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Albany State women’s uses late game heroics to down Benedict, 63-62

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title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Lady Golden Rams rallied in the final seconds to defeat the Benedict College Tigers (63-62) at the Jones Brothers HPER Complex on Monday night. The 1st quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with the Rams trailing (11-15). The Lady Rams shot 36% from the field. The Rams made up some ground during the 2nd quarter as they outscored the Tigers (14-12), ending the half trailing by just 2 points (25-27). In the 3rd quarter, the Golden Rams fell behind…

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Albany State defeated handily by Morehouse, 81-63

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams Men’s Basketball faced the Maroon Tigers and came up short to the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers (63-81) at the Forbes Arena on Wednesday Night.  The Golden Rams were down (31-35) in the 1st half but they were outscored (46-32) in the 2nd half. The Golden Rams faced a challenging match-up but just came up short. The Golden Rams fall to (7-13) overall and (5-9) in the SIAC. The Maroon Tigers improved to (14-7) overall and 11-3) in the SIAC. Two players scored in double…

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Albany State women’s comes up short against Miles

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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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Albany State hoops takes it on the chin from Miles, 72-52

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title image via ASU Golden Rams Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams were defeated (72-52) by the Miles College Golden Bears in Knox-Windham Gymnasium on Thursday evening in Fairfield, Alabama.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (5-8) overall and (3-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears improved to (8-3) overall and (3-2) in the conference.  The Golden Rams shot 37.5% from the field, 23.5% from the 3 point line and 85.7% from the free throw line. The Golden Rams finished with 9 second chance…

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

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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 losing streak up 4 with loss to Georgia Southwestern

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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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Albany State hoops drops first conference game of the season

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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

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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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Florida A&M hoops to take on Albany State Wednesday night

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– The Rattlers are set to host Albany State for their second straight home game Wednesday night as they look for their first win of the season. When, Where, How to Watch:  When: Wednesday, November 29, 7 p.m. EasternWhere: Tallahassee, Florida | Al Lawson CenterWatch: Rattlers+ Coaches in the gameRobert McCullum (Birmingham Southern, 1976) Career Record: 145-235 (14th season)Record at FAMU: 61-114 (7th season) Patrick Gayle Career Record: 56-79 (6th season) Record at Albany State: 56-79 (6th season)  Florida A&M RattlersThe Rattlers enter the game after playing Pac-12’s Oregon…

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Morehouse falls to Clayton State 83-76

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Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics 76 More 83 CSU Team 1 2 F More 33  43  76 CSU 36  47  83 The Maroon Tigers winning streak was broken by Clayton State yesterday afternoon, 83-76. Morehouse would jump out to an early 19-8 lead in the first seven minutes of the game.  For the Lakers, Tyler Shirley would knock down pair of threes and Aaron Pitts would also add some points on the board to help close the gap on the Maroon Tigers.  At the score, 23-10, a jumper by the Lakers would spark…

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