FAIRFIELD, Ala. —
Miles had seven players score in double figures and three finish with double-doubles in a 96-62 win over
Albany State Tuesday night at Knox-Windham Gymnasium. The win was the sixth straight for the 21st-ranked Lady Bears (14-2, 12-1 SIAC West), who set a season-high point total in the victory while stopping the Lady Rams' win streak at seven games.
Miles blew the doors open in the first quarter. Trailing 7-2, the Lady Bears scored 17 consecutive points to take the lead for good.
Jalyn Shelby (14 points on 6-of-11 shooting) scored seven points during the run,
Jaylen Pleasant scored at the 4:30 mark to give Miles its first lead (8-7) and
Jamaica Young scored four points during the stretch - the last two coming on free throws to give the Lady Bears a 19-7 advantage with 2:38 left in the quarter.
Albany State (9-4, 8-4 SIAC East) trailed by 12 at the end of the first quarter and was able to cut the deficit to seven points early in the second, but Miles used a 20-7 run at the end of the period to take a 50-30 lead at the break. The Lady Rams trailed by double digits the rest of the way, never getting closer than 12 points. An offensive rebound and putback by Young (12 points, 11 rebounds) pushed the lead to 69-48 with 2:48 left in the third and the lead never fell below 20 points.
A 10-2 run in the fourth quarter put the game even further out of reach. A 3-pointer and layup on back-to-back possessions by
Laila Minter (12 points) pushed the lead to 87-57 with 3:25 remaining. The lead got as high as 35 points on a 3-ball by
Madison Lee (five points, seven rebounds) later in the final period.
Makayla Rieves (14 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks) and
Nayla Wesley (11 points, 10 rebounds) had double-doubles while
Samarian Franklin (10 points, nine assists) and
Mya Millner (11 points, eight rebounds) nearly joined that list for Miles, which hosts Tuskegee on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 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 (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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