FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – With the college basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW has released its annual Division II All-America teams, and Benedict College’s Quayshun Hawkins and Brandon Morris have been named to the All-America First Team. Hawkins led the Tigers in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game, ranking fifth in the SIAC. Morris, named the SIAC Player of the Year, averaged…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict SID) – West Florida hit their first seven shots, while Benedict got off to a sluggish shooting start, and the Lady Tigers were never able to catch up as the Argonauts took a 74-51 victory in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Region women’s basketball tournament on Saturday on the campus of Eckerd College….
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict SID) – The Benedict College Lady Tigers advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Division II women’s basketball South Region tournament with a 71-60 victory over Valdosta State on Friday afternoon on the campus of Eckerd University. MiKeisha Moore scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, while Destiny Betts added 19 points to lead Benedict. Benedict,…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict Athletics) – Two of the hottest teams in NCAA Division II women’s basketball will face off in the first round of the South Region tournament on the campus of Eckerd University at noon on Friday. Benedict, 21-7, is riding a 15-game winning streak. The last loss for the Lady Tigers came nearly three months ago, on…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Benedict College women’s basketball team, champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, earned the third seed in the NCAA Division II women’s South Region Tournament and will take on Valdosta State. The Lady Tigers, 21-7, are making their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. They will take on Valdosta State, tournament champions of the Gulf South…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Fort Valley State Wildcats used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to pull away and defeat the Benedict College Tigers 69-54 in the semifinals of the 2017 SIAC Tournament on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. Benedict ends the season at 17-12. Fort Valley State (12-17), the fifth seed from the East Division,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team advanced to the SIAC Championship for the fifth consecutive year with an 86-64 victory over Fort Valley State University on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Wildcats 24-12 in the second quarter to pull away from a close first quarter and took a 40-29…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 SIAC Basketball Tournament with a 75-70 victory over the LeMoyne-Owen Magicians on Thursday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. The Tigers, now 17-11, advance to face Fort Valley State at4:15 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Fort Valley, the fifth seed from the East, advanced…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers survived some ice-cold shooting in the second half and escaped with a 66-61 overtime victory over Albany State University in the quarterfinals of the 2017 SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Benedict, now 19-7, advances to a semifinal matchup against the winner between Fort Valley State and Miles, who will play Thursday afternoon. Friday’s…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Benedict) – When the Benedict Tigers beat Central State in Columbia in December, the Tigers held the Marauders to a season-low 30.8 percent shooting. The Tigers used that same defensive effort on Tuesday in the 2017 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament to take a 68-60 victory and advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Benedict, now 16-11 overall, held the…
