COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) — Three Benedict College baseball players have agreed to play for the Cortland Crush for the summer of 2017. The Cortland Crush, located in Cortland, N.Y., are an NCAA sanctioned member of the MLB endorsed NY Collegiate Baseball League, a summer wood bat league for current college players. Joining the Crush for 2017 are Murrell Martin, Armando…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (Benedict) – The Benedict College Tigers held Tuskegee to just five points over the final seven minutes and rallied to take a 63-56 victory in a SIAC men’s basketball contest on Wednesday night. Brandon Morris led the Tigers, now 6-6 overall and 3-1 in the SIAC, with 17 points, 13 coming in the second half. Christopher Spencer added…
ATLANTA – Destiny Betts (Benedict) was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week and Jalynn Estrada (Tuskegee) was selected as the Newcomer of the Week, announced on Dec. 20 by the league office. Betts was phenomenal last week for Benedict (6-7 overall, 2-1 SIAC) where she averaged 21 points and 20.5 rebounds in a pair…
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Saint Leo outscored Benedict 16-8 in the fourth quarter to rally and tie the game, then went on to take a 93-84 victory over the Lady Tigers in the Courtyard Holiday Classic, hosted by Lynn University on Saturday. The loss spoiled a record-setting performance by Benedict senior Destiny Betts, who scored a career-high 30 points and…
NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – The Newberry men’s basketball team has rescheduled their upcoming nonconference game vs. Benedict on Monday, December 12th. The game will be moved to Monday, Jan. 16th. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. from Eleazer Arena. The teams agreed to postpone the contest out of respect for Benedict junior guard Rashee Hodges, who passed away early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – Just five days after losing to Central State in Ohio, the Benedict College Tigers picked up their first win of the season with a 69-56 victory over the Marauders on Thursday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Brandon Morris had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Tigers, now 1-3 on the season…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers shot just 32 percent from the floor and dropped their season opener to Johnson C. Smith University, 64-45, on Tuesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. The Tigers made just two of 17 3-point attempts. Christopher Spencer led the Tigers with 13 points. Keon Scott added 11 points. The Golden Bulls…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College men’s basketball team opens the 2016-17 season with nearly a complete overhaul.The Tigers finished atop the SIAC East Division a year ago, but were knocked out of the SIAC Tournament by LeMoyne-Owen in their first game of the tournament and finished 16-12 overall. Other schools might look at that as a successful season, but…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s basketball team is ranked sixth in this week’s South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Tigers open the season on Tuesday against Johnson C. Smith University at 7:30 p.m. Benedict received 22 total points. Also representing the SIAC is Morehouse in eighth. The poll is voted on by a committee of Sports Information…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College women’s basketball team dropped to 10th in this week’s South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Lady Tigers opened the season on Saturday with a 97-52 loss to 14th-ranked Virginia Union University. Benedict received 14 total points, falling from fourth in last week’s poll. SIAC representative Kentucky State moved from a tie for eighth…
