LADY BULLDOGS BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON WITH 67-50 WIN AT WASHINGTON ADVENTIST

LADY BULLDOGS BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON WITH 67-50 WIN AT WASHINGTON ADVENTIST

TAKOMA PARK, Md. – The Bowie State University women’s basketball team had little trouble in their season opener, using a 22-4 second half burst to defeat Washington Adventist 67-50. BSU is 1-0 in the overall standings, while the Lady Shock drop to 0-3 overall.

The Lady Bulldogs struggled throughout the first half of play but managed to take a 26-23 lead into halftime after trailing most of the first 20 minutes of non-conference action. BSU sophomore Bria Robinson opened the game with a triple but WAU’s Quianna Tiggle answered with a 3-point field goal of her own. Washington Adventist went on a 17-9 run to take a 20-12 advantage at the 5:22 mark.

Following a Bowie State timeout, the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Shock 14-3 to close out the half.  BSU made 11-of-32 field goals (34.4 percent) in the first period compared to 9-of-35 (25.7 percent) for Washington Adventist.

Angelica Nevarez began the second half with a layup to pull Washington Adventist within one (26-25), but the Lady Shock would get no closer. The Bowie State lead quickly grew to double-digits on another 3-pointer by Robinson at the 15:08 mark and the rout was on.

The Lady Bulldogs lead ballooned to as much as 22 points late in the second half with second-year head coach Renard Smith substituting at will. “Everyone played and everyone scored … A win is a win, no matter how ugly it was”, said Smith.

BSU’s Robinson led all scorers with a game-high 22 points in her Lady Bulldogs debut, hitting 7-of-10 field goals, which included three 3-pointers. Robinson also tied for team-high rebound honors with seven and added 5-of-6 free throws. Sophomore Jasmine McIntosh contributed nine points to go along with five rebounds and senior Jasmine McIntosh added seven rebounds and seven points.

Tiggle paced the Lady Shock with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds and Briana McClain scored nine points that included 6-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Bowie State will have one day off before playing back-to-back neutral site games against Florida Southern on Saturday (November 17) and Glenville State on Sunday (November 18) as part of the University of D.C. Classic.

HOT SECOND HALF SHOOTING HELPS INDIANA (PA) TO 75-72 WIN OVER BOWIE STATE

HOT SECOND HALF SHOOTING HELPS INDIANA (PA) TO 75-72 WIN OVER BOWIE STATE

INDIANA, Pa. – The ever-elusive victory No. 1 evaded the Bulldogs, who fell 75-72 on the road against Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The loss drops the Bowie State record to 0-3.

“I thought we played a terrific first half … We defended, rebounded well and played with a lot of energy, but in the second half we took some quick shots and bad shots which gave them some easy baskets”, said Bulldogs head coach Darrell Brooks.

Tonight, IUP’s Mathis Keita scored the game’s final 10 points as the Bulldogs’ could not hang on to seven-point lead. Bowie State senior Byron Westmorland paced the Bulldogs with 22 points and five rebounds. Senior Najee White had a productive evening, scoring 20 points and grabbing a team-high nine rebounds.

On the other side, IUP’s Marcel Souberbielle (19 points, six rebounds), Devante Chance (12 points, four eight rebounds and four assists) and Blake Vedder (12 points, three rebounds and three blocks) proved to be the Bulldogs nemesis.

The IUP Crimson Hawks (2-0) also ensured the victory from the free throw line shooting 80 percent (20-25) on the evening. IUP torched the Kovalchick Complex twine at 69.6 percent in the final period, knocking down 16-of-23 shots from the floor and 18-of-21 free throws over the final 20 minutes.

The Bulldogs held their own on the night from the charity stripe, shooting 83 percent (15-18) but shot just 38.8 percent from the floor while IUP shot 50 percent on the night.

The Bulldogs got help from senior Dameatric Scott who chipped in his own 11 points and four rebounds but his team could not close the game out at the end. Scott was charged with a late technical foul that shifted the momentum from the Bulldogs to IUP.

