LATE FREE THROW LIFTS LINCOLN (PA) TO 61-60 DIVISION VICTORY AGAINST BOWIE STATE

BOWIE, Md. – Mfon Ekanem (Springdale, Md.) stepped up to the free-throw line with 13 seconds left and sank one of two from the charity stripe as the Lincoln University women's basketball team rallied to defeat Bowie State, 61-60, on Saturday afternoon in the CIAA Northern Division opener at A.C. Jordan Arena.

With the game tied at 60, Ekanem hit the first of two shots at the foul line to give Lincoln a 61-60 lead. Her second shot hit the front iron and was rebounded by freshman Sandra Davis (Bronx, N.Y.). However, Bowie State couldn't get off a shot as the Lady Lions got the win.
 
Tahlar McIntosh (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tied her career-high with 21 points, including going 9-of-14 from the foul line. Cynthia Johnson (Randallstown, Md.) had 17 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists. Ekanem finished with six points, including 4-of-6 from the foul line and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds as the Lady Lions (7-10 overall, 3-4 CIAA, 1-0 CIAA North) were 17-of-53 from the field for 32 percent.

The Lady Bulldogs (4-11, 1-6broke open a close game with an 8-1 run, capped by a Jasmine McIntosh 3-pointer with 3:35 remaining in the first half. Lincoln got a flurry of buckets by Johnson, Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, Wis.) and McIntosh during the final three minutes as the Lady Lions closed out the first half on a 16-5 run to take a 33-30 advantage into the break.

Lincoln opened the second half strong and used a 12-2 run to take a 45-32 advantage after a McIntosh 3-pointer with 15:35 remaining. Bowie State slowly responded and used a 14-1 run during the next seven minutes to tie the game at 46 after a bucket by sophomore Channell Mackey (Clinton, Md.) with 8:48 left.

The Lady Bulldogs grabbed a 56-51 lead after a layup by junior Kammera Johnson (Germantown, Md.) with 4:12 remaining, but the Lady Lions battled back and tied the contest at 60 after a pair of McIntosh free throws with 34 seconds left.

After a missed Bowie State shot, Ekanem was fouled with 13 seconds left, setting the stage for the late-game heroics.

Sophomore Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) paced the Lady Bulldogs with 15 points, while junior Brooke Miles (Upper Marlboro, Md.) had nine points and senior Jasmine Jacobs (Baltimore, Md.) recorded eight points and nine rebounds as Bowie State shot 33 percent (22-of-66) from the floor.

Bowie State will look to snap their seven-game losing streak on Wednesday (January 23^rd), hosting the Lady Panthers of Virginia Union at 5:30 pm.

LINCOLN (PA) TOPS BOWIE STATE 66-64 IN OVERTIME ON NATIONAL TELEVISION

BOWIE, Md. – In front of a packed house between two heavyweights, the Lincoln University men's basketball team outlasted Bowie State and a buzzer beater attempt as the Lions edged the Bulldogs, 66-64, in overtime in a CIAA Northern Division contest on Saturday night at A.C. Jordan Arena.

Derrick Washington (Washington, D.C.) scored 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and Kenny Sharpe (Chester, Pa.) had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Lincoln (10-6 overall, 3-4 CIAA, 1-0 CIAA North) won at Bowie State for the first time since the 2010 season. George Jackson (Baltimore, Md.) poured in 10 points and Will Cole (Newark, N.J.) led the way on the glass with a game-high 12 rebounds as the Lions shot 36 percent (25-of-70).

Bowie State (7-9, 3-4, 0-1) jumped out to a 13-8 advantage after a layup by senior Bryon Westmorland (Baltimore, Md.) with 11:24 remaining in the first half, but Lincoln rallied and tied the contest after an 11-6 run at 19 as Sharpe sank a jumper with 6:37 left.

The Bulldogs closed out the final six minutes of the half on a 7-2 run to take a 26-21 lead into the break.

