NCAA Basketball: Bowie States Men's and Women's Results Vs St. Augustine's Presented on US Sports Net By BPI Sports!

BOWIE, Md. – It wasn't pretty, but Bowie State University did just enough to claim a 64-59 win over visiting Saint Augustine’s University in the A.C. Jordan Arena on Monday (1/20) evening. The win sets Bowie State’s season record at 12-8 and 4-2 in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

Senior Cameron Hayes (Upper Marlboro, Md.) came off the bench to provide a team-high 15 points to lead Bowie State. Senior David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) added 13 points while Juwan Smith (Lexington Park, Md.) along with Kani Coles (Baltimore, Md.) contributed 12 and 10 points respectively in the victory.

Saint Augustine’s (5-11 / 0-6 CIAA) was led by Jalen Gaddy (Raleigh, N.C.) with a game-high 16 points followed by Nilous Hodge (Charlotte, N.C.) and Aaron Johnson-Cash (San Francisco, Calif.) with 13 and 11 points respectively. Hodge and Johnson-Cash also pulled down double digit rebounds with 10 apiece.

Miguel Brown scored the games’ first points of the game for Saint Augustine’s, but Bowie State answered with a 13-2 run to take a 13-4 advantage by the 15:50 mark of the first half. Bowie State maintained its lead over the next six minutes before Saint Augustine’s trim the deficit to 20-18 by the 9:07 mark. BSU’s lead grew to a game-high 16 (35-19) at the 4:53 mark only to have the Falcons close the first half with a 12-5 run and trailed the Bulldogs 36-31 at halftime.

Saint Augustine’s used a 7-4 run to start the second half and took its second lead since 2-0 at 41-40 on a Hodge 3-pointer. The lead would change hands four times over a span of three minutes until a thunderous dunk by Bowie State senior Saiquan Jamison knotted the score at 46-all. 

Jamison shifted the advantage back over to Bowie State a short time later and a Smith jumper gave the Bulldogs a little breathing room at 50-46 with 8:41 to go in the contest.

However, the Falcons would not go away as a Karaan Clemons layup followed by a ferocious dunk by Johnson-Cash knotted the score at 50-all just over a minute later.

The Bulldogs scored the next three points as Coles knocked down a pair of free throws and Belle made 1-of-2 free throws to Bowie State on top at 53-50.

Saint Augustine’s Johnson-Cash trimmed the Bowie State lead to 53-52 with 3:36 remaining in the game but that’s as close as the Falcons would get for the rest of the game.

Bowie State will be idle until returning to action on Saturday (January 25) in a pivotal conference clash on the road at Lincoln (Pa.). Game time is 4 p.m. in Manuel Rivero Hall.

 

Defense, Balanced Attack Leads Bulldog Women’s to 59-43 Win Over St. Augustine’s

BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State women’s basketball team combined a strong defense with a balanced offensive attack to claim a 59-43 home win over Saint Augustine's University. Senior Amel Duggins (Largo, Md.) led the Bulldogs in scoring with 14 points in 23 minutes of play while fellow senior Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) fell one rebound shy of a double-double. The forward recorded 11 points and grabbed nine boards. With today’s victory, the Bulldogs moves to 16-2, (6-1 in CIAA) while the Lady Falcons dropped to 6-10 (1-5) in conference matchups.

The Bulldogs had a great effort at both ends of the court to claim the victory. Bowie State held their opponents to shooting just 27.5 percent (14-of-51). In addition to their stellar defense, causing 32 turnovers in the process, the Bulldogs big name players such as senior Dynaisha Christian (Pocomoke, Md.) and junior Talanya Hutton (Seat Pleasant, Md.) struggled from the floor today but were able to contribute in other ways. Christian had nine rebounds while Williams stole the show on defense causing six steals. Bowie State shot 32.8 percent (20-of-61) from the floor in today’s game.

