Senior Night ends in triumph for the Lady Blue Bears

Salisbury, NC – Tonight, Livingstone College its ended regular season play in Trent Gymnasium against the Lady Falcons of Saint Augustine’s College. The Lady Blue Bears celebrated “Senior Night” by starting all of its seniors. In preparation for the CIAA Tournament, Livingstone (8-17, 5-10 CIAA) did not overlook Saint Augustine’s (8-17, 4-11 CIAA) dominating them from jump ball with an 20-point halftime lead (32-12). LC would create a lead as big as 30 points before cruising to a 61-37 final score.

Senior guard Angela Thomas led the way for Livingstone with 14 points. Sherree Gillespie poured in 13 and nine rebounds while Kautelza Richards added 11. Rookie Rhonda Brown, who scored ten points, led Saint Augustine’s.

Prior to the men’s contest, the Athletic Department recognized Head Coach Andrew Mitchell for winning his 100th game this season and the four seniors on the women’s squad; Keneshia Jackson, of Charlotte, NC, Shalika Brown, of Georgetown, SC, Angela Thomas, of Swainsboro, GA, and Robyn Wright, of Vance SC. Angela Thomas was also recognized with a game ball for scoring her 1,000th-point during the season. She finished the regular season with a total of 1,216 points.