Bowie State extended the advantage to 33-23 with 17:08 left in regulation after a huge dunk by senior Najee White (Jamaica Queens, N.Y.), but Lincoln (Pa.) rallied with a 20-9 run during the next nine minutes to grab a 43-42 lead after Washington drained his third 3-pointer of the game.

The Bulldogs quickly answered and took a 54-49 lead after a pair of free throws by Westmorland with 2:04 remaining. However, the Lions answered with a 3-pointer by Sharpe and a pair of free throws to tie the game at 54 with 23 seconds left.

In overtime, the Lions used a small 5-1 run to take a 60-55 advantage after a layup by Sharpe with 3:26 left. The Bulldogs closed the gap to 64-61 after a three-point play by Westmoreland, but the Lions got a layup by Richard Glover (Baltimore, Md.)with 1:18 to push the advantage to 66-61.

A Westmorland 3-pointer cut the Lincoln (Pa.) lead to 66-64 with 1:18 left and the Lions survived a buzzer beater attempt by White to get the win.

Westmorland led Bowie State with 31 points on 9-of-23 shooting, including 5-of-12 from behind the 3-point line. He also added eight rebounds and one steal. White finished with 10 points and added with six rebounds. The Bulldogs were 20-of-55 from the field for 36 percent. Junior Carlos Smith (Baltimore, Md.) led Bowie State on the glass, tying his career-high with nine rebounds.

The Bulldogs will open the doors to the A.C. Jordan Arena to the Panthers of Virginia Union on Wednesday, January 23^rd for a 7:30 pm CIAA Northern Division matchup.

BSU UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS

Here is a list of upcoming home athletic events …

Wednesday, January 23              Basketball vs. Virginia Union University

                                                            (Leonidas S. James Complex – A.C. Jordan Arena)

                                                            Lady Panthers vs. Lady Bulldogs @5:30 pm

                                                            Panthers vs.  Bulldogs @7:30 pm

            

Wednesday, January 30              Basketball vs. Virginia State University

                                                            (Leonidas S. James Complex – A.C. Jordan Arena)

                                                            Lady Trojans vs. Lady Bulldogs @5:30 pm

                                                            Trojans vs. Bulldogs @7:30 pm

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    Gnarly… corky with woody ridges… bent and twisted. Kind of ugly…

    Yet it reigns as one of the world's favorite natural medicines, cooking ingredients, and spices.

    And its accolades reach far beyond cooking. It's recommended for so many different health conditions, you might think all these benefits can't be for real. But maybe that's to be expected from an herb that's also used as a nickname for temperamental redheads! Keep reading and I'll give you all the details on this valuable medicinal food.

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    In America this herb has been popularized by such foods as ginger ale, gingerbread, ginger snaps, and more.

    Perhaps ginger's most popular use and benefit as a remedy is to aid good digestion (it breaks down proteins and fatty acids to relieve gas and bloating), and as a treatment for motion sickness, morning sickness and nausea -- including the nausea of chemotherapy. Maybe your mother used to give you ginger ale for an upset stomach.

    Native to China and India, where it has stood the test of time for 4,400 years, ginger root is now cultivated throughout Asia, Australia, South America, Jamaica, and the U.S.

    The plant has delicate green leaves similar to baby spinach. They can be eaten as a salad.

    But its outstanding medicinal significance comes from the root or rhizome. Ginger root's most important active components are believed to be its volatile oils and pungent phenol compounds (its gingerols and shogaols).

Ginger beats up on ovarian cancer cells…

    Studies have shown that ginger extract or its components are able antagonists against breast cancer and ovarian cancer cells, and may also help fight other cancers (colon, liver, lung, pancreas, prostate and skin cancers, including melanoma).

    In 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that ginger caused ovarian cancer cells to die. The way those cells died suggest that ginger may be able to keep cancer cells from becoming resistant to conventional treatments.¹

    The researchers used ginger powder similar to that in your spice cabinet, but upgraded to a standardized research grade. When dissolved in solution and set loose on ovarian cell cultures, it induced cell death in all the ovarian cancer cell lines tested.

