RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 13) – Saint Augustine’s University battled back from a 15-point second-half deficit but fell 70-68 to the University of Mount Olive in a non-conference women’s basketball game at Kornegay Arena in Mount Olive, N.C., on Wednesday. The loss was the first in three games for the Lady […]
Tag: Basketball
Johnson-Cash of SAU selected CIAA Men’s Basketball rookie of the week
RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 12) – Redshirt freshman forward Aaron Johnson-Cash (San Francisco, CA) of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) made every shot at the Shaw Classic this past weekend and that earned him CIAA Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week accolades on Tuesday. Johnson-Cash was perfect from the floor (5 of […]
Gilmore of sau selected CIAA Women’s Basketball defensive player of the week
RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 12) – Junior guard Quiera Gilmore (Charlotte, NC) of Saint Augustine’s University was named CIAA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Gilmore was a terror on defense in helping the Lady Falcons post a 2-0 mark in the CIAA/PSAC Challenge in Lincoln University, Pa., […]
SAU Women’s Basketball off to 2-0 start after edging Kutztown in OT
RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 9) – Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) is 2-0 for the first time in eight years after nipping Kutztown University 68-67 in the CIAA/PSAC Women’s Basketball Challenge in Lincoln University, Pa., on Saturday. The last time the Lady Falcons started this fast was the 2011-12 season when they […]
SAU falls to Shaw
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 28) – Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) scored 23 points for Saint Augustine’s University, which led most of the game but fell 62-55 to crosstown rival Shaw University in a CIAA Tournament men’s basketball quarterfinal game at Bojangles’ Coliseum on Wednesday. The Falcons, the No. 5 Southern Division […]
Gathright pumps in career-high 40 points to lead SAU over Livingstone
RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 21) – For the second time in three games, Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) scored a career-high to lift Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) to a big road win. The first time was Feb. 9 when he drilled 32 points in a win over Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, […]
Heroic effort from Gathright not enough as Falcons lose in overtime
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 31) – Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) tied a season-high with 27 points and recorded a career-high 12 rebounds, but Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) fell in overtime to Livingstone College 69-66 in a CIAA men’s basketball contest at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Gathright connected on 13 […]
Behind the Scenes at a Basketball Game
It’s the fourth quarter of a basketball game at Emery Gymnasium and the referee calls a media timeout. “Now we’ll have a media break,” says the announcer, Thomas Hill. As a commercial airs, the teams walk off the court. The students and professionals sitting on stage who have been responsible […]
Men and women runners win CIAA indoor titles
RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 13) – The world-renowned Saint Augustine’s University track and field program showed its championship heart at the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Monday, Feb. 12. Both the Falcons and Lady Falcons rallied back from deficits to take home championship plaques. The Lady Falcons bested Winston-Salem […]
Lady Falcons lose as shot with 1.5 seconds left misses
RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 8) – Kaaliya Williams (So./Richmond, VA) scored 27 points for Saint Augustine’s University in a 66-63 CIAA women’s basketball loss to Winston-Salem State University at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The score was knotted 61-61 with 1:58 remaining in the fourth period but the Rams scored […]