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SIAC Announces Weekly Softball Honorees

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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 Monday. Olivia Townsend (Benedict) was named Player of the Week, while Alexandra Ballester (Spring Hill) earned Pitcher of the Week honors. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Olivia Townsend, Benedict, Pitcher  |  Freshman |  Hernando, FL Townsend hit .571 in five games, with a slugging percentage of 1.429. The freshman had three home runs in three at-bats versus Columbia College, and had another home run against Fort Valley State. Of her 8 hits for the week, 4 were home runs. PITCHER OF…

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SIAC names weekly Track and Field athletes

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Tuesday the SIAC announced their weekly Track & Field honorees and it was an all-Benedict affair, as tiger athletes swept the honors, with Eilika Lane and Kyra Buffen being named on the women’s side. While Kevin Francis and Chase Ransom took home honors for the men. Courtesy of the SIAC Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Eilika Lane, Benedict College Lane was the SIAC’s top women’s performer this week, running the fastest times in the 400 meters and the 400 meter hurdles. In the 400 meters, she…

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Week 7 SIAC Volleyball Honours

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Courtesy of the SIAC D’Aaron McCraney (Central State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Clint Forbes (Benedict) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Justin Yates (Fort Valley State) was also tabbed Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Central State Central State freshman D’Aaron McCraney led the Marauders to a 2-1 record over the weekend including two SIAC wins over Benedict and Edward Waters. In a 3-0 win over BC, McCraney finished with 9 kills and a .467…

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Four SIAC teams to play in D-II NCAA Tournament

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Though the Men’s and Women’s SIAC Basketball Tournaments wrapped up this weekend , for handful of SIAC ball clubs, the dancing music plays on as they will continue on the the D-II NCAA tournament. Courtesy of the SIAC: The 2022 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship brackets were announced Sunday night with two men’s teams and two women’s teams representing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) among the 64 teams in each field.  On the women’s side, Savannah State and Benedict will represent the league. Benedict College women’s basketball team will…

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Benedict wins SIAC Tournament

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat 12th-ranked Savannah State University and repeat as SIAC Champions on Saturday in the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center. The win gives Benedict, now 23-7 on the season, an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Tournament. The selection show will be Sunday night at 10 p.m. on www.ncaa.com. The Lady Tigers trailed 61-51 with 7:45 to play in the game. Benedict went on a 14-2 run over the next…

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Albany State Basketball heads to SC for key SIAC games

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The Albany State University Men’s and Women’s basketball teams both are hitting the road for pair games over the next several days. ASU is heading to Columbia, SC to take on the Tigers of Benedict on Thursday. They will follow that up with a game against Allen University on February 19. Both teams will have their work cut out for them, as the men are 18-5 and the women are 18-7. When the teams met on the January 17, the Lady Rams were victorious 69-63, while the Golden Rams tasted…

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Benedict takes down Clark Atlanta, 96-78

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers drained 13 3-pointers, led by Brandon Smith’s season-high six 3-pointers, and the Tigers defeated Clark Atlanta University 96-78 on Monday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Smith finished with a season-high 20 points for the Tigers, 18 coming in the first half when he made all six 3-pointers. Benedict improves to 16-5 overall and 12-2 in the SIAC. Clark Atlanta falls to 8-11 overall and 3-8 in the SIAC. Malachi McCoy added 16 points and grabbed a…

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Week 3 SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Honorees

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from the SIAC: Week 3: Basketball Players Of The Week ATLANTA, Ga. (November 30, 2021) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Tyashia Bostick (Spring Hill) was named Player of the Week, while Golden Madison (Benedict) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, Malachi McCoy (Benedict) was named Player of the Week, while Lavar Miller (Central State) earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tyashia Bostick, Spring HillGuard  |  Senior  |  Charleston, S.C. Bostick went for a team season-high 28 points in a Badger win at Allen on Saturday.…

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Benedict gets by Clark-Atlanta 24-21 game-winning field goal

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from the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. – Benedict used a field goal as time expired to defeat Clark Atlanta 24-21 in SIAC play on Saturday afternoon in Panther Stadium.  Rigoberto Tinoco kicked a 17-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to help BC (4-5, 1-4 SIAC) to snap a two-game skid. The Tigers got the ball after a Clark Atlanta punt with 1:29 left in the tied game and drove 51 yards in the final minute and a half to set up the winning score. On offense, the…

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October 23, 2021 SIAC East Football Recap : ASU, MHC both get wins, will meet next

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ALBANY STATE 30, SAVANNAH STATE 0GAME STATS From sneakershoptalk.com : As has been the case so many times this season the Albany State defense brought another offense to a grinding halt.  The victim this week was the Savannah State offense.  In what was seen as a battle of SIAC Eastern division, Albany State showed who is the true beast in the East with a dominant 30-0 shellacking of Savannah State.  The Golden Rams defense was lights out , smothering the Tigers offense to a mere 59 yards of total offense,…

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