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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bowie State University placed four players in double figures as they cruised to a 77-55 victory over Fayetteville State University in the quarterfinal round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament Wednesday afternoon at Bojangles Coliseum.
The third seeded Bulldogs and the sixth seed Broncos were meeting in the tournament for the eighth time and for the 51st time overall. Today’s win evens the tournament series at 4-4 and Bowie State now leads the all-time series 26-25.
The Bulldogs improve to 17-12 overall and advance to the tournament semi -finals where they will face Livingstone College, the top seed from the South Division, on Thursday at the Spectrum Center. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. The Broncos conclude their season with a 6-20 record.
Junior Cameron Hayes led all scorers, coming off the bench to score 16 points. Sophomore Keith Duffin Jr. added 14 points while redshirt junior David Belle chipped in 13. Junior Rinardo Perry rounded out the Bulldog double figure scorers with 10 points. Junior Saiquan Jamison led all players with 14 rebounds.
JaQuel Richmond and Denzell Hosch led the Broncos with 13 and 10 points respectively. Raymon Pratt pulled down seven rebounds.
Bowie State opened the game with a 19-9 run connecting on six of their first 11 shots including three three-point field goals without a miss. David Belle opened the scoring with a three-ball from the left side and Cameron Hayes capped the run with his three-pointer at the 13:06 mark. The Broncos defense then cooled off the Bulldog offense, limiting Bowie State to just one field goal over the next 6:42 as they closed the gap to three 24-21 with a 12-5 run. Four different FSU players put points on the scoreboard over the course of their run. Bowie State countered with a 17-5 run over the final 6:22 of the half to take a 41-26 lead into the locker room at halftime. Duffin and Hayes contributed five points apiece during the Bowie State run.
The Broncos chipped away at the Bowie State lead in the early part of the second half, closing the deficit to 12 points, 53-41 with Richmond providing a spark with six points in the first six minutes of the period. The Bulldogs then began to pull away with a 12-4 uprising to lead 65-45 with 6:56 remaining. Bowie State increased the lead to a game-high 28 points in the final three minutes before settling in for the 22-point win.
Bowie State finished the afternoon shooting 44 percent from the field, making 26-of-59 field goals compared to 31 percent (29-of-62) for Fayetteville State. The Bulldogs dominated on the glass, outrebounding the Broncos 48-37 and held advantages in points in the paint (32-20), points off turnovers (15-5) and bench points (29-28).
Official Basketball Box Score
Fayetteville State vs Bowie State
2/27/19 12:40 p.m. at Charlotte, NC: Bojangles Coliseum
ETTRICK, Va. – The division leading Trojans of Virginia State showed why they are at the top of the CIAA Northern Division after a resounding 93-69 Senior Night rout of the Bulldogs of Bowie State on Wednesday night in VSU’s Multipurpose Center.
Junior Cameron Hayes led the Bulldogs in scoring with 20 points while David Belle and Saiquan Jamison contributed 15 and 11 points respectively. Jamison just missed a double-double, pulling down a game-high nine rebounds. Junior Rinardo Perry also scored in double figures, finishing the contest with 10 points.
Virginia State (23-4, 15-1 CIAA, 8-1 North) held an 8-5 advantage by the first media timeout (15:34) and came out of the break with a 7-2 run before a pair of free throws by junior Juwan Smith ended the Bowie State drought.
The VSU Trojans started reigning triples and extended its lead to 23-11 by the 11:47 mark of the opening half. At this point, Virginia State was shooting 60 percent from the field on 9-of-15 shooting compared to 27 percent shooting (4-of-15) for Bowie State’s Bulldogs. Virginia State’s lead grew to 35-18 by the under-8 media timeout.
Virginia State kept the foot on the gas for the remainder of the first half and strolled into intermission with a 53-29 cushion. Over the first 20 minutes, the Trojans field goal percentage steadily climbed from 44 percent to 60 percent by the midway point of the first half, to 63 percent and dropped slightly to 59 percent by halftime.
Bowie State (16-11, 12-4 CIAA, 6-3 North) made a bit of run to begin the second half, but Virginia State built its largest lead at 66-38 by the 13:25 mark.
Virginia State’s field goal shooting percentage dropped in the second half, but fortunately the Bowie State field goal shooting percentage improved. By the 7:36 media timeout, VSU was shooting 24 percent from the field while BSU made 60 percent of its second half field goals.
Jahmere Howze and Brandon Holley led the Trojans offensively with 23 and 18 points respectively. The Trojans ended the night hitting 49 percent of its shots (31-of-64) and 74 percent at the free throw line (23-of-31). Virginia State also controlled the glass, outrebounding Bowie State 39-30.
Bowie State finished the contest shooting 37 percent from the field (22-of-60) and 72 percent at the charity stripe (21-of-29).
The Bulldogs will conclude the regular season portion of its schedule at Elizabeth City State on Saturday (February 23) with tip time set for 4 p.m. in the R.L. Vaughan Center.
Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Virginia State
2/20/19 7:30 p.m. at Ettrick, Va. (VSU Miultipurpose Center)
ETTRICK, Va. – The division leading Trojans of Virginia State showed why they are at the top of the CIAA Northern Division after a resounding 93-69 Senior Night rout of the Bulldogs of Bowie State on Wednesday night in VSU’s Multipurpose Center.
Junior Cameron Hayes led the Bulldogs in scoring with 20 points while David Belle and Saiquan Jamison contributed 15 and 11 points respectively. Jamison just missed a double-double, pulling down a game-high nine rebounds. Junior Rinardo Perry also scored in double figures, finishing the contest with 10 points.
Virginia State (23-4, 15-1 CIAA, 8-1 North) held an 8-5 advantage by the first media timeout (15:34) and came out of the break with a 7-2 run before a pair of free throws by junior Juwan Smith ended the Bowie State drought.
The VSU Trojans started reigning triples and extended its lead to 23-11 by the 11:47 mark of the opening half. At this point, Virginia State was shooting 60 percent from the field on 9-of-15 shooting compared to 27 percent shooting (4-of-15) for Bowie State’s Bulldogs. Virginia State’s lead grew to 35-18 by the under-8 media timeout.
Virginia State kept the foot on the gas for the remainder of the first half and strolled into intermission with a 53-29 cushion. Over the first 20 minutes, the Trojans field goal percentage steadily climbed from 44 percent to 60 percent by the midway point of the first half, to 63 percent and dropped slightly to 59 percent by halftime.
Bowie State (16-11, 12-4 CIAA, 6-3 North) made a bit of run to begin the second half, but Virginia State built its largest lead at 66-38 by the 13:25 mark.
Virginia State’s field goal shooting percentage dropped in the second half, but fortunately the Bowie State field goal shooting percentage improved. By the 7:36 media timeout, VSU was shooting 24 percent from the field while BSU made 60 percent of its second half field goals.
Jahmere Howze and Brandon Holley led the Trojans offensively with 23 and 18 points respectively. The Trojans ended the night hitting 49 percent of its shots (31-of-64) and 74 percent at the free throw line (23-of-31). Virginia State also controlled the glass, outrebounding Bowie State 39-30.
Bowie State finished the contest shooting 37 percent from the field (22-of-60) and 72 percent at the charity stripe (21-of-29).
The Bulldogs will conclude the regular season portion of its schedule at Elizabeth City State on Saturday (February 23) with tip time set for 4 p.m. in the R.L. Vaughan Center.
Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Virginia State
2/20/19 7:30 p.m. at Ettrick, Va. (VSU Miultipurpose Center)
Bowie State Bulldog Women Top Virginia State Trojans 43-33
ETTRICK, Va. – Bowie State’s Bulldogs were held to a season-low in points in Wednesday’s (2/20) divisional road game at Virginia State but managed to come away with the 43-33 victory. The win improves the Bulldogs to 21-4 overall, 13-3 in CIAA play and 6-3 in the North.
Redshirt senior Pere Alexander recorded a game-high 18 points to lead Bowie State and junior Dynaisha Christian was a beast on the glass for the Bulldogs, pulling down 10 rebounds. Junior Kyaja Williams added 12 points in the win to go along with four steals, two assists and a pair of blocks.
The Bulldogs find point hard to find early in the game and finally scored on an Amel Duggins free throw at the 3:56 mark but trailed the Trojans 5-1. Bowie State made just 1 -of-7 field goals in the first quarter and trailed 7-4.
Senior Lea Whitehead scored Bowie State’s first points of the second quarter with a soft jumper from the end line. An Alexander jumper in the paint at the 5:31 mark cut the VSU lead to 11-8. Alexander pulled the Bulldogs within one (11-10) with 2:39 left in the first half and back-to-back field goals by Williams gave Bowie State its first lead heading into halftime at 14-11
Bowie State extended its lead to 19-13 at the 8:14 mark of the third quarter following a Williams layup and free throw. The Bulldogs held a 25-17 advantage out of the under-five media timeout.
Back-to-back buckets by Virginia State’s Chrisanna Green and a pair of free throws by Yazman Hannah closed the Trojans deficit to 25-23 with just over two minutes left in the quarter. However, the Trojans trailed at the end of the quarter 29-25.
Two free throws by Autumn Hopson followed by a Green layup tied the game at 29-all at the 9:04 mark of the final quarter.
Bowie State used a 5-0 run to get a little breathing room at 34-29 after a couple of layups by freshman Chyna Butler and a Williams free throw.
Bowie State outscored Virginia State 9-4 to earn another victory for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs held the Trojans to single-digit scoring in every quarter except the third.
Virginia State (11-14, 5-11 CIAA, 3-6 North) were paced by Green’s 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs will wrap up the regular season at Elizabeth City State on Saturday (February 23) with tip time set for 2 p.m. in the R.L. Vaughan Center.
Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Virginia State
2/20/19 5:30 p.m. at Ettrick, Va. (VSU Multipurpose Center)
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