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December 2, 2006
Blue Bears Win their First Home Game against
Morris College 62-54
Shari Hill, LC SID Intern
(Salisbury, NC)
Livingstone (2-5, 0-2 CIAA) outpaced Morris College (3-6) 62-54
for its first home victory. Livingstone led at halftime 34-32.
Senior Brent Cowles (Charlotte, NC) led the game with 14
points, while sophomore Landon Bussie (Baltimore,
MD) contributed 12 rebounds. Joseph Hayward led the Hornets with
13 points.
The Blue Bears went in to intermission with the
score 34-32. The Blue Bears shot 41.4% (12 of 29) compared to
the Hornets 38.5 % (10 of 26). From the charity stripe LC shot
for 72% (8 of 11) over Morris’ 47.4% (9 of 19).
For the game, the Blue Bears shot 35.8% (19 of
53), while Morris improved to 40.9% (18 of 44). LC controlled
the lead by shooting behind the three-point arc making 20 of 33
(60.6%), while the Hornets shot 53.6% (15 of 28). The Blue
Bears had 21 points off of 23 Morris College turnovers.
The Blue Bears will travel to Virginia Union on
Saturday December 9th for final game of the 2006
year. The CIAA game will be a double-header with the Lady Blue
Bears playing at 5:30 and the men following at 7:30 p.m.
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