COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sharik Woods drove in five runs on a home run and a double to help lead the Benedict College Lady Tigers to an 11-8 victory over Fayetteville State and salvage a split in their softball doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at Tiger Field.

Fayetteville State won the first game 12-6 by scoring eight runs in the fifth inning. Benedict is now 4-9 on the season. Fayetteville State moves to 4-4.

The Lady Tigers scored six runs in the third inning of the second game. Torcealon Kelly led off with a bunt single and Brianna Billie followed with a triple to right field to score Kelly. Billie then came home on a throwing error that allowed Tandreanna Conyers to reach first safely. Khayreyah Parrish and Erika Dargan each had a single, then Woods sent a deep ball over the center field fence for a three-run homer to give Benedict a 7-2 lead.

The Lady Broncos scored two runs in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 7-4. Benedict increased the lead to 10-4 on an RBI double by Parrish and a two-run double by Woods.

Fayetteville State pushed across four runs in the sixth inning to cut the lead to 10-8, scoring the final two runs on a Benedict throwing error. Benedict tacked on a final run in the sixth inning, getting a double by Amari Lawson, who then was able to score on a Fayetteville State error.

In the first game, Benedict struck first on an RBI double by Dargan in the first inning, but Fayetteville State tied the game in the second inning. The Lady Tigers scored a pair of runs in the third inning on an RBI triple by Conyers and a double down the left field line by Dargan. The Lady Broncos regained the lead with three runs in the fourth inning. Benedict followed with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to retake the lead, 6-4. Fayetteville State then scored eight runs in the fifth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate and getting seven hits.

Benedict is back in action on Monday, hosting St. Augustine's in a doubleheader at Tiger Field starting at 1 p.m.