Bowie State 87 - Elizabeth City State 77 (MEN'S Bb FINAL)

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Bowie State senior Byron Westmorland poured in a game-high 34 points to lead the Bulldogs to an 87-77 road win at Elizabeth City State. Junior Carlos Smith recorded a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds and senior Najee White added 12 points in the huge CIAA Northern Division victory.

 

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Firebirds Succumb to Molloy on the Road, 82-52

 

February 23, 2013

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Junior Michael Terry led the Firebirds with 18 points.

FINAL	1	2	T
Dist. Columbia (5-20, 4-13 ECC)	32	20	52
Molloy (17-7, 13-3 ECC)	37	45	82
Quealy Gymnasium - Rockville Centre, NY

DIST. COLUMBIA	MOLLOY
Pts: Michael Terry - 18	Pts: Petrucelli, John - 26
Reb: Florent Pontens - 9	Reb: Petrucelli, John - 15
Ast: Quasim Jones - 3	Ast: 2 Players (#01, #10 - 4)

TEAM STATISTICS	DIST. COLUMBIA	MOLLOY
Field Goal %	26.9% (18-67 )	47.0% (31-66 )
Rebounds	34	51
Assists	9	20
Turnovers	15	15
Pts off Turnovers	1	22
2nd Chance Pts	8	11
Pts in the Paint	18	40
Fastbreak Pts	7	19
Bench Pts	15	25

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WASHINGTON, DC – Just a five-point game at halftime, the University of the District of Columbia men's basketball team was out-scored 45-20 in the second period as they fell to East Coast Conference foe Molloy, 82-52 on Saturday afternoon.

The Firebirds (5-20, 4-13 ECC) are now mathematically eliminated from the six-team ECC playoff chase as they fell to 0-15 away from home this season. Molloy improved to 17-7 overall and 13-3 in league play.

Leading District of Columbia offensively was junior transfer guard Michael Terry (Criminal Justice – Philadelphia, PA/Boston U) with 18 points. Junior transfer point guard Quasim Jones (Business Management – Philadelphia, PA/Johnson CC) registered nine points and three assists, senior transfer forward D'Angelo Johnson (Mass Media – Washington, DC/Virginia St.) pitched in eight points and seven rebounds, and sophomore forward Florent Pontens (Business Management – Tarbes, France/Cheshire Academy) collected a team-high nine rebounds.

Molloy's John Petrucelli played all 40 minutes as he finished with game-highs of 26 points, 15 rebounds and six steals. Guards Jimmy Nolan and Matt McLeod added nine points apiece, and nine Lions players entered the scoring column in total.

Terry knocked down two early three-pointers to help the Firebirds grab a 12-9 lead near the mid-point of the first half, but a 14-3 charge by Molloy lifted the Lions to a 23-15 lead at the 7:39 mark. Later, a Jones three-pointer brought the Firebirds back within five, 25-20, but a 10-2 Lions run extended the host's lead to 35-22 with just over three minutes left before halftime and forced a District of Columbia timeout. Out of the timeout, Jones buried another three-pointer at the top of the key to spark the Firebirds' own 10-2 response over the final three minutes of play, as they went into intermission trailing 37-32 despite shooting 30-percent from the field.

The Lions would take the game over in the second half as they scored the first seven points after the re-start and capped a 21-4 run with four consecutive three-pointers to take a commanding, 58-36 lead with 14:22 left to play. Molloy never let up, scoring the final nine points of the game to win by their largest margin of the afternoon.

District of Columbia shot a season-low 27-percent from the field for the day while Molloy shot 47-percent. The Lions were also 9-of-21 (43-percent) from three-point range as the Firebirds made just 6-of-32 (19-percent). Molloy also owned a 51-34 rebounding advantage and out-scored District of Columbia 40-18 in the paint. Both teams committed 15 turnovers, but the Lions finished with 22 points off of turnovers while the Firebirds only had one such point. Molloy also had a 19-7 edge in fast-break points and a 25-15 advantage in bench points.

