Two players from unbeaten Savannah State women's basketball team earn conference honors
The Savannah State women’s basketball program swept the Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference Player of the Week awards this week.
Bria Gibbs was selected the SIAC Player of the Week while Ta’Quasia Lampkin was named the SIAC Newcomer of the Week.
Gibbs and Lampkin led the Tigers in two big road wins last week to earn the awards. Gibbs recorded her fifth double-double of the season against Spring Hill with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
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Lampkin led SSU in a win over Fort Valley State with her first double-double of the season, scoring a season-high 22 points with 16 rebounds. She also led in steals with seven.
Savannah State improved to 14-0 on Monday with a 92-57 rout of Clark Atlanta to lead the SIAC East Division at 8-0. On Tuesday, the Tigers moved into the No. 22 spot of the WBCA Coaches Poll.
The Tigers will get tested Saturday against SIAC reigning champion Benedict College (12-5, 7-1 SIAC). The game time is 1 p.m. in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Tigers set a new school record with their 12-0 start this season, bettering the 11-0 mark set in 1992-93 under coach Phillip Wallace, who now coaches the Miles women's basketball team
SSU leads the SIAC in several statistical categories: Assists; assists per game; field-goal percentage, field-goal percentage defense; assists per game; scoring margin; scoring offense; and 3-point field-goal percentage
The Tigers have won nine of their 14 games by 10 or more points.
Tickets on sale for Club Car Championship
Tickets are on sale for the 2022 Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, tournament officials announced Tuesday.
Tickets for the Korn Ferrry Tour fifth event in Savannah are available at clubcarchampionshipattlc.com/tickets.
Several ticket options are available, including daily and weekly general admission tickets, as well as the tournament’s hospitality offerings at The Landings Company Eagle’s Nest, Schooner Cove Suites presented by Publix, and the 518 Pass. Tickets start at $10, and chldren age 18 and under receive free general admission with a ticketed adult. Children 10 and under receive complimentary access to hospitality venues when accompanied by a properly credentialed adult.
The golf tournament is the week of March 28–April 3 at the Deer Creek course at The Landings Club.
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In other news, registration is now open for the tournament’s Outrun Hunger Fore Kids Cafe 5K made possible by Nancy and Ken Larson at https://www.clubcarchampionshipattlc.com/tournament-info/schedule-of-events/5k-kickoff/.
The special charity road race event is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26, and kick off tournament week. Participants will follow a scenic 5K route through the tournament’s championship Deer Creek course. A post-race party includes complimentary food and beverages and dog-friendly activities.
Race fees are $30 per person and participants receive an official race shirt, finisher’s medal, race bib, and one complimentary daily general admission ticket to the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club. The race is limited to the first 300 runners and walkers. Strollers and leashed dogs are permitted.
All net proceeds for the Outrun Hunger Fore Kids Cafe 5K made possible by Nancy and Ken Larson benefit the Kids Cafe at American’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. The race has raised more than $20,000 for charity since it began in 2020.
For more information about the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, including tickets, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, go to the tournament’s website at clubcarchampionshipattlc.com.
Follow the tournament on social meda including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @clubcarchamp.
SSU's Grunshie picked for HBCU Legacy Bowl
Savannah State safety Marvin Grunshie has been selected for the 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl game at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.
The 2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason all-star game showcasing the best NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It will be broadcast live on the NFL Network.
More than a football game, the week-long celebration of Black culture and history will provide invaluable exposure and opportunity for HBCU football players. Only 100 players are chosen, according to the Legacy Bowl website.
“Being selected for the Legacy Bowl is a great opportunity not just for me to showcase my talent, but for my family, kids and all my supporters,” Grunshie said in a press release. “I am excited to play against the best of the best and make a major impact for my future career, but most importantly have fun playing the game I love.”
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Grunshie transferred to Savannah State from Virginia University of Lynchburg ahead of the 2021 season. The Reston, Virginia, native recorded 32 tackles last season, including 3.0 for a loss, with two interceptions and three breakups. He was a key member of a Tigers team that recorded the first eight-win season in the football program since 1994.
“Marvin led by example this year and played at a high level,” SSU defensive coordinator Thomas Sims said in the press release. “He’s an excellent teammate and an excellent football player.”
Academic honor for Georgia College's Sarah Stewart of Savannah
Savannah's Sarah Stewart has been honored for the second time on the Peach Belt Conference's Volleyball PBC Team of Academic Distinction as one of seven Georgia College players on the squad. The seven is a two-member jump from a season ago.
A graduate student and St. Vincent's Academy graduate, Stewart has a 3.50 grade-point average in her master's in kinesiology/physical education after finishing her exercise science minor at 3.38.
Also representing Georgia College are seniors Sarah Mangan, Morgan Overly and Lauren Talele, junior Emily Long and sophomores Bella DeSalvo and Callie Miller.
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution.
In the 2021 season, the Bobcats tallied double-digit wins for the fifth time in program history. GC took the No. 4-seed in the PBC Tournament and landed both Ally Hall and Stewart on the All-PBC second team.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah State women's basketball players Gibbs and Lampkin honored
