Firebirds Remain Locked at No. 4 for 3rd Straight Week in D2SIDA East Region Poll

Head Coach Lester Butler's squad is 21-3, 1st in the ECC standings, and ranked No. 4 in the D2SIDA East Region Poll.

Feb 16, 2015

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team remained No. 4 for the 3^rd straight week in the Week 13 D2SIDA East Region poll released today.

The Firebirds (21-3) won their 9^th and 10^th games in a row, respectively last week as they defeated the No. 8 ranked team in the region, Queens, 66-61 on Wednesday night, and Molloy, 79-61 on Saturday afternoon. They are currently No. 1 in the East Coast Conference standings – a league which also features the No. 7 and 8 ranked teams in the region – Roberts Wesleyan (16-5) and Queens (16-6) – as well as NYIT who is also receiving votes.

Fourteen of UDC's 21 wins (the 2^nd most wins in the East Region) have come by double-figures, and the Firebirds are 7-1 outside of conference play and 11-1 on the road this season. UDC also boasts a win over a top-25 ranked team as they dominated No. 25 Virginia St., 88-62  back on November 19^th.

Ahead of UDC are the same three Northeast-10 Conference teams from the previous two weeks: Stonehill, Adelphi and New Haven. Adelphi – which suffered a 66-61 loss at No. 5 Franklin Pierce last week, fell from No. 1 to No. 2 in the poll. The Panthers are 22-3 overall and ranked No. 9 in the most recent WBCA Top-25 national poll. Stonehill, previously ranked No. 2 in the poll, jumped Adelphi and moved to No. 1 in this week's East Region poll after a pair of home wins vs. Assumption (71-64) and Southern New Hampshire (64-49). The Skyhawks are currently No. 15 in WBCA National Poll and are 20-2 overall this season after clinching the NE-10 Northeast Division Regular Season Championship on Wednesday. New Haven stayed put at No. 3 in the poll after a pair of home wins vs. Le Le Moyne (80-64) and Pace (83-73).

UDC will visit Oakdale, NY on Wednesday night to take on ECC foe Dowling and then return home to host league foe Bridgeport on Saturday.

 

REGION: East
Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week's Results
1	Stonehill (3)	20-2	30	2	WH Assumption (71-64); WH Southern N.H. (64-49)
2	Adelphi	22-3	27	1	LA Franklin Pierce (66-61); WA Southern Conn. (77-62)
3	New Haven	21-3	24	3	WH Le Moyne (80-64); WH Pace (83-73)
4	Dist. Columbia	21-3	21	4	WH Queens (66-61); WH Molloy (79-61)
5	Franklin Pierce	14-8	18	6	WH Adelphi (66-61); WH Saint Anselm (80-72)
6	USciences	18-5	15	5	WA Wilmington (57-56); LA Dominican (N.Y.) (65-59)
7	Roberts Wesleyan	16-5	9	9	WA Bridgeport (73-61); WA Dowling (79-67)
8	Queens	16-6	8	8	LA Dist. Columbia (66-61)
9	Philadelphia	18-5	6	7	WH Holy Family (80-65); WA Nyack (69-56)
10	Southern Conn.	13-11	3	t10	LH Adelphi (77-62)
Also receiving votes:			NYIT, Le Moyne

Lady Bulldogs Bowling Records Perfect 10-0 Record at CIAA Round-Up

Lady Bulldogs Bowling Records Perfect 10-0 Record at CIAA Round-Up

LAUREL, Md. – The Bowie State University women's bowling team finished with a perfect 10-0 record following the conclusion of the CIAA Bowling Round-Up held February 13-14 at AMF Laurel Lanes. The competition only consisted of two days of team matches. The third and final day of baker’s matches were cancelled due to inclement weather. COMPLETE RESULTS ATTACHED

All CIAA bowling institutions competed in the event, five from each division. The Lady Bulldogs went unbeaten against the five teams from the Southern Division and claimed first place out of the CIAA Northern Division schools with a total pin fall of 8,721.

Virginia State placed second overall with a 9-1 record followed by Elizabeth City State in third (8-2), Chowan fourth (6-4) and Fayetteville State rounded out the top five with a 5-5 record.

