Wildcats Continues Run in SIAC Tourney, Faces No. 12 Tigers in Quarterfinals

3/1/2022 4:27:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

ROCK HILL, SC – The Wildcats snapped a run of tough endings in the league postseason Monday. Fort Valley State now looks for more in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament with the stiffest of challenges in No. 12 nationally and East Division champion Savannah State up next.

The Wildcats and Tigers will tip off the third day of the SIAC Tournament in the Rock Sports & Event Center on Wednesday. The game time is set for 12 noon and can been seen on ESPN+.

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FVSU comes off its Monday victory over LeMoyne-Owen, 48-45. The Wildcats executed to perfection in the final game-deciding possessions and snatched the win because of it. Trailing by three points after three quarters, FVSU reversed the score in its favor in the opening minute-and-a-half of the final period and a Torri Myers inside layup with 24 seconds pushed it on top for good.

FVSU vs. No. 12 Savannah State -- 2021-22 Regular Season
Jan. 15 at Fort Valley -- SSU 88, FVSU 50
Feb. 24 at Savannah -- SSU 95, FVSU 74

After falling it its first game the last three trips to the SIAC Tournament, FVSU found the success again this week. The program's last victory came five years to the day from yesterday in a 67-61 win over Tuskegee University on Feb. 28, 2017.

In that tournament, the Wildcats went on two days later to pull out an 81-65 win over Miles College (March 2, 2017), before they fell in the Semifinals to Benedict (86-66).

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