The Firebirds have a week off before they host their season finale against Mercy on Saturday, March 2^nd at 1 p.m. District of Columbia will look to earn its fourth straight win at home and send its four seniors (Brandon Ennis, D'Angelo Johnson, Ralph Watts, Keith Brooks) off with a season-ending victory.

ELIZABETH CITY STATE TOO STRONG IN SECOND HALF AND TOP LADY BULLDOGS 65-51

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Sophomore Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) recorded a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds and fellow sophomore Channell Mackey (Clinton, Md.) added a season/career-high 15 points, but Elizabeth City State was too strong down the stretch and defeated the Lady Bulldogs 65-51 in the regular season finale for both teams.

Bowie State (7-17, 4-12 CIAA, 3-7 North) kept in close in the first half of play in the regular season finale for both teams, leading briefly early 5-2.

A pair of free throws by Elizabeth City State’s Jasmine Whitehurst followed by a De’Rya Wylie layup put the Lady Vikings in front for the first time.

Sophomore Alisha Burley (Baltimore, Md.) shifted the lead back over to Bowie State at 7-6, only to see the Lady Vikings retake the lead on a layup by Stephanie Harper. Harper scored again on ECSU’s next possession to give the Lady Vikings a three point lead at the 10:12 mark.

Lay-ups by Mackey and Burley created the games only tie at 13 with 8:08 remaining in the first half.

From that point, Elizabeth City State maintained a small advantage and went in the halftime with a slim 25-21 lead. The Lady Vikings shot 37 percent from the floor in the first period, making 9-of-24 and 6-of-11 (55 percent) from the charity stripe.

Bowie State matched ECSU’s first half field goals made total (on 25 attempts) but managed just 2-of-4 at the free throw line.

Elizabeth City State (23-3, 15-1 CIAA, 10-0 North) began the second half with a 7-0 run with Whitehurst and Harper doing most of the damage.

Field goals by BSU’s McIntosh and Mackey trimmed the Lady Bulldogs deficit to nine twice, but the visitors would get no closer.

Harper torched the nets for a game-high 25 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds to pace Elizabeth City State. Wylie also contributed double figure scoring for the Lady Vikings, chipping in 10 points.

The Lady Bulldogs will now await Sunday’s CIAA Tournament seeding/opponent announcement.  Bowie State will be part of Tuesday’s (2/26) opening day action in the Charlotte Bobcats Time Warner Cable Arena.

Firebirds Survive Second Half Scare, Push Past Molloy for 64-59 Road Victory

February 23, 2013

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Freshman forward Tatyana Calhoun scored a season-high 19 points and added seven rebounds.

FINAL	1	2	T
Dist. Columbia (9-18, 4-13 ECC)	33	31	64
Molloy (9-15, 5-11 ECC)	21	38	59
Quealy Gymnasium - Rockville Centre, NY

DIST. COLUMBIA	MOLLOY
Pts: Tatyana Calhoun - 19	Pts: Ross, Ikema - 14
Reb: TEAM - 11	Reb: Ross, Ikema - 16
Ast: Teara Shaw - 7	Ast: 2 Players (#03, #24 - 3)

TEAM STATISTICS	DIST. COLUMBIA	MOLLOY
Field Goal %	40.6% (26-64 )	30.0% (18-60 )
Rebounds	44	40
Assists	12	11
Turnovers	20	19
Pts off Turnovers	21	21
2nd Chance Pts	12	11
Pts in the Paint	36	16
Fastbreak Pts	17	10
Bench Pts	16	26

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WASHINGTON, DC – Freshman forward Tatyana Calhoun led the Firebirds down the stretch as the University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team survived a second half scare at Molloy to snap a five-game losing streak with a 64-59 East Coast Conference victory Saturday afternoon.

With the win, District of Columbia completed the season sweep of the Lions and improved to 9-18 overall and 4-13 in league play. Molloy had its two-game win streak snapped as the Lions fell to 9-15 overall and 5-11 in the ECC.

Calhoun (Environmental Science – Disputanta, VA/Sussex Central HS) led all scorers with a season-high 19 points, which included a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. She also collected seven rebounds and two steals. Sophomore guard Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) also added 17 points, nine rebounds and three strals.

