Albany State hoops split double tilt with Benedict

Courtesy of Adam Okashah, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams Men’s Basketball lost a close one to the Benedict College Tigers (84-87) at the HRC Arena on Saturday afternoon.  The Golden Rams fall to (7-9) overall and (5-5) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams fall to (0-5) on the Road.  The Tigers improved to (14-2) overall and (8-2) in the SIAC. Five players scored in double figures for the Golden Rams. Blaise Wallace finished the game with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Jordan Simpson finished the game with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Shakur…

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Albany State women’s comes up short against Miles

title image via ASU Golden Rams Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams huge 4th quarter rally wasn’t enough as they lost (64-55) to the Miles College Golden Bears on Thursday evening in Fairfield, Alabama.  The Golden Rams fell to (1-14) overall and (1-6) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears improved to (8-1) overall and (4-0) in the conference.  The Golden Rams led (13-12) at the end of the 1st quarter.  After being outscored by 5 points in the 2nd quarter, the Golden Rams trailed (30-26) at the half. But, a…

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Fort Valley wins rainy inaugural Florida Beach Bowl 23-13 over Johnson C. Smith

Fort Valley City State was able to take an early lead and then largely control the Johnson C. Smith offense in a 23-13 win in the inaugural Florida Beach Bowl.  The Fort Valley offense got right to work, marching 75 yards in 12 plays on the game’s opening drive that saw two 4th down conversions and ended on Brandon Marshall’s 2-yard plunge that put the Wildcats up 7-0.  A safety on a Johnson C. Smith added two points to the Wildcat lead making the score 9-0. FVSU took advantage of…

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Fort Valley runs out of gas in second half, drops to Clayton State, 79-69

title image via Fort Valley Athletics Courtesy of Fort Valley State Athletics 79 Winner Clayton St. 3-4,0-0 Peach Belt 69 Fort Valley St. 1-9,1-3 SIAC Team 1 2 F Clayton St. 31  48  79 Fort Valley St. 39  30  69 The Wildcats found the gas pedal and finished the opening half fast, but they couldn’t keep the new found lead over the final 20 minutes Monday night. Fort Valley State scored 20 of the final 23 first-half points for an eight point lead, but visiting Clayton State bounced back to win the second…

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Albany State women’s hoops beat down by Georgia Southwestern

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams women’s basketball team fell to (1-10) overall and (0-3) at home after being defeated (68-48) by the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday evening.  With the win, the Hurricanes improved to (6-1) overall and (3-0) on the road.  The Golden Rams were 21-52 from the field and shot 23.5% from the 3 point line.  But, the Golden Rams only attempted 2 free throws in the game. Keyra Peterson was the only Golden Rams player to score in…

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Albany State losing streak up 4 with loss to Georgia Southwestern

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State men’s basketball team has now lost 4-games in a row after losing (65-56) to the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday evening.  It was the Golden Rams second loss to the Hurricanes this season.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (4-5) overall while the Hurricanes improved to (6-1) on the season.  The Golden Rams started strong and led (26-23) at the half.  But, the Hurricanes pulled away late and surged to a 9…

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Lady Golden Rams nip Lane, 60-59 on the road

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams won their first game of the season after defeating the Lane College Dragons (60-59) in the J F Lane Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, in Jackson, Tennessee.  The Golden Rams improved to (1-8) overall and (1-2) in the SIAC.  The Dragons fell to (1-5) overall and (1-2) in the conference.  Elisa Saffold, the Golden Rams leading scorer, finished with 15 points.  Saffold connected on 3/8 three point attempts in the game.  Yasmine Fairchild chipped in with 12 points and 7 rebounds.  A…

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Albany State hoops drops first conference game of the season

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men’s basketball team lost their first conference game of the season after being defeated (62-57) by the Lane College Dragons.  The Golden Rams went 1/18 from the 3-point line.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (4-2) overall and (2-1) in the SIAC while the Dragons improved to (2-2) overall and (2-1) in the conference.  Blaise Wallace and Terin Wofford scored in double figures for the Golden Rams.  Blaise Wallace finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds.  Terin Wofford added 12 points and 3 rebounds. Darrell Johnson led…

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Albany State hoops hits the road for a pair of conference matchups

title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men’s basketball team will put their undefeated SIAC record on the line when they travel to Tennessee to play Lane College and LeMoyne-Owen College.  The Golden Rams are (4-1) overall and (2-0) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are averaging 69.4 points per game.  Shakur Poteat lead the Golden Rams with 14.6 points per game.  Blaise Wallace averages 13.2 points and 10 rebounds per game.  The Golden Rams will play Lane College in the J F Lane Gymnasium at…

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Albany State stuns FAMU in double OT, 92-85

title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers (92-85) in double overtime in the Lawson Center on Wednesday evening, in Tallahassee, Florida.     After a back and forth 1st half, the Golden Rams trailed the Rattlers (36-37) at halftime.  The Golden Rams continued to play with confidence and led most of the 2ndhalf.  But, a late rally by the Rattlers led to a (73-73) tie at the end of regulation. After the 1st overtime period expired, the teams…

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