But in the end, the Bulldogs could have sealed their own fate but junior guard Ray Gatling failed to sink the second of two free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining that may have sent the game into overtime.

Closing out tight games has proven difficult for the Bulldogs, as their first two games of the season (both losses) came by a combined eight points.

“I feel we kind of found ourselves again … Sometimes you learn a lesson but you don’t get a win, but I felt it was important tonight that we re-learned who Bowie State is, what we’re all about and I truly feel this team will be a dangerous team as we move forward”, said Brooks.

The Bulldogs get a needed week off before they have to face Augusta State University Nov. 21 in Augusta, Ga. for their next game.  After the Chic-Fil-A Classic hosted by Virginia State University - Nov. 23 and 24, the Bulldogs will open their home schedule with a showdown against Cheyney University (Pa.) Nov. 27 in the A.C. Jordan Arena at the Leonidas S. James Complex.

New breast test is twice as good as mammograms

The Beginning of the End for Mammography
and Other Invasive Treatments
By Mindy Tyson McHorse, Contributing Editor

    Recent progress on the breast cancer front tells me we're moving closer to more effective, gentler cancer tests and treatments. It may even be the beginning of a movement away from radiation-heavy screening tests and invasive techniques like biopsies.

    Here's the first round of good news: In September, the FDA officially approved use of ABUS — the Automated Breast Ultrasound System. What's that? If you're a woman you need to know, because it can DOUBLE your chance of finding breast cancer early. So keep reading. . .

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    We first told you about ABUS in Issue #198 of this newsletter, pointing out it's a lifesaver for women with dense breast tissue (that's about 40 percent of women in the U.S.).

    Mammograms are useless for detecting tumors in dense tissue, and women with dense breast tissue are four to six times more likely to develop breast cancer. So the test is of little use to the women who need it most. Mammograms aren't even that useful for screening normal tissue, missing up to 15 percent of all cancerous lumps.

    ABUS is important because it doubles the rate of early detection for women with dense breast tissue and triples the rate of detection for cancers smaller than 10 mm.And since early detection means a survival rate of 96%, ABUS just makes sense.

    Now of course, the FDA only approved use of ABUS for women with dense breasts. And they haven't completely kicked mammograms to the curb. The first sentence of their official approval statement is that they support ABUS "in combination with a standard mammography." Even then, they say ABUS should be for women with dense breast tissues who've had a "negative" mammogram.

    It's a little ridiculous because ABUS can screen tissue of any type. The best information we have indicates it's a better solution for almost any woman, because ABUS means no painful breast compression, no radiation exposure, and a more thorough exam than a mammogram.

    Still, the FDA's new stance represents progress. It even gives me hope the FDA will someday sever its ties with the radiology industry. At least we can hope.

    Just note that ABUS approval doesn't override the longstanding best way to find breast lumps: consistent breast exams from competent physicians. It's been proven that the more time a physician spends conducting the exam, the more thorough the results.

    In fact, one study showed that OB/GYN physicians found fewer lumps when compared to family practitioners, internists, and other physicians who conduct longer exams (and by "long" I only mean 10-15 minutes).

    But lumps smaller than 1 cm across are tough for physicians to feel, no matter how long the exam lasts. That's why the ABUS news is important. Plus, it takes a physician about five seconds to examine a woman's breasts and tell her if the tissue is dense. And if that's the case, an ABUS test is crucial.

The mechanical palpation that "reads" tumors

    Another technique to keep your eye on: Elastography. It's used by ultrasound technicians to spot malignant tumors. That translates into fewer biopsies, because it means you're dealing with fewer false positives.

    This is good news. Biopsies are invasive, cost as much as $1,000, and getting back results can take as long as two weeks. Worse, the pathway through the skin created by the needle makes it potentially easier for diseased cells to spread.

    Elastography avoids all that. It's one step up from traditional ultrasound because it actually takes two ultrasound images and combines them. The first image uses basic ultrasound techniques to penetrate the body with sound waves. The result is a fuzzy image (called a sonogram) of what's inside your body.