Bowie State dominated the game from the very beginning and the team kicked things off with a big first quarter. The team had balanced scoring to open up the period with sophomore Chyna Butler (Syracuse, N.Y.) knocking down a jumper at 51 seconds to end the first frame with Bulldogs on top 13-7.

Williams got the home team going after a layup to commence the second, period, but St. Augustine’s Kiana Clark’s deep ball cut the Bulldogs lead to 15-10 with 8:19 remaining. From there, BSU used a 10-0 run to build its largest lead of the first half at 13 and went to the locker room up 28-15.

During the third quarter, Williams scored four quick points, added a steal and a finish at the other end to give the Bulldogs a commanding lead at 32-17. The team would later put the game out of reach after Duggins’ 3-pointer with 2:26 left to end the third stanza with Bowie State comfortably in front 43-23.

Bowie State held an impressive 28-16 advantage in points in the paint while outscoring the Falcons 26-8 in points off turnovers.

Angela Caraballo recorded game-high scoring honors for the Lady Falcons with 10 points while Milequa Eason and Shankia Clark chipped in eight and seven points respectively.

Bowie State will return to action on Saturday (1/25) when they travel to Lincoln University of Pennsylvania for a key CIAA showdown. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m.

NCAA Basketball Bowie State Men's and Women's Results Vs Fayettville State

Fayetteville State Broncos Top Bowie State’s Bulldogs 70-58 in Non-Conference Matchup 

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Bowie State University dropped a non-conference contest on Monday night, as the Fayetteville State University Broncos defeated the Bulldogs 70-58. The loss dropped the Bowie State record to 10-8 overall while the Broncos improve to 15-3 on the year.

Similar to the Bulldogs' previous game against Claflin University on Saturday, both teams kept the score reasonably even throughout the first half. The most significant lead of the period didn't come until the 2:30 mark when FSU’s Jalen Seegars knocked down a 3-pointer to extend Fayetteville State's lead to 12.

Bowie State did not regain the lead the entire half, after holding it briefly near the beginning of the game. However, heading into halftime, the Bulldogs held the advantage in points in the paint (16-14) and second-chance points (7-4). Still, the Broncos held 38-29 lead at the break, as they were shooting 54 percent (15-of-28).

Coming out of halftime, the Broncos continued to extend the lead off their first-half momentum. Ty McClain scored on a layup, and Seegars connected on another shot from long distance. As Bowie State struggled to respond with a bucket on their own, the Broncos were looking at a 15-point lead after Mark Burton knocked down a jumper at the 17-minute mark.

Around the ten-minute mark, it was the same story. Seegars hit another 3-pointer, and then Will Brown converted on a slam dunk. Although the lead was as high as 17 at the time, the Bulldogs continued to fight, as Bowie State senior Rinardo Perry (Washington, D.C) converted on back-to-back layups. But again, the Broncos would respond with Darian Dixon hitting a jump shot.

Throughout the final five-minutes, the Broncos put the game away as Bowie State continued to find ways to stop them on defense. For the Bulldogs, senior Juwan Smith (Lexington Park, Md.) led the double-figure scoring attack with 15 points while fellow senior Yohance Fleming (Bowie, Md.) chipped in a personal season-best 13 points. Junior Justin Route (Washington, D.C.) and senior Saiquan Jamison (Upper Marlboro, Md.) both added eight points each in the setback.

As a team, Bowie State shot 37 percent (23-of-62) from the field, 23 percent (3-of-13) from long range and made 69 percent (9-of-13) of its free throws. Fayetteville State shot 50 percent (27-of-54) from the field, 47 percent (8-of-17) from deep, and 44 percent (8-of-18) on free throw attempts.

Bowie State returns on to host Shaw University in a conference matchup on Saturday (January 18) as part of a doubleheader. The Bulldogs and Bears will tipoff at 3 p.m.

Fayetteville State Blows Past Bowie State 74-47

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Bowie State University women’s basketball team had a night to forget after falling to Fayetteville State University 74-47 in a non-conference contest. The Broncos had three players in double-figures and were led by Katisha Hyman, who dropped 18 points in the victory. The Broncos improve to 9-7 while the Bulldogs dip to 14-2.