Virginia Union claimed 6^th place (5-5) while St. Augustine’s (4-6) and Shaw (2-8) finished 7^th and 8^th respectively. Johnson C. Smith finished in 9^thplace with a 1-9 record and Livingstone rounded out the field at 0-10. 

Bowie State breezed by Livingstone College in their opening match of the weekend by a score of 930-678. In matches two and three versus Saint Augustine’s University and Fayetteville State University, Bowie State recorded identical scores of 884. The Lady Bulldogs conquered SAU’s Lady Falcons 884-760 and squeezed out an 884-848 win against FSU’s Lady Broncos. Host Bowie State knocked off Shaw University 769-673 and posted a convincing 844-686 victory over Johnson C. Smith University to close out opening day.

Livingstone was the first team to fall to Bowie State on day two as the Lady Bulldogs punished the Lady Blue Bears 910-653. BSU crushed Johnson C. Smith 935-616 and followed that with an 877-648 whitewash of Shaw. Fayetteville State gave Bowie State their toughest match on Saturday, but the Lady Bulldogs edged the Lady Broncos 868-865. Bowie State finished day two with an 820-718 decision over Saint Augustine’s.

Senior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) finished with the second-highest average of all bowlers in each division. Lightfoot wrapped up the Round-Up with a team-high 183.40 average, which included a high-game of 210. Senior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) ranked second on the team with a 179.67 average and a team-high game of 220.

Redshirt freshman Sierra Davis (Dayton, Ohio) rolled three 200+ games and averaged 178.78 over nine games. Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) tallied 1551 total pins over nine games for a 172.33 average while junior Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) closed the weekend with a 166.10 average. Makyra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) participated in three games, averaging 149.67 for the Lady Bulldogs.

Bowie State will return to the lanes on March 13-15 in Fayetteville, N.C. for CIAA North/South Event III.

East Coast Conference Players of the Week

This week's East Coast Conference Player of the Week awards are listed below. More information is available in the weekly reports that are attached. 

Men's Basketball
Player of the Week: Darian Hooker, NYIT (Washington, D.C./Kent School)
Rookie of the Week: Tristan Brown, Dowling College (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial)

Honor Roll: Greg Dotson, LIU Post (Abington, Pa./Germantown Academy); Devon Elliott, University of Bridgeport (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin HS); Jordan Greene, Daemen College (Fort Edward, N.Y./South Glens Falls HS); Brandon Williams, Molloy College (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin HS)

Women's Basketball
Player of the Week: Samantha Burden, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Old Westbury, N.Y./Carle Place HS)
Rookie of the Week: Sarah Saba, Daemen College (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster HS)

Honor Roll: Denikka Brent, University of the District of Columbia (Chesapeake, Va./Booker T. Washington HS); Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Melrose, N.Y./Tamarac HS); Brandone Roberts, Mercy College (Jessup, Md./Hammond HS); Marissa Sell, Roberts Wesleyan College (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport HS)

Men's Track & Field

Track Athlete of the Week: Winslow Dorsainvil, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Spring Valley, N.Y./Spring Valley HS)

Field Athlete of the Week: Peter Collins, Georgian Court University (Columbia, Md./DeMatha HS)

Honor Roll: Conor Gallagher, Molloy College (Belle Harbor, N.Y./Cathedral Prep Seminary); Alex Reid, Daemen College (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport HS); Mike Scott, LIU Post (Fultonville, N.Y./Fonda - Fultonville HS)

Women's Track & Field

Track Athlete of the Week: Ashley Armand, Queens College (Queens, N.Y./Martin Van Buren HS)

Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Frink, Georgian Court University (Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn HS)

Honor Roll: Kailyn Szymanski, Daemen College (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport HS); Talya Williams, LIU Post (Schenectady, N.Y./Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons HS); Toria Williams, Daemen College (Buffalo, N.Y./Cleveland Hill HS)

Men's Tennis

Player of the Week: Christopher Baron, Queens College (Montreal, Quebec/John Rennie HS)

Rookie of the Week: None Nominated

Honor Roll: Matej Selecky, NYIT (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium Ostreedkova 10)

Bowie State Men’s Basketball Remains Third in D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll

BOWIE, Md. - The men's basketball D2SIDA Atlantic Region media poll was released on Monday (2/16) and the Bowie State Bulldogs remain third. The Bulldogs split a pair of games last week, falling short by a score of 83-76 at Virginia Union but rebounded to claim a 70-55 home finale victory against Chowan.

