MOBILE, Ala. — The
Benedict College Lady Tigers held
Spring Hill to 30 percent shooting and held off a fourth-quarter charge to defeat the Badgers 69-59 in a SIAC women's basketball game on Thursday night.
Benedict had as mush as a 23-point lead in the third quarter, and had a 19-point lead, 58-39, with 8:08 left to play. Spring Hill cut the lead to eight, 64-56, with 1:22 remaining, but the Lady Tigers hit five free-throws in the final minute to seal the contest.
Benedict improves to 15-8 overall and 15-8 in the SIAC. Spring Hill falls to 8-18 overall and 6-17 in the SIAC.
Andrea Duncan led Benedict with 14 points, while
Ghylissa Knowles added 11 points.
Benedict held Spring Hill to 30 percent shooting (18-of-60), including 4-of-31 (12.9 percent) from 3-point range.
The Lady Tigers will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at Albany State for a 1 p.m. contest.
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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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