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Kelsee Arnold And Her Lady Falcon Teammates Are Ready To Take On Bowie State, Lincoln (Pa.) And Virginia Union

Women's Basketball 1/9/2019 7:09:00 PM Office of Sports Information

SAU Women's Basketball Begins Three-Game, Five-Day Homestand Thursday (Jan. 10)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 9) – Saint Augustine's University (SAU) hosts three games in five days against CIAA Northern Division teams beginning this week.

The Lady Falcons face Bowie State University on Thursday, Jan. 10, Lincoln (Pa.) University on Saturday, Jan. 12 and Virginia Union University on Monday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m. against Bowie State and Virginia Union and 2 p.m. against Lincoln (Pa.).

The contests are part of a six-game home stretch for the Lady Falcons, who hosted Elizabeth City State University at Emery Gymnasium on Monday, Jan. 7. The Lady Falcons conclude the homestand against Southern Division foes Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, Jan. 19, and Johnson C. Smith University on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Below is more info about the games against Bowie State, Lincoln (Pa.) and Virginia Union:

ADMISSION
$13 general admission for men's and women's 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 (1-4 CIAA, 2-10 overall); Bowie State University (4-0 CIAA, 12-1 overall); Lincoln (Pa.) University (1-3 CIAA, 7-8 overall); Virginia Union (2-1 CIAA, 11-1 overall).

LADY FALCON FACTS
- Shankia Clark (Jr./Orlando, FL) averaged 16 points and 8.5 rebounds in her last two games.

- The Lady Falcons rank 14^th nationally in Division II in forcing turnovers per game (22.5).

SCOUTING BOWIE STATE
- The Bulldogs received 13 votes in the D2SIDA national rankings this week. They are tied for fourth in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region poll.

- The Bulldogs lead the nation in Division II in field goal percentage defense (30.4).

SCOUTING LINCOLN (PA.)
- The Lions rank third in the CIAA in points per game (72.9).

- DeAshia Young averages 15.4 points per game. She ranks second in the CIAA in field goal percentage (48.5).

SCOUTING VIRGINIA UNION
- The Lady Panthers are the defending CIAA champions.

- The Lady Panthers are tied for 12^th nationally in the WBCA Coaches Poll and ranked 19^th nationally in the D2SIDA Poll. They are third in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll.

LAST GAME
Shankia Clark of Saint Augustine's University tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season in a 66-54 women's basketball non-conference loss to CIAA foe Elizabeth City State University at Emery Gymnasium on Monday, Jan. 7. Bianca Igwe (Sr./Tampa, FL) and Kelsee Arnold (Sr./Atlanta, GA) added 10 points each, and Kamya Renwicks (Jr./Baltimore, MD) chipped in six points, five rebounds and three steals for the Lady Falcons.

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