COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
Benedict College Lady Tigers built a 21-point lead in the third quarter, and then had to hold off a fourth-quarter rally by
Savannah State to take a 76-71 victory in a SIAC women's basketball game on Wednesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
The Lady Tigers had a 49-28 lead with 7:33 remaining in the third quarter after a layup by
Raven Johnson, and maintained a 19-point lead, 68-49, heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, Savannah State outscored Benedict 22-8. Benedict had a 72-56 lead with 6:47 left in the game, but Savannah State went on a 15-2 run to cut the lead to 74-71 with nine seconds remaining. Benedict sealed the game with a pair of free throws by
Andrea Duncan with two seconds remaining.
Benedict improves to 7-5 overall and 7-5 in the SIAC. Savannah State drops to 6-7 overall and 5-7 in the SIAC.
Gwendasia Page scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Lady Tigers, while adding a team-high eight rebounds.
Alaysia Nash scored 17 points.
Benedict will play at Allen University on Saturday at 2 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 (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 www.thesiac.com.