RALEIGH, N.C. - The streaking Bowie State University women's basketball team came out very flat and never recovered from a deep deficit in Wednesday's 79-69 conference setback at Shaw University. The loss snapped a 10-game Bulldogs winning streak and was the first conference loss of the year, setting Bowie State’s record at 13-3 overall and 5-1 in the CIAA.
Bowie State junior Kyah Proctor (Capitol Heights, Md.) erupted for a career-best 28 points to lead all scorers. Junior Kiara Colston (Burtonsville, Md.) tallied 13 points and senior Denver Clyde (Glen Burnie, Md.) came off the bench to notch a double-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds, a pair of blocks and two steals.
Junior LaQuisha Taylor (Charlotte, N.C.) paced the Lady Bears in scoring with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Stephanie Custodio (Chino, Calif.) chipped in 17 points, six rebounds and four assists while juniors Chelsea Long (Melbourne, Fla.) added 10 points Bianca Maxwell (London, England) recorded 10 points and nine points and 11 rebounds respectively.
The Lady Bears (5-12, 2-3 CIAA) opened up the contest raining three-pointers as Shaw drained four to take a commanding 16-3 lead. The Lady Bears would use a 10-6 run to lead 26-9 at the end of the first quarter. In that quarter alone, Shaw was responsible for six trey balls, connecting 6-of-7 three-pointers for 85.7 percent shooting.
Despite the Lady Bears lead of 18 points in the second quarter, the Bulldogs trimmed the deficit after using a 7-2 run to pull within 12 points (28-16) at the 6:31 mark but that would be the closest BSU would get as Shaw punched in a 10-3 frame to stretch its lead back up to 19 points. The final 1:48 consisted of a 4-3 scoring advantage for Shaw as the Lady Bears led 44-26 at halftime.
At the break, the Lady Bears shot 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field (season-best), including 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from behind the arc and 91.7 percent (11-of-12) from the foul line. In addition, Shaw's stifling defense held the Bulldogs to a season-low 22.9 percent (8-of-35) from the floor, 1-of-14 (7.1 percent) from the three-point line and 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
The Bulldogs went on an 11-5 spurt in the first 5:18 of the third quarter, Shaw led 52-36 with 4:46 left but BSU fought back to close the gap to 10 points heading into the fourth quarter with the score showing 55-45 in favor of Shaw.
In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs produced a 7-2 stance to trail by six points but the Lady Bears responded with an 11-2 stretch to lead by 14 with 3:57 left to play. Shaw would not relinquish the lead in the final minutes as Taylor scored her 20th point to put the game out of reach for Bowie State.
The Bulldogs return home after an extended CIAA Southern Division swing to host the Lady Lions of Lincoln (Pa.) University at 2 p.m. on Saturday (1/14).
RALEIGH, N.C. - Bowie State University men's basketball picked up a much needed conference victory on Wednesday
night, taking down the Shaw University Bears 64-61 before a packed house at the C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium. The victory halted a three-game Bulldogs slide and set their season mark at 7-9 overall and 4-2 in league play.
Juniors Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) and Dayshawn Wells (Baltimore, Md.) along with senior Khary Doby (College Park, Md.) accounted for 14, 13 and 11 points respectively for the Bulldogs. Senior Enuoma Ebinum (Greenbelt, Md.) was responsible for nine points, seven rebounds and two assists while junior Omari George (Baltimore, Md.) came off the bench to add six points, four rebounds and a steal.
Redshirt freshman David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) started his second consecutive game, chipping in nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 free throws and pulled down three rebounds to go along with one assist and one steal. Senior Brian Kelley (Lanham, Md.) rounded out Bowie State’s scorers with two points to go along with season-best four assists and a pair of steals.
Joshua Cassady (Raleigh, N.C.) led the Bears (6-9, 2-3 CIAA) with 15 points and seven rebounds while senior Benji Bell (Gainesville, Fla.) tallied 12 points and dished out six assists. Junior Khaliq Williams (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored 11 points and three assists to round out the double-digit scoring for Shaw.
For the contest, Shaw shot 52.2 percent (24-of-46) from the field, 23.5 percent from the three-point line and 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the foul line as Bowie State connected 23-of-49 field goals (46.9 percent), 9-of-17 three-pointers (52.9 percent) and converted 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) free throws.
The Bears opened up the game shooting fairly well, knocking down three three-pointers to lead 12-9. An 11-5 run for BSU following that capped off the Bulldogs three-point lead before a basket by Williams pulled Shaw within one midway. From there, the contest became tied twice with the last occurring at the 2:31 mark before the Bears scored eight-straight led by Cassady who charted six points in that spurt to lead 40-32 at halftime.
The Bulldogs groomed a 11-3 run to tie the game at 43-43 in the second half's first 5:55; however, the Bears responded by planting an 8-2 run to lead by six points with 9:10 remaining in the game. Down the stretch, Shaw went completely cold for 4:27 which resulted in the Bulldogs not only tying the game but also taking the lead that eventually they would not relinquish. The Bears pulled within one point after a layup from Cassady but BSU quickly responded with a layup and jumper to extend its lead to five points as the clock showed 56 seconds left to play.
A go-ahead bucket from junior DeAngelo Stephens-Bell (Jacksonville, Fla.) cut the deficit to three points as Shaw had an opportunity to send the game into overtime after a missed three-pointer from BSU with 23 seconds remaining. Fortunately for Bowie State, a Stephens-Bell three-ball that hit the back of the iron which would preserve the win for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs return to the hardwood on Saturday (January 14th) hosting the Lions of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania as part of a CIAA Northern Division doubleheader with the women. Game time in BSU’s A.C. Jordan Arena is set for 4 p.m.
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