Bowie State senior Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Drew Calhoun (New Carrollton, Md.) led the team in scoring with 12 points each. Junior Talanya Hutton (Seat Pleasant, Md.) added nine points and senior Dynaisha Christian (Pocomoke, Md.) contributed seven points. Hutton and Christian were Bowie State’s rebound leaders with seven apiece.

Overall, FSU had a solid game of balance scoring with Shantel Bennett and Aminata Johnson both scoring 13 points. London Thompson added 14 huge rebounds for the Broncos as well. Fayetteville State shot a scorching hot 54.7 percent (29-of-54) from the floor while Bowie State struggled at 28.6 percent (16-of-56).

The Broncos opened the game with a 16-3 run in the first nine minutes and closed out the quarter with a 18-5 lead. FSU held a 12-2 advantage while scoring six points off Bowie State’s turnovers.

BSU would finally wake up in the second period. However, FSU would continue its dominance and led 31-16 with 5:23 remaining. The Broncos outscored the Bulldogs 12-7 to end the quarter and went into halftime with a 43-23 cushion.

Bowie State would not get closer than 15 points as the home team kept their foot on the pedal throughout the third period and maintained a 20-point lead 57-37 going into the final stanza.

It was one of those games for the Bulldogs as they couldn’t get anything going on offense. FSU extended its lead to 68-44 in the fourth period with 2:44 left to play. Nothing changed after that as Bowie State has now dropped two of its last three games.

The Bulldogs will now have five days to regroup until its next matchup at home versus Shaw University on Saturday (1/18). Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Roger Ray scored 19 points including two free throws with 12 seconds left as Livingstone outlasted Bowie State 79-74 in a CIAA Tournament quarterfinal contest at the Spectrum Center on Thursday. The loss ends the Bowie State Bulldogs’ season record at 17-13. 

Ray led four Blue Bears in double figures. Lydell Elmore scored 13 points and Damante’ McNeill registered 12 points off the bench. Navar Elmore produced 11 points for the Blue Bears, who forced 21 turnovers and outscored the Bulldogs 27-8 in turnover points.

“We turned the ball over too much in the second half,” Bowie State Head Coach Darrell Brooks said. “[Livingstone] is a team that plays at a frantic pace. They score a lot off turnovers.”

The Blue Bears won a hard-fought contest that featured 11 lead changes and 15 ties. The score was tied 61-61 with just under five minutes left, but the Blue Bears outscored the Bulldogs 18-13 down the stretch including 8 of 10 free throws in the final two minutes. Ray scored eight points and McNeill added four points during the run for the Blue Bears, who shot 55.2 percent in the second half.

Cameron Hayes came off the bench to pump in a game-high 21 points for the Bulldogs, who shot 35.1 percent from the floor including 39.3 percent in the second half. Rebounding kept the Bulldogs in the game as they held a 50-36 advantage on the boards including a 22-15 edge on the offensive glass, which led to 21 second-chance points.

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The Bulldogs also stayed close by making 29 of 38 free throw attempts for 76.3 percent. The Blue Bears were 21 of 30 at the charity stripe for 70 percent.

Rinardo Perry registered 15 points and David Belle had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Saiquan Jamison snatched a game-high 15 rebounds.

Neither team led by more than six points in the contest. The Bulldogs led 31-29 at halftime and stayed in front until midway in the second half.

The Blue Bears took their first lead of the second half on Lydell Elmore’s layup for a 53-52 score. They led for good on McNeill’s layup for a 57-56 lead at the 7:27 mark.

Navar Elmore scored seven points and Ray added five in the first half for the Blue Bears. After regrouping in the locker room from a two-point deficit, the Blue Bears outscored the Bulldogs 50-43 in the second half

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Bowie State Men Fall 60-55 at Elizabeth City State in Regular Season Finale

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Bowie State men’s basketball team dropped a 60-55 regular season finale on the road at Elizabeth City State on Saturday afternoon and will enter the CIAA Tournament as the #3 seed in the North. The loss sets Bowie State’s record at 16-12 overall, 12-5 in league play and 6-4 within the division.

