Lady Bulldogs Bowling Claims Top Spot in the North at the CIAA North/South Event II

PETERSBURG, Va. - The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs bowling team had another stellar weekend against CIAA Northern Division opponents at the Walnut Hill Lanes - January 24-26 recording a 9-3 record.

The Lady Bulldogs averaged 987.5 pins in its 10 match-play games, totaling 9,875 pins. The final match-play pin total is 651 more than host Virginia State; the second-best Northern Division team during the weekend. Bowie State knocked down 3,868 pins in Baker matches for a total weekend pin count of 13,743; more than 952 than second-place Virginia State (12,791).

Elizabeth City State claimed third place (12,146), with Virginia Union fourth (10,525) and Chowan placed fifth (9,670) in the North.

Freshman Adrienne Tolson (Bowie, Md.) averaged 207.9 pins in her 10 matches to lead the defending CIAA Champions, and tallied a team-best 253 in game eight against Virginia State. Sophomore Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Md.) averaged 200.8 in her 10 matches while junior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) averaged 198.8 in 10 matches, rolling six 200 plus games. Junior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Md.) ranked fourth in team average (195.3) and had a personal game-high of 224. Sophomore Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) participated in nine matches, averaging 187.6 with her high-game of 224 coming versus Virginia State.
 
The Lady Bulldogs were a perfect 4-0 on opening day of the CIAA North/South Event II. Bowie State began the day with a 957-841 victory over Elizabeth City State, followed by dominating wins against Chowan (1003-723) and Virginia State (1043- 862). BSU closed out day one defeating Virginia Union (923-877).

Day two started with a loss to Elizabeth City State by a total pin count of 930 to 894. The Lady Bulldogs put together three straight wins to wrap-up day two, beating Virginia State (1028-948), Virginia Union (948-697) and Chowan (995-625).

On the final day, BSU recorded a 2-2 record in Baker matches, falling to Elizabeth City State (777-720) but bounced back to capture an 886-509 decision over Chowan. Virginia State edged Bowie State in the Lady Bulldogs third Baker System match, winning by a score of 754-723. The Lady Bulldogs concluded the weekend with a convincing 782-534 victory over Virginia Union.

The Lady Bulldogs return to the lanes on February 7th for a cross-divisional showdown in Charlotte.

Lady Bulldogs Bowling Places Fourth at Virginia Union Invitational

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - The Bowie State women's bowling team competed in the Virginia Union University Invitational over the course of the weekend, placing fourth out of 11 teams that participated in the Invitational at the Bowl America Lanes.

North Carolina A&T took home the team title, finishing with a 10-2 record and knocked down 8,397 pins to earn the first place finish. Sacred Heart was second (8,100), St. Francis finished third (7,611), Bowie State fourth (7,587) and North Carolina Central (7,285) rounded out the top five.

The Lady Bulldogs were one of six CIAA teams to participate in the Virginia Union Invitational.  Bowie State began Friday’s (11/22) action with and opening Baker’s match victory over North Carolina Central by a score of 723 to 572. BSU dropped its next to matches, falling to St. Francis by a score of 719 to 698 and Sacred Heart by a pin count of 774 to 724. The Lady Bulldogs cruised past New Jersey City by a score of 737 to 487 to competition on day one with a 2-2 record.

On day two, Bowie State began the day with back-to-back wins over Virginia Union (844 to 678) and St. Augustine’s (694 to 624). Winston-Salem State edged the Lady Bulldogs 782 to 779 and BSU dropped a 913 to 839 decision to North Carolina A&T. Just like day one, the Lady Bulldogs rebounded to defeat Virginia State 846 to 814 to close out Saturday’s competition.

The competitors returned to Baker System scoring on Sunday (11/24) with the Lady Bulldogs beating North Carolina Central for the second time, this time by a total pin count 638 to 535. Bowie State claimed victory for the second time in the weekend event over Virginia Union with a dominating pin count of 1006 to 871. St. Francis squeezed out a 862 to 807 win over the Lady Bulldogs to end the final day of competition.

