RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 20) – Saint Augustine's University closes its home basketball schedule with a doubleheader against Livingstone College at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m. for the women and 7:30 p.m. for the men.
Tickets are $13 for general admission and $8.50 for faculty, staff, senior citizens, military personnel with ID, visiting college students with ID and children ages 6-12. The doubleheader is free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages five and under (one per paying adult). Due to limited capacity, high school coaches' passes will not be honored.
Fans can follow both contests via live stats on the links below. Live video and live stats are also on www.waug-network.com, the website of WAUG-TV/Power 750 AM, and www.saintaugfalcons.com, the University's official athletic website.
Live Stats (women's game) – http://www.hbculivestats.com/staug/wbball
Live Stats (men's game) – http://www.hbculivestats.com/staug/mbball
The Falcons (12-13 overall) will look to secure third place in the Southern Division men's standings against Livingstone. They are 4-4 in the division with the Blue Bears (9-12 overall) and Fayetteville State University one-game behind at 3-5. In their first meeting on Jan. 27, the Falcons defeated the Blue Bears 75-69 in Salisbury, N.C.
Tyre Gathright (Jr./Wilmington, NC) leads the Falcons in scoring (15.8) and Quincy January is the team's second-leading scorer (12.5) and the CIAA's top rebounder (11.1). January needs one point to reach the 1,500-point, 1,000-rebound career milestone. Roger Ray leads the Blue Bears in scoring (16.8).
The Lady Falcons (6-17 overall) are tied for fourth with Shaw University in the Southern Division women's standings at 2-6. The Lady Blue Bears (6-18 overall) are sixth in the division at 1-7. In their first matchup on Jan. 27, the Lady Falcons trounced the Lady Blue Bears 77-62 on the road.
Kaaliya Williams (So./Richmond, VA) is the top scorer for the Lady Falcons (15.3). She ranks fifth nationally in Division II in free throw percentage (91.3). Kyala Searcy paces the Lady Blue Bears in scoring (15.5) and rebounding (6.2).
