COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
Lane College football team secured its first victory of the 2024 season on Saturday with a conference victory over the
Benedict College Tigers.
Senior receiver and return man
Anthony Evelyn exploded for 276 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns to lead the way for the Dragons.
The Atlantic Beach, Fla. native scored on an 82-yard punt return early in the second quarter with Lane trailing 7-6. The visitors would surrender two more touchdowns before Evelyn caught a pass from
Jerick Gaston from 25 yards out to close out the first half and bring the Dragons to within two points at halftime.
A pair of rushing touchdowns in the second half would cap off long drives for
Vyron Brown's squad.
Kylan Duhe scored on a 26-yard run to put Lane up 25-21 and
Ike Brown would ice the game with his second score of the day at the 3:38 mark in the fourth quarter.
Gaston was efficient all day for Lane, finishing 15-for-20 with 202 yards and one touchdown.
Brown led the way on the ground with 156 yards rushing and two touchdowns while Duhe added 93 yards and one score.
Tyshun Gaiter and
Devon Irving both recorded six tackles in the win.
Walter Tatum led the way with three pass breakups.
The Dragons will again be on the road next Saturday, Sept. 21, when they visit Miles College in Birmingham, Ala. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 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 seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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