FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers used a strong fourth-quarter run to pull away from Fort Valley State and take a 58-48 victory in a SIAC women's basketball contest on Tuesday night.
 
The win was the second in a row for the Lady Tigers, now 9-15 overall and 7-10 in the SIAC with their first back-to-back wins of the season.
 
Benedict had a 35-32 lead early in the fourth quarter before Raven Johnson completed a three-point play. A 3-pointer by Kayla Horton gave the Lady Tigers a 46-37 lead with 5:42 left to play. After Fort Valley State, now 8-15 overall and 4-12 in the SIAC, cut the lead to 48-41 with 2:39 remaining, Ghylissa Knowles sank a 3-pointer for a 10-point lead with 1:51 left in the game. Benedict sank 7-of-10 free throws in the final 1:20 to seal the game.
 
Horton led the Lady Tigers with 13 points, while Christmas added 10 points.
 
Benedict returns home to take on rival Allen University on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Reunion Weekend.