Livingstone College Athletics

Blue Bears to host Golden Bulls Saturday

After a successful road trip to Raleigh which saw the Livingstone men's and women's basketball teams pick up victories over Saint Augustine's and Shaw, the teams return to friendly confines of New Trent Gym to face the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith.

The women are enjoying their best output of the season having won three of their last four games.

The Lady Blue Bears are led by Preseason All-CIAA pick Daisa Harris averaging just under 20 points per game.  She is joined by Darra Walker (13.5 ppg), Dijah Turner (12.0 ppg) and Adell Allen (11.2 ppg).  Harris and Victoris Onozie are the top rebounders averaging over five boards per game, often against taller competition.

LC will enter the matchup with an overall record of 7-9 CIAA: 4-4, just behind second-place JCSU (8-8 CIAA: 4-3).

The LC men have been equally successfull recently.  They are also riding a two-game winning streak and are undefeated in five home contests.

The Blue Bear men are led by Preseason All-Conference pick Roger Ray who leads the team in scoring and has exploded for 37 and 33 points in his last two games.  Lydell Elmore brings a strong inside game with six double-doubles in 17 games.

The men (10-7 CIAA: 5-3) hold a slim one-game lead over JCSU  in the standings and look to maintain a hold on second place in a tight Southern Division race.

Five of the seven Southern Division teams are separated by just one game.

The double header begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in New Trent Gymnasium on the Livingstone College campus.

The winner gets temporary I-85 bragging rights until their next meeting on February15.