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Petty, Merriweather lead the way for unbeaten Tigers

ASN — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:40:26 +0000

Stillman Athletics
Chris Megginson

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – Trey Petty and Devin Merriweather combined for more than two-thirds of Stillman College’s points Saturday evening to lead the Tigers to their sixth-straight win, 90-74, at Blue Mountain College.

The Petty-Merriweather-Petty Show produced the first 11 points of the game, as Merrweather dished four of his 10 assists to Petty. Six of Merriweather’s assists led to Petty baskets, including five of Petty’s seven 3-pointers.

Petty, who was named the NAIA Player of the Week on Jan. 12, led all players with 35 points and nine rebounds. Merriweather scored a career-high 29 points to go with his 10 assists for a double-double. Petty averaged 22.7 points through three games this week, and Merriweather averaged 20.3 points and seven assists during the week.

Blue Mountain’s only lead of the day came on a pair of Aleksa Vujadinovic free throws on the Toppers’ second possession. The Toppers kept it a two-possession game for the first 16 minutes of play until Stillman put together a 7-0 run to take an 11-point lead, 48-37, on a pair of Petty free throws. Stillman led 52-40 at the half.

Stillman’s largest lead was 21 points, 79-58, following a Roger Davis basket with 9:57 left in the second half.

Merriweather shot 60% from the floor (9-of-15), including 1-of-2 from 3-point range, and made all 10 free throw attempts. Petty ‘s 35 points came on 10-of-12 free throws and 56.3% shooting from the floor, including 63.6% (7-of-11) from 3-point.

Ladarius Carter added 10 points, followed by seven from Derrick Finklea.

Stillman out-rebounded Blue Mountain, 45-28, with nine Tiger players grabbing rebounds.

Brandon Williams added to the high-scoring night, leading Blue Mountain with 26 points. Vujadinovic finished with 13 points.

Stillman (6-0, 5-0 SSAC West) will return to continue its road swing in the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division with a trip to New Orleans next weekend, Jan. 22-23. The Tigers will play at No. 5 Loyola University for a battle for the SSAC West lead. Tip times are 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday.

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Stillman wins at Blue Mountain, moves to 6-0

ASN — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 03:24:46 +0000

Stillman Athletics
Chris Megginson

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – Stillman College shot a season-best 53.4% from the floor to out pace Blue Mountain College, 99-74, on the road Friday, Jan. 15. The win moves Stillman to 5-0 on the year, 4-0 in Southern States Athletic Conference West Division play. It’s the third-straight year Stillman has opened conference play 4-0.

The Tigers hit 39-of-73 field goals, including 44.4% from 3-point range (12-of-27). Eleven players found the basket, led by Devin Merriweather’s 19 points and six assists. E.J. Galloway and Tomias Brand each scored their season-high with 13 points apiece. Trey Petty hit three 3s as part of a 15-point night.

Blue Mountain took an early 10-5 lead before Galloway scored five-straight to tie the game. Four minutes later, Ladarius Carter broke a 21-21 tie with a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 run by the Tigers. Stillman grew its lead to 25 points late in the half before entering halftime up 51-28.

Stillman’s largest lead of the night was 30 points, 93-63, following a David Reynolds basket with 4:15 to play, and again with 1:18 to play, 99-69.

Galloway recorded his first Stillman double-double with 12 rebounds to go with his 13 points. Derrick Finklea finished with nine points, Virgil Fields had eight and Carter scored seven.

Blue Mountain’s Brandon Williams led all players with 21 points, while Aleksa Vujadinovic was the only other Topper to score double-digits with 10 points. Luka Tejic had 11 rebounds and eight points.

Stillman (5-0, 4-0 SSAC West) will return to action against Blue Mountain again on Saturday at 5 p.m. for a Southern States Athletic Conference West Division game.

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Stillman tops BMC for first win in 2021

ASN — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 03:09:42 +0000

Stillman Athletics
Chris Megginson

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – A trio of double-digit scorers led Stillman College to its first win of the season Friday night, 48-45, at Blue Mountain College.

De’Asia Marsh scored 15 to lead Stillman, while Brittany Washington hit four 3-pointers to score a dozen points. Zikira Williams added 10 points and six rebounds.

Zaria Jenkins scored on the Tigers’ first possession of the game, but Blue Mountain answered with a 10-2 run to build an early lead off a pair of Kandice Ricks 3-pointers. The Toppers lead grew to as many as eight points, 15-7, in the first quarter before Stillman took over.

Wimbish-Gay scored to close the first quarter and make it a six-point game, 15-9. The basket sparked a 17-0 run by Stillman, as the Tigers shut out Blue Mountain in the second quarter. Stillman led 24-15 at halftime.

Ricks and Mackenzie Lane pulled the margin within four points, 26-22, early in the second half, but another Washington 3-pointer helped keep some distance. Wimbish-Gay later hit a 3 late in the third quarter to keep it a six-point game, 34-28, with 10 minutes to play in the game.

Marsh scored five-straight to open the fourth quarter, building Stillman’s lead to 11 points, 39-28. Jade Wells responded with six points for BMC. Williams proved to be the Tigers’ go-to player late in the game, scoring three baskets in the final four minutes to keep Stillman in front, 45-40, with a minute left. Marsh hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left, Williams added one with seven seconds left to secure the win. Jada Taylor hit a 3 at the end of the game to bring Blue Mountain within three points.

Both teams shot between 33% and 35% from the floor and were balanced on the boards with BMC grabbing 36 rebounds to Stillman’s 35.

Ricks led Blue Mountain with 11 points on three 3-pointers. Lane added eight points and seven rebounds.

