FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The
Benedict College Lady Tigers outscored
Fort Valley State 21-3 in the third quarter and cruised to a dominating 87-41 victory over the Lady Wildcats in a SIAC women's basketball game on Monday night.
Benedict, now 6-5 overall and 6-5 in the SIAC, scored the first 14 points of the game and never trailed in the contest. The Lady Tigers held a 21-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and increased the lead to 16 points, 44-28, at the half.
The Lady Tigers held FVSU (1-11 overall, 1-9 SIAC) to 1-of-14 shooting (7 percent) in the third quarter, and scored the final 14 points of the quarter to build the lead to 34 points, 65-31, heading into the final period. Another 11-point run in the fourth quarter gave Benedict its largest lead, 81-35, and the Lady Tigers cruised to the victory.
Benedict had five players reach double figures, all coming off the bench.
Ghylissa Knowles scored a season-high 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers.
Asiah Harris scored 13 points, while
Andrea Duncan added a season-high 12 points.
Jaleya Ford scored a season-high 11 points, while
Miracle Millinghaus added 10 points.
The Lady Tigers forced a season-high 37 turnovers, and scored 40 points off Fort Valley State turnovers.
Benedict will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 14, with a home contest against Savannah State at 5:30 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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