Tag: SIAC

Week 7 SIAC Volleyball Honours

Staff

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…

Read More

Four SIAC teams to play in D-II NCAA Tournament

Brandon King

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…

Read More

Albany State tennis sweeps Fort Valley State

Brandon King

The Albany State tennis team took care of business , 7-0, Saturday against the Wildcats of Fort Valley State. In singles competition Doylisha Copeland, Allyah Williams, Asia Raulerson, Sumana Panauganti, Carla Sorroche all claimed victory in their respective matches. In doubles play, Copeland and Williams won their match 6-0, while Bianca Leao and Sumana Panauganti were almost as dominant, winning their match 6-1. Raulerson and Sorroche were also victorious in their match, taking it 6-4. The Golden Rams move to 11-1 on the season and will travel to Hilton Head,…

Read More

Savannah State wins SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament

Brandon King

Courttesy of the Savannah State Athletics: Savannah State men’s basketball put together a clinic in the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship game, with an end-to-end 76-62 rout of Benedict College to claim the 2022 Championship Title. No one expected the string of wins Savannah State men’s basketball put together in the championship tournament. But on Saturday, they proved they were better than their regular season record. Better than the 0-3 start to the season. Better than their losing conference record. They were better than everyone thought and better…

Read More

Day 5 Recap: 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament

Staff

Courtesy of the SIAC Game 18 (Women)  Savannah State, 73 vs. Albany State, 59Box Score | Savannah State Post Game Interview | Albany State Post Game Interview To kickoff the Semifinals for the 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament, presented by TIAA,  the fans of Rock Hill, South Carolina were treated to a battle between a hot, underdog team and the heavily favored powerhouse team. From the outset, the Tigers of Savannah State took control and did not look back, the pace and aggressive defense by the Tigers proved to be too much as the Tigers of…

Read More

Benedict wins SIAC Tournament

Staff

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…

Read More

2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament Day 4 Recap

Staff

From the SIAC Game 14 (Women)  #2W (Lane), 57 vs. Albany State, 68Box Score | Lane Post Game Interview | Albany State Post Game Interview   To cap off day four of the SIAC Basketball Tournament, the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center was treated to an instant classic. After coming off a qualifying round victory the Lady Rams of Albany State hoped to keep their hot streak going against the favored Lady Dragons of Lane College. Coming into the game, Lane was feared throughout the SIAC for their revered play from its post players.…

Read More

Albany State advances to SIAC Semis

Brandon King

The Albany State women’s basketball team defeated tthe Dragons of Lane College 68-57 to advance to the semi-finals of the SIAC women’s basketball tournament From Albany State Athletics. Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams with 23 points in 24 minutes off the bench.  Starting point guard Kayla Milner contributed with 16 points, 2 assist and 2 steals. In the Semi-Finals, the Golden Rams will face a Savannah State Tigers team that beat them twice during the regular season.  On January 29, the Tigers defeated the Golden Rams 72-54.  On February 7, the Tigers beat…

Read More

Albany State softball winning streak ends

Brandon King

Game 1 Box Score Game 2 Box Score 10  UWG 2 ASUSB Team R H E UWG 10 9 3 ASUSB 2 2 4 All good things must come to an end, and such was the case with the Albany State softball team, who’s 14-game winning streak came to an end at the hand of the Wolves of the University of West Georgia. In game 1 if the doubleheader, West Georgia got it going quickly, plating three in the top of the first; Albany State responded in the bottom of…

Read More

Day 2 2022 SIAC Basketball Tournament Recap

Staff

Courtesy of the SIAC: Game 6 (Men)   #3W (LeMoyne-Owen) 80 vs. (Clark Atlanta) 73Box Score | Lemoyne-Owen Post Game Interview | Clark Atlanta Post Game Interview Lemoyne-Owen and Clark Atlanta clashed in Game 6 of the SIAC Championship Tournament. It was a close game all the way through, but Lemoyne-Owen’s 27 made free throws, to Clark Atlanta’s 3, proved to be the difference. Lemoyne-Owen forward, Jaquan Lawrence, finished the game with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. He also had an impressive five blocks. Lemoyne-Owen is set to play Benedict on…

Read More