    The cells died two ways: (1) apoptosis, where cancer cells "commit suicide", and (2) autophagy, where cancer cells digest or attack themselves.

    Study author J. Rebecca Liu, M.D., assistant professor of Ob/Gyn at the University of Michigan suggests, "If ginger can cause autophagic cell death in addition to apoptosis, it may circumvent resistance to conventional chemotherapy."^2,3

It may revolutionize breast cancer treatments, too

    Breast cancer studies also suggest that ginger could be a better breast cancer fighter than any drug currently on the market.

    At least that's what researchers at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia published in theJournal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology.

    Typically, breast cancer treatment involves hormonal therapy with selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulators (such as tamoxifen). But almost everyone with late-stage, metastatic breast cancer and 40 percent of other cancer patients using ERs suffer relapse and death. What's more, many breast cancer cells already resist the drugs by the end of one single treatment.

    In contrast, a crude ginger extract stopped the cancer cells from reproducing.⁴

    Ginger showed the highly prized anti-cancer quality of selective cytotoxicity — that is to say, it kills cancer cells but leaves healthy cells unharmed. Its ability to be selective is unmatched by anyconventional cancer treatment.

    Ginger appears to modulate many anti-cancer mechanisms (apoptosis and more). Researchers can't yet explain all ginger's molecular effects, but admit they look promising.

    And get this: Previous studies also show that the ginger compound [6]—Gingerol hinders breast cancer from spreading.

    Could this revolutionize the treatment of breast cancer?

Also benefits men. . .

    A man's prostate gland naturally enlarges with age, which boosts his chances of cancer. By age 80, a whopping 80% of all men will have prostate cancer. So this discovery is worth paying attention to…

    Recently the British Journal of Nutrition published results of an American study in which ginger extract killed human prostate cancer cells while letting healthy prostate cells live.

    This was with a daily dose of 100 mg of ginger extract per kg of body weight (about 6800 mg per day for a 150 pound man). During the course of eight weeks, the ginger slashed prostate tumor growth in half.⁵

    If using fresh ginger, the researchers estimate 100 grams would offer similar results. Now, that's a lot of ginger. But if taken as an extract it's only about 7 grams, which might be tolerable.

Can ginger help prevent colon cancer?

    In yet another University of Michigan study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, Suzanna M Zick, N.D., M.P.H. and her research team studied 30 volunteers randomly assigned to 2g of ginger root supplements or placebo daily for 28 days for inflammation linked to colon cancer.

    Four weeks later, inflammation markers were significantly lowered in those taking the ginger. And note that the doses were low compared to those recommended by the authors of the prostate study.

Affects multiple factors involved in inflammation

    Researchers who've studied the healing properties of ginger discovered it contains zingibain — an enzyme with exceptionally strong anti-inflammatory properties.

    This inflammation squelching may be one reason ginger helps fight cancer cells. It could also explain why some studies find that ginger is a boon to arthritis sufferers and many other inflammation-mediated diseases.

    Ginger is thought to help fight diverticulitis, gallbladder inflammation, and heart disease… and to promote blood flow to your brain to keep it healthy and young.

    Ginger especially inhibits two enzymes that play a key role in rampant inflammation — the cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-lipoxygenase (LOX). Anti-inflammatory drugs can block COX but completely miss LOX. As a result, they only address part of the problem. And — oops! — the drugs cause serious side effects that can lead to death.

    Ginger, on the other hand, treats a broader range of inflammation because it deals with both the COX and LOX enzymes. It doesn't shut down inflammation entirely, but appears to turn it on and off as appropriate.

Addresses the pain caused by inflammation, too

    Why take aspirin or Tylenol when you can take ginger for pain — without the potentially dangerous or even deadly side effects?

    Studies comparing ginger's efficacy against pain to aspirin and other pain drugs show that ginger requires smaller doses to get the same level of relief. It has no known side effects.

    Osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia are just two conditions that could benefit from ginger's pain remediation.