    Step two is where the ultrasound technician takes what's called a compression image. If a breast tumor is suspected, the tech pushes slightly on the breast with the ultrasound emitter. This compresses the breast tissue while sound waves go through it. Because healthy breast tissue and benign tumors are more elastic, or softer, than malignancies, they'll depress easily. Malignant tumors don't depress at all. They can be anywhere from five to 100 times stiffer than a benign growth.

    It's the equivalent of a mechanical "palpation," providing information on the flexibility of a tumor.

    Once the two images are combined, the resulting two-part computer-generated picture tells us a lot more than a basic sonogram.

    But here's where it gets interesting — in 2006, an elastography study correctly differentiated between benign and malignant tumors with nearly a 100 percent success rate.

    On top of that, doctors can read the results right away instead of making you wait weeks to learn whether a tumor is cancerous or not. The cost is only $100 or $200 per procedure and doesn't require a pricey follow-up visit. And given that it's non-invasive ... there's not really a good reason not to use it.

    Elastography also shows incredible promise for diagnosing prostate cancer and a few other diseases, like cirrhosis of the liver (a disease where the liver hardens).

Cryogenics kill cancer cells

    Elastography isn't the only way to avoid biopsies. IceCure Medical, a company in Israel, is now marketing what it calls "IceSense3" to kill breast cancer tumors.

    The procedure is like a nearly non-invasive biopsy. It uses ultrasound imaging to guide a hollow, extremely thin needle into a tumor. Liquid nitrogen is then used to inject radically cold temperatures through the needle to destroy the tumor.

    The method only works on tumors that are detected early, but if you pass that hurdle it has several other advantages. It requires just a local anesthetic and can be done in 10-15 minutes. More importantly, it doesn't leave women disfigured and with insanely large hospital bills.

    It remains to be seen whether this method can prevent widespread metastases, since there's always the risk a cancer has spread by the time it's visible on a scan. But it's better than a lot of the procedures out there.

Cancer recovery now in reach

    It's enough to make future breast cancer regimens look appealing: Easy tumor detection with ABUS. Clarification on whether a tumor is benign or cancerous through elastography. And then non-invasive cryogenic treatment on the tumors with cancer cells.

    My advice? Ask about these treatments. Push for them. Demand them. The FDA is cumbersome in getting anything done, but who knows? Maybe the ABUS opinion is a sign that this beast of an organization will someday get on board with the future of cancer treatment.

Follow Lady Bulldogs Season Opener Via Live Stats on Thursday

LADY BULLDOGS LOOKING FORWARD TO START OF 2012-2013 SEASON

BOWIE, Md. – Second-year head coach Renard Smith, his coaching staff and players are eager and ready to get the 2012-2013 campaign underway. The Bowie State University Lady Bulldogs will tip-off the year with a short road contest to Washington Adventist University.

The Lady Bulldogs return five players from last season’s squad which finished 9-16 overall and reached the CIAA Tournament quarterfinals. Bowie State returns two starters and welcomes 10 newcomers to the program.

The Lady Bulldogs will look for a strong start to the season when they take on the Lady Shock – Thursday, November 15^th at 6 pm. After starting last season losing their first eight games, Bowie State ended the year winning eight of its final 12 games. Bowie State will be without the services of former starters Juliette Turner, Chanita Jordan and Kimberly Jones. The team will return with senior guards Cortney Baynard and Jasmine Jacobs, junior guard Brooke Miles and sophomore guards Alisha Burley and ReVen Smith. Miles, a preseason All-CIAA selection, ranked second on the team in scoring (10.0) and first in steals (46) while Jacobs and Baynard had identical 6.5 points per game averages.

Of the key newcomers, sophomore guard Channell Mackey (Gwynn Park H.S.) should be one of the biggest impact players for the Lady Bulldogs. Mackey transferred from West Virginia State University where she averaged 6.6 point per game. Other new players to watch are junior center Moriah Goodman (Morgan State University), Alessandra “Sunny” Flores Conway (Hagerstown Community College) and Jasmine McIntosh (East Tennessee State University).

