Livingstone Athletics – Lady Blue Bears Obtain Overtime Win

Livingstone College defeated Virginia State University 83-79 in an overtime competition in Trent Gymnasium. The Lady Blue Bears had four players to score double figures, and was led by Cierra York‘s 19 points and seven rebounds.The Lady Blue Bears capitalized on the Lady Trojans poor shooting in the first half and went on a 15 point lead with York’s jumper off of a fast break at the 6:22 minute mark. Livingstone scored 20 points off of fast breaks compared to Virginia State’s six points.

Virginia State was able to cut the lead to just three points and ended the half down, 33-30.
Both teams had issues with protecting the basketball, but Livingstone was more successful in converting Virginia State’s turnovers to points on the scoreboard. The Lady Blue Bears scored 25 points off turnovers while VSU scored 19 points.

The Lady Blue Bears controlled much of the second half, but the Lady Trojans played a very close game. VSU tied the game twice with less than four minutes left in regulation, and took the lead.

Kelycn Manurs paced the Lady Blue Bears late in the game and made eight of the 10 points the Lady Blue Bears needed to take the game into overtime. Manurs finished with 14 points.

In overtime, the Lady Blue Bears outscored the Lady Trojans 11-7 and took the victory.

Tyesha Tharpe and Jasmine Murray each grabbed six rebounds and scored 12 and 11 points respectively.
Livingstone improves their record to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in the CIAA.

The Lady Blue Bears return to action Monday, January 14 as they face Chowan University in a CIAA crossover competition. Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.