PETERSBURG, Va. – The
Benedict College Lady Tigers won the Black College Invitational Championship on Saturday with a 66-62 victory over Bowie State.
The Lady Tigers (19-9 overall) outscored Bowie State 12-2 to end the second quarter and take a 40-31 lead at the half. Benedict increased its lead to as much as 15 points, 52-37, in the third quarter and took a 55-43 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie State (20-9 overall) rallied to cut the lead to 62-60 with 3:07 left in the game.
Gwendasia Page answered with a 3-pointer for the final field goal of the contest. Bowie State hit two free throws with 1:31 on the clock to make it 65-62.
Aaliyah Lawrence sealed the game with a free throw with 16 seconds remaining.
Raven Johnson scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds to lead the Lady Tigers.
Andrea Duncan added 13 points.
The BCIC championship wrapped up a successful season for the Lady Tigers, who won five of their final six games, and had a seven-game winning streak during the season. The 19 wins are the most since going 23-8 during the 2021-22 season.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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