Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights
- Women's Volleyball finish regular season with matches at Fort Valley State (Nov 11) and vs Albany State (Nov 13).
- Senior recognition for volleyball: honoring Saniaa Dickey, Aaliyah Saunders, and Savannah Everett before Nov 13 match.
- Women's Basketball 2025–26 season begins with new head coach Phillip Wallace, Jr. and an exhibition vs Barber-Scotia (Nov 15).
- Men's Basketball opens title defense on road vs Saint Leo (Nov 14) and Florida Southern (Nov 15).
- Follow SSU Athletics for full coverage on social media @SavStateTigers and the official site ssuathletics.com.
Savannah, Georgia-The 2025 regular season ends for the women’s volleyball squad, while the 2025-26 season begins for the men’s & women’s basketball teams. We’ll cover everything as always in our latest installment of “This Week In Tiger Athletics”.
Women’s Volleyball
The SSU women’s volleyball squad looks to end their regular season on a positive note with two contests this week. On Tuesday, November 11th, the Lady Tigers head to Fort Valley, Georgia for a matchup against SIAC East Division leading Fort Valley State at 6pm. The regular season officially comes to an end on Thursday, November 13th against Albany State inside Tiger Arena also at 6pm. Prior to the start of that contest, Savannah State will honor their three seniors (Saniaa Dickey, Aaliyah Saunders, and Savannah Everett).
Savannah State at Fort Valley State
Date: Tuesday, November 11th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Health & Physical Education Complex | Fort Valley, Georgia
Live Stream: https://siacnetwork.tv/fvsuwildcats/
Live Stats: https://fvsusports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Albany State vs. Savannah State
Date: Thursday, November 13th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Tiger Arena | Savannah, Georgia
Live Stream: Savannah State Sports Network (https://siacnetwork.tv/ssutigers/)
Live Stats: https://ssuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Women’s Basketball
The 2025-26 season for the Savannah State women’s basketball squad gets started this week. New head coach, Savannah native, and Savannah State graduate Phillip Wallace, Jr. returns home to lead the squad. An exhibition matchup will kick things off for the Lady Tigers this Saturday, November 15th as they will host the Sabers of Barber-Scotia College. Tip-off is set for 1:00pm inside Tiger Arena
Barber-Scotia vs. Savannah State (Exhibition)
Date: Saturday, November 15th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Tiger Arena | Savannah, Georgia
Live Stream: Savannah State Sports Network (https://siacnetwork.tv/ssutigers/)
Live Stats: https://ssuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Men’s Basketball
The Savannah State men’s basketball team opens its 2025-26 season in defense of their Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship. The new look Tigers will open their season this week in Florida with two games against squads from the Sunshine State Conference. Head Coach Clevan Thompson and the Tigers will open the season on Friday, November 14th against the Lions of Saint Leo at 7:00pm, then on Saturday, November 15th the Tigers head to Lakeland to battle Florida Southern at 3:30pm.
Savannah State at Saint Leo
Friday, November 14th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Marian Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Florida
Live Stream: https://www.sunshinestateconference.tv/saintleo/
Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=stle
Savannah State at Florida Southern
Saturday, November 15h
Time: 3:30pm
Location: George W. Jenkins Field House | Lakeland, Florida
Live Stream: https://sunshinestateconference.tv/fscmocs/
Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=sflo
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