Junior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) paced the Lady Bulldogs with a 165.6 average on the weekend after knocking down 828 pins.  Junior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) totaled 810 pins over the course of the weekend, averaging 162.0 which included a team-high score of 215. Sophomore Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) averaged 160.6 over five games with a total of 803 pins.

Newcomer Adrienne Tolson (Bowie, Md.) totaled 800 pins to contribute to the team's score, and averaged 160.0 while sophomore Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) knocked down 761 total pins and averaged 152.2.

Bowie State will take off from competition until 2014 when they host the Lady Bulldogs “Frederick Underwood Classic” - January 17th-19th at the AMF Laurel Lanes.


The complete list of team finishes and scores are listed below:


                                Team Match      Baker           Total   Event           Event
 SCHOOLS                        Total Pins      Total Pins      Pins    W/L Record      Place
1 NC A&T                         4673           3724            8397    10        2       1
2 Sacred Heart                   4385           3715            8100    11        1       2
3 St. Francis                    4191           3420            7611    10        2       3
4 Bowie State                    4002           3585            7587     7        5       4
5 North Carolina Central         4096           3189            7285     6        6       5
6 Virginia State                 3888           3107            6995     7        5       6
7 Winston-Salem State            3682           2791            6473     3        9       7
8 Virginia Union                 3382           2802            6184     4        8       8
9 St. Augustine’s                3157           2646            5803     5        7       9
10 Chowan                        2975           2334            5309     0       12      10
11 New Jersey City               2814           2171            4985     2       10      11

Perfect Weekend for Lady Bulldogs Bowling at CIAA North/South Round-Up I

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Lady Bulldogs women’s bowling team dominated their Northern Division foes, rolling to a perfect 12-0 record at the North/South Round-Up I. Bowie State recorded 9,957 Team Match Total Pins, 4,330 Baker Pins and a Total Pin Count of 14,287 to claim first place among the conference’s Northern Division institutions. COMPLETE RESULTS ATTACHED

Elizabeth City State placed second overall with 12,212 Total Pins while Virginia State was third (12,392), Virginia Union fourth (10,854) and Chowan finished fifth (7,632). In the Southern Division, host Fayetteville State took first (13,030 Total Pins) with a 13-0 record. Winston-Salem State placed second in the south (10,855) and St. Augustine’s rounded out the top three (10,324). Johnson C. Smith ended the weekend event in fourth place (9,336) followed by Shaw in fifth (8,493) and Livingstone was sixth with 8,922 (based on won/loss record).

Bowie State senior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) led the way with a 224.7 average, rolling 200 plus games of 227, 234, 246, 269, 231, 214, 236 and 215. Lightfoot also had games of 197 and 178 to total 2,247 over 10 games.

Sophomore Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) averaged 198.5 and had a personal high-game of 245 and 2,247 total pins. Freshmen Adrienne Tolson (Bowie, Md.) and Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) recorded high-games of 236 and 205 respectively and junior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) totaled 1,931 pins that included a high-game of 247.

The Lady Bulldogs take next weekend off before returning to the lanes November 22-24 at the Virginia Union Invitational.

Congratulations, Bowie State University Women's Bowling Team

Congratulations, Bowie State University Women’s Bowling Team I commend the Bowie State University Women’s Bowling Team for capturing the 2013 CIAA Championship! This hard-earned victory is Bowie State’s fourth bowling championship. Previous crowns were won in 2005, 2006, and 2010, all under the great leadership of Head Coach Kenneth Scott. Please join the campus community and me in celebrating the women’s bowling team on Wednesday, April 3, at 3 p.m. in the Wiseman Center, Room 102. Congratulations, Lady Bulldogs!! Sincerely, Mickey L. Burnim

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING CAPTURES 2013 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP

DURHAM, N.C. – Bowie State University never panicked despite losing the first match to Virginia State University in the championship round of the CIAA Women’s Bowling Championships on Monday, March 25, 2013.

