ROCK HILL, S.C. – The quarterfinals are set to begin Wedneday as the Benedict College Lady Tigers look to advance in the SIAC conference tournament against the Paine College Lady Lions starting at 5:45 p.m. inside the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center.

The top-seeded and 12th-ranked Lady Tigers have won four of their previous five games and currently sit second in the nation in rebounding margin (13.3). Benedict has outscored their opponents by an average of 23.25 points per game during this four game stretch, led by Ay'Anna Bey, who is averaging 18.75 points per game on 55 percent shooting (28-of-51), while also bringing in 9.5 rebounds per game.

The Lady Tigers have gotten the best of the Lady Lions in their two regular season matchups this season, winning 82-53 on January 11 at home and 71-55 on February 25 on the road. In their first matchup, Ayanna Armstead totaled 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, while also bringing down eight rebounds. Bey led Benedict with 18 points and 10 rebounds in their second meeting.

Fifth-seeded Paine College (8-17) finished the regular season losing five straight and seven of their previous eight games. Although the Lady Lions have experienced their share of struggles this season, they performed very well in the first round of the conference tournament, defeating Spring Hill College 71-55, a team they had lost to back on January 4^th.

Paine has been led by first team all-conference junior forward Keondra Archie, who is averaging 15.17 points per game, on 41.84 percent shooting, while also bringing down 6.17 rebounds per game. Archie had a game-high 17 points and also had seven rebounds in Paine's win over Spring Hill in the first round of the tournament. Archie averaged 13 points per game and seven rebounds in the two meetings with the Lady Tigers this season.

The winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal contest advances to a semifinal contest at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Wednesday's winner will face the winner of a Thursday quarterfinal matchup between Central State and LeMoyne-Owen. The women's championship game is set for Saturday at 4 p.m.

Daily general admission tickets are $10. Tickets for Saturday's championship contest are $20. An all-tournament pass is $50. Youths 18 and under will be admitted free. SIAC students will be admitted free with their student ID. Tickets can be purchased online here.

The tournament will be streamed live by FloSports here. Streaming plans start at $12.50 per month. Live stats are available here.