SAU Hosts Fayetteville State In Men's And Women's Basketball Doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 1 (SAU Goes Red For Heart Health Day)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 31) – Saint Augustine's University (SAU) hosts Fayetteville State University in a CIAA men's and women's basketball doubleheader at Emery Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The women's contest starts at 2 p.m. followed by the men's game at 4 p.m.

The doubleheader is designated as SAU Goes Red For Heart Health Day to promote American Heart Health Month. Red Out T-shirts will be on sale for $10 and heart health information will be available in the lobby. A halfcourt shootout for a prize is scheduled at halftime.

Tickets are $13 for general admission and $8.50 for the following with valid ID: visiting students, SAU faculty, SAU staff, senior citizens, military personnel and youth ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for SAU students with valid ID and youth ages five and under per one paying adult.

Fans can also follow the contest via live video and live stats on saintaugfalcons.com. Live video of the game is also on the CIAA Sports Network (theciaasn.com).

Kaaliya Williams (Sr./Richmond, VA is the top scorer for the Lady Falcons (3-7 CIAA, 8-12 overall) with a 12.2 average. The CIAA's leading free throw shooter (86.2), Williams needs 29 points to reach the 1,000-point career mark.

Kamya Renwicks (Sr./Baltimore, MD) and Quiera Gilmore (Sr./Charlotte, NC) average 9.8 points and 9.5 points, respectively. They are among the top 10 steals leaders in the CIAA. As a team, the Lady Falcons rank 12th nationally in three-point field goal defense (25.9 percent) and 13th nationally in turnovers forced (22.8).

Katisha Hyman averages a team-high 18 points for the Fayetteville State women (8-2 CIAA, 11-8 overall), the CIAA Southern Division leaders and last year's tournament runner-ups. She leads the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (42.4). Shantel Bennett and Aminata Johnson average 11.2 points and 10.5 points, respectively, and Johnson is the CIAA blocks leader.

Gary Jefferson (Jr./Baltimore, MD) and Jalen Gaddy (Sr./Raleigh, NC) are the top scorers for the SAU men (3-7 CIAA, 8-12 overall), winners of three of their last four games. Jefferson averages 14.2 points and Gaddy averages 12.9 points. Donte Edwards (So./Durham, NC) averages 9 points.

Jalen Seegars paces the Broncos (5-5 CIAA, 16-5 overall) in scoring (16.1). Darian Dixon averages 10.3 points and Mark Burton averages 10 points. Will Brown is among the NCAA Division II leaders in blocks (47).

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