FVSU Aims to Continue Campaign, Battles LeMoyne-Owen in SIAC Tourney

3/2/2020 11:33:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Wildcats' next step awaits them on Tuesday afternoon. Fort Valley State aims to continue its campaign with its first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament win in three years when it battles LeMoyne-Owen College in the First Round.

Game Information:
Tournament Central
Tip-off – 4:45 p.m.
Location – Rock Hill Sports & Events Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
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FVSU (13-13/9-8 SIAC East) looks for its most wins in six years with a successful Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats have not reached 15 wins in a year since the 2012-13 season. If it is to reach 14 victories, FVSU will have to continue its strong late-season play as it finished 5-3 in the month of February. The Wildcats, though, dropped a tough 59-58 tight contest to Clark Atlanta on Feb. 25 in the season finale.

LeMoyne-Owen (11-14/7-10 SIAC West) placed sixth in the West Division and fell short in its last three regular season contests, including a 64-49 final versus Miles College on Feb. 25.

In the regular season meeting on Dec. 19 in Fort Valley, the Magicians pulled out a 72-68 decision over the Wildcats. Trailing by nine points to open the fourth quarter, LeMoyne-Owen edged ahead, 57-56, in the first 4:22, but FVSU held a 64-63 advantage with just over a minute. Two Magician free throws at 1:03, an ensuing steal and layup gave lead for good.

FVSU leads 12-6 in the series with LeMoyne-Owen. The Magicians, though, have won the last three meetings and six of the last seven. The Wildcats last won on Dec. 3, 2016 by a 77-54 final in Fort Valley after they won the first 11 matchups.

FVSU's last SIAC Tournament win came by an 81-65 final over Miles College in the SIAC Quarterfinals on March 2, 2017.

At the SIAC Tournament:
2019-20
FVSU fell to Spring Hill College in the 1^st Round (67-62)
LOC lost to Central State in the Quarterfinals (75-63)
Since 1990-91
FVSU has 8 Tournament titles (1995, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 09, 11, 12) & 4 Runnerup Finishes (1999, 2005, 06, 07)
LOC has not won a title nor were runnersup over that timeframe

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