Proctor and Williams Lead Bowie State Bulldogs to 55-52 Win at Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del. – Junior Kyah Proctor (Capital Heights, Md.) and freshman Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) scored 15 and 10 points respectively to lead Bowie State to a 55-50 non-conference road win at Wilmington (Del.) University on Wednesday night. The victory improves the Bulldogs record to 5-2 while the Wildcats drop to 2-5 overall.

The Wildcats held an 18-13 advantage after one quarter of play, but found themselves down 33-26 at the halftime break to the Bulldogs. Bowie State’s lead grew to a game-high 12 points (44-32) by the 3:34 mark following a jumper by Williams and the Bulldogs closed the third quarter with a nine point advantage at 46-37.

Wilmington made a run in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 52-50 with 1:17 remaining in the contest.However, a pair of free throws by Proctor and one free throw by junior Kiara Colston (Burtonsville, Md.) accounted for the final margin of 55-52. Colston along with junior Pere Alexander (Baltimore, Md.) tallied nine points each in the win. Alexander was the games’ leading rebounder with a career-best 11.

Bowie State seniors Denver Clyde (Glen Burnie, Md.) and Ashley Jennings (Newark, N.J.) contributed five and four points respectively and junior Lisa Jing (Laurel, Md.) added three points to round out the Bulldogs scorers.

In terms of team stats, the Bulldogs held advantages on the glass (47-45), points in the paint (32-20), points off turnovers (21-16) and bench points (15-6). Bowie State closed out the night with a 36.1 field goal shooting percentage (22-of-61) and 52.9 percent from the charity stripe (9-of-17).

The Wildcats had a tough time making shots, hitting 19-of-64 from the field (29.7 percent), which included 2-of12 behind the arc (16.7 percent) and 10-of-17 at the free throw line (58.7 percent.

Nyree Grant recorded a double-double for Wilmington, leading the team with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go along with two assists and two blocks. LaShyra Williams and Macy Robinson added 12 and 11 points respectively to the Wildcats half of the stat sheet.

The Lady Bulldogs’ next contest will also be on the road, this time making a trip to Alderson Broaddus University on Saturday (December 3^rd) with tip time set for 2 p.m.

Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Wilmington (DE)
11/30/16 6:00 pm at Newark, Del. - WU Athletics Complex

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VISITORS: Bowie State 5-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 COLSTON,Kiara....... *  4-11   0-2    1-2    0  3  3   4   9  2  2  1  1  30
03 PROCTOR,Kyah........ *  5-13   1-5    4-4    1  2  3   3  15  1  4  0  1  33
05 JING,Lisa........... *  0-2    0-0    3-4    0  6  6   1   3  3  2  0  2  30
10 WILLIAMS,Kyaja......    5-8    0-0    0-2    4  5  9   1  10  2  2  0  3  24
22 DUGGINS,Amel........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   3   0  0  1  0  1   6
23 CLYDE,Denver........    2-11   1-6    0-2    2  4  6   0   5  0  0  2  1  22
24 ALEXANDER,Pere...... *  4-12   0-2    1-2    3  8 11   4   9  0  3  1  1  37
33 JENNINGS,Ashley..... *  2-4    0-0    0-1    1  3  4   1   4  0  2  0  2  18
   TEAM................                            3  3             1
   Totals..............   22-61   2-15   9-17  11 36 47  17  55  8 17  4 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0%   2nd Half:  7-31 22.6%   Game: 36.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-5   0.0%   2nd Half:  2-10 20.0%   Game: 13.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  6-12 50.0%   Game: 52.9%    3


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HOME TEAM: Wilmington (DE) 2-5
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Mikala Casimir......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
02 Jamiere Jefferies...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
03 Amani Graham........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   7
10 Ebonee Dixon........ *  0-13   0-0    2-3    2  6  8   3   2  0  5  0  0  24
11 Jasmine Lee.........    1-5    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   2  0  4  0  1  12
12 Nyree Grant......... *  4-5    0-0    4-4    6  4 10   1  12  2  2  2  0  31
13 Emma Matthews.......    2-4    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   1   4  1  2  0  0  22
21 LaShyra Williams.... *  5-11   0-0    2-6    1  6  7   5  12  2  3  0  0  26
23 Macy Robinson....... *  4-11   2-8    1-2    1  5  6   1  11  3  1  0  1  36
32 Jocelyn Rodriguez... *  3-12   0-2    1-2    1  4  5   3   7  1  1  0  2  37
35 Karena Purnell......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   3
   TEAM................                         1  4  5
   Totals..............   19-64   2-12  10-17  12 33 45  15  50  9 18  2  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-32 31.3%   2nd Half:  9-32 28.1%   Game: 29.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 16.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-6  83.3%   2nd Half:  5-11 45.5%   Game: 58.8%    4


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Officials: Donald DePasquale, Donald Polk, Joe Maurer
Technical fouls: Bowie State-None. Wilmington (DE)-None.
Attendance: 134
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Bowie State...................   13   20   13    9  -   55
Wilmington (DE)...............   18    8   11   13  -   50

Points in the paint-BSU-W 32,WILMU 20. Points off turnovers-BSU-W 21,WILMU 16.
2nd chance points-BSU-W 9,WILMU 6. Fast break points-BSU-W 0,WILMU 0.
Bench points-BSU-W 15,WILMU 6. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-9 times.
Last FG-BSU-W 4th-03:25, WILMU 4th-01:17.
Largest lead-BSU-W by 12 3rd-03:34, WILMU by 5 1st-01:03.
BSU-W led for 24:23. WILMU led for 13:21. Game  was tied for 02:16.