Livingstone College women forfeit 18 games

LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE
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SALISBURY, North Carolina -- Livingstone’s women’s basketball team, which was 22-0 and ranked No. 5 in the nation, has reported to the CIAA and the NCAA the use of an ineligible player.

According to a release sent out by Livingstone the school determined that the player — Kyra Crosby, a senior from Atlanta who was the team's leading scorer at 14.8 points a game — was improperly certified for this season. Crosby transferred to Livingstone before the season from Alabama.

Livingstone’s president, Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr., said in the release that the school will forfeit the 18 games Crosby competed in. The CIAA confirmed that Livingstone’s record now stands at 4-18.

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