The Lady Bulldogs simply regrouped and swept the Lady Trojans 4-0 in the second match to claim the league crown at AMF Durham Lanes. The title is the second in four years for the Lady Bulldogs, who were seeded third in bracket play.

“We knew once we got into bracket play we had the capability to make a run,” Bowie State Head Coach Ken Scott said. “We were blessed to have determination and luck.”

The Lady Bulldogs never lost their composure despite losing 4-0 in the first championship match to Virginia State, which won three straight matches in the elimination bracket to reach the finals in the double-elimination tournament.  After the loss in the first match, the Lady Bulldogs bounced back to defeat the Lady Trojans, who needed to win twice to gain the title.

The second match was a complete reversal from the first match. The Lady Bulldogs dominated from the start, winning 164-154, 196-168 and 202-136 in the best-of-seven Bakers format for a 3-0 lead. The Lady Trojans battled back in the fourth game to take a 149-140 lead, but tournament MVP Shayla Lightfoot rolled a strike for a 150-149 Lady Bulldogs’ lead. The Lady Trojans regained the lead 159-150 with a strike, but Lightfoot knocked down nine pins on her first roll in the final frame to tie the score. Her one-pin spare gave the game and the championship to the Lady Bulldogs.

Scott says Lightfoot was unaware of the situation in the final frame. “We teach the kids not to look at the scoreboard,” Scott said. “She didn’t know what the score was.”

The spare by Lightfoot touched off a celebration by the Bowie State players, coaches and fans. The Lady Bulldogs captured the title before a large contingent of Bowie State supporters who attended each session of the three-day tournament.

“This team is truly blessed to have support from the athletic department, staff, alumni and our president," Scott said. "They come to watch every match during the regular season.”

The championship capped an outstanding run by the Lady Bulldogs in the tournament. After entering bracket play as the third seed, the Lady Bulldogs won three matches in the winner’s bracket, including a 4-1 win over Elizabeth City State on Monday, to reach the finals.

  

Meanwhile, the Lady Trojans had a more difficult path after a loss on Sunday sent then to the elimination bracket. On Monday, the fourth-seeded Lady Trojans had their best bowling day, beating two-time defending champ Fayetteville State 4-1, Winston-Salem State 4-2 and Elizabeth City State 4-2 to make it to the finals for the second consecutive year. The win over ECSU avenged a 4-3 loss to the Lady Vikings on Sunday which knocked the Lady Trojans to the elimination bracket. In other matches Monday, Winston-Salem State eliminated Saint Augustine’s 4-1.

The Lady Trojans continued their run against Bowie State in the finals. They won all four games by scores of 181-143, 183-144, 183-135 and 236-172 against the Lady Bulldogs, who hadn’t played since Monday morning against ECSU. In the last game, the Lady Trojans made eight strikes and two spares.

But the momentum turned in the second match. It was the Lady Bulldogs rolling the most strikes and spares. In the third game, the Lady Bulldogs recorded seven strikes including six in the last seven frames.

“[Virginia State] had a slight advantage maybe mentally but we had a break,” Scott said. “Even though we started flat, we were fresher.”

Scott also had a message for his team between the first and second matches in the final round. “I told them to ‘man up’ and they responded,” Scott said.

Scott says winning the Northern Division championship during the regular season helped the Lady Bulldogs in the tournament. The Lady Bulldogs finished in a tie with Elizabeth City State but won the division on total pins. Three Northern Division teams - Bowie State, Virginia State and Elizabeth City State – finished among the top three in the tournament.

The Lady Bulldogs captured their latest championship with a young roster including three freshmen. Lightfoot, the tourney MVP, is a sophomore.

“We didn’t jell until the last division tournament,” Scott said. “All the schools in our division our highly competitive which helped us prepare for the [CIAA] tournament.”

The All-Tournament team consisted of Amber Slater of Virginia State, Briana Evans of Bowie State, Nicole Sciortino of Saint Augustine’s and Crystal Mujica of Fayetteville State in addition to Lightfoot. They had the top five bowling averages in the tournament. Lincoln (Pa.) won the CIAA team highest grade point average award.

