TUSKEGEE, Ala. —
Tuskegee University put on a clinic defensively in the second half Saturday afternoon, holding
Miles to two fields goals and eight points over the third and fourth quarters to emerge with a key 53-46 victory in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game inside the Daniel "Chappie" James Center.
The Golden Bears led 22-12 after the first quarter and 38-27 at halftime before the Golden Tigers put the clamps on in the second half.
Miles was 1-of-9 in the third quarter and managed five points and was 1-of-10 in the fourth quarter and scored just eight points.
Overall, Tuskegeee limited Miles to 2-of-19 shooting in the second half and outscored the Golden Bears 26-8 over the final 20 minutes to sweep the season series.
The Golden Tigers improved to 13-8 overall and extended their winning streak to eight straight games. Tuskegee is now 10-4 in league play.
The Golden Bears fell to 13-6 and 10-4.
Brittney Bolin led Tuskegee with 12 points. She also had four rebounds, three steals and two assists.
La'Dajah Huguley finished with 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Jasmine Manuel scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds, while
Hilani Cantone finished with nine points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal.
The Golden Tigers shot 31.7 percent (19-of-60) from the field, including 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from 3-point range, and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the free throw line.
Tederia Ashley led Miles with 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Nobody else had more than eight points.
The Golden Bears shot 32.1 percent (17-of-53) from the field, including 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from beyond the arc, and 60 percent (9-of-15) from the charity stripe.
Tuskegee is back in action Monday at home against Lane.
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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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