“We got off to rough start and our goal this year is to not only get better but do better and I feel very confident will achieve this goal”, said Smith. “We a more athletic than we were a year ago!”

The Washington Adventist Lady Shock wrapped up the 2011-2012 season with a 6-17 record and will be led by senior guards Vanessa Rice, Angelica Nevarez and Quianna Tiggle. Rice averaged 11.8 points per game last season and Tiggle paced the Lady Shock with 46 steals. WAU will have a two-game advantage on BSU, having played and lost two games. Washington Adventist opened the 2012-2013 season with a 85-50 loss on the road at Shippensburg (11/10) and lost their (11/13) home opener to the University of D.C. by a score of 69-52.  Follow the Lady Bulldogs / Lady Shock game via live stats athttp://onnidan.net/wausports/wbball.

BOWIE STATE BOWLING CLAIMS FIRST IN NORTH AT CIAA EVENT #1

BOWIE STATE BOWLING CLAIMS FIRST IN NORTH AT CIAA EVENT #1

BOWIE, Md. – The Lady Bulldogs bowling team hosted the first CIAA North/South event of the season and claimed the top spot in the North with a total pin count of 11719. Bowie State recorded a 13-2 record of the weekend. 

Elizabeth City State finished second overall with a record of 12-3 and 10666 total pins and Virginia State was third (11-4) with 10984 total pins. Virginia Union finished fourth at 5-10 with 8934 total pins, followed by Lincoln (PA) in fifth with 3-12 record and 8906 total pins and Chowan placed sixth (0-15) with 7896 total pins.

Bowie State went a perfect 5-0 on day one (11/9) defeating Lincoln (PA) 845-603, Elizabeth City State 814-781, Chowan 856-615, Virginia Union 741-686 and Virginia State 940-854. Freshman Briana Evans led the Lady Bulldogs on Friday with 944 total pins followed by sophomore Shayla Lightfoot with 922 total pins.

The Lady Bulldogs were perfect again on day two of competition (11/10), beating Virginia State 820-805, Virginia Union 1001-676, Chowan 793-533, Elizabeth City State 831-773 and Lincoln (PA) 884-693. Lightfoot took the lead on Saturday, rolling high-games of 232 and 275 and ended with 999 total pins.

In Sunday’s (11/11) Baker System Scoring, Bowie State claimed victory in matches one and two against Chowan and Virginia Union. In match one, the Lady Bulldogs downed the CU Hawks 634-447 and had no trouble beating the VUU Lady Panthers 640-469. Virginia State gave Bowie State their first loss of the weekend in match three as the Lady Trojans edged the Lady Bulldogs 684-630. BSU bounced back in match four, cruising past Lincoln (PA) 632-507, but fell short in match five to Elizabeth City State 699-658.

Bowie State’s next date of competition is November 30th-December 2^nd at the Virginia Union University Invitational in Midlothian, Va.

ALDERSON-BROADDUS DEFEATS BOWIE STATE 81-78 IN OVERTIME

ALDERSON-BROADDUS DEFEATS BOWIE STATE 81-78 IN OVERTIME

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The Bulldogs dug a huge hole for themselves, rallied in second half, but fall 81-79 overtime to Alderson-Broaddus College in Bowie State’s final game of the Clarion Hotel Tipoff Classic.

"For the second consecutive night we get off to a slow start, so I have to figure that out", stated an obvious dejected Bowie State head coach Darrell Brooks. "What's really disappointing is that we're just getting out-rebounded and we shouldn't ... We're a big, athletic, physical team and we should not get beaten on the glass like we did today." Alderson-Broaddus dominated on the glass, holding a 54-32 advantage with 25 of those rebounds coming on the offensive end.

The Battlers (1-1) did not need to wait until the second half for Kurklin Bohanon to put points on the board against the Bulldogs as he did in Saturday night’s opener. Bohanon nailed a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight first-half points to help propel Alderson-Broaddus to an early 18-point lead. 

Bowie State trailed 36-24 at the intermission and shot just 30 percent in the opening period. Second chance points helped bolster the Battlers offense as Alderson-Broaddus cleaned up the glass and tallied 17 in the first half.