Stillman (1-4, 1-3 SSAC West) will return to action against Blue Mountain again on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a Southern States Athletic Conference West Division game.

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Stillman defeats Mobile, improves to 4-0

ASN — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:05:23 +0000

Stillman Athletics
Chris Megginson

MOBILE – Four Tiger players scored in double figures for the third-straight game to pace Stillman College to a 71-55 win at the University of Mobile on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The win moves Stillman to 4-0 on the season and 3-0 in the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division.

Ladarius Carter hit a 3-pointer off a Virgil Fields assist in the opening three minutes of play and Stillman never relinquished its lead. The Tigers led by as many as 13 points twice in the first half before carrying a 36-29 lead into halftime.

Mobile opened the second half on a 6-2 run to make it a three-point game, 38-35, on a Maurice Anderson 3-pointer, but Stillman answered with six-straight points. That was the only time the game was within a basket. Stillman’s largest lead of the game, 71-50, came with 1:32 to play on a Devin Merriweather basket.

Petty, who was named the NAIA Player of the Week earlier in the day, posted a double-double 18 points, 10 rebounds in the win. Carter followed with 16 points. Merriweather added 13 points and five assists, while Derrick Finklea contributed 12 points off the bench. Eight Stillman players scored in the game, as the Tigers shot 44.4% on 28-of-63 from the floor.

Stillman out-rebounded the Rams, 34-26.

R.J. Kelly led Mobile with 20 points and eight rebounds. Trenton Short was second in scoring for Mobile with nine points, followed by seven points and six boards by Tadeas Manas.

Stillman (4-0, 3-0 SSAC West) will travel to Blue Mountain College for a two-game set Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15-16. No fans will be admitted at Blue Mountain College.

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Faulkner beats Blue Mountain to open SSAC schedule

ASN — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:27:29 +0000

BMC Athletics
Brett Fowler, Sports Information Director

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – (Box Score) The Faulkner Lady Eagles swept into Blue Mountain Tuesday night and grabbed an 85-61 win to open the SSAC schedule.

The Eagle offense wasn’t shy about jacking up the three-ball, hitting 10 of 30 on the night.

The Faulkner bench had a say in the outcome, as Reed Sutton’s Lady Eagles poured in 30 from the sideline.

Channing Gafford led Faulkner in the conference win with 19 points, while teammates Micala Fisanick had 12 and Olivia Colson had 10.

Blue Mountain’s Mallory Russell (JR/Ingomar, Miss.) led her team with 15 points, while Olivia Chadwell (JR/Loretto, Tenn.) chipped in 13 and Mackenzie Lane (JR/Pontotoc, Miss.) had 10.

Faulkner came out hot in the first half, scoring 27 in both frames and leading 54-35.

Blue Mountain went on to shoot 37 percent from the field on the night, while Faulkner shot 43 percent.

The win puts Faulkner at 3-5, 1-0 SSAC and Blue Mountain at 3-5, 0-1 SSAC.

The Lady Toppers get back to SSAC work Friday as they host Stillman College at 5 p.m.

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Talladega approved for SSAC membership in 2021-2022

ASN — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 05:22:08 +0000

SSAC Communications

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference Board of Presidents unanimously approved the addition of Talladega College effective July 1, 2021, with competition to begin during the 2021-22 academic year.

Talladega’s men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball teams have all had recent success at the national level, with men’s basketball earning national tournament bids six of the last seven years, women’s basketball earning five bids in the last seven years, baseball reaching three-straight NAIA Opening Rounds and softball earning an opening round bid in 2018.

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SSAC Baseball Championship headed to Mobile

ASN — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:53:30 +0000

SSAC Communications
Matthew Hicks, Assistant Commissioner

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced that it has partnered with the Mobile Sports Authority (MSA) and Mobile Sports and Entertainment Group (MSEG) to bring the SSAC Baseball Championship to Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The four-year agreement runs through the 2023-24 academic year.

“We are excited to partner with the Mobile Sports Authority and Mobile Sports and Entertainment Group to bring our Baseball Championship to Mobile,” said SSAC Commissioner Mike Hall. “Hank Aaron Stadium will provide a first-class venue for our fans and student-athletes and the city of Mobile has a long-tenured history hosting successful events.”

“As we slowly work through returning to some manner of normalcy in our lives, we believe that going forward sporting events will lead the way in helping to return the overall tourism industry to a healthy level,” said Danny Corte, Executive Director – Mobile Sports Authority.

“With that stated, the Mobile Sports Authority has continued to engage sports events owners on the advantages of coming to play in Mobile. So in conjunction with our premium event partner, the Mobile Sports & Entertainment Group, the Mobile Sports Authority is very excited and proud to have recently been awarded the SSAC Baseball Tournament for 2021 and beyond. We want to thank Commissioner Mike Hall and the SSAC member schools for the confidence they’ve shown in our team and we look forward to seeing the teams, alumni, fans, and friends at the Hank in the future.”

“We are excited to once again partner with the Mobile Sports Authority to bring the Southern States Athletic Conference to Mobile,” said Kevin Grimes, Vice President of Baseball Operations – Mobile Sports & Entertainment Group. “The SSAC Baseball Championship is exactly the type of event that we had in mind when we started this company and we look forward to hosting such a great baseball conference at historic Hank Aaron Stadium.”

Noteworthy

Hank Aaron Stadium is a 6,000-seat stadium that opened April 17, 1997.
From 1997-2019, it hosted the Mobile BayBears, a AA team in the Southern League.
Dimensions are 310 feet to right field, 325 feet to left field and 400 feet to center field.
The stadium features luxury suites at field level and a commemorative plaque outside to honor each Mobilian enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

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