No “sweets”, just sweat as White starts 3rd Benedict season
Entering his third season as the school’s head football coach, White is looking to continue to build up the program he’s been shaping towards success.
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Benedict Football opens 2017 with first practice
After going 5-6 in 2016, Mike White enters his third season with the Tigers, who had 10 players selected to the Preseason All-SIAC Conference teams.
Round Three of Palmetto Capital City Classic to Kick Off Between Benedict and Livingstone Colleges
By: Stephen Wise
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- For the third season in a row, Benedict and Livingstone will face off for their first game of the year. They will kick off September 2nd at 5 p.m. Two years ago, Livingstone handed Benedict a 49-6 victory. The next season, Benedict responded with a 5-3 victory in a defensive showdown. The game has massive implications for…
Benedict Holds Athletic Awards Banquet
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College athletic department honored its student-athletes at its annual athletic awards banquet on Tuesday night. Men’s basketball standout Brandon Morris and women’s basketball standout Destiny Betts received the John E. Brown Award, Benedict’s top student-athlete award. The award is named after the former legendary coach and athletic director, who spent 32 years serving Benedict…
Claflin Knocks Out Benedict From SIAC Baseball Tournament, 4-2
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Claflin) – The Benedict College baseball came to an end on Friday afternoon as the Claflin Panthers took a 4-2 victory in an elimination game at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Benedict concludes the season with a 25-16 record. Claflin jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and the Tigers never could come back from the deficit. The Panthers struck…
Lady Tigers Fall To West Florida in NCAA Tennis Tournament
BOCA RATON, Fla. (Benedict) – The seventh-ranked University of West Florida women’s tennis team defeated Benedict College 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Championship on Monday morning. West Florida, 24-6, advances to face Lynn in the Region Championship on Tuesday. Benedict ends its season at 19-6.West Florida swept the three doubles matches for a…
Benedict Faces Top-Ranked West Florida In NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s tennis team will take on the nation’s top-ranked team and three-time national champion West Florida in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. The Tigers, 17-8 overall, received the eighth seed in the South Region tournament, and will take on the region tournament host West Florida, 26-1, on Saturday in Pensacola, Fla. The winner…
Benedict Tennis wins third-straight SIAC Championship
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s tennis team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship for the third year in a row with a 5-2 victory over Morehouse College in the championship match on Wednesday at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. Benedict took a 2-1 lead after doubles action as Armando Flores and Juan Hernandez took an…
Defense Tops Offense In Benedict Spring Game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict SID)– The defense used a fumble recovery, a safety and an interception to help lead the Purple squad over the Gold offense 28-18 in the annual Benedict College Purple-Gold spring football scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. “I thought there was a lot of enthusiasm and we went after each other very hard,” Benedict…
Benedict Spring Game Set for Saturday
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers will hold their annual Purple-Gold spring football game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Admission is free. The spring game is the culmination of spring practice for the Tigers. Benedict has 61 players on the spring roster, and head coach Mike White says the Tigers have progressed over the…