Molloy was paced by three scorers in double-figures. Ikema Ross was a force on the glass with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Kelly Guerriero was 3-of-4 from three-point range in the 2^ndhalf (4-of-8 for the game) to help the Lions claw back from a nine-point deficit as she finished with 12 points for the day. And Ashley Addison scored eight points during a 16-2 Lions charge in the second half and finished with 11 points.

After four-and-a-half minutes of play to open the game, Molloy held a narrow, 5-4 edge after a one-of-two trip at the free-throw line by Ross. At that point though, the Firebirds soared on a 14-0 run, holding Molloy scoreless for over six minutes to take an 18-5 lead. Brent had six points and an assist during that stretch. The Lions then mounted an 11-4 run, culminating in a Kimani Jackson jumper to close the gap to 22-16 with just over five minutes left in the first half. However, Brent's layup at the 1:29 mark capped an 11-2 Firebirds response to put District of Columbia in front, 33-18. Molloy scored the final three points of the half to make it 33-21 at intermission.

Layups by Calhoun and junior forward Robin Keke helped the Firebirds extend their lead to 37-23 in the first 1:30 of the closing period, but the Lions came roaring back with a 16-2 charge to tie the game at 39-all at the 13:23 mark. At that juncture, senior guard Janelle Junior's three-pointer sparked a 9-0 Firebirds run that lifted District of Columbia to a 48-39 lead with 11 minutes to play, but three consecutive three-pointers in three minutes by Molloy's Guerriero forced another tie, 48-48. Following a Firebirds timeout, Calhoun single-handedly led District of Columbia on a 5-0 run to put her team up 53-48 with 5:22 remaining. Then, after Molloy had pulled back within one, Calhoun made 4-of-4 from the free-throw line as part of a 6-0 Firebirds run to push District of Columbia ahead, 59-52 with just under 3:30 on the clock. The Lions could never make it a one-possession game after that as the Firebirds went on to win by a five-point margin.  

 District of Columbia shot 50-percent from the field in the first half while holding Molloy to 24-percent shooting. But in the second half, Molloy out-shot the Firebirds, 36-percent to 32-percent from the field and outscored its guests 38-31. Still, even though the Lions fought back from 14-point and nine-point deficits to force two ties in the second half, they never took a lead in the closing period. The Firebirds won the rebounding battle, 44-40 and more than doubled-up their hosts, 36-16 in points in the paint. Also, while the two teams combined for 39 turnovers, District of Columbia was the better team in transition with 17 fast break points to Molloy's 10.

The Firebirds have a week off before they host ECC foe Mercy for their season finale. The University of the District of Columbia will honor the Firebirds' two seniors, Ty Abilla and Janelle Junior before the game.

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LATE FREE THROWS HELP BOWIE STATE DEFEAT VIRGINIA STATE 74-69

PETERSBURG, Va. – Bowie State University made late second half free throws when needed and held on down the stretch to defeat Virginia State University 74-69. The crucial victory puts the Bulldogs in third in the CIAA north with a record of 4-5 (7-8 CIAA).

The visiting Bulldogs were paced by senior Byron Westmorland (Baltimore, Md.) with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Fellow senior Bryan Wilson (Upper Marlboro, Md.) added a career-high 16 points to go along with a team-tying four assists.

Westmorland came out of the gate of fire, scoring 10 of the Bulldogs first 17 points.  The Bowie State defense held the Trojans to 5-of-14 shooting (36 percent) in the first eight minutes of action, while knocking down 6-of-9 (67 percent) from the floor.

Both teams were pretty even over the first 20 minutes. Virginia State shot 48 percent (14-of-29) from the field and Bowie State shot 47 percent (14-of-30). Each team knocked down five, first half 3-pointers. The first half featured three ties and four lead changes.

Virginia State (12-13, 6-9 CIAA, 4-5 North) jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the game before a Westmorland triple put the first points on the board for the Bulldogs. The Trojans led by a first half high of five (13-8) until a deep corner 3-pointer by freshman Justin Beck (Baltimore, Md.) shifted the advantage over to the Bulldogs at 14-13 at the 14:58 mark.

The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 25-17 on a fast break layup by senior Dameatric Scott (Hagerstown, Md.), forcing a Virginia State 30 second time out.

Virginia State kept their composure and went into halftime with a slim 37-36 lead. Statistically, the two teams were pretty even in the first 20 minutes of action.

The Bulldogs and Trojans shot 47 percent in the first half and each squad made 5-of-10 behind the arc. 

The Trojans held their largest lead of the second half at 44-40 on a Mike Bynum (Norfolk, Va.) triple at the 16:54 mark.

A Westmorland layup a little over three minutes later, capped off a 5-0 Bowie State run that put the Bulldogs in front at 45-40.

Virginia State would regain the lead again at the 12:21 following a DeVonte’ Williams (Hampton, Va.) bucket.

However, BSU took the lead for good with 10:30 remaining in the game after a 3-pointer by junior Julian Williams (Washington, D.C.)

Bowie State made just 16-of-31 free throws in the game and out-rebounded their opponent 40-30.

The Trojans were led by Christopher Grier (Stone Mountain, Ga.) with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor, which included 4-of-7 behind the 3-point line.

The Bulldogs will close out the regular season will a 4 pm nationally televised divisional clash at Elizabeth City State University on Saturday (February 23^rd).

VIRGINIA STATE AVENGES EARLIER SEASON LOSS WITH 80-42 VICTORY OVER LADY BULLDOGS

PETERSBURG, Va. – Four Lady Trojans hit double-figure scoring and were led by Lamesha Deal (Norfolk, Va.) with a game-high 22 points, as Virginia State University’s women’s basketball team routed the Lady Bulldogs Bowie State 80-42. The loss snapped a three-game series win streak by the Lady Bulldogs.

Junior Alessandra Flores Conway (Hagerstown, Md.) and sophomore Channell Mackey (Clinton, Md.) led Bowie State with eight points each. Sophomore Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) contributed seven points and freshman Sandra Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) pulled down a team-high five rebounds.

Aggressive defense with great shot selection allowed the Lady Trojans to open up a 6-3 lead in the opening minutes of the game. Virginia State held the Lady Bulldogs to 23 percent shooting from the field while free-throws paced the Lady Trojans midway through the first half of play.

Bowie State (7-16, 4-11 CIAA, 3-6 North) cut the Lady Trojans lead to 12-11 by the 6:11 mark.  Bowie State held a 18-15 lead after a bucket and a pair of free throws by junior Moriah Goodman (Baltimore, Md.).

VSU’s Yashica Blakney (Greenville, S.C.) temporarily stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer. A three-point play from Alexandria Massado (Wilmington, Del.) finally tied the game for the Lady Trojans with 2:49 left in the first half.

Virginia State’s Ashley Whitaker (Petersburg, Va.) scored two consecutive buckets, giving the Lady Trojans a 24-20 advantage. Da'Shae Jones (Norfolk, Va.) followed up with a timely score in transition as VSU hopped back on top 26-20 with under minute left in the first half. The Lady Trojans would head into the locker room with a 28-21 lead and the momentum.

The Lady Trojans ended the first half with an 18-10 advantage on the boards. VSU's leading rebounder, Lamesha Deal had with five rebounds in the half.

Virginia State (12-13, 5-10 CIAA, 4-5 North) was red hot early in the final half of play eventually opening up a 40-23 gap. Virginia State never trailed in the second half shooting 61 percent from the field in the final half and dominated the paint. Virginia State held a 32-14 advantage in the paint and a 34-22 lead in rebounding.

Other top scorers for Virginia State include Massado with 15 points to go along with eight rebounds and Jones added 14 points and a game-high six assists. Whitaker finished with ten points, leading the bench.

The Lady Bulldogs will close out the regular season on Saturday (February 23^rd) at Elizabeth City State University. Game time in ECSU’s Vaughan Center is 1 pm.

Virginia State 80 - Bowie State 42 (WOMEN'S Bb FINAL)

PETERSBURG, Va. - Junior Alessandra Flores Conway and sophomore Channell Mackey scored a team-high eight points each, but Virginia State got revenge from an earlier season loss to Bowie State, routing the Lady Bulldogs 80-42 on senior night inside VSU's Daniel Gymnasium.

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