TUSKEGEE, Ala. —
Taylor Christmas hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to help lift the
Benedict College Lady Tigers to a 52-51 victory over Tuskegee in a SIAC women's basketball game on Thursday night.
The Lady Tigers trailed by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter, but rallied with six straight points to cut the lead to 46-45 with 3:46 left in the game. Tuskegee had a 50-47 lead with 30 seconds left. A steal by
Ghylissa Knowles led to a layup by
Jaleya Ford to cut the lead to 50-49 with 20 seconds left. Tuskegee sank one of two free throws with 12 seconds left to make it 51-49.
Christmas then hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Benedict the victory.
The Lady Tigers improve to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the SIAC. Tuskegee falls to 3-7 overall and 0-4 in the SIAC.
Christmas led the Lady Tigers with 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Alaysia Nash added 12 points.
Benedict made 8-of-16 shots in the fourth quarter, and held Tuskegee to 2-of-10 shooting.
Benedict will return to action with a home non-conference contest against Augusta University on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities 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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