Category: SIAC

Week 3 SIAC Baseballers of the Week

Brandon King

Tuesday the SIAC announced their latest round of weekly baseball honourees and it was a Savannah State affair as they swept both player and pitcher awards.  Courtesy of the SIAC Champion Robbins (Savannah State) was named Player of the Week, while Enrico Peele (Savannah State) earned Pitcher of the Week honors. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Champion Robbins, Savannah State | Second Base | R-Sophomore | Conyers, Ga. Champion Robbins helped lead Savannah State to a three-game series sweep of LeMoyne-Owen College this week. Robbins batted a .667 average over the three-games, racking up eight hits, including two doubles,…

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Week 3 SIAC Softballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its softball weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Miyah Rogers (Benedict) was named Player of the Week, while Caprice Johnson (Fort Valley State)earned Pitcher of the Week honors. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Miyah Rogers, Benedict| Outfield  |  R-Junior  |  Thomson, Ga. Rogers helped Benedict beat Columbia International 13-12 in first game of doubleheader by going 4-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs. In second game, Rogers had Benedict’s only hit in 7-0 shutout.  PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Caprice Johnson, Fort Valley State | Pitcher  |  Sophomore  |  Woodstock, Ga.  Johnson pitched the Wildcats…

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Central State falls to Albany State in SIAC

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50 CSUW 59 ASUW Team 1 2 3 4 F CSUW 14  9  12  15  50 ASUW 15  16  13  15  59 Courtesy of Central State Athletics Lady Marauders’ season comes to and end in SIAC opening round loss to Albany State ROCK HILL, South Carolina – The Central State Lady Marauders lost to Albany State in the opening round of the SIAC tournament on Tuesday. With the loss, CSU ends the season with a 5-19 overall mark while Albany State is now 8-18 while advancing to the second round of…

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Week 5 SIAC Men’s Volleyballers of the Week

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Tuesday the SIAC named their week 5 Men’s Volleyball players of week. Here are the honourees: OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Central State D’Aaron McCraney led CSU to its first win of the season last week while accumulating 17 kills, along with two service aces and three blocks in matches against D’Youville and Daeman. In CSU’s 3-0 win over D’Youville, McCraney recorded 9 kills and a .471 hitting percentage. In Saturday’s loss to Daemen, McCraney had 8 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. DEFENSIVE – Jamal Gray, Freshman, Libero,…

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Albany State softball wins 14th straight

Brandon King

Via Dr. Earnest Brown at Albany State Athetics The Albany State Golden Rams swept the Montreat Cavaliers 2-0 on Friday, February 25.  The Golden Rams improved to 14-0 on the season.  In game 1, the Golden Rams won 7-5.  Trista Murphy (2-0) earned the win for the Golden Rams.  In game 2, the Golden Rams won 8-6.  Mackenzie Chamblee (5-0) got the win for the Golden Rams.  The Golden Rams will return to action against West Georgia at the ASU West Campus on Wednesday, March 2.  For more information on the Golden Rams,…

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Brandon King

Tuesday morning the SIAC announced their weekly basketball honorees. Here is who got it done on the SIAC hardwood last week: Courtesy of the SIAC For women, Tyashia Bostick (Spring Hill) was named Player of the Week, while Takya Bennett (LeMoyne-Owen) earned Newcomer of the Week.  For men, Elias Harden (Edward Waters) was named Player of the Week, while Tariq Shepherd (LeMoyne-Owen) earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday.  Women’s Basketball  PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tyashia Bostick, Spring Hill | Guard/Forward | RS Sophomore | Charleston, SC Bostick scored 36 points against Lane last week, rising to the Badgers 4th…

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Albany State Athletic Department has NCAA probation lifted

Brandon King

Tuesday morning Albany State University announced that the NCAA had removed the school’s athletic probation from probation status. As reported by WALB, back in 2016 Albany State began an internal audit of its athletic program. Following that the University self-reported potential issues to the geniuses at the NCAA. A subsequent ASU/NCAA joint investigation revealed violations for these nine sports: Mens: cross country, football, golf, baseball, basketball Women’s: volleyball, track& field, basketball, softball In addition to several operational changes and the two year probation for the athletic program the NCAA handed…

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SIAC Week 9 Men’s Volleyballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC Evens Edouard (Edward Waters) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Victor Scherer (Central State)earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was also voted Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Evens Edouard, Freshman, Opposite, Edward Waters In Wednesday’s game vs. Webber International, Edouard had a match team high of 13 kills, as well as two service aces and two digs. DEFENSIVE – Victor Scherer, Freshman, Libero, Central State In Scherer’s first two matches this season, he totaled 29 digs,…

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SIAC Week 2 Men’s Volleyball Player Honorees

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Courtesy of the SIAC Week 2: Men’s Volleyball Players of the Week ATLANTA, Ga. (February 7, 2022) – Evens Edouard (Edward Waters) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Joelvi Jimenez (Edward Waters) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was also tabbed Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Evens Edouard, Freshman, Opposite Hitter, Edward Waters Edouard totaled 41 kills and 15 digs in this past week’s trio of games. His best performance came at St. Andrews where he tallied 17 kills and…

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SIAC Softball: Albany State defeats Sewanee in opener

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From Albany State Athletics; The Jason Bryant Era at Albany State University got off to a great start as his Golden Rams beat the Sewanee Tigers 13-0 and 14-5. In game 1, Mackenzie Chamblee got the win for the Golden Rams.  Chamblee pitched 4 innings scoreless innings for the Golden Rams. Right fielder, Glory Seay, led the Golden Rams with 4 RBIs as she blasted a grand slam over the left field fence.  Romona McLeod and De’Laynie Hollis also had 2 RBIs, respectively. In game 2, the Golden Rams got off to a slow start but…

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