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| LaBrea Walker 5'-3" Junior Guard Hometown: North Las Vegas, Nevada Transfer: Clinton Junior College Courtesy: Livingstone College Blue Bears Athletics |
The Lady Falcons jumped out to control the lead at the start of the game going on a 6-0 run before Jamara Malone came down for an easy lay-in to put the Lady Blue Bears on the board.
The Lady Falcons got up to as many as 11 points at one point early in the first half, giving the Blue Bears something to think about.
On the Blue Bears' ensuing possession Alexis Fowler was fouled and drained her two shots to tie the game up at 22 points apiece.
Alexis Hicks and Cierra York became the catalyst for the remainder of the first half, with Hicks hitting the next four straight shots, followed by York's next five shots, to send the Blue Bears ahead by 15 points to a score of 43-28.
"What got me going was the slow start that our team had at the beginning of the half", said Hicks.
Once York and Hicks got heated up, it was no stopping these two. Things turned around dramatically and the Blue Bears went into halftime leading by 18 points (48-30).
York and Hicks led the first half as the only two in double figures, with 13 and 10 points respectively.
After the break, Labrea Walker opened the game up to a sweet three-pointer to start the pace of the second half.
The second half did not fluctuate too much as the Blue Bears took off and never looked back en route to another victory.
Balanced scoring and teamwork kept the Blue Bears in control which made it difficult for the Lady Falcons to take back the lead.
The Lady Blue Bears shot a blistering 52.2% (35-67) over the Lady Falcons insignificant 27.8 % (20-72) from the field.
The Blue Bears finished with a 49-44 rebounding advantage and connected on 18-22 shots from the charity stripe.
Cierra York came out red-hot and underscored her accolades as she scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds, gave out six assists and collected three steals, leading six players in double figures.
The sextet combination of LaBrea Walker (15) Cierra York (23), Jamara Malone (12), Precious Roberts (11), Alexis Hicks (10) and Amber Curtis (13) made the victory that much sweeter, as it was a collective team effort.
"When one person is off another is on, that how deep our bench is. Tonight was most certainly a team effort", saidAlexis Hicks who had 10 points.
From buzzer to buzzer the team played hard and were efficient in their efforts.
The Lady Blue Bears remain unbeaten with an overall 19-0 record, and 10-0 in the CIAA Conference standing.
The team will travel to Winston-Salem State this Saturday (Jan 31) to take on the Rams. The game will begin an hour behind the regular schedule due to prior practice. The team will tip-off at 6:30 P.M. and the door will open no earlier than 5:45 P.M.
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