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING CAPTURES CIAA NORTHERN DIVISION TITLE

 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Bowie State University women’s bowling team captured the CIAA Northern Division Championship on Sunday (3/17) afternoon after finishing the Northern Divisional Meet III with a 4-1 record in Baker matches. The Lady Bulldogs edged Elizabeth City State 12,642 to 12,122 in total pins to earn the North crown. Bowie State will represent the Northern Division as the No. 1 seed in next week’s CIAA Bowling Championship. Sophomore Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) paced all bowlers with a 210.10 average during the three-day event. 

Bowie State began the final day of competition with a setback to Lincoln University of Pennsylvania before rolling off four straight Baker Match victories. Following the Lady Bulldogs 626-579 loss to the Lady Lions, BSU went on to defeat Elizabeth City State (719-689), Chowan (756-459), Virginia Union (805-800) and Virginia State (832-781). The Lady Bulldogs finished the weekend with a 10-5 overall division record and tallied 12,642 total pins; including 8,935 in match play and 3,707 in Baker matches.

BSU opened the event on Friday (3/15) with an 892-862 loss to Virginia State, but responded with back-to-back wins over Virginia Union (877-705) and Chowan (972-633). Elizabeth City State edged Bowie State 821-817 in the fourth match of the day for the Lady Bulldogs. Bowie State regrouped and pounded Lincoln (Pa.) 959-791.

The Lady Bulldogs started day two of competition dismantling the Chowan Hawks 895-551. Virginia Union’s Lady Panthers came up on the short end in match eight, losing 943-820. The Virginia State Lady Trojans tripped up the Lady Bulldogs 933-911, but BSU answered with an 853-737 victory over Lincoln (Pa.). Bowie State suffered a tough 879-846 decision to Elizabeth City State to close out Saturday’s match play.

Freshman Briana Evans (Bowie, Md.) was the second-highest bowler for Bowie State with a 187.40 average and was followed by freshman Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) with a 175.90 average. Sophomore Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) recorded a 175.70 average while junior Demetria Venable (Temple Hills, Md.) contributed a 144.40 average.

The 2013 CIAA Bowling Championship will be held Mar. 23-25 at the AMF Durham Lanes in Durham, N.C. 

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING PLACE 7th IN OWN FRED UNDERWOOD CLASSIC

LAUREL, Md. - The Lady Bulldogs bowling team placed seventh overall out of 14 teams in their own Frederick Underwood Classic over the past weekend. 
Sam Houston State University was the overall winner followed by North Carolina A and T State University, Bethune-Cookman University, University of Alabama Birmingham and Howard University rounded out the top five. North Carolina Central University finished sixth followed by Bowie State University, Virginia State University, Morgan State University and Virginia Union University. The bottom four consists of Coppin State University (11th), Salem International University (12th), Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (13th) and Chowan University (14th).

Bowie State began Friday's (1/18) Baker System Scoring play with 770-679 victory over conference foe Virginia State. North Carolina A and T defeated the Lady Bulldogs 745-684. Bowie State bounced back to claim a 663-562 decision over Virginia Union in Match 3. BSU won their second straight Baker match, edging eventual champion Sam Houston State 770-762. Bethune-Cookman rolled to a 724-669 win over the Lady Bulldogs in Match 5 to close out the first full day of competition.

Day two (1/19) featured Match play and the Lady Bulldogs picked up back-to-back victories against Lincoln (PA) and Salem International, winning easily by scores of 913-700 and 877-590 respectively. The Lady Bulldogs lost a close one to Morgan State, falling by a total pin count of 841-810, but rebounded to defeat Coppin State by 80 pins, 762-682. Bowie State wrapped up Saturday with a 895-836 setback to Howard.