The Bulldogs (0-2) stormed out of the locker room and nibbled away at the A-B advantage until they captured their first lead going up 61-60 with 5:04 left in regulation. Bowie State’s offensive explosion was led by Byron Westmoreland, who scored a career and team-high 31 points and went 10-of-24 from the floor with four 3-pointers. Westmorland was named to Clarion Hotel Tipoff All-Classic Team. 

Alderson-Broaddus fell behind as Bowie State shot 60 percent in the final period and built up a four-point lead in the final four minutes.

Bohanon connected on a late trey to tie the game and O’Dell Eargle gave the Battlers a 71-69 lead with close to a minute left, but Bowie State senior Najee White hit a short endline jumper, forcing overtime as time expired. White closed out the afternoon with 17 points and a career-high nine rebounds. 

The lead changed hands four times in overtime and the Battlers went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe to capture the lead and the season’s first victory.

Bohanon and Eargle compiled double-double performances in the win; both scored 22 points and pulled down 11 and 10 rebounds respectively. Eargle also collected a pair of blocks, Stuart Clark led Alderson-Broaddus with five assists and Casey Ainsle had 10 points.

Bowie State will travel to PSAC powerhouse Indiana University of Pennsylvania for a non-conference tilt on Wednesday (November 14^th) at 7:30 pm.

The good, the bad and the ugly about soy

The good, bad, and ugly truth about SOY!

    You'll get different answers to the question of whether soy is good for you, depending on whom you ask.

    Some people think it's a healthy food, while others think that consuming soy will cause breast cancer. So what's the truth?

    Let's start with some basic facts…

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Mixed study results keep folks guessing...

    Soybeans pack a lot of healthy nutrients into one small package. They contain all the essential amino acids humans need. But they also have compounds called isoflavones that act like a weak form of estrogen in your body.

    The soy isoflavones genistein and daidzen act as powerful antioxidants that can help protect your cells from oxidative damage caused by free radicals.

    But too much estrogen in your body can fuel tumor growth in hormonally sensitive tissues, such as the breasts and endometrium (lining of the uterus).

    These cells contain receptors that bind with estrogen and send out signals that can stimulate abnormal cell growth.

    Much of the controversy surrounding soy can be traced to animal laboratory studies. Rats injected with estrogen receptive (ER) positive tumor cells were given different doses of genistein or daidzen.

    Scientists noticed that the animals with the greatest tumor growth were those who received more of the isoflavones. But these harmful effects were demonstrated in some, but not all animal studies.

    For that matter, study results in humans produced different results from those conducted on lab animals. In studies of Asian women, who tend to eat more soy foods, researchers found a lower risk of breast cancer.

    But even this is controversial. Opponents of soy say that Asians consume far less soy than American health food advocates claim.

    Nonetheless, U.S. studies have so far failed to produce any association between a woman's soy consumption and her risk of breast cancer.

    If that finding is accurate, it could be because genistein and daidzen also have anti-estrogen properties, even though they're natural forms of estrogen!

    As strange as it sounds—these isoflavones can also prevent other natural estrogens from binding to estrogen receptors.

    What's more, the soy isoflavones encourage production of a protein that binds estrogen in the blood. This makes it less able to link to the cell receptor where it can send signals leading to tumor growth.

    But aside from the role of soy isoflavones in increasing or decreasing initial cancer risk, you might be wondering ...

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Should breast cancer survivors
steer clear of soy products?

    Some women might refrain from using soy products, fearful of the possibility that they may cause a recurrence of tumor growth. But from what Cancer Defeated has been able to learn, there are no studies to confirm this.

    Three recent studies of eating habits and other lifestyle factors of breast cancer survivors focused on soy consumption of more than 9,000 women.

    Investigators found that women in two U.S. studies and one Chinese study who consumed 10 mg or more of soy each day actually had a 25% lower risk of breast cancer recurrence!

