RALEIGH, N.C. – Saint Augustine's University will open conference play in the CIAA Softball Round-Up at the Walnut Creek Softball Complex from Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20, 2016. Admission is free.

The Lady Falcons will play six Northern Division teams in three days. On Friday, they take on Lincoln (Pa.) University at 2 p.m. and Elizabeth City State University at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Lady Falcons face Chowan University at 2 p.m. and Bowie State University at 4:30 p.m. On Sunday, they square off against Virginia Union University at 11 a.m. and Virginia State University at 1:30 p.m.

The Lady Falcons are the defending CIAA champions. They are led in hitting by Marley Parker (So./Langley, British Columbia) and Akera McPhaul (So./Greensboro, NC). Parker paces the Lady Falcons with a .429 batting average, and McPhaul is second on the team with a .375 batting average.

Below is the CIAA Round-Up schedule.

Friday, March 18

2 p.m.

Field 1 - Bowie State (Home) vs. Fayetteville State (Away)

Field 2 - Chowan (Home) vs.  Johnson C. Smith (Away)

Field 5 - Elizabeth City State (Home) vs. Livingstone (Away)

Field 6 - Virginia State (Home) vs. Shaw (Away)

Field 7 - Virginia Union (Home) vs. Winston-Salem State (Away)

Field 8 - Lincoln (Pa.) (Home) vs,. Saint Augustine's University (Away)

4:30 p.m.

Field 1 - Livingstone (Home) vs. Chowan (Away)

Field 2 - Shaw (Home) vs. Lincoln (Away)

Field 5 - Johnson C. Smith (Home) vs. Bowie State (Away)

Field 6 - Fayetteville State (Home) vs. Virginia Union (Away)

Field 7 - Saint Augustine's University (Home) vs. Elizabeth City State (Away)

Field 8 - Winston-Salem State (Home) vs. Virginia State (Away)

Saturday, March 19

2 p.m.

Field 1 - Virginia Union (Home) vs. Johnson C. Smith (Away)

Field 2 - Virginia State (Home) vs. Fayetteville State (Away)

Field 5 - Chowan (Home) vs. Saint Augustine's University (Away)

Field 6 - Bowie State (Home) vs. Livingstone (Away)

Field 7 - Lincoln (Pa.) (Home) vs. Winston-Salem State (Away)

Field 8 - Elizabeth City State (Home) vs. Shaw (Away)

4:30 p.m.

Field 1 - Saint Augustine's (Home) vs. Bowie State (Away)

Field 2 - Livingstone (Home) vs. Virginia Union (Away)

Field 5 - Johnson C. Smith (Home) vs. Virginia State (Away)

Field 6 - Winston Salem State (Home) vs. Elizabeth City State (Away)

Field 7 - Shaw (Home) vs. Chowan (Away)

Field 8 - Fayetteville State (Home) vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (Away)

Sunday, March 20

11 a.m.

Field 1 - Chowan (Home) vs. Winston-Salem State (Away)

Field 2 - Lincoln (Pa.) (Home) vs. Johnson C. Smith (Away)

Field 5 - Elizabeth City State (Home) vs. Fayetteville State (Away)

Field 6 - Bowie State (Home) vs. Shaw (Away)

Field 7 - Virginia Union (Home) vs. Saint Augustine's University (Away)

Field 8 - Virginia State (Home) vs. Livingstone (Away)

1:30 p.m.

Field 1 - Shaw (Home) vs. Virginia Union (Away)

Field 2 - Saint Augustine's University (Home) vs. Virginia State (Away)

Field 5 - Livingstone (Home) vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (Away)

Field 6 - Fayetteville State (Home) vs. Chowan (Away)

Field 7 - Johnson C. Smith (Home) vs. Elizabeth City State (Away)

Field 8 - Winston-Salem State (Home) vs. Bowie State (Away)