Category: SIAC

Benedict beats up Central State 89-70

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 70 CSU 89  BCM Team 1 2 F CSU 44  26  70 BCM 46  43  89 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict Tigers used a big second half to defeat Central State 89-70 in a SIAC men’s basketball contest on Saturday afternoon in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Benedict outscored the Marauders 43-29 in the second half as the Tigers shot 57.7 percent, while holding the Marauders to 39 percent shooting. The Tigers improve to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the SIAC. Central State falls to 2-3 overall…

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Busy three days for Albany State basketball

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men and women’s basketball teams will play two conference games in three days when they host the Lane Dragons and LeMoyne-Owen Magicians.  The Golden Rams women’s team is (3-4) overall and (1-1) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams men’s team is (2-5) overall and (2-0) in the SIAC.      The Golden Rams will host the Lane College Dragons at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex on the ASU East Campus on Saturday, December 3.  The…

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Albany State women’s hoops loses

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team was defeated (64-58) by the Georgia College & State Bobcats on Thursday, December 1, at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex on the ASU East Campus.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (3-4) overall and (1-1) in the SIAC.  The Bobcats improved to (7-1) overall and (0-0) in the Peach Belt Conference.  The Golden Rams played without their top two leading scorers, Juanisha Black and Kashay Hankerson, who are out indefinitely with injuries. …

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Albany State head coach leaves to become head man at Charleston Southern

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University (ASU) would like to announce that Mr. Gabe Giardina (Coach G.), ASU Golden Rams Head Football Coach, has accepted a position as the Head Football Coach at NCAA Division I Charleston Southern University.   “We would like to thank Coach G. and his family for the tremendous care they took with each student-athlete while assisting them in pursuing their full athletic and academic potential”, said President, Dr. Marion Ross Fedrick. “The passion that he and his family have, not only for football, but the success of our students, is beyond compare. They have…

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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 faces Georgia Southwestern in home opener

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After playing 5-straight road games to open the 2022-2023 season, the Albany State men’s basketball team will finally play in front of their home crowd in Albany, Georgia.  The Golden Rams will host the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 22 at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex on the ASU East Campus.  The Golden Rams will enter the game with a (0-4) overall record this season.  The Hurricanes are (3-1) overall. The Albany State Golden Rams…

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Albany State comes away empty-handed in 2022 ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams participated in the “2022 ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge”, which featured some of the best HBCU players and coaches in the country, on November 18-19, at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.  On day 1, the Golden Rams were defeated (78-73) by Virginia Union University. On Saturday, the Golden Rams were defeated (63-59) by the Livingstone College Blue Bears.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (0-4) overall.  The Blue Bears improved to (1-3). The Golden Rams…

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Albany State women’s hoops look to keep winning streak alive

Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team will look to keep their winning ways going when they play host to Columbus State Saturday. After dropping their season opener 63-52 to Elizabeth City State, the Rams have won two straight, defeating Johnson C, Smith 74-71 and a surprising 68-60 win over Tuskegee. Senior Kashay Hankerson leads the team in scoring with 15.0 ppg. Juanisha Black is the squad’s other double figure scorer, putting up 13.3 points per game. Their Peach Belt Conference opponent, Columbus State, enters the matchup sporting an identical 2-1…

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