COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
Benedict College Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 77-66 victory over rival
Allen University on Saturday afternoon in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
The Lady Tigers used an 8-0 run to close out the first half to take a 42-28 lead at the half and then held off a fourth-quarter rally by the Lady Yellow Jackets.
Benedict improves to 14-7 overall and 14-7 in the SIAC. Allen falls to 13-8 overall and 12-7 in the SIAC.
Aaliyah Lawrence had a huge game for the Lady Tigers, scoring a career-high 23 points, while grabbing 14 rebounds, matching her season high, for her fourth double-double of the season.
Alaysia Nash added 15 points, while adding a team-leading four steals and three assists.
Gwendasia Page scored 14 points.
Benedict scored the final five points of the first quarter to take the lead, 20-17, and never trailed again. The Lady Yellow Jackets cut Benedict's lead to 34-28 with 2:35 remaining in the first half, but the Lady Tigers scored the final eight points of the half for a 42-28 halftime lead.
Benedict scored the first two points of the third quarter for a 16-point lead, but Allen trimmed the lead to seven points, 51-44, before Lawrence hit a 3-pointer to close out the third quarter and give the Lady Tigers a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
A 3-pointer got Allen within two points, 59-57, with 4:26 left in the game. Benedict scored the next six points, including a layup by
Raven Johnson, for a 65-57 lead with 2:32 left to play, and held on for the victory.
Benedict will play their final home game of the season on Monday, hosting Edward Waters at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Tigers will honor three seniors -
Jordan Tanksley,
Kayla Fisher and
Ghylissa Knowles.
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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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