Tag: Albany State Basketball

Albany State hoops set to take on rival Fort Valley this weekend

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State women and men’s basketball teams will be on the road this weekend when they play Fort Valley State University at the HPE Arena, in Fort Valley, Georgia, on Saturday, January 21.  The women will play at 6:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 8:00 pm. The Golden Rams men are (4-13) overall and (4-7) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are (3-4) on the road.  The Wildcats are (8-10) overall and (6-5) in the SIAC.  The Wildcats are…

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Benedict opens up can on Albany State, 81-60

Brandon King

It was a rough day at the Arena at West Campus for the Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team, as the Tigers of Benedict took it to the Golden Rams 81-60. Albany State got off to a strong start, taking a 12-4 lead on Chelsea Hill’s jumper with 3:5 left in the quarter. Great aided by Golden Rams turnovers on three consecutive possessions, Albany State had 22 turon the afternoon the Tigers were able to score 8 straight points over the next 1:37 seconds to quickly square the game…

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Albany State Basketball to face Benedict

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State women and men’s basketball teams will return home after a long road trip to host the Benedict Tigers at the ASU West Campus Arena on Saturday, January 14.  The women will play at 1:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 3:00 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (6-9) overall and (4-5) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are (3-3) at home. The Tigers women’s team is (3-11) overall and (1-7) in the SIAC.  The Tigers are (0-5) on…

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Albany State seeks to keep winning going in doubleheader against Savannah State Monday

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albany State Athletics After sweeping Edward Waters University, the Albany State women and men’s basketball teams will be seeking to extend their winning streak when they play the Savannah State University Tigers on Monday, January 9, in Savannah, Georgia.  The women will play at 5:30 pm and the men will follow at approximately 7:30 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (6-8) overall and (4-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are on a 2-game winning streak in conference play.  The Golden Rams are…

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SIAC Hoops: Albany State women’s hoops gets win over Edward Waters

Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team got it done against Edward Waters, defeating the Tigers 54-49 Saturday afternoon. The two teams came out of the gate cold in the first quarter, shooting a combined 7-29 , 4-15 for ASU and 3-14 for EWC, in an opening period that saw a combined 16 points, with the Golden Rams managing to secure a 10-6 lead after the opening frame. In the second quarter it was the Golden Rams who were unable to crack double figures, getting outscored 11-5 by the Tigers and…

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Albany State goes down to Miles, 62-59

Brandon King

Albany State was unable to hold off a second half surge from Miles as the Golden Rams fell to the Golden Bears 62-59. MIles came out strong, taking an early 7-0 lead , Albany State woudl battle back to take a brief lead at 12-11 on a Terin Wofford jumpshot. The teams would tie at 13 on a jumper from Miles’ Garrick Baines. Miles jumped back in front at 16-13 on a three-pointer from Baines. with 8:39 left in the half. Albany State outscored Miles 15-6 over the final 8…

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Albany State women’s hoops survives subpar play and gets by Miles 49-41

Brandon King

It wasn’t always pretty, but the The Albany State women’s basketball managed to secure a win over Miles College Monday afternoon, 49-41. In a game in which the teams combined for 45 turnovers, the Golden Rams were able to avoid a few of the mistakes that ultimately befell their Golden Bear opponents. The first ten minutes of the game were a display of the sport that may have given Dr. Naismith pause to invent the game. In that opening frame, the two teams combined for more turnovers, 14, than points…

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Albany State Basketball opens 2023 against Miles

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After being off since December 17, the Golden Rams women and men’s basketball teams will open the new year by hosting Miles College at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday, January 2, 2023.  The women will play at 1:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 3:00 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (4-8) overall and (2-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears women’s team is (7-2) overall and (4-1) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams and Golden Bears…

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Albany State Basketball takesdouble-serving of Ls against Kentucky State

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After leading by 14 points at halftime, the Golden Rams lost (57-53) to the Kentucky State Thorobreds on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Golden Rams women fell to (4-8) overall & (2-4) in the SIAC.  The Thorobreds women improved to (6-3) overall & (4-2) in the SIAC. Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 16 points.  Milana Holmes finished with 13 points and 4 rebounds. The Thorobreds had two players to score in double figures.  Gracen Kerr finished with 14 points and 4 assists.  Taleah Dilworth…

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Albany State Basketball swept at Central State

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79 Albany St. (GA) 4-7,3-3 SIAC 91  Central St. (OH) 5-5,3-1 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Albany St. (GA) 9  12  36  22  79 Central St. (OH) 26  12  24  29  91 It was a tough evening for Albany State basketball as both the men’s and women’s squad were handed defeats by the Marauders of Central State University. First up were the lady Rams who quickly were jumped on by the Marauders and found themselves in a 26-9 hole at the end of the first quarter. The Golden Rams were…

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