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Albany State baseball takes first two against Benedict

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams won their 5th road game of the season when they swept the Tigers in a double header on Saturday to begin a 3-game series against Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. With the sweep, the Golden Rams improved to (18-5) overall and (16-1) in the SIAC while the Tigers are now (8-11) overall and (4-10) in the conference.  In game 1, the Golden Rams defeated the Tigers (17-3).  In the top of the 2nd inning, Tucker Jordan hit a 2-run homerun to right field…

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Albany State Tennis sweeps Point University

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams tennis team defeated Point University (7-0) this afternoon at the ASU West Campus Tennis Complex.  The Golden Rams improved to (13-4) overall while the Skyhawks fell to (1-8) overall. In doubles play, Natalya Ogunwale and Asia Raulerson won their match (6-1).  Allyah Williams Sumana Panauganti defeated their opponents (7-5).  Bianca Leao and Carla Sorroche won their match by default. In singles, Natalya Ogunwale won her match (6-1 & 6-3).  Bianca Leao  won (6-1 & 6-1).  Carla Sorroche won her match (6-1 & 6-1).  Allyah Williams and Sumana Panauganti won their respective matches by default.

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Albany State Tennis takes on Point University

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The Albany State Golden Rams tennis team will host Point University at 1:00 pm at the ASU West Campus Tennis Complex on Friday, March 24. The Golden Rams are (12-4) overall and (9-2) in the SIAC.  The Skyhawks are (1-7) overall and (1-5) in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. The Golden Rams and Skyhawks last played on February 11, 2023.  On that day, the Golden Rams defeated the Skyhawks (7-0).

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Albany State Track performed well at Emory Spring Break Classic

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams track and field teams participate in the Emory Spring Break Classic on March 17-18, at Emory University.  The Golden Rams men finished in 5th place out of 16 teams with 65 points.  Kibren Moore finished 3rd in the M 100m with a time of 10.49.  Kibren also finished 5th in the M 200m with a time of 22.14. Jordan Smith finished 2nd in the M 400m with a time of 50.06.  Jordan finished 1st in the M 400h with a time of 55.43.  Jordan finished…

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Albany State Softball swept by Edward Waters

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams softball team was swept by the Edward Waters Tigers in a 3-game series held in Albany on March 19-20.  With the loss on Monday afternoon, the Golden Rams are now (16-10) overall and (9-4) in the SIAC.  The Tigers improved to (22-4) overall and (8-2) in the SIAC.  The game was scoreless until Tiana McFarland hit a single to right field to score Morgan Brown.  McFarland’s hit gave the Golden Rams a (1-0) lead entering the bottom of…

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Albany State track finishes first at Clark Atlanta University Panther Invite

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams track and field team participated in the CAU Panther Invite on Saturday, March 11, in Atlanta, Georgia.  The Golden Rams were outstanding as they finished with 187 points to lead the field at the Clark-Atlanta University Panther Invite. Albany State won the Men 4×100 Relay with a time of 41.34.  The team consisted of Jackson, Gilbert, Carter and Moore.  The Golden Rams also placed 4th with a time of 43.08.  That team consisted of Smith, Forsythe, Hutchinson and Williams.  Jayvon Hutchinson…

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Benedict Volleyball sweeps Kentucky State

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 3 Winner BEN 0 KySt Team 1 2 3 F BEN 25 25 25 (3) KySt 12 16 18 (0) FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Benedict College men’s volleyball team swept Kentucky State 3-0 in a SIAC men’s volleyball contest on Saturday. The Tigers hit .230 to sweep the match 25-12, 25-16, 25-18. The Tigers improve to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the SIAC. Ras Jesse Delancy led the Tigers with 16 kills and hit .387. Zion Beckford and Donovan Wilmott added seven kills each. Kendersley Marcellin had a double-double with 25 assists and 13 digs. The Tigers…

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Albany State Baseball extends win streak to 11

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COurtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State winning streak reaches 11 as the Golden Rams defeated the Savannah State Tigers (10-8) at the ASU West Campus Baseball Complex on Friday night.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (12-2) overall and (10-0) in the SIAC.  The Tigers fell to (8-4) overall and (6-3) in the SIAC.  Trailing (6-4) in the bottom of the 6th inning, the Golden Rams Lavoisier Fisher hit a grand slam to give Albany State an (8-6) lead.  The Golden Rams added another run in the bottom…

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SIAC Announces Men’s Volleyballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (March 9, 2023) – D’Aaron McCraney (Central State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Victor Scherer (Central State) earned Defensive Player of the Week. Justin Yates (Fort Valley State) was tabbed Setter of the Week, released by the league office on Thursday. OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Central State CSU sophomore D’Aaron McCraney recorded 20 kills last week with a .475 hitting percentage in three matches. He recorded six kills against Ball State and another six in a win over Fort Valley State. He led the team…

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Week 4 SIAC Volleyball Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC: ATLANTA, Ga. (March 2, 2023) – Cameron Lee (Central State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Victor Scherer (Central State)earned Defensive Player of the Week. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was tabbed Setter of the Week, released by the league office on Thursday. OFFENSIVE – Cameron Lee, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Central State Central State sophomore Cameron Lee led the CSU attack last week with 17 kills against Edward Waters with a .191 hitting percentage and 12 kills against Benedict with a .258 hitting percentage. DEFENSIVE – Victor Scherer, Sophomore, Libero, Central State…

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