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Kelsee Arnold Is The SAU Women's Basketball Nominee For The Lowe's CIAA Sr. CLASS Award

Women's Basketball 1/29/2019 4:42:00 PM Office of Sports Information

SAU Women's Basketball Looks To Gain Momentum At Home Wednesday (Jan. 30)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 29) – Looking to build off its big win over Shaw University last Friday, Saint Augustine's University (SAU) hosts Livingstone College in a CIAA Southern Division women's basketball contest at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Game time is 5:30 p.m.

A win would give the Lady Falcons their first two-game win streak of the season. It would also push them up the Southern Division standings. They are sixth in the division at 2-3 but only 1½ games behind tri-leaders Johnson C. Smith University, Winston-Salem State University and Fayetteville State University at 3-1. Livingstone is fifth in the division at 2-2.

Below is more info about the game:

ADMISSION
$13 general admission for the women's game, which is part of a doubleheader. $8.50 for faculty/staff, senior citizens, military personnel, visiting students with valid ID and children ages 6-12. Free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages five and under (per one paying adult).

LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS
Click HERE for live video or go to saintaugfalcons.com or theciaasn.com (CIAA Sports Network).

Click HERE for live stats.

RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University (2-3 Southern Division, 3-15 overall); Livingstone College (2-2 Southern Division, 5-15 overall).

LADY FALCON FACTS
- The Lady Falcons have outrebounded their opponents in their three victories.

- The Lady Falcons have forced more than 20 turnovers in each of their last two games. They are 20^th nationally in Division II in forcing turnovers per game (21.72).

- Five Lady Falcons average more than seven points a game led by Angela Caraballo (Jr./Richmond, VA) with a 10.6 average.

- Kelsee Arnold (Sr./Richmond, VA), along with Tyre Gathright on the SAU men's team, will be recognized as Lowe's Senior CLASS Award nominees between the men's and women's basketball games against Livingstone.

SCOUTING LIVINGSTONE
- The Lady Blue Bears have won their last two games after losing their previous 12.

- Daisa Harris ranks second in the CIAA in points per game (20.9). She ranks 17^th nationally in Division II in scoring average. The Livingstone junior was named CIAA Newcomer of the Week on Monday.

- The Lady Blue Bears are 3-7 against the Lady Falcons in their last 10 games at Emery Gymnasium. They are 3-1 in the last four games.

LAST MEETING AT EMERY GYMNASIUM
Kaaliya Williams poured in a game-high 24 points as Saint Augustine's University rallied past Livingstone 70-63 at Emery Gymnasium on Feb. 21, 2018. Williams connected on 7 of 14 shots from the floor including 3 of 5 from three-point land. One of the nation's top Division II free throw shooters, Williams was a perfect 7 of 7 from the charity stripe. She helped spark a late comeback for the Lady Falcons, who trailed 60-57 with three minutes left. The Lady Falcons went on a 13-3 spurt to sweep the Lady Blue Bears.

LAST GAME
Visiting Saint Augustine's University made one clutch play after another to outlast Shaw 85-80 in overtime of a CIAA game between crosstown rivals on Friday night, Jan. 25. When the final buzzer sounded, the Lady Falcons had ended their losing streak at Spaulding Gymnasium dating back to 2008, a span of nine games. Dynamic guard Angela Caraballo scored a career-high 28 points and added five steals to spark a balanced scoring attack. Four Lady Falcons scored in double figures and six SAU players scored six or more points.

Two straight wins and counting as Livingstone defeated Shaw 85-70 in CIAA action in Spaulding Gymnasium on Monday night, Jan. 28. Daisa Harris led the way with 25 points for Livingstone. She was 10 of 20 from the field, connecting on 2 of 4 three pointers. Harris was a perfect 3 of 3 from the free throw line.

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