TUSKEGEE, Ala. ^__ The Tuskegee women's basketball team remains on the road for two more conference contests this coming week to close out the four-game stretch, resuming Saturday afternoon against Miles inside Knox-Windham Gymnasium.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 27 | 3 p.m. CT
Location: Knox-Windham Gymnasium (Fairfield, Ala.)
TV: Black College Sports Network
Audio Broadcast: Golden Tiger Sports Network
Stats: milesgoldenbears.com/sidearmstats
Tickets: Purchase Here

Tuskegee split the first two games of the road trip, defeating LeMoyne-Owen (55-53) in Memphis before falling to Lane (72-60) in Jackson on Monday evening. The Golden Tigers surrendered a halftime lead in the contest, making just six field goals for the remainder of the game.

Despite the offensive struggles, Tuskegee had four double figure scorers in the loss, led by Brittney Bolin with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. She was followed by fellow guards Sumaiyah Abdur-Rahim and Arielle McElroy at 12 and 11 points, along with freshman wing Trinity Layton, who finished with a career-high ten points.

Bolin leads the team on the season, boasting a scoring average of 13.3 points (10th in the SIAC) and 13.0 points per game during league play. The guard has scored in double figures in 12 of 15 games this year. Abdur-Rahim is the other double figure scorer for TU at 12.0 points per, while McElroy is just below at 9.9 points per contest.

While Tuskegee ranks in the top five in the country in three-point percentage defense (22.6 percent), the team is also one of the better shooting teams in the league ranking second from three at 31.7 percent (70-of-221) and fourth from the floor at 39.6 percent (354-of-894). The Golden Tigers will try to get back on track during their road trip on Saturday. They are 4-3 away from home so far this season.

The Golden Bears (14-1, 10-0 SIAC) enter the weekend having won 14 straight games and undefeated in conference play. This past week, they swept their two league contests on the road, de­feating Central State (61-52) and Kentucky State (70-61). So far this season, the program is 9-0 at home and have won 20 of their last 22 inside of Knox-Windham Gymnasium.

Offensively, Miles ranks fourth in the SIAC in scoring at 69.7 points per game. On the year the team has shooting splits of 37.7 percent (373-of-989) from the floor, 29.3 percent (78-of-266) from three, and 67.8 percent (221-of-326) from the free throw line.
 
Defensively is where the Golden Bears have made their mark, leading the league in points allowed per game (56.8) and opposing three-point percentage (20.9 percent), while ranking second in opposing field goal percentage at 34.1 percent. Miles also ranks second in both steals (207) and blocked shots (56) good for 13.8 and 3.7 per contest.

Preseason SIAC Player of the Year selection Iemyiah Harris is second in the SIAC in scoring averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game to lead three double figure scorers. Feliah Greer is next at 13.8 points, good for ninth in the league, followed by Madison Lee at 10.8 points per contest.

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