RALEIGH, NC- The Virginia State University women's basketball team will begin CIAA conference play for game 2 of their 4-game road tour on Thursday, December 15 to face the Falcons of St. Augustine's University. Tip-off is set for 5:30pm.

 

Date	Thursday, December 15, 2022
Time	5:30 p.m.
Live Stream	VSU Trojans v. SAU Falcons
Live Stats	LIVE STATS
Location	Raleigh, NC (Emery Gymnasium)
Twitter	@VSUsports
Instagram	@vsutrojans_1882
Facebook	Virginia State University Athletics

Series History
The VSU Trojans are 9-3 against the SAU Falcons in the series. The teams met last season, were the Trojans took charge of their home court advantage with a 69-56 win over the Falcons.


Self Scout
The Trojans are 3-5 on the season and look to earn their first conference win under the leadership of VSU's 1^st year head coach Nadine Domond. The squad currently shoots 35% from the field and is averaging 61 points per contest. They rank third in the conference in free throw percentage knocking down 69% of their shots from the foul line and are second in the conference with a turnover margin of 4.75. They look to improve from behind the arc as they shoot just 33-of-149 (22%) from the three-point line. Defensively, the Trojans are second in the conference in defense points per game (56). The Trojans are second in the CIAA in opponent three-point percentage forcing opponents the field and 23% from beyond the arc against them and are tied for second (with SAU) in opponents field goal percentage (34%). They average 10 steals per game while forcing 21 turnovers per contest. Sommer Blakemore leads the team with 12.6 points per game; shooting 39% from the field and averages 3.3 assists per game. Kylah Webb leads the Trojans in rebounds ,averaging 5.5 boards per game.


Scouting the SAU Lady Falcons
SAU is coming off of a win over Edward Waters University, moving them to the 3-4 season record. The Lady Falcons are averaging 67 points per game while allowing 63. They shoot 44% from the field, 42% from three-point range and 54% from the foul line. SAU averages 34.8 rebounds per game with 7.3 assists per game. They are averaging 17 turnovers per game while allowing opponents to score 17 points off turnovers. They have acquired 33 steals on the season along with 15 blocks. Taniyah Greene leads the Lady Falcons averaging 15 points per game and is ranked second on her team in rebounds, averaging 4.2. Greene is ranked second in the conference in field goal percentage (54.2).