IN THE NEWS: Taking Off: Lady Jets guard breaks pair of records in one night

Alyssa Nieves speaks with WALB's Theo Dorsey in a TV interview about her record-breaking night at Andrew College WALB's Theo Dorsey visited South Georgia Tech recently to speak with Alyssa Nieves on her record-breaking night at Andrew College. Video segment can be viewed here. By Theo Dorsey| February 7, 2019 AMERICUS, GA (WALB) - When you're hot, your hot! One of the Lady Jets basketball player caught so much fire that she now owns a couple records out in Americus. Alyssa Nieves went...



SGTC’s Alyssa Nieves sets two new school records in Lady Jets win over Andrew College

Alyssa Nieves, 4, (right) is shown above with her teammate Ricka Jackson, 1, after the two learned that Nieves had scored over 40 points in the game against Andrew College.Cuthbert, GA - South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, shattered two new school records Wednesday night in an impressive 109 – 67 victory over the Andrew College Lady Fighting Tigers in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up. The Lady Jets also...



Jets and Lady Jets win against Andrew College in GCAA match-up

Alyssa Nieves, 4, had 41 points and made 11-three point shots in the game against Andrew College.CUTHBERT, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins from Andrew College in Cuthbert, Wednesday night. The Lady Jets rolled to a 109 – 67 victory and the Jets fought hard and came up with an impressive 68 – 62 decision against a team they lost to 86 – 71 a little over a month...



South Georgia Tech Jets and Lady Jets sweep Central Georgia Tech

Justin Johnson, 5, clinched the win for the Jets with back-to-back free throws with 13.9 seconds remaining. He also led the team in scoring with 27 points. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two very important Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference wins over Central Georgia Technical College Saturday when the Jets came away with a narrow 77 – 74 victory over the Central Georgia Tech Titans and the Lady Jets rolled to a 70 – 56 win over the...



SGTC Jets and Lady Jets split conference decisions with East Georgia State College

Alyssa Nieves, 4, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets with 14 points in the game against East Georgia State CollegeSWAINSBORO, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 12th straight Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win and remained in first place in the standings when they coasted to a 67 – 35 win over East Georgia State College in Swainsboro. The Jets were riding a five-game GCAA winning streak but fell four points short in a narrow...



Jets win 5th straight conference game

Jeremy Johnson, 21, led the Jets to the 80 – 77 victory over Gordon State College.BARNESVILLE, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets clinched their fifth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win Saturday in an 80 – 77 come from behind win over Gordon College in Barnesville. The Jets moved to 5 – 2 in the conference and 9 – 12 overall. The Jets were down 51 – 40 at the end of the first half but played strong defense in the second half and...



SGTC Jets and Lady Jets sweep Albany Tech

SGTC’s Jaylan McKinney, 1, hit three of four free-throws in the final minutes of the match-up with Albany Tech to lift the Jets to their fourth consecutive win in an 84 – 80 match-up.Albany, Georgia - The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to take a last second 84 - 80 victory over Albany Technical College in Albany. This was the Jets fourth consecutive win and they moved to 4 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...



Lady Jets ranked 16th nationally in NJCAA Division I standings

Shown above are the SGTC basketball players ranked nationally in the NJCAA Division I individual statistics January 8th poll. They are: Mari Hill, 10; Fatou Pouye, 12; Bigue Sarr, 21; and Justin Johnson, 5.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed back to 16th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings last week after dropping to 18th in the first poll of the 2019 year. The Lady Jets are currently 10 – 0 in the Georgia...



SGTC Lady Jets Alyssa Nieves named GCAA Division I Player of Week

Alyssa Nieves, 4, named GCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Alyssa Nieves from Tampa, FL, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for her performance on the court for the week of January 21st, 2019. This is the first time that Nieves has been selected for this honor and the fifth time that a Lady Jets player has been highlighted for outstanding...



Jets and Lady Jets sweep Southern Crescent in conference games

Justin Johnson, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets and Alyssa Nieves, 4, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets in the match-up with Southern Crescent.Griffin, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took two conference wins over the Southern Crescent Technical College Tigers in Griffin recently. The nationally ranked Lady Jets kept their first place ranking in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association with a perfect 10 – 0 record and moved to 18 – 2 overall....



SGTC Jets hear inspirational talk from Vincent Alston

The South Georgia Tech Jets basketball team is shown above with Vincent Alston and SGTC Special Populations Coordinator LaKenya Johnson, who extended the invitation to Alston.Vincent Alston, a motivational speaker and founder of AlstonTalks, met with the South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball team recently and shared his mantra that “in the midst of every obstacle, there is an opportunity.” Alston, who has more than 18 years of experience in public speaking and motivating...



Lady Jets ranked 18th nationally in NJCAA Division I standings

Shown above are the SGTC basketball players ranked nationally in the NJCAA Division I individual statistics January 8th poll. They are: Mari Hill, 10; Fatou Pouye, 12; Bigue Sarr, 21; Laky Samo, 24, and Justin Johnson, 5.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped two spots into 18th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings in the first poll of the 2019 year after losing to the 12th ranked Shelton State Lady Bucs during a...