November 21, 2006

 

Lady Blue Bears Overcome Bluefield State 82-79
Shari Hill, SID Intern
 

Bluefield, WV- Livingstone College (1-1) wins its first road game 82-79 at Bluefield State Tuesday evening.  Junior Lina Brown (Norfolk, VA) and freshmen Jonta' Moss (Augusta, GA) led the game with 21 points each.  Brown also had three blocks while Moss added five assists. Bluefield controlled the first half, with slight halftime lead of 38-37.  The Lady Blues were led by Jennetta Smith (Chicago, IL), who had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Hyshea Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) who also had 16 points.

After a week layoff following their season-opener, the Lady Blue Bears began the game with sluggish play.  Midway through the half, the Lady Blues held a 10 point lead, 26-16 with 8:20 left to play.  Bluefield State controlled the first half with a 20-16 point comparison in the paint.  The Lady Blues also managed eight points off of fast breaks to Livingstone's four.

Three-point shooting helped the Lady Blue Bears to the victory. LC shot 9 of 23 (39.1%) over Bluefield?s 37.5% (3 of 8).  Moss made four of ten from behind the arc. Assisting in the winning effort was junior Clintoria Bryant (Goldsboro, NC) with 14 points and 8 assists. She also nailed 4 three-pointers to contribute to her double figures.  Four out of the five starters for the Lady Blues landed in double figure, including Laila Shareef (Denver, Co) with 15 points, and Rachel Ellis (Glen Rogers, WV) with 14.  Off the bench, Charise Watts (Huntingtown, MD) landed in double figures with 10 points.

The Lady Blue Bears will play at Catawba College this weekend in the Comfort Suites Thanksgiving Classic. Livingstone will play host Catawba at 8:00 pm on Friday and Carson Newman on Saturday at 2:00 pm.