Ginger for your heart. . .

    As for the often-recommended doctor advice to take aspirin for heart health, one word: Don't do it. Studies show aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can lead to stomach upset, bleeding ulcers, joint discomfort, and a potentially compromised immune system. Furthermore, regular aspirin and NSAID use results in a higher risk of death.

    A cardiology clinic in an Israeli hospital now prescribes all its patients one-half teaspoon of ginger daily instead of aspirin.⁶

    As long ago as 1980, researchers at Cornell already knew that ginger stopped life-threatening platelet aggregation, hardening of the arteries, and high cholesterol.

    So why haven't you been told this?

    Probably because conventional medicine would rather sell you on expensive anti-cholesterol drugs with deadly side effects!

Back to ginger's best-known benefit. . .

    In China, ginger has been used to aid digestion and treat stomach upset, diarrhea, and nausea for over 2,000 years.

    Perhaps the most distressing and feared side effects of chemotherapy are nausea and vomiting. Besides being so disagreeable, they can lead to loss of needed nutrients, metabolic imbalance, and damage to the esophagus.

    A number of clinical trials show ginger helps reduce the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy⁷, as well as the nausea linked to surgery, motion sickness, and morning sickness. It may also help people who suffer from Irritable Bowel Disease or IBS.

    The actual studies on motion sickness are mixed, though some people swear by it. Studies do indicate a positive effect for pregnancy-related nausea, but you should discuss this with your doctor prior to using.

    Ginger is thought to affect receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin in your digestive tract, an action similar to conventional anti-nausea drugs.

Cautions...

    Given its broad healing properties and zesty flavor, it's hard to see how you can go wrong by adding it to your diet, at least in some measure.

    Do beware of the following: Don't take it if you have a bleeding disorder, are taking heart or blood thinning meds, aspirin or NSAIDS. It can alter the effects of some prescription drugs so consult your doctor if you're on any. And never give ginger to children under 2.

How to buy and use ginger

    For superior flavor and the highest levels of the compound gingerol and other anti-inflammatory compounds, choose fresh ginger, available in the produce section of your grocer. Look for a root with firm smooth skin, no mold, and as few twists and joints as possible. If it's wrinkled, it's already drying out and will be woody.

    Ginger can be either young or mature. Mature ginger is widely available and requires peeling. Young ginger is typically only available in Asian markets and needs no peeling.

    Peel with a paring knife or potato peeler. Then you can slice, mince or julienne it. Its intensity of flavor depends on when you add it during cooking. For stronger flavor, add it close to the end… for a more subtle taste, add it at the beginning.

    Brew it as a tea to induce sweating… it's great to run off a fever and to boost your immune system. For fresh ginger tea, steep five or six thin slices of ginger root in hot water. Add lemon if desired.

    Fresh ginger keeps for about three weeks in your fridge if unpeeled, or for up to six months in a freezer.

    Combine it with the pungency of garlic for a wonderful flavor and a terrific anti-viral cure for colds and flu.

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Firebirds Fall, 83-67 at Dowling

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Junior transfer guard Ralph Watts led the Firebirds with 14 points.

FINAL	1	2	T
Dist. Columbia (2-12, 1-5 ECC)	25	42	67
Dowling (5-9, 2-4 ECC)	44	39	83
Oakdale, N.Y. Dowling Gymnasium

DIST. COLUMBIA	DOWLING
Pts: Ralph Watts - 14	Pts: Davis, Darien - 17
Reb: D'Angelo Johnson - 6	Reb: Alexander, Justin - 11
Ast: Ralph Watts - 3	Ast: 2 Players (#04, #24 - 3)

TEAM STATISTICS	DIST. COLUMBIA	DOWLING
Field Goal %	37.7% (20-53 )	50.0% (35-70 )
Rebounds	29	42
Assists	6	14
Turnovers	17	18
Pts off Turnovers	12	16
2nd Chance Pts	9	16
Bench Pts	13	36

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OAKDALE, NY – The University of the District of Columbia men's basketball team was defeated by East Coast Conference foe Dowling, 83-67 on Wednesday night at Dowling Gym.

