RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 19) – Saint Augustine's University (SAU) makes its season home debut on Wednesday, Nov. 20, against the University of Mount Olive in a non-conference men's basketball matchup.Tip-off is 7 p.m. inside Emery Gymnasium.
Tickets are $9 for general admission and $5.50 for faculty and staff, military personnel with ID, senior citizens, visiting college students with ID and children ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages 5 and under per one paying adult.
If you cannot make the game, go to saintaugfalcons.com for live video and live stats. Live video is also on theciaasn.com.
The Falcons (1-1 overall) are back in action after a 10-day break. They are coming off a two-game stretch in the Shaw Classic in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 9-10, beating Frostburg State University 81-76 and falling to Mansfield University 100-95.
Five players average over 10 points a game, led by Jalen Gaddy (Sr./Raleigh, NC). He is tied for fifth in the CIAA in points per game (18.5).
Donte Edwards (So./Durham, NC) and Miguel Brown (Jr./Wilson, NC) each average 14.5 points. Edwards leads the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (57.1), and Brown is the conference leader in field goal percentage (80.0).
Gary Jefferson (Jr./Baltimore, MD) averages 12 points and Marquie Clemonts (Jr./Weldon, NC) averages 10.5 points for the Falcons, who average 88 points a game and 50.4 percent from the floor. The Falcons lead the CIAA in points per game.
The Trojans (3-1 overall) split two games in the annual Pickle Classic they hosted on Nov. 15-16. They lost to Virginia State University 99-84 and defeated Concord University 104-91 in Mount Olive, N.C.
Jonathan Mebane leads the Trojans in scoring with a 20.3 average. Johnny Hughes III averages 17.3 points as four players average double figures for the Trojans, who are scoring at 95.8 points per clip and shooting 47.5 percent from the floor.