The Bowie State duo of Saiquan Jamison and Cameron Hayes led the team in scoring with 13 and 12 points respectively and David Belle added eight in the setback. Bowie State outrebound Elizabeth City State 37-33, shot a season-low 29.6 percent from the field (16-of-54) but made 82 percent of its free throws, going 18-of-22 at the stripe.

Elizabeth City State (13-15, 9-8 CIAA, 3-7 North) carried a 32-22 advantage into halftime on 50 percent shooting from the field (12-of-24) while holding Bowie State to 28 percent from the field (8-of-29) over the first 20 minutes. The Bulldogs went scoreless over the last 1:54 of the first half following a Juwan Smith jumper.

Sloppy start to second half by both teams before Bowie State’s Cameron Hayes was able to put points on the board at the 17:20 mark but trailed 32-24. The Bulldogs trailed by 10 at one points but closed the gap to 38-37 via a 13-6 run, capped off by a 3-point play by Yohance Fleming.

Bowie State regained the lead at 41-39 after a pair of Fleming free throws with 10:28 remaining in the highly contested contest.

The lead changed hands two times over a span of three minutes before Elizabeth City State ran off a 9-1 run to create a 51-45 advantage with 6:06 to go in the contest.

The Bulldogs kept battling to pull within four six times and were down three (57-54) with 24 seconds remaining in the game, but could not make the full comeback to end the regular season on a positive note.

Joseph Allen paced Elizabeth City State in scoring with 12 points and J Faison contributed 11 points. Allen and Omar Roberts were the leading rebounders for the Vikings with eight apiece. Corey Mendez and Shyheid Petteway ended the afternoon with nine points each.

The Vikings wrapped up the game shooting 45 percent from the field (21-of-47) and 61 percent (17-of-28) at the free throw line. ECSU also held advantages in points in the paint (24-14, points off turnovers (17-9) and bench points (26-12).

(WOMEN'S Bb FINAL) Bowie State 68 - Elizabeth City State 46

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Bowie State Crush Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings 68-46 in Regular Season Finale

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Bowie State women’s basketball team made a strong finish in its regular season finale on Saturday afternoon, blasting Elizabeth City State by a score of 68-46. The win secures the Bulldogs as the #2 Seed in the North in next weeks’ conference

Bowie State (22-4, 14-3 CIAA, 7-3 North) was led by Pere Alexander and Kyaja Williams with 16 and 15 points respectively. Williams pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and Alexander grabbed five off the glass. Amel Duggins chipped in eight points and Shawnkia McCallum contributed seven points off the bench.

As a team, the Bulldogs outrebounded the Lady Vikings 44-32 and held advantages in points in the paint (36-28), points off turnovers (28-14, second chance points (10-6), and bench points (33-8).

The Bulldogs trailed the Vikings 15-14 after one quarter of play, but Bowie State outscored Elizabeth City State 22-7 in the second quarter to take a 36-22 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs made 12-of-24 field goals over the first 20 minutes and converted 77 percent of its free throws, going 10-of-13 at the charity stripe.

Elizabeth City State (13-15, 5-12 CIAA, 2-8 North) shot a chilly 23 percent (3-of-13) from the field in the second quarter and 35 percent (10-of-29) from the field by halftime.

ECSU’s Lady Vikings opened the third quarter with back-to-back only to have BSU’s Bulldogs push lead to a dozen (42-30) by the 7:01 mark. Bowie State added five more points to the scoreboard to extend the Bulldogs lead to 47-30, forcing Elizabeth City State to burn its final team timeout of the game. Bowie State’s lead grew to 58-34 by the end of the third quarter.

The onslaught continued in the fourth quarter as the Bowie State lead ballooned to a game-high 24 points (58-34) by the 8:31 mark. The Bulldogs defense never allowed ECSU’s Vikings any closer than 18 points for the remainder of the contest and cruised to the victory.

