Livingstone holds off Bluefield State 43-42
Adrian Fergurson
11/23/07

The Lady Blue Bears won its home opener versus the Lady Blues of Bluefield State 43-42. While both teams shot poorly from the floor, Livingstone (1-2 overall) utilized its defense for the victory.  Chelsea Johnson forced a Lady Blues turnover and foul with seven seconds remaining in the game. After a pair of missed free throws, Bluefield State missed a last second attempt at a three-pointer. Asheka Hudson (Junior, Milwaukee, WI/Pius XI HS) and Turquoise Lane (Senior, Winston-Salem, NC/Carver HS) led all with ten points. Lane led the defensive effort with seven steals. Livingstone led by one at the half, 21-20.

Bluefield State (0-2 overall) shot 32.5% in field goals and made 5 of 16 attempts in the first half. Livingstone shot 35.4% for the game and made 8 of 22 shots in the second half. The Lady Blue Bears last field goal was with 2:50 remaining in the game. LC’s largest lead was by seven points in the first half with 15:44 remaining. Both teams scored 22 points in the second half.

Bluefield State vs Livingstone
11/20/07 5:30 pm at Salisbury, NC (William Trent Gym)

Bluefield State 42

      Total 3-point   Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
10  MAIGA,Adizatou  2-8  0-1  2-4  0-2  34 
14  SMYRE,Christina  2-4  0-0  0-0  1-4  24 
15  SHAREEF,Laila  2-4  1-1  4-4  1-2  23 
23  GROSE,Eva  2-3  0-0  0-0  2-6  31 
40  ELLIS,Rachel  1-4  0-1  1-2  0-1  19 
11  HONAKER,Niccatti  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  14 
12  STUART,Kendell  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1 
22  SIMMONS,Sasha  3-10  1-5  2-7  0-3  26 
32  WATTS,Charise  1-4  0-0  5-6  3-8  11  19 
33  NORDSTROM,Natalie  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TM  TEAM  1-1 
  Totals..............  13-40  2-9  14-23  8-28  36  22  42  32  10  200 
  32.5%  22.2%  60.9% 
  Team summary:   FG 3FG FT
  1st Half:    5-16  2-5  8-9 
  31.3%  40.0%  88.9% 
  2nd Half:    8-24  0-4  6-14 
  33.3%  0.0%  42.9% 
 

Livingstone 43

      Total 3-point   Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
03  LANE,Turquoise  5-11  0-2  0-1  0-5  10  30 
15  RHODES,Cassaundra  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-1  22 
21  HUDSON,Asheka  4-11  1-4  1-3  0-1  10  34 
22  JOHNSON,Chelsea  2-5  1-3  3-6  0-5  27 
32  JOSEPH,Kalyela  0-1  0-0  3-4  3-1  20 
02  MACK,Vinisha  1-2  0-0  0-4  0-1  27 
12  MADDEN,Chela  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
13  SHAW,Brandie  2-4  0-1  0-2  2-2  10 
24  DAVIS,Nyrika  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
33  SANDERS,Latysha  2-10  0-0  0-2  4-3  19 
34  JOHNSTON,Leslie  0-2  0-0  0-0  2-0 
TM  TEAM  1-4 
  Totals..............  17-48  2-10  7-22  12-25  37  21  43  29  17  200 
  35.4%  20.0%  31.8% 
  Team summary:   FG 3FG FT
  1st Half:    9-26  2-6  1-4 
  34.6%  33.3%  25.0% 
  2nd Half:    8-22  0-4  6-18 
  36.4%  0.0%  33.3% 
Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Bluefield State   20  22  42  Record: (0-2) 
Livingstone   21  22  43  Record: (1-2 Overall) 
Officials: Walter Savage; Jack Chavis; Larry Cline
Technical fouls: Bluefield State-MAIGA,Adizatou. Livingstone-None.
Attendance: 211