RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 25) – Kaaliya Williams (So./Richmond, VA) finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and Kelsee Arnold (Jr./Fayetteville, GA) added 14 points as Saint Augustine’s University rallied in the second half to top Shaw University for the first time since 2010 in a CIAA women’s basketball contest between […]
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Falcons lose to Shaw in defensive battle
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 25) – Saint Augustine’s University slowed down Shaw University and it nearly worked in a 54-48 CIAA men’s basketball loss at jam-packed Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The Bears entered the contest leading the conference in scoring, averaging over 80 points a game. But the Falcons […]
Falcons burn Winston-Salem with 50 percent three-point shooting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 13) – Tyre Gathright (Jr./Wilmington, NC) scored 19 points and Kenneth Collins (Sr./Clayton, NC) added 18 points off the bench including two huge three-pointers late as Saint Augustine’s University outlasted Winston-Salem State University 74-65 Saturday in its CIAA Southern Division men’s basketball opener at the Gaines Center. […]
Track team wins seven events in New York meet
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 14) – Saint Augustine’s University recorded seven victories and 31 top ten finishes in the Spartan Invitational indoor track and field meet at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Friday, Jan. 12. Approximately 2,000 Division I, II and III student-athletes from schools in […]
Falcons prevail in battle of division leaders
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 8) – Tyre Gathright (Jr./Wilmington, NC) scored 17 points and Quincy January (Sr./Atlanta, GA) added 14 points and seven rebounds to lead Saint Augustine’s University to a 64-56 CIAA men’s basketball victory over Virginia Union University in a battle of division leaders Monday at Barco-Stevens Hall in […]
Lady Falcons fall despite sharp shooting, including record-tying performance
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 8) – Kiana Clark (So./Queens, NY) tied a career-high with 18 points for Saint Augustine’s University in a 104-57 CIAA women’s basketball loss to nationally-ranked Virginia Union University on Monday at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va. Clark knocked down 6 of 11 three-pointers for the Lady Falcons. […]
Clutch free throws seal Falcons’ win over Lincoln
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 6) – Kenneth Collins (Sr./Clayton, NC) and Kasey Bryant (Sr./Raleigh, NC) combined to hit four straight free throws in the final 17 seconds to help Saint Augustine’s University stave off a late Lincoln (Pa.) University rally in a 60-53 CIAA men’s basketball victory Saturday at Rivero Hall […]
Strong effort from Williams wasted as Lady Falcons fall to Lincoln
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 6) – NCAA Division II free throw leader Kaaliya Williams (So./Richmond, VA) scored 19 points and snatched nine rebounds as Saint Augustine’s University scared Lincoln (Pa.) University in a 72-61 CIAA women’s basketball loss on Saturday at Rivero Hall in Lincoln University, Pa. The Lady Falcons nearly […]
Leadership helping to turn Lady Falcons around
The Lady Falcons basketball team already has won more games this season than they did all of last season, and when you look for reasons for the improvement, one reason seems to be defense. For instance, Saint Augustine’s University forced 40 turnovers to rally from a first-half deficit in a […]
Transfer student finds ‘open arms’ at SAU
Deqwain Hart is from Atlanta, Georgia, but he did not come to Saint Augustine’s University from that Southern city. Rather, he came from William Peace University just across town. Hart is one of the many transfer students at Saint Augustine’s. While Peace is a predominantly white institution and SAU is […]