Bowie State entered Sunday's (1/20) Bracket play with a record of 6-4. Morgan State's Lady Bears defeated the Lady Bulldogs for the second time over the weekend, capturing a 1304-1282 decision. BSU experienced their first back-to-back losses of the Frederick Underwood Classic, coming up just short to Howard by a score of 1011-991. The Lady Bulldogs closed out the weekend just like they started by defeating Virginia State Lady Trojans 1130-1017.

Sophomore Shayla Lightfoot led the Lady Bulldogs with a 198.60 average; rolling a team-high game of 237 and d totaled 993 pins. Freshman Keyandra Bankston and (Sophomore) sister Ambrianna Bankston ranked second and third on the team, recording 865 and 832 total pins. Freshmen Briana Evans and Tanisha Younger had a pretty productive weekend, tallying 788 and 720 total pins respectively.

Bowie State returns to the lanes January 25-27 at the CIAA North / South Division Event II in Raleigh, North Carolina.

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING FINISHES THIRD OVERALL AT VIRGINIA UNION INVITATIONAL

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING FINISHES THIRD OVERALL AT VIRGINIA UNION INVITATIONAL

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – The Lady Bulldogs bowling team placed third overall at the Virginia Union University Invitational with 9,381 total pins.

Central Missouri claimed the top spot (10,587) followed by Sacred Heart (9,381) in second. Virginia State placed fourth (7,860) and Elizabeth City State rounded out the top five with 7,609 total pins. St. Augustine’s began the final six with 7,428 total pins, followed by host Virginia Union in 7^th place (6,660), Chowan was 8^th (6,211), Shaw placed 9^th (6,127) and Winston-Salem State finished in 10^th place.

The Lady Bulldogs recorded a perfect 5-0 record on day one. Bowie State defeated Virginia Union (831-559), Virginia State (891-762), Shaw (821-639), St. Augustine’s (908-704) and Chowan (867-581).

Bowie State went 2-2 on day two of the Invitational, opening the day with an 867-728 victory over Elizabeth City State. BSU dropped its next two matches, falling to Sacred Heart (980-808) and Central Missouri (966-890), but rebounded to capture an 857-685 win over Virginia Union.

In Sunday’s (12/2) Baker matches, Bowie State defeated St. Augustine’s 717-636 before coming up short against Sacred Heart by a score of 776-607. The Lady Bulldogs closed out the weekend capturing a 709-589 win against Elizabeth City State.

Individually, sophomore Shayla Lightfoot paced the Lady Bulldogs with 960 total pins which included team-high games of 225 and 215. Fellow sophomore Ambrianna Bankston rolled a high-game of 211 and knocked down 873 total pins. Freshmen Briana Evans and Keyandra Bankston tallied 822 and 819 total pins and fellow freshman Tanisha Younger contributed 786 total pins.

The Lady Bulldogs will break for final exams and the Christmas break before returning to the lanes to host the Fred Underwood Classic – January 18^th-20^th at the AMF Laurel Lanes.

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING PLACE THIRD AT CIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

(DURHAM, N.C. – March 26, 2012)  Bowie State University placed third overall at the CIAA Bowling Championships.  The Lady Bulldogs advanced to (Sunday’s 3/25) winners bracket, beating Virginia State University (4-2) and Northern Division Champion Elizabeth City State University (4-1).

Bowie State had the daunting task of facing the defending CIAA Champions of Fayetteville State University in today’s first match.  Fayetteville State was too strong and defeated the Lady Bulldogs 4-2 in the best four out of seven Baker games sending BSU to the loser’s bracket.  Bowie State’s next opponent would be the Lady Trojans of Virginia State with the winner advancing to the finals and the winner being eliminated.

Virginia State took a 2-0 lead (181-139 and 122-116) before Bowie State battled back to tie the score at 2-2 winning match three and four by scores of 162-127 and 190-161.  The Lady Trojans and Lady Bulldogs split the next two matches with BSU winning 162-152 and VSU earning a 181-166 victory in game six, creating a sudden death situation.  In the seventh and deciding game, Virginia State cruised to a 201-122 victory, eliminating Bowie State and sending Virginia State into the finals against eventual Champion Fayetteville State.