With the loss, the Firebirds fell to 2-12 overall (1-5 ECC) while Dowling won its second straight game to improve to 5-9 overall and 2-4 in league play.

Junior transfer guard Ralph Watts (Sociology – Peekskill, NY/UAlbany) led five Firebirds scorers in double-figures with 14 points, which included an 8-of-10 performance at the free-throw line. Junior transfer point guard Quasim Jones (Business  Management – Philadelphia, PA/Johnson CC) and senior transfer forward D'Angelo Johnson (Mass Media – Washington, DC/Virginia St.) added 13 points apiece, reserve senior guard Keith Brooks (Journalism – Queens, NY/Monsignor McClancy HS) shot 7-of-7 from the free-throw line and finished with 11 points, and junior transfer guardMichael Terry pitched in with 10 points.

Dowling also had five scorers in double-figures, including Darien Davis' game-high 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field. Corwin Austin registered 12 points and three assists, Evan Maxwell and Justin Leonard both had double-doubles as they combined for 21 points and 21 rebounds, and reserve Ronald Baker added 11 points as well.

The Golden Lions, who came in just above the Firebirds as the next to last place rebounding team in the league, owned a commanding, 42-29 rebounding edge and turned their 13 offensive rebounds into 16 second-chance points. They outscored the Firebirds 46-16 in the paint, including a 24-6 disparity in the first half. Dowling also shot much better (50-percent to 38-percent) from the field and more than doubled-up District of Columbia in assists (14-6) while turning the ball over just one more time (18-17). The Golden Lions also benefitted from a 36-16 advantage in bench points as a result of a still depleted Firebirds squad being limited to just three substitute players.

Dowling raced out to a 10-2 lead in the opening 2:42 of action as District of Columbia head coach Jeff Ruland called a timeout. Out of that timeout, the Firebirds used a 10-0 rally to pull in front 12-10 on a three-pointer by Terry. That would be the Firebirds' only lead of the game though, as Davis' three-pointer sparked a 23-4 surge by the Golden Lions which propelled them to a commanding, 33-16 advantage with 6:13 to play in the first half. The Firebirds cut into the 17-point deficit with three consecutive free-throws, but a 5-0 Dowling run led to a 21-point cushion (44-23) with just under a minute to go before halftime. A pair of free throws by District of Columbia's Jones in the waning seconds of the half would make it 44-25 at intermission.

After shooting just 24-percent (7-of-29) from the field in the first half, the Firebirds heated up in the 2^nd half to shoot 13-of-24 (54-percent). Unfortunately for District of Columbia, Dowling shot 50-percent from the field in both halves, and so the Firebirds would only outscore their hosts 42-39 in the closing frame. Watts scored 12 of his 14 and Brooks score nine of his 11 in the second half, and the Firebirds were even in the rebounding battle (14-14) in the closing 20 minutes. However, the closest District of Columbia got in the final period was 12, as Dowling cruised to a 16-point victory.

Next up, the Firebirds host ECC foe Molloy for their annual Youth Day celebration. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. at UDC Gym.

Columbia’s Offense Stalls in Second Half; Firebirds Fall 51-46 at Dowling

 

January 16, 2013

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District of 

Junior point guard Teara Shaw had 11 points and six rebounds.

FINAL	1	2	T
Dist. Columbia (6-10, 1-5 ECC)	31	15	46
Dowling (12-2, 6-0 ECC)	24	27	51
Oakdale, N.Y. Dowling Gymnasium

DIST. COLUMBIA	DOWLING
Pts: Denikka Brent - 15	Pts: Simmons, Connie - 15
Reb: 3 Players (#03, #10, #TM - 6)	Reb: Wilson, Danielle - 16
Ast: 2 Players (#10, #11 - 3)	Ast: Verrelle, Christine - 3

TEAM STATISTICS	DIST. COLUMBIA	DOWLING
Field Goal %	29.8% (17-57 )	31.2% (15-48 )
Rebounds	39	38
Assists	9	8
Turnovers	20	20
Pts off Turnovers	13	17
2nd Chance Pts	6	9
Bench Pts	10	4

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OAKDALE, NY – After taking a 31-24 halftime lead on league-leading Dowling, the University of the District of Columbia women's basketball shot just 24-percent and got out-scored 27-15 in the second frame en-route to its fifth straight loss, 51-46 in East Coast Conference play Wednesday night.

