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The Benedict College Tigers knew it would be hard to keep the explosive offense of Miles College contained. The Tigers were successful in the first half, holding the defending SIAC champions to 17 points before the Golden Bears erupted for 33 second-half points to take a 50-7 victory on Saturday. The loss drops the Tigers to 0-5 on the season [...]

Paine College first baseman William Van Winkle and pitcher Tyler Padgett have been named SIAC Baseball East Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Stillman College utility Casey Hall has been named SIAC Baseball West Division Player of the Week while teammate Josh Cagle has been named SIAC Baseball West Division Pitcher of the Week.   [...]

Morehouse College catcher/short stop Bryan Butcher has been named SIAC Baseball East Division Player of the Week while Benedict College pitcher Christopher Lail has been named SIAC Baseball East Division Pitcher of the Week. Stillman College outfielder Jarius Brown and pitcher Austin Leary have been named SIAC Baseball West Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. [...]

Albany State University catcher Chaconna Marks and pitcher Chelsea Hicks have been named SIAC Softball East Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Kentucky State University first baseman Shenaaz Burrell and pitcher Danielle Garay have been named SIAC Softball West Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Marks, a native of Covington, [...]

Benedict College first baseman David Weber and pitcher Luis Cotto have been named SIAC Baseball East Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Stillman College third baseman Paul Winterbottom and pitcher Josh Cagle have been named SIAC Baseball West Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Weber, a native of Lawndale, CA, [...]

Benedict College will play four home football games this season, including its second home Thursday night contest in two years when new rival, Bowie State University, comes to Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. This match up will also be televised nationally on Comcast Sports South (CSS). The 2012 football schedule also includes two Classics – the Palmetto Capital City Classic against [...]

Benedict College freshman Zibusiso Ndimande has been named SIAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week while Clark Atlanta University sophomore Brionne Bachus has been named SIAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week. Ndimande, a native of Mutare, Zimbabwe, had a strong week at the SIAC Tennis Round-Up, going 5-0 as the #1 seed in singles matches for Benedict. The 5-foot-7, [...]

Tuskegee officials released the school’s 2012 football schedule on Monday, which includes three home games at Abbott Stadium and its annual classic with Morehouse College. One thing it doesn’t include is a date or location for its regular-season finale with Alabama State. As the two sides continue to negotiate the renewal of the Turkey Day Classic, the future of the [...]

Latasha Colander Clark joins the Paine College Athletic staff as head coach for men’s & women’s track and field and women & men’s cross country, Director of Athletics Tim Duncan announced.  Clark, who earned an Olympic gold medal and was part of a world-record relay team, comes to Paine from Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, North Carolina, where she [...]

Benedict College first baseman David Weber and pitcher Lamar Lewis have been named SIAC Baseball East Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Kentucky State University third baseman Benjamin Tabb has been named SIAC Baseball West Division Player of the Week while Kentucky State University pitcher Arefes Everett has been named SIAC Baseball West Division Pitcher [...]

The 2011-2012 Daktronics Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-South Region Teams were recently announced with three players from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) receiving honors. Benedict College center Marcus Goode made the men’s second team while Albany State University guard April Thomas and Clark Atlanta University guard Conisha Hicks both made the women’s second team. Goode, the SIAC Player of [...]

The SIAC basketball tournament is more than just a week of basketball games. Its a homecoming and family reunion all in one. Friends and family all traveled to Atlanta to watch & support their schools. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is full of talent and competition. People from all over the South gathered inside of Forbes Arena. Day 1: February [...]

Benedict College first baseman David Weber and pitcher John Walton have been named SIAC Baseball East Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Weber, a native of Lawndale, CA, had a .667 batting percentage with a homerun, the first for Tigers this season, and a 1.670 slugging percentage in two games. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound junior scored [...]

Clark Atlanta University short stop Brittany Brackenridge has been named SIAC Softball East Division Player of the Week and Claflin University pitcher Elanna Worthy has been named SIAC Softball East Division Pitcher of the Week. Stillman College short stop Bailey Braughton and pitcher Ashley Savage have been named SIAC Softball West Division Player of the Week and Pitcher of the [...]

The 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament fields were announced earlier today with the Benedict Tigers and the Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats earning a bid from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Benedict (19-10) earned the #8 seed and will take on #1 seed Alabama-Huntsville (26-3), who will host NCAA Men’s South Regional. The Tigers, who [...]

The Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Lady Wildcats are the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Champions after defeating the Tigerettes of Tuskegee University, 61-52, in the championship game on Saturday, March 3rd at Forbes Arena. The Wildcats claimed their second consecutive title and their eleventh SIAC title in the school’s history. Trailing 30-25 at halftime, in the second [...]

The Benedict College Tigers used a 13-0 second-half run to pull away from LeMoyne-Owen College and capture the 2012 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship with a 58-42 victory over the Magicians on Saturday night at Morehouse College’s Forbes Arena. The victory ensures the Tigers make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven years. Benedict improved to 19-10 overall. [...]

Day 4 Recaps Game #1- Stillman College vs. Tuskegee University (Women) (SIACW09) #3 Tuskegee defeats #2 Stillman (72-65) ATLANTA–Day four of the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament was the semi-final round.  The first match-up of the day was a women’s contest between the second seed Lady Tigers of Stillman College and the third seed Tigerettes of Tuskegee [...]