Albany State Basketball takes pair of L’s at Georgia Southwestern

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State men and women’s basketball teams were defeated by the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes on Wednesday evening in the Storm Dome.  It was the Golden Rams men second loss to the Hurricanes this season.  The women were defeated (78-41) by the Hurricanes.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (4-6) overall and (2-2) in the SIAC.  The Hurricanes improved to (5-1) on the season.    After the first quarter, the Golden Rams fell behind (10-6).  At the half, the Golden Rams trailed…

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Albany State hoops swept at home by Lane

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men and women’s basketball teams were defeated at home in a SIAC matchup against the Lane Dragons.  The Golden Rams women lost (67-57) to the Dragons.  With the loss, the Golden Rams women fell to (3-5) overall and (1-2) in the SIAC.   The Dragons improved to (5-1) overall and (3-0) in the SIAC.    Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 21 points.  Kayla Milner contributed with 13 points.  As a team, the Golden Rams shot 46.2% from the field and…

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Busy three days for Albany State basketball

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

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 gets 72-67 win over Tuskegee

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

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

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 hoops sweeps Spring Hill

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men and women defeated the Spring Hill College Badgers on Saturday to earn their first SIAC victory of the season.  In the women’s game, the Golden Rams defeated the Badgers (74-57).  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (3-2) overall and (1-0) in the SIAC.  The Badgers fell to (1-5) overall and (0-1) in the conference. The Golden Rams outscored the Badgers (23-15) in the 1st quarter.  In the 2nd quarter, the Badgers responded by outscoring the Golden Rams (21-14).  The…

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Turnovers and hot three-point shooting downs Albany State 78-57 to GA Southwestern

The search for their first win of the season will continue, as the Albany State , bow 0-5, dropped their home opener 78-57 to the Hurricanes of Georgia Southwestern. The first 8:41 seconds of the first half was a tight affair featuring four ties .Albany State got off to a much better shooting start than the previous evening against FAMU, connecting on four from downtown in that time span. Phillip Burwell’s jumper put the Hurricanes up 17-15, that was as close as the Rams would ever be for the balance…

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Albany State faces Georgia Southwestern in home opener

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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