Devona Stell and Jalyn Brown led Elizabeth City State in scoring with 11 points each while Naterria Luster and Asia Deal added eight and seven points respectively. As a team, the Lady Vikings finished the game shooting 31 percent from the field (18-of-58), which included 1-of-13 behind the 3-point line and Elizabeth City State shot well at the charity stripe, knocking down 9-of-11 (82 percent).

Bowie State’s women will now wait to see who will be its opponent in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 CIAA Tournament, beginning play on Thursday (February 28) at 3 p.m. in the Spectrum Center.

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Charlotte, NC (February 23, 2019) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) releases its 2019 Women's and Men's Championship Brackets. The single-elimination tournament will be held in two venues again this year: Bojangles' Coliseum February 25-27 and Spectrum Center February 28-March 2. Championship Saturday will tipoff at 1:00 p.m. for the women followed by the men at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

The Virginia Union University Panthers solidified the women's Northern Division title with a win over Elizabeth City State University on Wednesday. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 9-1 division record followed by the No. 2 Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State University, who finished with a 7-3 division record with today's victory over Elizabeth City State University. The Vikings finish the season at No. 6 in the North Division at 2-8 after today's loss while the women of Lincoln University (PA) finished 3rd in the North with a 6-4 mark in the division. 

By virtue of the head-to-head point differential tie breaker, Chowan University finishes ahead of Virginia State University at No. 4 in the Northern Division as both teams finish the regular season with a 3-7 record. As a reminder, the conference's tiebreaker record is as follows: head-to-head competition, head-to-head point differential, conference record, and a coin toss.

In the women's Southern Division, Fayetteville State University clinched the title with a perfect 11-1 regular season division record. Johnson C. Smith University finishes in the No. 2 spot at 9-3 while Winston-Salem State University lands at No.3, falling to 8-4 in the division, after being upset earlier today by Livingstone, who finishes at No. 4.

The Lady Panthers of Claflin University finish their first season in the CIAA at No. 5 while Saint Augustine's University (2-10 in the South) and Shaw University (1-11 in the South) finish at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. 

The Women's Tournament will tipoff Monday at 6:00 p.m. with Elizabeth City State vs. Shaw. Tuesday's contests are as follows: 10:00 a.m. Chowan vs. Claflin, 12:10 p.m. Lincoln (PA) vs. Saint Augustine's, 2:20 p.m. Livingstone vs. Virginia State, and 4:30 p.m. Winston-Salem State vs. the winner of Elizabeth City State/Shaw. In the quarterfinals, Fayetteville State will await the winner between Chowan and Claflin  for a 2:20 p.m. tipoff on Wednesday while Virginia Union will await the winner of Livingstone and Virginia State for their 4:30 p.m. contest. On Thursday, Bowie State will play Winston-Salem State or the winner between Elizabeth City State and Shaw at 1:00 p.m. and the winner between Lincoln (PA) and Saint Augustine's will advance to face Johnson C. Smith at 3:00 p.m.

The men's Northern Division was clinched by the Trojans of Virginia State University, who marked a 9-1 record in the regular season. The Trojans are followed by No. 2 Virginia Union, & No. 3 Bowie State who close at 7-3 and 6-4, respectively. Despite their identical 3-7 record in division play, Lincoln (PA) finishes No. 4 after a pair of regular season wins over Elizabeth City State to take the head-to-head tie-breaker while Chowan will enter the bracket at No. 6.

The Southern Division title belongs to Shaw University, who finish at 9-3 in the South, after their victory earlier today over Johnson C. Smith, who fall to 4-8 in the division. The Golden Bulls will be the No. 7 seed after losing head-to-head tie-breaker to Fayetteville State, who finishes at No. 6. Yet another tie formulated as Claflin and Livingstone both close out the regular season with a 7-5 division record. The Blue Bears secured the No. 2 seed thanks to their regular season sweep of the Panthers while the No. 4 spot belongs to Winston-Salem State followed by Saint Augustine's at No. 5.

