Lady Falcons Fall To Livingstone In Women's Basketball

Box Score

SALISBURY, N.C. – Guard Shanika Harris (Sr./Richmond, VA) and forward Ashanti Reid (Jr./Statesville, NC) scored 13 points apiece for Saint Augustine's University in a 104-58 CIAA women's basketball loss to Livingstone College at New Trent Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

Shakeisha Washington (Jr./Atlanta, GA) added 11 points for the Lady Falcons, who played their third consecutive road game and sixth in their last seven contests.

The Lady Falcons lived up to their reputation as one of the top Division II teams in free throw attempts. Entering the contest ranked 25^th nationally in free throw attempts, the Lady Falcons were 15-for-29 at the charity stripe. Reid scored most of her points from the free throw line as she made 7 of 11.

The Lady Falcons had better success from the free throw line than from the field. They shot 33.3 percent for the contest while the Lady Blue Bears made 55.3 percent of their shots.

Amber Curtis scored 19 points to lead six double-figure scorers for the Lady Blue Bears. Brittany Taylor added 15 points.

RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University 3-16 overall, 0-9 CIAA, 0-3 Southern Division; Livingstone 10-8 overall, 5-4 CIAA, 2-2 Southern Division.

TURNING POINT
The Lady Falcons never recovered after falling behind 26-13 by the end of the first quarter.

BY THE NUMBERS
5 – The number of home games left for the Lady Falcons in their final seven games of the regular season.

7 – The number of three-pointers made by the Lady Falcons. Ke-Ashe Lee (So./Roanoke, VA) was 2-for-4 and Washington was 3-for-7 behind the arc.

12- The number of three-pointers made by Livingstone. The Lady Blue Bears were 12-for-15 behind the arc.

21- The number of turnovers committed by Livingstone. The Lady Falcons scored 12 points off turnovers.

33 – The number of turnovers committed by the Lady Falcons. The Lady Blue Bears scored 37 points off turnovers.

NEXT GAME
The Lady Falcons finally return to Emery Gymnasium in Raleigh, N.C., for a four-game home stretch beginning Saturday, Jan. 30, against Fayetteville State University. Game time is 2 p.m.

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