West Liberty (22-2) and Indiana (Pa.) (20-5) remain the top two team followed by Bowie State (19-7). Mercyhurst (18-7) jumped two spots to No. 4 while Fairmont State (17-8) checks in at No.5. Virginia State (17-6) is tied at 6th with Slippery Rock (18-7) and Gannon (17-8) moves up two spots to No. 8. Glenville State (17-8) is ranked 9th and Winston-Salem State (15-8) completes the poll at No. 10.

Bowie State travels to Virginia State University on Wednesday (February 18th) for a 7:30 pm division matchup, weather permitting.

D2SIDA ATLANTIC REGION MEDIA POLL (2/16/15)

RANK	SCHOOL	W / L	PTS.	PREVIOUS
1.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	22-2	40	1
2.	Indiana (Pa.)	20-5	34	2
3.	Bowie State (Md.)	19-7	33	3
4.	Merceyhurst (Pa.)	18-7	24	9
5.	Fairmont State (W.Va.)	17-8	20	T-4
T-6.	Virginia State	17-6	19	T-6
T-6.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	18-7	19	8
8.	Gannon (Pa.)	17-8	16	10
9.	Glenville State (W.Va.)	17-8	14	T-4
10.	Winston-Salem State (N.C.)	15-8	4	RV
	Also receiving votes: Wheeling Jesuit (3), Concord (2), Charleston (1)
	Dropped out: Charleston

 

The NCAA will release their first regional poll of the season on Wednesday (2/18).

Chowan Hawks 76-60 Win Spoils the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs Home Finale

BOWIE, Md. - Bowie State University women's basketball dropped a 76-60 home finale to the visiting Hawks of Chowan University on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Donia Naylor (Washington, D.C.) paced the Lady Bulldogs with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Ty-Nita Baker (Houston, Miss.) added 14 points and senior Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) chipped in 13 points.

Rachel Gostomski (Newport News, Va.) led all players in the game with a game-high 25 points and five three-pointers.  Alisha Mobley (Winchester, Va.) posted a double-double performance with 18 points and 10 rebounds.  Chowan had nine different players score in the contest.
Both teams exchanged points early in the first half.  With the score tied 6-6 at the 15:26 mark, Gostomski's three-pointer led to a 7-2 run and 13-8 advantage for the Hawks.   Bowie State pulled within one point (13-12) with 12:11 remaining before halftime before Chantel Roberts’ (Suffolk, Va.) layup on the Hawks' next possession gave Chowan some cushion.
The Hawks battled for an eight point advantage (24-16) by the 7:45 mark and Gostomski's three-pointer pushed Chowan’s lead to 29-18.  With Bowie State trailing 35-27 and 2:06 left to play before halftime, Mobley’s three-pointer sparked a 10-5 run and contributed to Chowan's 45-32 lead at the end of the first half.
Chowan (13-11, 9-5 CIAA, 5-3 North) maintained a double digit lead until midway through the second half when Naylor's layup pulled the Lady Bulldogs within nine points (55-46).  Gostomski promptly nailed a three-pointer for Chowan to restore the commanding 58-46 advantage to the Hawks.
From that point forward, Chowan led by 10 or more points for the remainder of the contest and easily secured the 76-60.

The Lady Bulldogs really struggled to get shots to drop in the second half, making only 8-of-28 from the field (28.6 percent) and finished the afternoon at 37 percent on 20-of-54 shooting from the field. Bowie State missed all six of their second half 3-point attempts but managed 75 percent overall (18-of-24) at the free throw line.

