COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to eight games and solidified their hold on the top spot in the SIAC East Division with a 53-48 victory over rival Claflin University on Tuesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Destiny Betts, the two-time SIAC Player of the Week, continued her strong play with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers didn’t score for the final three and a half minutes of the game and the Claflin Panthers rallied to take a 56-51 victory over Benedict on Tuesday night in front of a packed crowd in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. A free throw by Brandon Morris with 3:41 remaining gave Benedict a…
Orangeburg, S.C. (Claflin) —The Claflin University men’s basketball team will travel to Columbia, S.C. to face interstate rivals Benedict College in a pivotal Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) game, Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the HRC Arena on the Benedict College campus. Tip-off is immediately following the women’s game at approximately 7:30 p.m. Live stats and live stream will be available at…
ATLANTA (Benedict) – For the second consecutive week, Benedict swept the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Women’s Basketball Weekly honors with Destiny Betts being named Player of the Week along with teammate Shanaissa White who earned the Newcomer of the Week honor, announced on Tuesday by the conference office. Betts earned the honor for the second straight week and helped…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College baseball team is ranked fourth in the preseason poll published by Black College Nines, while outfielder David White Jr. was named to the 2017 Black College Nines’ Elite Pre-Season baseball team. The Tigers received 112 points and two first-place votes in the poll, and were the highest-ranked team from the SIAC. Edward Waters was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College women’s basketball team is ranked 10th in this week’s edition of the DII SIDA South Region poll. The Lady Tigers won both games last week, improving to 13-7 overall and stretching their winning streak to seven games. Benedict takes on rival Claflin on Tuesday night. Claflin received votes in this week’s poll. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – Benedict College senior running back George Myers Jr. and junior defensive tackle Charles Williams have been named to the 2016 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region Two football team. Both Myers and Williams were named to the All-Region third team, and were among the 23 total representatives from the SIAC named to the All-Region squad….
ATLANTA (Benedict SID) – Benedict College swept the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Women’s Basketball Weekly honors released on Tuesday by the league office. Destiny Betts was named Player of the Week along with teammate Simone Roberts who was selected as the Newcomer of the Week. Betts recorded 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in a 74-53 win over…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Benedict) – Lennox Williams won the men’s indoor 400-meter dash at the Wake Forest Invitational at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday. Williams broke the school record which was recently set by teammate Antonio Locklin Jr. in December. His time of 48.49 is also a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track & Field…
NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Quaman Burton’s layup with 1:22 left gave the Newberry men’s basketball team a lead it would not relinquish as the Wolves defeated Benedict 87-84 in a non-conference thriller Monday evening at Eleazer Arena. Newberry has now won seven in a row and 11 of its last 14 contests. D.J. Copeland led the way with 20 points and Gerald Evans scored 14. Mason…