The loss drops the Firebirds to 6-10 overall and 1-5 in league play while Dowling, who came into the day receiving votes for the WBCA Top-25 poll, improved to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the ECC.

Sophomore guard Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) notched her second straight double-figure scoring game as she led District of Columbia with 15 points to go with five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Junior point guardTeara Shaw (Health Education – Bronx, NY/John F. Kennedy HS) added 11 points and six rebounds.

Dowling was paced by their senior guard Connie Simmons, who registered 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field (2-of-2 from long-range) and 3-of-4 at the stripe. The Golden Lions' leading scorer Danielle Wilson was held three points under her season scoring average, but she certainly made her impact felt with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds (eight offensive).

The Firebirds started the game 2-for-18 from the field in the first 9:30 as Dowling grabbed early leads of 8-0, 13-2 and 18-7. Senior guard Janelle Junior (Administration of Justice – Riverside, CA/La Sierra HS) then broke a nearly seven-minute drought where the Firebirds went without a field goal when she buried a three-pointer to ignite her team. District of Columbia went on to out-score Dowling 24-6 in the final eight-and-a-half minutes, including a 16-0 blitz in the final 4:50. The Firebirds, who took just four three-point attempts in the opening half and made two of them, shot 34-percent from the field, committed just six turnovers, and they managed to score 31 first half points against the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation to take a seven-point cushion at intermission.

When play resumed, Dowling outscored the Firebirds 12-2 in the first eight minutes of the closing frame and regained the lead, 36-33. District of Columbia shot a dreadful 1-for-10 from the field and turned the ball over nine times in that stretch before a three-pointer by Brent re-ignited the Firebirds and forced a 36-all tie at the 11:52 mark. Twice more, District of Columbia would force ties, including a 41-41 score following a jumper by Brent at the 6:35 mark. But a pair of free-throws by Wilson put Dowling in the lead to stay. Following those free-throws, the Firebirds turned the ball over for the 10^th time of the half, and it resulted in a three-pointer at the other end by Julia Koppl.

Still trailing by five as the game approached the one-minute mark, Shaw drove to the basket and converted an acrobatic layup around two Golden Lions defenders to bring the Firebirds within three, 49-46. On the ensuing Dowling possession, Junior came up with a big steal for District of Columbia with 36 seconds remaining. The Firebirds seemed confused on the offensive end, letting 18 seconds run off before head coach Lester Butler called a timeout. Out of the timeout, Brent misfired on an off-balanced jumper from the elbow, and Christine Verelle corralled the defensive rebound with just nine seconds showing on the clock. Verelle was immediately fouled, and she sank both her free-throws. The Firebirds missed a three-pointer at the other end as time expired as Dowling escaped with the 51-46 victory to stay unbeaten in league play.

After turning the ball over just six times in the first half, the Firebirds shot themselves in the foot with 14 turnovers in the second half, which the Golden Lions then turned into 12 points. Also, the Firebirds struggled to get to the free-throw line in the second half, taking just four attempts and making just one while the Golden Lions made 10-of-16.

District of Columbia did a tremendous job on the boards, out-rebounding the league's best and 17^th ranked rebounding team in the nation, 39-38 for the game. Dowling held a slight field goal shooting edge (31-percent to 30-percent), but the Firebirds were more efficient from three-point range (40-percent to 31-percent).

Next up for the Firebirds is their annual Youth Day game at home vs. ECC foe Molloy College. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.