BOWIE, Md. – Virginia Union’s Tavon Mealy (Richmond, Va.) threw up an over-the-shoulder layup as time expired to lift the Panthers to a 70-69 overtime victory at Bowie State on Wednesday night. The loss, Bowie State’s second in a row, drops the Bulldogs season mark to 7-11, 4-4 in league play and 0-1 in the Northern Division.
Bowie State junior Omari George (Baltimore, Md.) came off the Bulldogs bench to pace the team with a team-high 18 points, on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and added five rebounds, one block and a pair of steals. Junior Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) contributed 17 points and senior Enuoma Ebinum (Greenbelt, Md.) hauled down a team-high 12 rebounds to go along with nine points and two blocked shots.
Virginia Union (14-5, 6-1 CIAA, 1-1 North) was led by Ray Anderson (Wilmington, Del.) with a game-high 24 points, which included a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line. Kory Cooley (Washington, D.C.) also scored in double figures, chipping in 11 points for the Panthers. VUU’s Mealy led all players on the glass, ripping down 13 boards and tallied eight points.
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 6-0 lead via back-to-back 3-pointers by redshirt freshman David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) and Wilson and led the Panthers 7-2 over the first four minutes of the contest.
Virginia Union’s Panthers responded with a 9-2 run to take their first lead (11-9) at the 12:26 mark of the opening half. The Panthers stretched its lead to ten points twice in the first 20 minutes with the last coming (23-13) with 6:08 to go.
The Bulldogs defense really intensified and the Bowie State offense answered with an 8-0 run to pull within two at 23-21 with just over five minutes left before halftime. Bowie State would regain the first half lead at 30-29 after a Wilson triple and went into the break holding a 37-34 advantage.
The lead would change hands three times in the second half and resulted in regulation ending at 65-all.
Mealy scored the first points of overtime for Virginia Union and Bowie State’s George drove the paint for layup to tie the game at 67-67 with 2:39 left in the extra period.
VUU’s John Mitchell (Harlem, N.Y.) shifted the advantage back over to the Panthers at 68-67 after making 1-of-2 free throws.
BSU’s George made a twisting layup on the Bulldogs next possession to shift the lead back to the home team at 69-68 with 1:48 remaining in overtime. Unfortunately, the Panthers were able to steal a win after Mealy’s stick back as time expired.
Bowie State will look to snap this two-game slide on Saturday (1/21) on the road at Chowan. Game time between the Bulldogs and Hawks is set for 4 p.m. the CU’s Helms Center.
BOWIE, Md. – Bowie State University women’s basketball hosted #2 Virginia Union University on Wednesdayevening and came up a little short, falling 77-70 in the A.C. Jordan Arena. The loss sets the Bulldogs overall record at 14-3, 6-2 in the CIAA and 1-1 in the North.
Senior Denver Clyde (Glen Burnie, Md.) recorded a personal season-high 18 points to go along with team-best eight rebounds in the setback. Juniors Kiara Colston (Burtonsville, Md.) and Kyah Proctor (Capitol Heights, Md.) contributed 16 and 15 points respectively while freshman Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) and junior Lisa Jing (Laurel, Md.) tallied nine points each for Bowie State. Williams ranked second on the team in rebounds with seven
The Lady Panthers took a 32-29 lead into halftime, primarily on 57.1 percent shooting from the field. After trailing 16-10 after the first quarter, Virginia Union came alive in second quarter, making 8-of-12 field goals (66.7 percent).
The Bulldogs on the other hand made just 10-of-34 from the field (29.4 percent) in the first 20 minutes and kept it close thanks to 6-of-10 three pointers.
Virginia Union’s Brittany Jackson (Sebastian, Fla.) scored the Lady Panthers first three points of the third quarter only to have Bowie State answer with a 5-0 run to pull the Bulldogs within one at 35-34 at the 7:17 mark.
Bowie State regained the lead at 38-37 following a Proctor jumper with 5:28 left in the third quarter. However, Virginia Union’s Kishona Sutton (Norfolk, Va.) converted a traditional three-point play on the Panthers next possession to shift the advantage back over to the visitors for good.
The Bulldogs were able to tie the game twice over the final 2:42 of the third quarter but trailed 48-46 heading on to the final quarter of play.
The Panthers lead grew to a game-high 11 points (71-60) and the defending CIAA Champions were on their way to its 16th straight win of the year.
Virginia Union (16-0, 7-0 CIAA, 2-0 North) was led by Jackson with a game-high 30 points (22 in the second half). Lady Walker (Cleveland, Ohio) and Jamika Ruffin (Wilson, N.C.) rounded out the Panthers double figure scorers with 14 and 10 points respectively. Ruffin and Walker tied for team-high rebound honors with eight apiece.
The Bulldogs travel south for their next contest, making a stop in Murfreesboro (N.C.) to take on the Hawks of Chowan University at 2 p.m. Saturday (1/21) afternoon.
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