The Men's Tournament will tipoff Monday at 8:00 p.m. with Chowan vs. Johnson C. Smith. Tuesday's contests are as follows: 6:40 p.m. Lincoln vs. Saint Augustine's and Winston-Salem State vs. Saint Augustine's at 8:50 p.m. Men's quarterfinal action will tipoff on Wednesday morning with Claflin taking on the winner of Monday's contest between Chowan vs. Johnson C. Smith 10:00 a.m., Bowie State vs. Fayetteville State at 12:10 p.m. while Virginia State will play the winner of Winston-Salem State vs. Elizabeth City State 6:40 p.m., and Shaw will face the winner of Lincoln vs. Saint Augustine's at 8:50 p.m. The quarterfinals will continue on Thursday as Virginia State takes on either Claflin or the winner of Chowan vs. Johnson C. Smith at 7 p.m. while Livingstone takes on the winner of Bowie State and Fayetteville State at 9 p.m. 

For the entire list of CIAA Tournament happenings, to purchase event tickets, or information on game tickets, visit the Men's and Women's Basket Championship pages at www.theciaa.com or download the CIAA Tournament mobile app via iTunes or Google Play. You can also follow the CIAA on Twitter (@CIAAforLife), Instagram (@CIAASports) and Facebook (The CIAA), or search #CIAATourney or #CIAAHoops on either platform.

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 Bowie State Pressure Too Much for Chowan in Bulldogs 68-66 Home Finale Win

BOWIE, Md. - The Bulldogs used pressure defense, a Chowan miscue and free throws when it counted in Saturday's 68-66 home finale victory over the visiting Hawks. With the win, Bowie State’s fourth in a row, the Bulldogs improve to 16-10 overall, 12-3 in league play and 6-2 in the division.

“We’re not playing pretty basketball right now but we’re finding ways to win”, said a very happy Bowie State Head Coach Darrell Brooks. “There are things we certainly have to work on … free throw shooting and taking care of the basketball. We wore them down with pressure in the second half and I thought our heart showed through, especially in the second half.”

Junior Rinardo Perry paced the Bulldogs with a team-high 16 points and sophomore Keith Duffin, Jr. recorded 11 points. Junior Saiquan Jamison hauled down a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with eight points.

Bowie State trailed most of the first half but shot fairly well, hitting 46 percent of its shots (12-of-26). The Bulldogs did hold an 8-5 lead after a Duffin 3-point play at the 17:55 mark of the opening half before relinquishing that advantage to the Hawks after a pair of free throws by Chowan’s Timothy Bing at the 13:07 mark.

Chowan (12-12, 5-10 CIAA, 2-6 North) pushed its lead to 29-19 with 6:26 left before halftime. Chowan was outscored 13-8 the remainder of the half and trailed the Hawks 37-32 at intermission.

The Bulldogs closed the gap to 41-40 five minutes into the second half and tied the game at 46-all following a layup by sophomore Justin Route at the 13-minute mark. Bowie State used a 10-1 run to extend its lead to 56-47 after a Perry layup with 9:10 to go in the contest.

With Bowie State leading 58-50 at the 7:08 mark, the Bulldogs offense went cold, and Chowan used an 11-0 run to regain the lead at 61-58 with 2:28 left on the clock.

Perry sank a pair of free throws to pull the Bulldogs within one only to have the Hawks push their lead to 64-60. Jamison made 1-of-2 free throws and junior Cameron Hayes drilled a 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining, tying the game at 64-all.

Chowan’s Trejvon McFail gave the Hawks a two-point lead (66-64) with 29 seconds left after driving to the basket but Bowie State’s Duffin evened the score at the free throw line with 15.9 seconds left in the hotly contested game.

On the ensuing in-bound, Chowan was facing a five second in-bounds call and called a timeout after using their final timeout on the previous possession.  Bowie State was awarded a technical free throw and took the lead 67-66.

