the Albany State University Coliseum. Freshman running back JaQuez Williams put together a second consecutive strong performance piling up 240 yards and a touchdown on 233 carries. The first Golden Rams scoring drive was the JaQuez Williams show. Williams’ longest run of the season, 74, yards, set the ASU offense up at the Maroon Tigers’…

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Penalty takes away go ahead score in Central City Classic

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Courtesy of Fort Valley State Athletics 24 FVU 28  SSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FVU 0 7 10 7 24 SSU 0 7 0 21 28 MACON, Ga. – In one of the toughest endings in recent seasons, the Wildcats celebrated and moments later had it taken away. With 18 seconds left in the game from the Savannah State 32-yard line, Fort Valley State quarterback Kelvin Durham connected with Fralon Warren in the back right of the end zone and moments later had the play overturned. Following a defensive pass interference…

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Benedict clinches SIAC East crown with 42-20 thumping of Clark Atlanta

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 20 CAU 49  BCFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CAU 0 0 7 13 20 BCFB 7 14 14 14 49 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 15th-ranked Benedict College Tigers celebrated their Homecoming with a dominating 49-20 victory over Clark Atlanta University, clinching the top seed in the SIAC East Division and a berth in the 2022 SIAC Football Championship presented by Cricket. Deondra Duehart scored four touchdowns, three on runs over 50 yards long, as Benedict built a 35-0 lead. Duehart finished the game with a career-high…

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Tuskegee secures SIAC West with 28-7 win over Kentucky State

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 28  TUSK 7 KSUFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TUSK 0 7 7 14 28 KSUFB 0 0 7 0 7 FRANKFORT, Ky. – In their final road game of the regular season, Tuskegee (7-2, 6-0 SIAC) took down Kentucky State 28-7 on the road in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference actin to clinch a berth to the SIAC Championship later this year. After a scoreless first quarter that included multiple punts from both teams, Donte Edwards (Mobile, Ala.) got Tuskegee on the board first with a 12-yard run in…

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October 24,2022 SIAC Footballers of the Week

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 Emanuel Wilson (Fort Valley State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Vincent Hill (Tuskegee) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Tayven Grice (Benedict) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Antonio Meeks (Tuskegee) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Emanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State |Running Back  |  R-Junior  |  Charlotte, N.C. Wilson helped the Wildcats to its seventh win in a season for the 1st time since 2012. The junior running back had 17 carries for 163 yds and three touchdowns, making him the first running back for FVSU Wildcat…

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