The Hawks were pretty consistent the entire game, finishing up with a 45.5 percent field goal shooting percentage (25-of-55), which included 6-of-15 behind the arc. After shooting 75 percent at the free throw line in the first half, Chowan’s free throw percentage dipped to 57.9 percent (11-of-19) over the final 20 minutes.

Bowie State will play their final two games of the regular season on the road, beginning with a Wednesday night contest at Virginia State with a scheduled 5:30 pm

Second Half Makes the Difference in Bowie State’s 70-55 Home Finale Win against Chowan

BOWIE, Md. - Four Bowie State University players scored in double figures to lead the Bulldogs to a 70-55 home finale victory over the Chowan Hawks to improve to 19-7 overall, 11-3 in CIAA play and 6-2 in the North.

Senior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) netted a game-high 20 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field. Senior Zafir Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) and freshman Dayshawn Wells (Baltimore, Md.) added 11 points apiece and freshman Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) contributed 10 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals.

Junior Justin Beck (Ellicott City, Md.) recorded eight points and eight rebounds in the win while junior Miles Jackson (Silver Spring, Md.) chipped in seven points. Junior Julian Livingston (Bowie, Md.) tallied three points to round out Bowie State’s scorers.

Mark Anthony Buright (Detoit, Mich.) opened the contest with a three-pointer.  The Hawks led 7-0 by the 17:19 mark before the Bulldogs battled back to knot the score with 15:47 remaining before halftime.  Trailing 12-11 with 11:15 on the clock following a Wilson three-pointer, Jalen Marshall’s (Hampton, Va.) layup returned the advantage to the Hawks.  Wells responded with a three-pointer for Bowie State to give the Bulldogs a 15-13 edge.

Bowie State led by as many as 11 points (27-16) with 4:13 left in the first half.  Down but not out, Chowan (13-11, 7-7 CIAA, 4-4 North) chipped away at the deficit and trailed by a mere point (30-29) after Smith's three-pointer capped a 13-3 run at the end of the first half.

Two made free throws by Kyree Bethel (Fayetteville, N.C.) followed by a Josh Mellette (Sanford, N.C.) jumper at the start of the second half pushed Chowan in front 33-30.  With the score tied 36-36 at the 15:27 mark, a dunk by Trevis Buckhanon (Baltimore, Md.) shifted the momentum back in favor of the Hawks.  Wilson's three-pointer for Bowie State at the 12:10 mark sparked an 8-0 run and left the Hawks trailing 46-38 with just under ten minutes left in the game.

Wilson's made free throw for Bowie State with 7:11 on the clock pushed the Bulldogs ahead by ten points (53-43).  Chowan trailed by double digit points on all but two occasions in the remainder of the contest.

Bowie State outscored Chowan 40-26 in the second half on 11-of-21 shooting from the field and 15-of-19 at the charity stripe.

Kotrtez Smith (Waldorf, Md.) and Mellette led the Hawks in scoring with 13 and 10 points respectively. Bethel, the teams’ leader in scoring average was held to just nine points.

“We met our goals … outrebounded them by 10 which was huge, held their leading scorer to single digits and did a great job defensively as a team”, said head coach Darrell Brooks. “As long as we’re defending a rebounding, we’re a tough team to beat.”

The Bulldogs travel south for their next contest which happens to be at division leading Virginia State on Wednesday (2/18) at 7:30 pm.

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• Box Score

Firebirds Hit 20-Win Mark With 9th Straight Victory vs. Queens

QUEENS (N.Y.)

61

DIST. COLUMBIA

66

Final	1	2	T
QUEENS (N.Y.) (16-6, 11-4 ECC)	33	28	61
DIST. COLUMBIA (20-3, 13-2 ECC)	34	32	66

Junior guard Shantrel Oliver had 12 points and made 5-of-6 from the free-throw line down the stretch.

