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RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior guard-forwards Allison Sikes (Richmond, Va.) and Le'Kiesha White (Richmond, Va.) made their final home game one to remember.
Sikes had 22 points, 15 rebounds and four steals, and White added 12 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and seven steals for Saint Augustine's College in an 83-73 win over Livingstone Saturday at Emery Gymnasium on Senior Day.
Both Sikes and White seem to save their best for the Lady Blue Bears. On Jan. 31 in an 84-80 loss, Sikes scored a season-high 29 points and White added 22 points, 16 rebounds and six steals for the Lady Falcons (16-9 overall, 10-5 CIAA, 4-4 Southern Division), winners of four consecutive games.
This time, both players led the Lady Falcons to victory in the second meeting. They got help from junior guard Brittany Torain (Warner Robins, Ga.), freshman forward Victoria Davis (San Diego, Calif.) and freshman center Umeka Benson (Charlotte, N.C.). Torain added 16 points on six assists, Davis had a career-high 15 points and five rebounds and Benson corralled 11 rebounds.
Sikes and White were two of four players recording double-doubles. Brittany Wright led the Lady Blue Bears (15-8, 9-6 CIAA, 3-5 Southern Division) with 20 points and 13 rebounds and Jasmine Murray added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kelcyn Manurs scored 16 points and Montiya Harrison dished out 11 assists for the Lady Blue Bears.
Both the Lady Falcons and Lady Blue Bears are the CIAA's highest scoring teams, and they didn't disappoint. The Lady Falcons scored 10 points over their average of 73.1 points a game, while the Lady Blue Bears were two points from their average of 75.7.
Free throws turned out to be the difference as the Lady Falcons were 23-for-38 from the charity stripe compared to 6-of-14 for the Lady Blue Bears. Torain of the Lady Falcons was 10-for-14 and Sikes was 5-for-6 while Davis was 4-for-6.
The Lady Falcons made 14 of 19 free throws in the second half. They iced the game by connecting on 8 of 11 free throws in the final 3:21 to hold off the Lady Bears, who cut a 14-point deficit to six in a two-minute span. Torain made 4 of 6 free throws in the final three minutes for the Lady Falcons, who also outrebounded the Lady Blue Bears 58-49 for the game including 21-12 in offensive rebounds.
Sikes, White and senior guard Crystal McCaffity (Havelock, N.C.) were honored after the game along with the men's basketball and cheerleading seniors.
The Lady Falcons finish the regular season with two games next week. They visit Johnson C. Smith Monday in a CIAA matchup at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Falcons won the first meeting 71-56 on Feb. 12.
