COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
Benedict College Lady Tigers scored 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull away from
Central State and take a 66-48 SIAC women's basketball victory on Thursday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
The Lady Tigers had a 19-point lead in the third quarter, but Central State rallied to cut the lead to 47-40 with 7:34 left in the fourth quarter. Benedict hit a free throw, then got three consecutive 3-pointers, with
Aaliyah Lawrence,
Andrea Duncan and
Miracle Millinghaus all connecting from long range. Two more free throws wrapped up the 12-0 run and gave Benedict a 59-40 lead with 3:45 left to play. A layup by Duncan gave Benedict its largest lead of the game, 63-42, with 2:46 on the clock.
Lawrence and
Alaysia Nash led the Lady Tigers with 15 points each, while Duncan scored 13 points. Freshman
Christyonna Jackson grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds. Benedict out-scored Central State 23-1 on second-chance points.
Benedict held Central State to just four points in the second quarter, to go from a 16-14 deficit to take a 32-19 lead at the half.
Benedict improves to 8-7 overall and 8-7 in the SIAC. Central State falls to 4-15 overall and 3-13 in the SIAC.
Benedict is back in action with a Friday matinee contest against Kentucky State at noon.
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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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