    The 2012 American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors determined that current research simply does not suggest that there are harmful effects to breast cancer survivors from eating soy. I'm no fan of the ACS, but we can't lightly throw out peer-reviewed studies without knowing more.

    The ACS's guidelines recommend against taking soy supplements because they contain higher isoflavone concentrations than you would ingest from soy foods. In other words, the natural food is better for you than the supplement. No surprise there.

    By now you may be thoroughly confused. Here's my take: We don't know enough. Soy is still too controversial. I'm wary of the risk of eating large amounts of a food that mimics the activity of estrogen in the human body.

    This is a disagreement I have with my own doctor, a very knowledgeable guy who encourages me to eat more soy. I tell him what I just told you: I don't want to eat a form of estrogen.

    By the way, these comments don't apply to fermented soy, like that found in soy sauce and miso soup. Fermented soy is a VERY healthy food. Check out our Issue #88 for more about this.

Soy used to be cattle feed

    Whether Asians really eat much soy is a controversial matter, as I said earlier. But in the U.S. we know that up till the 1980's soy products were used primarily to feed livestock.

    Then nutritionists decided that maybe bulls and cows weren't the only ones who could benefit from soy-based foods.

    Soy products are often a popular choice to meet the protein needs of people following a vegetarian diet. And these foods are not hard to find, considering you'll find soy in all these grocery store and restaurant items:

• Edamame (green soy beans)
• Meatless foods (e.g. burger crumbles, bacon-like strips)
• Miso paste and soup (fermented soy, not the same as tofu)
• Soy milk
• Soy sauce (fermented)
• Tofu

    Studies show soy helps lower cholesterol... control blood pressure... and may help moderate symptoms of menopause and osteoporosis. For what it's worth, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) even slapped its seal of approval on 25 grams of daily soy protein.

    Animal tests conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles seem to show that a soy compound called genistein can stop your cells from making the stress proteins that cancer cells produce.

    These proteins protect cancer cells from being destroyed by your immune system and anti-cancer therapies. When their protective shield is stripped away—your body can identify and destroy them far more easily.

    Genistein is widely regarded as a good cancer remedy, but it's still nagged by the same doubts about the overall safety of soy.

    Hopefully all the issues will get sorted out and we'll finally know the truth about soy. Till then, be cautious. There are plenty of good cancer remedies that aren't plagued by doubts.

    We wrote about one of these exciting remedies in our last issue. If you missed the article, just scroll down and read it below.

Bowie State 3 - Lincoln (PA) 0 (VOLLEYBALL FINAL)

FLOWERS AND FISHER LEAD LADY BULLDOGS TO 3-0 SWEEP OF LINCOLN (PA)

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Bowie State University avenged an earlier season loss to Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, sweeping the Lady Lions 25-19, 25-22 and 25-21. With the win, the Lady Bulldogs end the season with a 7-22 overall record (2-14 CIAA, 1-9 CIAA North).

The Lady Bulldogs used a balanced offensive attack as junior Briana Flowers led the way with seven kills, a match-high five service aces and four digs. Freshman Alexis Fisher had five kills, while junior Kasi Eisenzimmer recorded 18 assists. Marissa Martinez paced Bowie State defensively with seven digs.

Lincoln University (4-17, 1-15 CIAA, 1-9 CIAA North) was led by Cynthia Johnson with 11 kills, but the Lady Lions had their Senior Day spoiled by Bowie State on Saturday morning as the Lady Bulldogs took the CIAA Northern Division match, 3-0, at Manuel Rivero Gymnasium. Briana McKellery finished with five kills and had a pair of blocks. Erica McClain added 18 assists and eight digs and Erika Bell recorded a team-high 14 digs.

BOWIE STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL READY FOR SATURDAY'S SEASON OPENER AT SHEPHERD

BOWIE STATE READY FOR SATURDAY’S SEASON OPENER AT SHEPHERD

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BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University men’s basketball team makes its season debut on Saturday, Nov. 10, on the road at Shepherd University in the nightcap of the Clarion Hotel Classic. Tip time for the Bulldogs and Rams is set for 7 pm in Shepherd’s Butcher Athletic Center.

