RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 11) – Saint Augustine's University returns home after a five-game road stretch to host Claflin University in a women's and men's basketball doubleheader at Emery Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 12.
Game times are 2 p.m. for the women and 4 p.m. for the men.
This is the second meeting between the Southern Division schools this season.
- A limit of 100 students who received game tickets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the COVID-19 Testing Site inside Emery Gymnasium will be permitted to attend. Those students need to bring their COVID-19 testing card, identification (ID) card and game ticket.
- The parents of the women's and men's basketball student-athletes will be permitted inside Emery Gymnasium. Two parents per student-athletes can be invited.
- Masks are required to be worn inside the gymnasium at all times.
- No spectators other than the selected students and student-athletes' parents will be permitted. No media is permitted due to limited space.
Watch the doubleheader on this link - https://theciaasn.com/sau/ (Cost provided)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022
Women's Basketball hosts Claflin, Emery Gymnasium
Raleigh, NC, 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball hosts Claflin, Emery Gymnasium
Raleigh, NC, 4 p.m.
Records:
SAU Women 3-4 Southern Division, 3-10 CIAA, 7-14 Overall
Claflin Women 3-4 Southern Division, 5-8 CIAA, 6-16 Overall
SAU Men 2-5 Southern Division, 3-10 CIAA, 5-18 Overall
Claflin Men 2-5 Southern Division, 4-10 CIAA, 5-18 Overall
Last Game:
(Women) Johnson C. Smith d. SAU 93-76 (Charlotte, NC – Feb. 9, 2022)
(Men) SAU d. Johnson C. Smith 71-66 (Charlotte, NC – Feb. 9, 2022)
(Women) Claflin d. Winston-Salem State 73-61 (Orangeburg, SC – Feb. 10, 2022)
(Men) Winston-Salem State d. Claflin 82-76 (Orangeburg, SC – Feb. 10, 2022)
Last Meeting:
(Women) SAU d. Claflin 75-69 (Orangeburg, SC – Jan. 31, 2022)
(Men) SAU d. Claflin 67-61 (Orangeburg, SC – Jan. 31, 2022)
Go to saintaugfalcons.com for live stats and team and individual statistics.
CIAA Statistics - WOMEN | MEN
CIAA Standings - WOMEN | MEN
NCAA Stats - WOMEN | MEN
Notes:
Freshman guard Lauren Banks (Clinton, MD) leads the Lady Falcons in points per game (10.0).
Junior guard Jaylen Richard (Durham, NC) of the Falcons' men was named CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 18.3 points per game in three contests last week.
Sophomore guard Dhashon Dyson (Chicago) of the Falcons' men leads the CIAA in points per game (19.0).
Donnell Frayer, Jr. leads the Claflin men with a 12.6 scoring average.
Breanna Price leads the Claflin women with a 9.7 scoring average.
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