Virginia State Wins Rematch Against Bowie State's Bulldogs 89-66
ETTRICK, Va. -
A rough shooting night
for Bowie State was the main factor in their 89-66 loss to Virginia
State University. The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 15-10 overall, 7-5 in
conference play and 3-2 against division opponents.
The Trojans, who hold the best record in the conference, are now 17-7
overall record, 10-2 in conference play and 3-2 against division
opponents.
In the
first half, the Bulldogs shot 35 percent (8-of-23) from the field, 38
percent (3-of-8) from long distance and made 67 percent (12-of-18) of
its free throws. Things didn’t get much better
in the second half as they shot 30 percent (8-of-27) from the field,
33 percent (3-of-9) from deep and made 67 percent (16-of-24) of its free
throws.
Another
factor in the game was the Trojans ability to control the game. Virginia
State opened the game with a 12-1 lead, just minutes after the opening
tip. They would hold on to the lead for the
rest of the half, and the remainder of the game. Virginia State entered
halftime with a 17-point lead, 48-31.
Virginia
State also held the advantage in points in the paint (21-10), points
off turnovers (14-7), second-chance points (6-0), fast-break points
(7-0), and points off the bench (29-26). The second
half was a continuation of the first half as Bowie State struggled to
hit shots, and the Trojans kept pouring in points. Virginia State saw
its lead grow as high as 24 points at the 6:22 mark.
Francis
Fitzgerald led four Virginia State players in double figure scoring
with 17 points while Antwan Miles and Armond Griebe chipped in 13 and 12
points respectively. William
Vedder rounded the Trojans double figure scorers with 11 points. As a
team, Virginia State shot 58 percent (31-of-54) from the field, 47
percent (8-of-17) from deep and knocked down 76 percent (19-of-25) of
its free throws.
Although
it was not the Bulldogs’ night on offense, senior Cameron Hayes (Upper
Marlboro, Md.) led the three double-digit scorers with 21 points on
6-of-15 shooting from the field. Senior Juwan
Smith (Lexington Park, Md.) continued his scoring outbreak with 15
points, and senior David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) followed up with 11
points.
Bowie State Bulldog Women Hold off Virginia State for a 51-48 Road Victory
ETTRICK, Va. –
The Bowie State Bulldogs
played
some tough defense and hit some key free throws on their way to a 51-48
win over Virginia State Trojans Monday evening. The
Bulldogs had balance with junior Talanya Hutton (Seat Pleasant, Md.)
recording a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Seniors Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) and Shawnkia McCallum
(Baltimore, Md.) both chipped in nine points. Bowie State
moves to 20-3, (10-2 in CIAA) while the Trojans falls to 9-16, (4-8 in
CIAA).
Bowie
State played some tough defense and a balanced offensive attack to
claim the win. As a team, the Bulldogs held the Trojans
to shooting just 29.8% (14-47) from the floor while shooting a solid
33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the floor in the game. Natalia Leaks had a
game-high 20 points and added four rebounds for Virginia State.
The
Bulldogs took control of the game early in the first quarter, but they
had to fend off a tough effort by the Trojans. After
allowing Virginia State to stay close for much of the quarter, Bowie
State pulled away 11-5 after a Williams layup with 1:27 remaining.
Sophomore Drew Calhoun’s deep ball extended the Bulldogs lead 14-7 to
end the period.
The
second quarter was all about Virginia State. The Trojans orchestrated
an 18-0 run that gave them a 25-16 lead late in the
period before BSU senior Amel Duggins (Largo, Md.) stopped the bleeding
by hitting an important three pointer with 26 seconds left in the
quarter. VSU went into the locker room at half leading 25-19.
Virginia
State continued their dominance early in the third period by building
their biggest lead of 31-19 after Leaks knocked
down a jumper at the 7:17 mark. Similar to VSU in the second quarter,
the Bulldogs used a 12-0 run to tie the game at 33-33 after McCallum’s
layup with 52 seconds remaining. The Bulldogs outscored the Trojans 14-8
in the quarter heading into the final stanza.
The
fourth quarter started out promising for the Trojans after taking 43-39
lead with 6:30 to go. Hutton answered with a deep three to keep
the Bulldogs close at 43-42. Senior Dynaisha Christian (Pocomoke, Md.)
converted a layup to give Bowie State a 47-46 lead before McCallum’s
dagger three pushed the lead to 50-46 at 1:22. Sophomore Chyna Butler
(Syracuse, N.Y.) would later go 1 for 2 at the
charity stripe to eclipse the Trojans 51-48.
Bowie
State travels to Elizabeth City, N.C. on Thursday (2/13) to take on
Elizabeth City State University at 5:30 p.m. inside the R.L. Vaughan
Center.
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