COLUMBIA, S.C. – A pair of football standouts, a baseball standout, a track and field star and a cross country and track and field coach, an athletic trainer and two of Benedict’s biggest fans and benefactors were inducted into the Benedict College Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday night at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. The honorees were: Erica Hepburn-Wade,…
ATLANTA – Clark Atlanta University quarterback Johnathon McCrary threw for 302 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Panthers over the Benedict College Tigers 27-14 on Saturday in Panther Stadium, winning their Homecoming game. Benedict had a pair of turnovers and failed to convert on two fourth-down attempts and fell to 3-4 overall and…
ATLANTA (Benedict) – For the last few weeks, the Benedict College Tigers have been up against some powerful running teams. This week, the Tiger defense will be put to the test against the top passing offense in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference when they travel to take on the Clark Atlanta Panthers. “They’re a very good offensive team, a very…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Benedict) – Rachel Brownlee of Tuskegee was voted the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Preseason Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and Destiny Betts of Benedict was selected as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, announced on Thursday during Media Day at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Ala. The preseason honors and predicted order of finish…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College men’s basketball team has been picked to win the 2016-17 SIAC East Division, in a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Tigers, who went 16-12 overall and 11-7 in the SIAC last season, return just two players from that squad. Christopher Spencer, who averaged 7.1 points per game last…
HARTLY, Del. – Despite losing to Division I Gardner-Webb last week, the Benedict College Tigers football team moved up one spot in this week’s Division II/NAIA football poll by the Heritage Sports Radio Network. The Tigers received 19 points in this week’s poll to move into ninth place. Benedict is one of five SIAC teams in this week’s poll. Tuskegee…
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (Benedict) – The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs rushed for 240 yards and cruised to a 45-0 victory over the Benedict College Tigers on Saturday night in Spangler Stadium. The Tigers, who fall to 3-2 overall on the season, entered the game allowing just 64 yards per game on the ground against Division II opponents, but were outmatched against…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The turnaround for the Benedict College Tigers this season can be attributed to a dramatic improvement on the defensive side of the ball. A year ago, the Tigers gave up an average of 400 yards of offense to opposing teams, and more than 214 yards rushing per game. Both those numbers ranked near the bottom of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College football team cracked the Top 10 of this week’s Heritage Sports Radio Network Division II/NAIA HBCU poll. The Tigers, 3-1, are ranked 10th in this week’s poll, receiving 25 points. Benedict is one of five teams from the SIAC in the poll. Tuskegee is the No. 1 team, while Miles is No. 4. Lane…
Benedict improved to 3-1 this season after a 28-14 win over Fort Valley State Saturday evening. Click the video to see the highlights. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: benedict
