Bowie State 13 - Livingstone 8 (SOFTBALL FINAL)

RICHMOND, Va. - Make it two in a row for Bowie State University as the Lady Bulldogs top Livingstone College 13-8 to close out day one of the Virginia Union Cluster. Junior Aiyana McNair and sophomore Cassandra Clayborne led the Lady Bulldogs with four and three hits respectively.

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Livingstone vs Bowie State (Mar 9, 2013)

 

Box Score

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2013
Livingstone vs Bowie State
Mar 9, 2013 at Richmond, VA (VUU Softball Field)

Livingstone 8 (3-5,1-5)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
DOVE,S. c	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
WILLIAMS,K. p	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0
BROOKS,S. 3b	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1
HARRISON,S. 2b	4	2	2	4	0	1	3	5	0
SWINEY,L. lf	4	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
PATTIO,A. ss	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	0
ISOM,I. 1b	4	0	1	0	0	1	9	1	1
MOORE,K. rf	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
MARSHALL,T. cf	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
Totals	32	8	7	6	1	11	18	13	5
Bowie State 13 (2-8,2-0)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
McNAIR,Aiyana lf	4	4	4	3	1	0	1	0	0
WASHINGTON,Kiara ss	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	3
ALEXANDER,Megan 1b	5	1	2	1	0	0	9	0	1
FLINT,Hayley p/rf	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
ATKINS,Erica c	3	2	1	0	1	0	9	1	3
HERNANDEZ,Mariela dh/p	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	0
LUNA,Miranda 2b	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
BARNES,Alexis 3b	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
RATLIFF,Aurikshauna rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	13	15	9	7	0	21	8	9

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Livingstone......... 411 200 0 - 8 7 1 Bowie State......... 410 206 X - 13 15 3 -----------------------------------------

E - MARSHALL,T.; BARNES,A. 3. DP - BLUE BEARS 1. LOB - BLUE BEARS 5; BULLDOGS 9. 2B - HARRISON,S.; PATTIO,A.; McNAIR,A.; ALEXANDER,M.; ATKINS,E.; HERNANDEZ,M.. HBP - DOVE,S.. SB - DOVE,S. 2; SWINEY,L.; MARSHALL,T.; CLAYBORNE,C. 2; McNAIR,A. 3.

Livingstone	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
WILLIAMS,K. L	6.0	15	13	9	7	0	2	0	0	0	33	40	4	13
Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
FLINT,Hayley	3.2	6	8	4	1	5	0	0	1	0	20	22	3	4
HERNANDEZ,Mariela W	3.1	1	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	12	12	2	3

Win - HERNANDEZ,M.. Loss - WILLIAMS,K.. Save - None. WP - WILLIAMS,K. 2; HERNANDEZ,M. 2. HBP - by FLINT,H. (DOVE,S.). PB - ATKINS,E. 3.Umpires - HP: Eddie Allen 1B: Ponce Gerald Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2 hr 10m Attendance: 25 Weather: Sunny, 50 F

 

Play-by-Play

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2013
Livingstone vs Bowie State
Mar 9, 2013 at Richmond, VA (VUU Softball Field)

Livingstone starters: 6/c DOVE,S.; 8/p WILLIAMS,K.; 14/3b BROOKS,S.; 7/2b HARRISON,S.; 5/lf SWINEY,L.; 4/ss PATTIO,A.; 1/1b ISOM,I.; 9/rf MOORE,K.; 13/cf MARSHALL,T.;

Bowie State starters: 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 8/lf McNAIR,A.; 13/ss WASHINGTON,K; 18/1b ALEXANDER,M.; 5/p FLINT,H.; 73/c ATKINS,E.; 44/dh HERNANDEZ,M.; 10/2b LUNA,M.; 6/3b BARNES,A.; 22/rf RATLIFF,A.;

Livingstone 1st - DOVE,S. hit by pitch. WILLIAMS,K. singled, bunt, advanced to second on an error by 3b; DOVE,S. advanced to third. BROOKS,S. walked. HARRISON,S. doubled to left field, 3 RBI; BROOKS,S. scored; WILLIAMS,K. scored; DOVE,S. scored. SWINEY,L. popped up to c. PATTIO,A. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b; HARRISON,S. advanced to third. HARRISON,S. scored on a passed ball, unearned. ISOM,I. struck out looking. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 1st - CLAYBORNE,C. singled, bunt. McNAIR,A. singled, bunt; CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to second. McNAIR,A. stole second; CLAYBORNE,C. stole third. WASHINGTON,K reached on an error by cf, scored, unearned; McNAIR,A. scored, unearned; CLAYBORNE,C. scored, unearned. ALEXANDER,M. grounded out to p. FLINT,H. grounded out to 2b. ATKINS,E. doubled to left field. ATKINS,E. advanced to third on a wild pitch. ATKINS,E. scored on a wild pitch, unearned. HERNANDEZ,M. walked. LUNA,M. walked; HERNANDEZ,M. advanced to second. BARNES,A. grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Livingstone 2nd - MOORE,K. struck out swinging. MARSHALL,T. singled, bunt. DOVE,S. singled to center field; MARSHALL,T. advanced to second. DOVE,S. stole second; MARSHALL,T. stole third. WILLIAMS,K. grounded out to ss, RBI; DOVE,S. advanced to third; MARSHALL,T. scored. BROOKS,S. grounded out to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 2nd - CLAYBORNE,C. fouled out to 3b. McNAIR,A. walked. McNAIR,A. stole second. WASHINGTON,K walked. ALEXANDER,M. reached on a fielder's choice; WASHINGTON,K out at second ss to 2b; McNAIR,A. advanced to third. FLINT,H. singled to pitcher, RBI; ALEXANDER,M. advanced to second; McNAIR,A. scored. ATKINS,E. grounded out to 3b; FLINT,H. advanced to second; ALEXANDER,M. advanced to third. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Livingstone 3rd - HARRISON,S. struck out swinging. SWINEY,L. struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball. SWINEY,L. stole second. PATTIO,A. doubled to right field, RBI; SWINEY,L. scored, unearned. ISOM,I. reached on an error by 3b. MOORE,K. grounded out to ss; ISOM,I. advanced to second; PATTIO,A. advanced to third. MARSHALL,T. grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 3rd - HERNANDEZ,M. walked. LUNA,M. reached on a fielder's choice; HERNANDEZ,M. out at second ss to 2b. BARNES,A. lined into double play p to 1b; LUNA,M. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Livingstone 4th - DOVE,S. reached on a throwing error by 3b. WILLIAMS,K. flied out to lf. DOVE,S. stole second. BROOKS,S. popped up to p. HARRISON,S. singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; DOVE,S. scored, unearned. FLINT,H. to rf. HERNANDEZ,M. to p. / for RATLIFF,A.. HARRISON,S. advanced to third on a wild pitch. HARRISON,S. scored on a wild pitch, unearned. SWINEY,L. struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 4th - CLAYBORNE,C. singled, bunt. CLAYBORNE,C. stole second. McNAIR,A. singled, bunt, RBI; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. McNAIR,A. stole second. WASHINGTON,K grounded out to 2b; McNAIR,A. advanced to third. ALEXANDER,M. singled to center field, RBI; McNAIR,A. scored. FLINT,H. reached on a fielder's choice; ALEXANDER,M. out at second 2b to ss. ATKINS,E. grounded out to ss.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Livingstone 5th - PATTIO,A. popped up to 3b. ISOM,I. singled to shortstop. MOORE,K. struck out swinging. MARSHALL,T. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 5th - HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to ss. LUNA,M. out at first 1b to 2b. BARNES,A. singled to right field. CLAYBORNE,C. singled to left field; BARNES,A. advanced to second. McNAIR,A. singled, bunt; CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to second; BARNES,A. advanced to third. WASHINGTON,K flied out to cf. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Livingstone 6th - DOVE,S. struck out swinging. WILLIAMS,K. struck out looking. BROOKS,S. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 6th - ALEXANDER,M. doubled to right field. FLINT,H. grounded out to 2b. ATKINS,E. walked. HERNANDEZ,M. doubled to left field, 2 RBI; ATKINS,E. scored; ALEXANDER,M. scored. LUNA,M. singled, advanced to second on the throw; HERNANDEZ,M. advanced to third. BARNES,A. reached on a fielder's choice; LUNA,M. advanced to third; HERNANDEZ,M. out at third 3b unassisted. CLAYBORNE,C. walked; BARNES,A. advanced to second. McNAIR,A. doubled to right field, 2 RBI; CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to third; BARNES,A. scored; LUNA,M. scored. WASHINGTON,K singled to center field, 2 RBI; McNAIR,A. scored; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. ALEXANDER,M. flied out to lf. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Livingstone 7th - HARRISON,S. flied out to 1b. SWINEY,L. struck out looking, reached first on a passed ball. PATTIO,A. struck out swinging. ISOM,I. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Bowie State 10 - Johnson C. Smith 4 (SOFTBALL FINAL)

RICHMOND, Va. - The Bowie State softball team picked up their first win of the season, cruising to a 10-4 victory over the Lady Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith. The Lady Bulldogs were paced by junior Aiyana McNair and freshman Erica Atkins with a pair of hits each and junior Mariela Hernandez recorded a game-high two RBI. Hernandez pitched all seven innings for Bowie State, striking out 10 and allowed just four hits.

 

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Big Train College Round-Up 3/8

Big Train College Round-Up 3/8   Josh Spano (BT '13) - pictured above - looks to be a great addition to the Big Train this summer as he is off to a great start at High Point. This week he was particularly effective as he was 9/18 with four walks, reaching base in the majority of his plate appearances. Two of those nine hits went for extra bases (one double, one home run) and he scored five times while driving in two. A mixture of new additions and an old staple came together this week at Tulane as the Green Wave went 3-1. Brennan Middleton (BT '10-'12) led the way at the plate as scored four runs and drove in two more while collecting nine hits and a walk in 21 trips to the plate. Both Freshman, Tim Yandel (BT '13) and Ian Gilbaut (BT '13) also chipped in; Yandel at the plate (4/13, BB, HBP, 3R, 2B), and Gilbaut from the mound (3.2IP, SV, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 5K). Other notable hitters: Matt Bahnick (BT '13 / Tallahassee CC) - 11/25, 6BB, 8R, 8 RBI, 2B, SB... Tucker Tobin (BT '11-'13 / George Mason) - 7/16, 3BB, 3R, RBI, HR... Kevin Tatum (BT '13 / Cornell) - 5/14, 5BB, 4R, 2B... Tyler York (BT '13 / Tallahassee CC) - 4/9, R, 3RBI, HR, 2B... Mitch Morales (BT '12 / Florida Atlantic) - 6/18, 3BB, 3R, 4RBI, 2B, 2SB... David Del Grande(BT '13 / Sacramento St.) - 6/16, HBP, 4R, 3RBI, 3 2B... Hunter Renfroe(BT '11-'12 / Mississippi St.) - 4/10, R, 5RBI, HR, 3SB. Other notable pitchers: Bubba Derby (BT '13 / San Diego St.) - 3.1IP, W, SV, 0ER, 4H, BB, 2K... Ben Griset (BT '12 / St. Mary's (CA)) - 4.1IP, 0ER, 4H, 4BB, 7K... Garret Kraemer (BT '13 / Sacramento St.) - 4IP, 0ER, 5H, BB... Ryan Doran (BT '12 / San Diego St.) - 7.2IP, W, 2ER, 8H, 2BB, 6K...David Wayne Russo (BT '10-'12 / San Jose St.) - 6IP, 2ER, 9H, 2K... Ricky Holden (BT '12 - UNC-Wilmington) - 2.2IP, W, 0ER, 2H, BB, HBP, 5K. Stephen Lumpkins (BT '10): Basketball to Baseball    By Kent Babb, Published: The Washington Post, March 5 Another bad day had confirmed it for the big left-hander: He didn't belong here. Stephen Lumpkins was, for about a year, exclusively a rookie league pitcher. Now it was a choice he regretted. After this poor outing, when Lumpkins issued four consecutive walks before the manager removed him, he sat frustrated in the Arizona heat and decided he should be elsewhere: a place he'd left, that basketball court in Washington. "I was trying to be something I wasn't," the 6-foot-8 Lumpkins said last week. He would return to American University, where he had played three seasons, to complete his basketball career. But at the time, things didn't seem so simple. Lumpkins had surprised Eagles Coach Jeff Jones in April 2011 with news that his attention now belonged to two sports. Two months after that meeting, the Kansas City Royals drafted Lumpkins in the 13th round of the first-year player draft, and he was gone. | Read Full Article

BSU Awaits NCAA D2 Selection Show

Bowie State University men's basketball will receive their official notification to the NCAA Division II Regional on Sunday, March 10th at10:30 pm ET. The Selection Show will air on NCAA.com.

HEAD COACH DARRELL BROOKS WILL APPEAR ON FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW THIS WEEK

FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW airs on 32 radio stations around the
country including in the Washington Metro area Saturdays 8-9a on WHUR 96.3
HD2 as well as Saturdays 1-2p ET at www.boxtorow.com

Bowie State head men's basketball coach Darrell Brooks will appear on both
shows this week.

Bulldog Champions Rally TODAY (Thursday, March 7th) at 4 pm

An apple a day really CAN keep cancer away

An Apple a Day Helps Keep Cancer Away

    Here's yet another reason to really pay attention to nourishing your body while you fight cancer or try to prevent it: As much as 70 percent of your immune system is in and around your gastrointestinal tract. If you take care of your gut, your immune function will grow stronger. And that will help you resist all kinds of diseases, including cancer.

    Keep reading and I'll explain some of the best ways to support your GI tract. . .

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    Supporting the immune system is one of the reasons behind a new push toward eating probiotics and fermented foods. The primary goal is to restore a healthy crop of intestinal microbes (called "flora") to your gut. It's an important step toward maintaining good health and defeating cancer.

    Probiotics, if you're not familiar, are "friendly" strains of bacteria and yeast that serve our immune, endocrine, and neurological systems. Our modern diets and overuse of antibiotics have caused a massive decline in the level of healthy bacteria most people enjoy.

    Plus it's not uncommon these days to find people in the U.S. who don't consume any kind of fermented or cultured food. These foods contain yeasts and bacteria that replenish and support the vast colonies of microbes in your gut.

    When you destroy the healthy microbes in your colon, harmful strains of yeast and bacteria take over and inflict terrible damage to your health. You won't hear this from conventional doctors, but most experts in alternative cancer treatments believe if you want to defeat cancer, it's essential to have a healthy balance of intestinal flora.

Probiotics help you come through
chemo in better shape, too

    Probiotics are especially useful while going through chemotherapy, because they help protect the gut cells from the damage chemo drugs can inflict. Whether you suffer from late-stage cancer or you're healthy as a horse, probiotics help your body digest and absorb nutrients.

    Certain kinds of probiotics even help ferment fiber from our food, producing a molecule called butyric acid that's believed to help stabilize DNA during replication. This action alone reduces the changes that may lead a cell to turn cancerous. Probiotics also stop the growth of harmful microbes that create carcinogens.

    The best way to get probiotics is to either take them as a supplement, or eat cultured yogurt. Just make sure the yogurt has lots of live cultures and (hopefully) no sugar. The best bet is to make your own yogurt to ensure it's rich in live cultures.

    Certain foods, like apples, also promote fermentation benefits similar to what probiotics offer. You're surely familiar with the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." That's because the skin of an apple has a lot of fiber, or pectin. Pectin is fermented in your intestines and produces short-chain fatty acids. These acids keep harmful bacteria at bay. They also nourish the cells that line your intestines, making them stronger and more cancer-resistant.

The new movement in fighting cancer with food

    It's a fact that the typical U.S. diet encourages many inflammatory diseases — not only cancer but also heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. That gives us all the more incentive to find ways to make sure we're really giving our bodies what they need to heal and stay healthy. At the very least, roughly three-quarters of Americans don't eat enough daily servings of fruits or vegetables.

    But along with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables, cancer patients also need a healthy intake of protein and iron-rich foods — otherwise, the patient becomes prone to anemia (low number of red blood cells) and edema (swelling caused by fluid).

    Worth paying attention to is the Eat to Defeat Cancer™ campaign, found atwww.eattodefeat.org. The premise behind the movement is that you can stop tumor growth and halt diseases like cancer by simply consuming the right arsenal of foods and beverages.

    It's a promising movement, especially since the advice is based on peer-review and published research. The main emphasis is on whole foods.

    Changing your diet is the least expensive way to reduce your cancer risk. And for those who have cancer, it's one of the most effective ways to treat the disease. But you shouldn't view it as a temporary thing. A lifelong commitment to a healthy diet is worth every ounce of effort it takes to make the switch.

    A bad diet while you're battling cancer is like putting water in the gas tank of your car. It fills you up, but doesn't give your body the fuel to do anything. Worse yet, many foods actually feed cancer and help it grow. Yet, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the recipes and cookbooks that promise to help you defeat cancer with food. Maybe technology can help. . .

Power apps to fuel the fight against cancer

    We've come across a couple of cancer-eating plans you can view on a smartphone (Apple iphone or Android phone). So far, the offerings are not overwhelming but at least it's a start. And as the industry grows, smart phone apps may become an effective way to make reliable food knowledge accessible to those who need it most. After all, you can use them right in the store to help you make your food choices.

    From what I've been able to learn, these are two of the most powerful food-related cancer fighting apps:

• Ask The Nutritionist: Recipes for Fighting Cancer App:
  
  Developed by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (a mainstream, conventional outfit), the goal of this app is to help you get through treatment and stay healthy the rest of your life. Instead of being designed by an app-programming entrepreneur, this app was put together by board-certified dietitians. The entrepreneur with an open mind and no ties to the drug industry would probably be a better choice, but I'm happy to see that conventional experts are at least waking up to the food-cancer connection.
  
  Once you download the app, you get access to healthy, easy recipes for every meal possible, plus snacks. It includes step-by-step directions and shopping lists to make the process as easy as possible. You're also given tips on cancer-fighting nutrients and access to a frequently-asked-questions archive. As an app user, you can even ask the nutritionists questions of your own.
  
  This app comes with a unique premise, which is to find an optimal diet based on the type of cancer a patient has. It also has a search feature that focuses on specific dietary issues. So if you're battling nausea or fatigue, you can look up recipes designed to help with those symptoms.
  
  It's free to download, but only available on Apple devices like the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
• Cancer Fighting Diet:
  
  This app is also an anti-cancer health guide with information on cancer-fighting foods. It includes content on causes of cancer and what the app developers call "vital cancer-fighting health tips that can save your life."
  
  This one is built for Android devices, but costs $1.99. It strikes me as mediocre compared to the Ask The Nutritionist app. But apps are constantly updated, so check back from time to time to see if this one has improved.
  
  Good luck, and good eating!

BULLDOGS CAPTURE CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 85-74 VICTORY OVER LIVINGSTONE

BULLDOGS CAPTURE CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 85-74 VICTORY OVER LIVINGSTONE

Westmorland Named CIAA Tournament MVP

Bowie State Sports Information

3/2/2013 11:49:00 PM

Box Score CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Byron Westmorland had a huge night in leading Bowie State to the CIAA championship.

The senior forward scored a career-high 38 points including 26 points in the second half to outduel Livingstone's Mark Thomas and help Bowie State break open a tight game for an 85-74 victory over Livingstone in the CIAA finals at Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday. The Bulldogs (16-13 overall) won their second championship, including the first under Head Coach Darrell Brooks, after entering the tournament as the No. 4 Northern Division seed. The latest title comes 10 years and one day after the Bulldogs claimed their first CIAA crown in 2003.

With the victory, the Bulldogs received the conference's automatic bid in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Blue Bears (22-6 overall) are anticipating an at-large bid after reaching the title game as the No. 6 ranked team in the Atlantic Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the tournament.

Junior Carlos Smith Adds 11 Points and Seven Rebounds

“I'm so proud of my team, especially my five seniors,” Brooks said. “They've worked hard. We've had a lot of adversity this year and all through it, they stuck together and we got a great reward for it.”

However, the Blue Bears missed out on that elusive first league championship after winning their first Southern Division title and coming into the tournament as the division's top seed. The Blue Bears can blame Westmoreland, the tournament MVP, for that.

The Bulldogs' star sparked a late run which clinched the title for the Bulldogs. Down 53-51 with 14:42 left, the Bulldogs outscored the Blue Bears 34-21 with Westmoreland scoring 18 points during the spurt. The Bulldogs' finish was similar to Friday's semifinal against Winston-Salem State when they went on a late surge to reach the championship game.

The Bulldogs withstood an outstanding effort by Thomas of the Blue Bears, a talented guard who scored a career-high 34 points before fouling out late. Thomas kept the Blue Bears in the game by scoring 18 points in the second half. His layup on a drive cut the Blue Bears' deficit to 75-67. But Westmoreland completed a three-point play of his own for a 78-67 lead with 2:05 left that wrapped up the game for the Bulldogs, who outscored the Blue Bears 42-33 in the second half.

Westmorland finished the night making 13 of 19 shots which ranged from jumpers to layups in transition which resulted in three-point plays at times. He also made 10 of 15 free throws in addition to getting six rebounds and four steals.

Westmorland got support from his inside players. Junior forward Carlos Smith had 11 points and seven rebounds and senior forward Najee White contributed 10 points. Senior forward Dameatric Scott had seven rebounds and five assists. Senior guard Bryan Wilson also helped out on the boards, grabbing six to go along with eight points. The inside play complemented Westmoreland as the Bulldogs scored 46 points in the paint and 16 second-chance points.

“[The] game was kind of what we expected,” Brooks said. “It was a war. We thought it was going to be a very physical game. We thought that the team that did the best job defending and on the backboards would be the team that would probably win the game and fortunately, it was us.”

Najee White Contributes 10 Points

As a team, the Bulldogs shot 56 percent. Meanwhile, the Blue Bears shot 38 percent.

Other than Thomas, the Blue Bears struggled from the floor. Thomas was 11 of 21 from the floor and 9 of 13 from the free-throw line in addition to three steals. Darnell Turner added 11 points but he was the only other double figure scorer. Anthony Welch scored nine points on 3 of 4 three-point shooting.

The Bowie State big men impacted the contest from the start by limiting the Blue Bears to one shot and getting inside for easy baskets. A dunk by Smith off a missed layup lifted the Bulldogs to an early 15-7 lead.

Led by Thomas, the Blue Bears came back to pull within 22-19. The Blue Bears led 26-24 on his three-point play.

The Bulldogs reclaimed momentum when Wilson swished a three pointer for a 40-36 Bulldogs lead with under a minute remaining in the half. A three-pointer by Westmorland made the score 43-38 Bowie State, but Thomas answered with a three before halftime to cut the Bulldogs lead to 43-41 at the break.
Thomas scored 16 points in the first half for the Blue Bears. Westmorland scored 12 and Smith with 10 for the Bulldogs. White added eight points for the Bulldogs.

Thomas gave the Blue Bears a 46-44 lead in the second half on a three-pointer, but Bowie State reclaimed the lead at 51-46 on a free throw and layup by Westmorland.

Once again, it was Thomas who brought back the Blue Bears. His free throw and three from the deep corner put the Blue Bears back ahead 53-51. Westmoreland scored five straight points as the Bulldogs regained the lead at 56-53. A dunk by White and a layup by Westmoreland extended their lead to 65-56, giving the Bulldogs the cushion they needed to hold off the Blue Bears. When Scott scored on a tip-in, the lead reached 13 points at 75-62.

The All-CIAA Tournament team featured Westmorland and Scott of Bowie State, and Thomas, Jody Hill and Ethan Anderson of Livingstone. The other All-CIAA Tourney members are Quinton McDuffie of Chowan, Christopher Grier of Virginia State, Justin Glover of Winston-Salem State, Derrick Washington of Lincoln (Pa.), and Angelo Sharpless of Elizabeth City State. Johnson C. Smith won the Team Sportsmanship Award.