Brick-laying help ends Albany State’s season in SIAC opening round

A rough shooting night , the Golden Rams shot just 27.6% from the floor, and bad late game decision-making put the nail in the coffin of the Albany State women’s hoops team as they fell to Lance College, 53-50 in the opening round of the SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Albany State fell on their collective faces, coming out of the locker room, shooting just 3-13 and committing 7 turnovers in a first quarter that saw them only score 9 points and greatly contributed to the 19-9 deficit the Golden Rams…

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Albany State hoops to play in the SIAC Basketball Tournament Monday

Tomorrow the Albany State men’s and women’s hoops teams will take part in the 2023 SIAC Basketball Tourmanent, which is taking place in Savannah, Georgia, At 8-19 overall and 8-13 in the SIAC, the men’s team will enter the fray as the Eastern Division’s no.4 seed and will face the no.5 seed out of the Western Division Kentucky State Monday at 12:00 noon EST. Kentucky State defeated Albany State 79-75 in their last encounter December 17 in Frankfurt. The Lady Rams , 8-17 , 6-13 SIAC, are the Eastern Division’s…

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Albany State splits home doubleheader with Savannah State

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State women and men’s basketball teams split with the Savannah State Tigers on Senior Day at the ASU East Campus Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.  Both games came down to the final seconds. In the women’s game, the Tigers defeated the Golden Rams (58-54).  With the loss, the Golden Rams fall to (7-17) overall and (5-13) in the SIAC.  The Tigers improved to (17-6) overall and (13-5) in the SIAC.   Milana Holmes led the Golden Rams with 15 points and 6 rebounds.  Unique Millercontributed…

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Savannah State defeats Albany State, 58-54

Savannah State shot better than Albany State from field, (48.0 % to 35.6%), from three, (57.1% to 15.4%) in defeating the Golden Rams 58-54 Saturday afternoon. Albany State got off to a horrendous start; the Golden Rams’ first six possessions ended with 4 turnovers and 2 missed shots. They did not score their first points until Kayla Milner knocked down a three-pointer at the 6:56 mark of the period. Fortunately for Albany State, Savannah State was unable to capitalise , as they themselves had ball security issues, turning the ball…

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Week 12 SIAC Basketball honourees

Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Dashanti Miller (Central State) was named Player of the Week, while Sumaiyah Abdur-Rahim (Tuskegee) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, K.J. Doucet (Fort Valley State) was named Player of the Week, alongside, Myson Lowe (Fort Valley State) who earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK –  Dashanti Miller, Central StateForward |  Sophomore  |  Sandusky, OH Central State sophomore Dashanti Miller recorded a career-high in points (30) while recording back-to-back double doubles last week. In a…

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Albany State Basketball splits homecoming matchup with Fort Valley State

Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men and women’s basketball teams split with the Fort Valley State University Wildcats in front of over 5,000 fans at The Jones Brother Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex for the Basketball Homecoming Games on the ASU East Campus.  In game 1, the women defeated the Wildcats (48-44).  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (7-16) overall and more importantly, (5-12) in the SIAC.  The Wildcats fell to (5-15) overall and (5-12) in the conference. The Golden Rams…

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Albany State hoops defeated by Benedict College, 63-54

54 ASU 63  BEN Team 1 2 F ASU 25  29  54 BEN 25  38  63 Albany State put in a valiant effort but ultimately fell to Benedict, 63-54 Monday night in Columbia, SC. The Golden Rams scored the first bucket of the night on a Maurice DIckson layup on their intial possession of the game and led up until the 11:06 mark of the half, when Tim Moore’s layup put the Tigers up 10-9. Benedict showed the way for nearly the rest of the half , until Albany State…

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Albany State falls in defeat to Benedict, 72-58

58 Albany St. (GA) 6-16,5-12 SIAC 72  Benedict 11-12,9-8 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Albany St. (GA) 21  12  14  11  58 Benedict 16  15  27  14  72 A critical stretch late in the second quarter and a dominant third quarter proved to be the decisive factor in Benedict’s 72-58 victory over Albany State Monday night. The Golden Rams started off well , shooting 47.1% from the field and only commiting three turnovers as they took a 21-16 lead, capping the period with a three-pointer from Milana Holmes. Albany State…

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Albany State suffers beatdown from Allen on the road

The Albany State University women’s hoops team was handed a 72-53 loss at the hands of Allen University. After Albany State scored the first basket of the game via a Tachanda Castling layup, the Yellow Jackets wasted no time , taking the lead 0:21 seconds later on a three pointer from Catrina Nolen. Allen lead the rest of the period, as their efficient offense, 61.5% from the floor, coupled with Albany State shooting a mere 33.3% and committing 6 turnovers greatly aided in the Yellow Jackets building a 23-12 lead…

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Albany State hoops to face Clark-Atlanta in SIAC East matchup

Courtesy of Dr.Earnest Brown, Albany State Athleticcs The Albany State Golden Rams will play the Clark-Atlanta University Panthers in a key SIAC Eastern Division showdown on Monday, January 30, in Atlanta, Georgia.  The women will play at 5:30 pm and the men will follow at approximately 7:30 pm. The Golden Rams men are (6-15) overall and (6-9) in the SIAC while the Panthers are (6-15) overall and (5-10) in the conference.  The Golden Rams and Panthers last played on January 23, 2023.  The Golden Rams won (59-58).    As a team, the Golden…

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