Chowan had a chance on the final possession, but the attempt was blocked, and an offensive foul was called.

Perry went 1-2 from the stripe to seal the 68-66 win.

Chowan’s Demetrius Sanders was the games’ leading scorer with 18 points and Michael Kelly and Xavier Young tallied 14 and 11 points respectively for the Hawks.

Bowie State will hit the road for a rematch with division leading Virginia State next Wednesday (February 20). Game time is set for 4:05 p.m. and will be carried on ESPN3.

 Alexander’s 23 Points Leads Bowie State Bulldogs to an Easy 645 Home Finale Win Over Chowan

BOWIE, Md – The Bowie State University women’s basketball team picked up their fourth straight win after rolling through Chowan University, 65-45 at the A.C. Jordan Arena on Saturday afternoon. With this win, BSU improves to 20-4 overall and 12-3 in the CIAA, while Chowan moves to 12-13 and 8-7 in conference matchup.

Redshirt senior Pere Alexander had a monster game, leading all scorers with 23 points to go along with eight rebounds and five steals. Junior Kyaja Williams had a solid game with another double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She also had four steals, was perfect at the foul line (3-of-3), handed out three assists, was credited with four steals and blocked one shot.

Danielle Weldon had a huge game for the Hawks, scoring 20 points to go with her 10 rebounds. Weldon was the only player in double figures for Chowan and their lack of offense cost them the ball game.

Alexander’s layup tied the game at 2-2 after Weldon’s jumper opened the scoring at 8:58. The Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run during the first period and held Chowan to just six points. Weldon was the only offense for the visiting team. During BSU’s run to end the period on top 12-6, junior Dynaisha Christian converted two layups, while the team forced four turnovers.

Freshman Drew Calhoun opened the scoring in the second period with a 3-pointer, but Chowan’s Weldon answered with a layup to cut the lead to 15-8 at 9:22. Junior Shawnkia McCallum’s three pushed the lead to double figures and right after the media timeout, Calhoun hit another three to take the lead up to 13 by the 6:57 mark. BSU quickly put the game out of reach scoring nine points in the final 4:55. Williams’s tip-in with 14 seconds left sent the Bulldogs into the half leading 37-17.

Olivia Gaither’s layup commenced the scoring in the third period, but Christian answered with a layup of her own to extend the Bowie State lead to 39-19 with 9:13 left in the game. Every time Chowan’s offense started coming alive, the Bulldogs had answers.

Weldon continued to add on her stats in the fourth with a layup at 9:33 and after Jordan Pettaway’s turnover, Williams punished the Hawks with a layup. Alexander’s jumper followed by Butler’s layup and McCallum’s jumper built the Bulldogs biggest lead at 61-35 before Brianna Copeland ended the mini run with a jumper at the 4:48 mark. Another Weldon layup follow by a Coker triple, cut the Bowie State lead to 19, but the Hawks would get no closer.

Bowie State dominated Chowan in just about every major stat category except rebounds. The Bulldogs shot 43 percent from the field (23-of-54), made 89 percent of its free throws (16-of-18), outscored the Hawks 32-20 in the paint, converted 11 Chowan turnovers into 21 points and outscored the opponents bench 17-8.

The Bulldogs head to Virginia State for a 2:05 tipoff against the Trojans next Wednesday (February 20) then close the regular season at Elizabeth City State on Saturday (February 23).

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Bison’s second half rally comes up short

WASHINGTON (February 16, 2019) – Coach Kevin Nickelberry and the Howard University men’s basketball team erased a 20-point deficit but fell short to the North Carolina AandT State (NCAT) Aggies inside Burr Gymnasium, 85-81.

HU (12-14, 6-5 MEAC) struggled defensively in the first half, allowing nearly 62-percent (24-of-39) from the field, including 50-percent (7-of-14) from beyond the arc.