The Bulldogs return eight players from last season’s squad which finished 22-6 overall and reached the CIAA Tournament semifinals. Bowie State returns only one starter and welcomes four newcomers to the program.

Last season, the Bulldogs ranked 8^th nationally in Division II in blocks (5.3 per game), 9^th in rebound margin (7.3) and 33^rd in scoring (78.3). Pressure defense, uptempo offense and the teams’ ability to rebound have been trademarks of the Bulldogs under head coach Darrell Brooks, who is in his fourth season.

“We’re excited and ready to get started on Saturday,” Brooks said. “Even though we’ve only played Shepherd twice since I arrived at BSU (both times on their floor), it has been a dog fight and that’s what we’re expecting tomorrow night”. As for the Alderson-Broaddus game on Sunday (4 pm), Brooks said “This will be first time playing them … They are so well coached and we’ll just have to be prepared for them and everything they bring”.  

The Bulldogs are embarking on a new era of sorts as a number of key starters finished their collegiate eligibility in 2012. Center Travis Hyman, who led the CIAA in blocks for two seasons and was the 2012 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year departed along with All-CIAA First Team selection and guard Darren Clark, who was the team’s leading scorer. Also departed from the program is former starting guard Jay Gavin, who was the team’s third-leading scorer.

On a positive note, the Bulldogs return eight players from last season including All-CIAA First Team selection and senior forward Byron Westmorland, who averaged 14.6 points and 4.7 rebounds. Senior Bryan Wilson, who made six starts last season, will become a full-time starter after averaging 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Also returning for the Bulldogs will be senior forwards Dameatric Scott (6-7, 215) and Najee White (6-8, 238). Westmorland and Scott were voted to the 2012-2013 All-CIAA preseason team.

Bowie State holds a 5-1 series advantage over the Shepherd Rams which includes a thrilling 78-75 victory last season in the final game of the Clarion Hotel Classic.

The Rams return four starters from last year’s squad including preseason All-American player Chad Moore, who scored 20 points and added 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs last season. Other top players for the Rams include Brantley Osborne and Sidney McCray. Shepherd finished the 2011-2012 season with an overall record of 14-14.

The Bulldogs are picked to finish first in the CIAA Northern Division while the Rams are projected to finish sixth in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

VIRGINIA STATE ROLLS TO 3-0 SWEEP OF BOWIE STATE IN DIVISION VOLLEYBALL MATCH

VIRGINIA STATE ROLLS TO 3-0 SWEEP OF BOWIE STATE IN DIVISION VOLLEYBALL MATCH

PETERSBURG, Va. – Virginia State University had no trouble with the visiting Lady Bulldogs, rolling to a three-set sweep of Bowie State University, winning by scores of 25-22, 25-9 and 25-9. The Bowie State loss dips the Lady Bulldogs record to 6-22, 1-14 CIAA and 0-9 in the North.

Bowie State struggled all evening and ended the event with an attack percentage of -.031. On the flip side, Virginia State wrapped up the match with a positive attack percentage of .173.

Jasmine Davis and Aubree Parker led the Virginia State charge with eight kills each and Cherish Richardson added a half dozen kills of her own in the victory. Jasmine Henderson setup her teammates 24 times, tied for match-high service ace honors with two and contributed 12 digs. Jenessa Shinauld recorded a team-high 21 digs for the Lady Trojans and was responsible for Virginia State’s other two service aces.

The Bowie State combo of junior Briana Flowers and freshman Yaje Ngundam paced the Lady Bulldogs with seven kills apiece. Sophomore Paige McIntosh chipped in three kills and three other BSU players added a pair of kills each. Lady Bulldogs redshirt freshman Marissa Martinez and Ngundam led the team in defense with 21 and 19 digs respectively.

Virginia State closes out the regular season with an overall record of 14-10, 13-3 CIAA and 8-2 in the North and will be one of the four teams representing the Northern Division in next week’s CIAA Volleyball Championships. Bowie State will round out their 2012 season this Saturday (November 10^th) at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania.