Bowie State Women's Basketball vs. Johnson C. Smith (FULL STORY AND STATS)

Johnson C. Smith Holds Off Bowie State Lady Bulldogs 64-59


CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Junior Ashley Castle (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a team-high 15 points and junior teammate Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) added 12 points for the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs in a 64-59 loss at Johnson C. Smith on Saturday evening.

After the first four minutes of play, the Lady Golden Bulls grabbed a 6-5 lead off a Deanna Downer (Elberton, Ga.). Once time reached the 5:57 mark, JCSU held a 20-11 advantage. The first half had only one lead change and two ties. Bowie State trailed at halftime 35-17.

Marquesha Sparks (San Fernando, Calif.) led the Lady Golden Bulls with seven points and two rebounds in the first period of play. Downer supported the scoring effort with six points and two boards. JCSU shot 41.7% (10-24) from the field in the opening, compared to 25 percent (6-24) shooting for the Lady Bulldogs.

Junior Alisha Burley (Baltimore, Md.) and senior Alessandra Flores Conway (Hagerstown, Md.) had five points each for Bowie State in the initial period. The Lady Golden Bulls outscored BSU 11-0 in the points off turnovers category; the Lady Bulldogs committed 14 turnovers in the first half.

In the second half, JCSU extended their lead to as much as 21 (40-19) with 16:50 remaining in the contest. With the score 44-24, Bowie State sparked an 8-0 run to trim their deficit down to 44-32 at the halfway mark. The Lady Golden Bulls responded with three sets of free throws Karnina Bunch (Vicksburg, Miss.), Salesse Stovall (Roanoke, Va.) and Sparks.

Bowie State faced a 50-32 uphill battle and rattled off 15 unanswered points to draw within a possession (50-47). Even though the Lady Bulldogs flirted with taking a lead, the team never managed to do it. McIntosh hit a three with 1:32 left to play to bring BSU within one (58-57).

However, a jumper by JCSU’s Shanel Sweet (Land O’Lakes, Fla.) and four made free throws from Bunch and Sparks sealed the win. Sparks finished with a team-high 12 points, along with five rebounds. Downer chipped in 11 points, three boards, and two steals. Bunch concluded with 10 points, including 8-of-10 shooting from the free throw line.

Bowie State wraps up their three-game CIAA Southern Division swing with a Monday (January 6th) contest against Winston-Salem State. Game time for the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Rams is 5:30 pm in the C.E. Gaines Center.

Bowie State vs Johnson C. Smith (1/4/14 at Charlotte, NC (Brayboy Gymnasium))


Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Johnson C. Smith
1/4/14 5:30 pm at Charlotte, NC (Brayboy Gymnasium)


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VISITORS: Bowie State 6-4 / 1-1 CIAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 PHIPPS,Kiera........ *  1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   3  0  1  0  0   9
02 SMITH,ReVen.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   0  0  1  0  0   5
03 CASTLE,Ashley.......    5-7    2-2    3-5    1  1  2   3  15  2  3  0  0  16
05 BURLEY,Alisha....... *  2-7    1-5    2-4    1  1  2   5   7  2  4  0  2  20
10 FLORES,Alessandra...    3-9    1-4    0-0    1  1  2   5   7  0  1  0  3  21
14 DAVIS,Ashley........    1-6    1-4    0-0    1  0  1   2   3  3  0  0  0  14
21 NAYLOR,Donia........    2-6    1-1    1-2    2  3  5   3   6  0  3  0  1  14
22 MILES,Brooke........ *  0-2    0-1    0-0    3  1  4   5   0  2  4  1  0  19
23 McINTOSH,Jasmine....    4-6    4-5    0-0    0  1  1   1  12  1  1  0  1  15
32 JACKSON,Alauna......    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   2   0  0  1  1  0  12
33 GOODMAN,Moriah......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   7
34 BONAPARTE,Briana.... *  0-3    0-2    0-0    1  2  3   2   0  0  0  0  0  22
55 AHAIWE,Uchechi...... *  3-6    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   6  1  2  1  1  26
   TEAM................                         3  2  5             1
   Totals..............   21-56  11-25   6-11  15 18 33  31  59 11 22  3  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  6-24 25.0%   2nd Half: 15-32 46.9%   Game: 37.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  8-16 50.0%   Game: 44.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half:  4-7  57.1%   Game: 54.5%    0


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HOME TEAM: Johnson C. Smith 7-4 / 2-0 CIAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 RUSSELL,Shayla......    1-3    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   0   2  0  1  0  0  13
03 BUNCH,Karnina....... *  1-4    0-0    8-10   0  1  1   1  10  1  0  0  0  29
05 SWEET,Shanel........ *  1-3    0-1    5-6    0  5  5   1   7  2  3  0  1  26
10 DUARTE,Kaila........    1-1    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   0   4  0  0  0  0   4
12 DOWNER,Deanna.......    4-8    0-2    3-5    1  2  3   2  11  1  4  0  2  23
14 PORTER,Ashley.......    1-4    0-2    1-2    0  3  3   1   3  0  2  0  0  13
20 MORROW,LaTondra.....    1-2    0-0    0-2    0  1  1   2   2  2  0  0  1  14
23 SPARKS,Marquesha.... *  2-4    1-1    7-8    2  3  5   1  12  0  3  0  2  17
30 LYNCH,Quinesha......    0-0    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   1   2  1  0  0  0   8
32 STOVALL,Salesse..... *  1-3    0-0    2-2    1  6  7   0   4  0  6  0  1  24
34 Brent, Amena........    0-3    0-1    3-4    0  1  1   0   3  0  0  1  0   7
35 FAULHABER,Chelsea... *  2-3    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   2   4  1  0  0  0  22
   TEAM................                         6  1  7
   Totals..............   15-38   1-7   33-43  15 25 40  11  64  8 19  1  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-22 45.5%   2nd Half:  5-16 31.3%   Game: 39.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  0-2   0.0%   Game: 14.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-17 82.4%   2nd Half: 19-26 73.1%   Game: 76.7%    0

UDC Mens Hoops Vs Apprentice

 

January 4, 2014

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Three-Point Shooting Barrage Helps Firebirds Soar Past Builders, 91-72

Omar Abbas scored a career-high 29 points while making 6-of-8 from three-point range.

FINAL	1	2	T
Apprentice School (8-6)	37	35	72
Dist. Columbia (3-7)	44	47	91
Washington, D.C.

APPRENTICE SCHOOL	DIST. COLUMBIA
Pts: Jay Melendez - 14	Pts: Omar Abbas - 29
Reb: Jamal Curry - 12	Reb: Clenso Brannon III - 13
Ast: Johnnie Ferebee - 7	Ast: 2 Players (#01, #10 - 4)

TEAM STATISTICS	APPRENTICE SCHOOL	DIST. COLUMBIA
Field Goal %	35.6% (26-73 )	53.6% (30-56 )
Rebounds	37	44
Assists	10	18
Turnovers	12	22
Pts off Turnovers	14	19
2nd Chance Pts	14	10
Pts in the Paint	36	26
Fastbreak Pts	0	0
Bench Pts	33	10

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Firebirds made a season-high 13 three-pointers while shooting a scorching-hot 65-percent from behind-the-arc  en-route to their third victory of the season, a convincing, 91-72 triumph over The Apprentice School on Saturday afternoon in the nation's capital.

Sophomore Omar Abbas (Electrical Engineering – Alexandria, Egypt/Egyptian American HS) scored a career and game-high 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field, 6-of-8 from long-range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line. He also added six rebounds, three assists and three steals. His fellow backcourt mates were also lethal from long range today as freshman Reggie Sidbury (Social Work – Landover, MD/Charles Herbert Flowers HS) made 5-of-5 from three-point range and finished with 17 points, and freshman walk-on Kevin Campbell (Biology – Washington, DC/Woodrow Wilson HS) shot 2-of-3 from long range and finished with eight points. Junior transfer forward Lenjo Kilo (Biology – Silver Spring, MD/Seton Hill), the 2^nd leading scorer and 4^thleading rebounder in the East Coast Conference, also added 20 points and seven rebounds. UDC improved to 3-7 overall with today's win.

The Builders (8-6), who are ranked No. 7 in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Coaches' Poll, had a very balanced offensive attack with nine different players entering the scoring column, led by Jay Melendez (14 points, five rebounds, five steals) and Jamal Curry (13 points, 12 rebounds).

The two teams combined to make four three-pointers in just the first two-and-a-half minutes of play, with Sidbury connecting on his first two shots of the game to keep UDC in the game, 8-6 early on. The Builders would outscore the Firebirds 13-7 over the next six minutes though and take a 21-13 lead following a three-pointer by Lance Darden.

Following a 1-of-2 trip at the foul line by Kilo to make it 21-14 at the 11:14 mark, the Firebirds' three-point shooting assault began with Abbas making two three-pointers and Sibury and Campbell each knocking down one of their own. Campbell's three-pointer at the eight-minute mark capped a 13-2 run and catapulted the Firebirds in front (26-23), where they would remain for the rest of the game. A three-pointer by Melendez at the 3:29 mark moved The Apprentice School within two (34-32), but that was as close as the Builders would get the rest of the way as Campbell buried his second three-pointer of the game to jump-start an 8-0 Firebirds surge. UDC would take a 44-37 lead into halftime thanks to a jumper at the buzzer by junior forward Tim Frazier (Math Education – Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy).

Still a seven-point game nearly a minute-and-a-half into the second half, Abbas and Sidbury each knocked down a pair of three-pointers  to highlight what amounted to a 26-6 run over a six-minute period and helped UDC put the game out of reach, 74-47 with 12:33 remaining. The Builders never got any closer than 16 points the rest of the way, as UDC won by a decisive, 19-point margin, 91-72.

The Firebirds shot a red-hot 54-percent (30-of-56) from the field and an even better, 65-percent (13-of-20) from long range while holding The Apprentice School to 36-percent FG shooting (26-of-73) and 23-percent three-point FG shooting (5-of-22). UDC also made out better at the free-throw line, connecting on 18-of-23 (78-percent) compared to the Builders' 15-of-25 (60-percent).

UDC also won the rebounding battle, 44-37, but did allow 17 offensive rebounds by the Builders, who capitalized with 36 points in the paint and 14 second-chance points. The Apprentice School also utilized its deep bench as its eight reserves outscored UDC's two reserves by a margin of 33-10.

The Firebirds seek their first back-to-back wins of the season as they visit East Coast Conference foe Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, January 10^th.

UDC Ladies Vs AIC

 

January 4, 2014

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Poor Second Half Stretch Dooms District of Columbia in 85-79 Loss to AIC

FINAL	1	2	T
American Int'l (9-3)	46	39	85
Dist. Columbia (8-2)	45	34	79
Washington, D.C.

AMERICAN INT'L	DIST. COLUMBIA
Pts: Krista Ferrentino - 22	Pts: Telisha Turner - 31
Reb: Krista Ferrentino - 9	Reb: Denikka Brent - 11
Ast: Alyssa Roach - 7	Ast: Milena Bubnjevic - 5

TEAM STATISTICS	AMERICAN INT'L	DIST. COLUMBIA
Field Goal %	53.3% (32-60 )	43.8% (28-64 )
Rebounds	39	33
Assists	17	11
Turnovers	21	16
Pts off Turnovers	13	25
2nd Chance Pts	16	10
Pts in the Paint	36	32
Fastbreak Pts	0	0
Bench Pts	31	27

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WASHINGTON, DC – A 23-4 run by American International over an eight-minute span in the second half spelled doom for the University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team as the Firebirds fell on their home floor, 85-79 in non-league play at UDC Gym Saturday afternoon.

UDC, which entered the week as the top team in the "Others Receiving Votes" category of the USA Today/WBCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll, dropped to 8-2 with the loss. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets of the Northeast-10 Conference, won their third straight game to improve to 9-3 overall.

Junior transfer guard Telisha Turner (Criminal Justice – Wilmington, DE/Harcum) surpassed the 900-point mark for her collegiate career with a season-high 31 points to lead all scorers. She shot 11-of-18 from the field, 4-of-8 from long-range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line. Also, junior forward Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS) recorded her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and sophomore forward Tatyana Calhoun (Environmental Science – Disputanta, VA/Sussex Central HS) returned to the lineup after a one-game absence and added 17 points and six rebounds.

AIC was led offensively by Krista Ferrentino, Brianna Bishop and Alyssa Roach. Ferrentino shot 10-of-17 from the field for a team-high 22 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. Bishop played 19 minutes off the bench and finished with 18 points on 6-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range. Roach finished with 15 points and a game-high seven assists.

The Firebirds quickly erased a 46-45 halftime deficit with an 11-4 run in the first four-and-a-half minutes of action to take their largest lead of the day, 56-50. They still led, 58-54 at the 12:42 mark when the Yellow Jackets zipped on a 14-0 run in a little over three minutes to take a 68-58 lead nearing the nine-minute mark. AIC added a 9-4 spell on top of that over the next five minutes to take the largest lead of the day held by either team, 77-62 with 4:30 left to play.

At that point, Turner would score five consecutive points to jumpstart a furious, 12-1 Firebird rally which cut the deficit to 78-74 with 2:10 remaining. That was as close as they would get the rest of the way as a 5-0 Yellow Jackets surge increased the lead back to nine, and AIC went on to win comfortably by a six-point margin.

UDC, which was coming off of a 17-day Winter Holiday break, committed four turnovers in the opening three minutes of play and dug itself a 9-0 hole to start the game. The Firebirds still trailed 28-20 with 7:40 left in the opening frame when Turner, who scored 18 of her game-high 31 points in the half, looked as though she might take the game over. In a period of exactly one minute, she fed Calhoun for an easy layup, then knocked down a three-pointer, and then forced a steal and converted the fast-break layup to help the Firebirds pull within one, 28-27. Later, at the 4:13 mark, another layup by Calhoun would give UDC its first lead of the game, 31-30. The lead changed hands seven more times before the Yellow Jackets ultimately took a 46-45 edge into the locker room for intermission.

After shooting 63-percent (17-of-27) from the field in the first half, the Firebirds cooled off dramatically, making just 30-percent (11-of-37) of their shots in the closing half. AIC out-shot UDC, 53-percent (32-of-60) to  44-percent (28-of-64) for the whole game. The Yellow Jackets were also much more efficient shooting from three-point range, making 7-of-16 (44-percent) from behind-the-arc compared to 5-of-20 (25-percent) by the Firebirds. AIC also had a 39-33 rebounding advantage, a 36-32 edge in points-in-the-paint and 16-10 edge in second-chance points, and a slight 31-27 disparity in bench points.

The Firebirds will look to bounce back from just their second loss of the season as they return to East Coast Conference play with a visit to Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, January 10^th. UDC currently sits atop the league standings at 4-0.  

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Bulldogs Falter in Second Half and Lose 73-67 at Livingstone

Bulldogs Falter in Second Half and Lose 73-67 at Livingstone


SALISBURY, N.C. – In their 50th meeting, the Bowie State University men's basketball team opened conference play with a 73-67 setback at Livingstone College. The loss evens the Bulldogs overall record at 6-6 overall (0-1 CIAA) whereas the Blue Bears improve to 8-2 (1-0 CIAA) on the season.

Senior Ray Gatling (Oxon Hill, Md.) paced the Bulldogs with 24 points (two off his career-high). Junior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) recorded 17 points and senior Carlos Smith finished with 10 points. Graduate student Brian Freeman (Clinton, Md.) snatched a BSU personal career high 11 boards.

For Livingstone, four Blue Bears registered double-digit points, with Jody Hill tallying 20 points while Eric Mayo and Mark Thomas added 14 and 11 points respectively. Mayo led the Blue Bears with 11 rebounds and Anthony Welch chipped in 10 in the victory.

The Bulldogs led all but two minutes and 15 seconds of the first half with their largest lead of the first half (34-24) coming with 49 seconds remaining on a Freeman jumper.

Bowie State went into intermission leading 34-26 with the Bulldogs defense holding Livingstone’s Blue Bears to 10-of-37 shooting (27.0 percent) from the field.  On the flipside, the Bulldogs shot 50 percent (12-of-24) from the field, which included three triples.

The Blue Bears scored the first four points of the second half only to see the Bulldogs respond with a 6-0 run to push the lead back up to 10 points at 40-30.

Bowie State appeared to be clicking only to see Livingstone go on a 17-8 run which was capped off by a dunk and free throw by Christian Henry, making the score 54-53 Bowie State with 4:49 left to play in the game.

Livingstone took the lead for good eight seconds later following a steal by Welch and 3-pointer by Hill.

A pair of Gatling free throws created the games fourth and final tie at 62 with 1:26 remaining. Unfortunately for Bowie State, the Bulldogs managed one field goal and a pair of free throws for the rest of the night.

Up next, the Bulldogs continue their three-game road trip as they face the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University on Saturday(January 4th) inside Brayboy Gymnasium. Tip-off is 7:30 pm.

Bowie State vs Livingstone (1/2/14 at Salisbury, NC (New Trent Gym))


Official Basketball Box Score
Bowie State vs Livingstone
1/2/14 7:30 p.m. at Salisbury, NC (New Trent Gym)


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VISITORS: Bowie State 6-6 / 0-1 CIAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 WILLIAMS,Julian.....    0-0    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   3
01 GATLING,Ray......... *  9-18   2-4    4-9    0  2  2   0  24  2  3  0  4  32
04 KNOX,Cameron........    4-10   2-5    7-8    0  8  8   2  17  0  3  0  1  25
10 JACKSON,Andre.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   4   0  0  0  0  0  17
15 FREEMAN,Brian.......    1-6    0-0    0-2    5  6 11   4   2  1  2  3  0   9
20 SMITH,Carlos........ *  3-9    0-2    4-6    1  2  3   2  10  1  2  1  0  32
21 WILLIAMS,Zafir...... *  3-4    0-0    1-2    1  5  6   3   7  2  6  0  2  35
22 BECK,Justin.........    0-0    0-0    3-4    0  2  2   3   3  2  2  0  0  12
25 WILLIAMS,Donald.....    1-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  1  0  0   2
31 GOLLADAY,David...... *  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  0  0  0  0  13
34 CLEMMONS,Joel.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   2
45 MARSHALL,Tai........ *  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   0  0  1  0  0  18
   TEAM................                         3  2  5             1
   Totals..............   21-51   4-12  21-33  10 31 41  22  67  8 21  4  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-24 50.0%   2nd Half:  9-27 33.3%   Game: 41.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-13 53.8%   2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%   Game: 63.6%    6


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HOME TEAM: Livingstone 8-2 / 1-0 CIAA
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 LEFEAR,Cameron...... *  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  0  1  0  0  15
03 HILL,Jody........... *  5-13   5-8    6-8    2  0  2   1  21  0  1  0  2  28
04 DUBOSE,Eric.........    1-9    0-3    2-2    1  0  1   0   4  1  2  0  1  17
05 HENRY,Christian..... *  3-5    0-0    1-1    1  0  1   5   7  0  0  1  0  16
11 THOMAS,Mark......... *  2-11   0-4    7-8    1  5  6   3  11  3  3  0  4  32
12 OKAM,Mike...........    1-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  0  1  0  0   4
15 FLINT,Robert........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  1   7
21 JOHNSON,Darresse.... *  1-3    0-0    0-0    4  3  7   3   2  0  2  1  1  18
33 BAILEY,Emarri.......    1-10   0-0    0-0    1  1  2   3   2  1  0  0  0  23
34 MAYO,Eric...........    4-5    0-0    6-9    4  7 11   4  14  0  0  0  2  17
44 WELCH,Anthony.......    3-7    2-3    2-2    2  3  5   3  10  2  1  1  3  16
50 JOHNSON,Cornelius...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  0  0  0   7
   TEAM................                         2  4  6   1
   Totals..............   21-66   7-20  24-30  18 26 44  27  73  7 11  3 14 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-37 27.0%   2nd Half: 11-29 37.9%   Game: 31.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-8  12.5%   2nd Half:  6-12 50.0%   Game: 35.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-6  83.3%   2nd Half: 19-24 79.2%   Game: 80.0%    2


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Officials: William Humes, Joseph Major, Michael Luckie
Technical fouls: Bowie State-None. Livingstone-TEAM.
Attendance: 129
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Bowie State...................   34   33  -   67
Livingstone...................   26   47  -   73