COLUMBIA, S.C. – A strong, 81-52, victory on the road against Clark Atlanta University this past week allowed the Benedict College Lady Tigers to stay put at No. 4 in the South Region D2SIDA Media Poll.

Freshman Amaya Ashby had a game-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Wykira Johnson-Kelly scored 15 points and dished out six assists, while Ay'Anna Bey double-doubled with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Lady Tigers' lone victory this past week.

Since suffering their third loss of the season, Benedict has outscored their opponent by an average of 22 points and have been tremendous on the glass, averaging 18.5 more rebounds than the opposition.

No. 1 Lee University improved to 24-1 after defeating West Georgia University (84-49) and Auburn Montgomery (66-47). Tampa University and Union University are ranked No. 2 and 3 ahead of Benedict. Miles College (8^th) is the only other team from the SIAC ranked in the top 10 this week.

The poll is voted on by a committee of Sports Information Directors from the South Region, which includes teams from the SIAC, Gulf South Conference, and Sunshine State Conference.

The Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA, is in its fifth year of existence. The regional poll is released every Monday, followed by the national poll ever Tuesday. Each region has six representatives that comprise that regional poll. The national poll has 16 voters – two from each region.

Benedict will travel to Albany State University on Saturday at 1 p.m.