NCAT’s Amari Hamilton connected on a trey ball and gave the Aggies their largest lead of the game, 35-15, with more than eight minutes before intermission. HU fought back, but found themselves down 18 at the break, 60-42.

After halftime, the Bison came out swinging as they scored 18 unanswered and tied the contest with a made freebie by sophomore Zion Cousins (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 60-60.

“We played with more effort and energy in the second half,” Coach Nickelberry said after the game. “We created turnovers and scored in transition.”

Second-year guards RJ Cole (Union, N.J.) and Kyle Foster (Hampton, Va.) jumped started the Bison’s second half comeback.

Cole finished with 20 points, including 10 after intermission, while Foster connected on a rare four-point play to open the second period.

With more than seven minutes remaining, Hamilton drilled another three-pointer and extended the Aggies’ advantage to eight, 72-64, but Howard refused to go away.

The Bison tied the game at 79 off a layup by redshirt junior Chad Lott (Shreveport, La.) with 1:36 to go, but NCAT’s Aaren Edmead hit the go-ahead jumper with 46 seconds to hold off Howard.

HU reached the foul line 36 times, but only converted 61-percent (22-of-36).

“Our goal was to get to the free throw line,” Nickelberry continued. “We did not reward ourselves with making the shots at the free throw line. I think it changed the game.”

Lott had 17 points, five boards and three assists while junior Charles Williams (Richmond, Va.) added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Off the bench, Foster produced 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc.

For NCAT (14-11, 9-2 MEAC), Jackson led five Aggies in scoring with 16 points.

The Bison host North Carolina Central in their home finale Monday (Feb. 18) for Senior Night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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WASHINGTON  – Howard University men’s basketball team returns to The District where a pair of Tar Heel foes await. Saturday (Feb. 16), HU hosts North Carolina A&T State (NCAT) on Alumni Day. Tip-off at 4 p.m. Two nights later (Feb. 18), the Bison welcome North Carolina Central for Senior Night. Game-time is set for 7:30 p.m.

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LAST TIMEOUT

The Howard University men's basketball team took care of business on their trip to Florida.

Saturday (Feb. 9), the Bison defeated Florida A&M, 70-66. Sophomore RJ Cole (Union, N.J.) had a game-high 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from downtown while racking up seven dimes and four boards in the win.

Two nights later (Feb. 11), the Bison took down Bethune-Cookman, 79-73. Cole led all scorers with a season-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half.

MATCHUP PREVIEWS

HOWARD

HU (12-13, 6-4 MEAC) enters the weekend fourth in the conference standings after wins over Florida A&M (FAMU) and Bethune-Cookman (B-CU). Howard tops the league in scoring, averaging just under 79 points per game.

Cole, junior Charles Williams (Richmond, Va.) and redshirt junior Chad Lott (Shreveport, La.) spearhead the Bison attack, combining for nearly 55 points per contest.

Defensively, Howard ranks among the conference leaders in blocks, registering 4.3 rejections since league play, which is second behind Florida A&M in that span.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE

After starting conference play 6-0, the Aggies (13-11, 7-2 MEAC) have dropped two-out-of-three with both losses coming against FAMU and B-CU.

Offensively, NCAT ranks first in field goal percentage (.466). Kameron Langley is the Aggies’ floor general, dishing out a league-best 6.4 assists per game.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

NCCU (12-13, 7-4 MEAC) sits third in the conference standings behind Norfolk State and NCAT. Coach LeVelle Moton and his squad brings the league’s top scoring defense, allowing only 66 points per contest.

Raasean Davis anchors the middle, averaging 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds while junior Randy Miller, Jr. is second on the squad in scoring (12.5 ppg).

PROMOTIONS

Saturday is Alumni Day where the men’s basketball program will welcome back several Bison before clashing with the Aggies.

Monday night is Senior Night where three Bison (Justin Cotten; Jalen Jones and Cameron Lewis) will be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the program.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Howard begins a four-game road swing in Baltimore where they face conference foes Coppin State (Feb. 23) and Morgan State (Feb. 25).

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