GAME LEADERS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

Pts: Madison Rowland - 15

Reb: Madison Rowland - 11

Ast: 2 Players (#11, #33 - 4)

DIST. COLUMBIA

Pts: Denikka Brent - 17

Reb: Denikka Brent - 16

Ast: Shantrel Oliver - 4

TEAM STATS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

DIST. COLUMBIA

Field Goal %

42.4% (25-59)

39.7% (23-58)

Rebounds

34

48

Assists

15

7

Turnovers

11

18

Pts off Turnovers

17

11

2nd Chance Pts

12

18

Pts in the Paint

36

24

Fastbreak Pts

0

0

Bench Pts

14

14

FULL STATS

Feb 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team defeated Queens College, 66-61 in a pivotal East Coast Conference matchup that pit two regionally ranked opponents Wednesday night in the nation's capital.

The Firebirds (No. 4 East Region) improved to 20-3 overall (13-2 ECC) as they won their 9^thstraight game and avenged a 77-71 loss at Queens on January 10^th to even the season series. The win also ensures UDC keeps sole possession of 1^st place in the ECC standings as the Firebirds own a two-game lead on four schools – Queens, NYIT, LIU Post, Roberts Wesleyan – all with four league losses. Queens, which entered the week ranked No. 8 in the East Region poll, has now lost two straight games and fell to 16-6 (11-4 ECC) with tonight's loss.

With tonight's 20^th win of the season, this marks UDC's 5^th 20-win season under head coach Lester Butler, Jr, and the 3^rd in the last four years.

Senior forward Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS), fresh off her D2 "Gem of the Week" national honor from Bennett Rank, was the driving force behind UDC's victory in the Firebirds' first game back at the UDC Sports Complex since January 22^nd. Just as she did during UDC's stretch of five consecutive road wins, Brent packed the stat sheet tonight with game-highs of 17 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Junior point guard Shantrel Oliver (Criminal Justice – Columbia, MD/River Hill HS) was also key in the Firebird win as she contributed 12 points, including 5-of-6 free-throw shooting in the final 36 seconds of regulation to seal the victory – UDC's 7^th straight at home.

Queens was led by the Rowland sisters – Madison and MacKenzie – who combined for 27 points and 16 rebounds. Madison, who missed the Knights' last game at Mercy on Saturday due to injury, returned to the lineup tonight and led the team with 15 points and 11 rebounds. MacKenzie, who made 5-of-11 from the field but struggled to 2-of-9 from the free-throw line, registered 12 points to go with five rebounds.

The Knights narrowly out-shot UDC from the field (42-percent to 40-percent) and from three-point range (33-percent to 30-percent), and were much more efficient with 15 assists to 11 turnovers compared to UDC's seven assists and 18 turnovers. The Firebirds, however, were the much-better rebounding team (48-34) and shot considerably better at the free-throw line (16-of-24 compared to 9-of-20).

UDC raced out to an early 10-2 lead after a pair of free-throws by senior guard ShaKena Williams (Accounting – Washington, DC/Frederick CC), and later took a 20-10 advantage around the 13-minute mark after a jumper by junior transfer forward Arielle Ward (Psychology – Springfield, MA/La Salle). Later still, two three-pointers by senior guard Telisha Turner (Criminal Justice – Wilmington, DE/Harcum) aided UDC during an 8-1 run that extended the Firebirds' lead to 28-17 at the 7:36 mark.

The Firebirds controlled a 10-point advantage after Brent converted an and-one layup into a three-point play to make it, 33-23 with 3:47 before halftime, but Queens would close out the half on a 10-1 run that saw Joya McFarland (nine points) score the final five points before the break and pull the Knights within one, 34-33.

With momentum on its side to open the second half, Queens took their first, and what proved to be their only, lead of the night, 35-34 on a jump shot by Kristen Korzevinksi a little over a minute into the action once play had resumed. Brent gave the Firebirds the lead back with a layup nearly two minutes later, followed by MacKenzie Rowland making only 1-of-2 at the free-throw line to force the game's only tie, 36-all at the 16:44 mark. A three-pointer by Oliver put UDC in front for good at the 14:45 mark.

Although UDC never trailed again, it never led by more than seven points the remainder of the game. The Knights pulled within one, 56-55 at the 3:20 mark after a 1-of-2 trip at the free-throw line by Taylor Miller, but a Brent jump-shot followed by a three-pointer by junior guard Tajruba Baldwin-Kollore (Criminal Justice – Newport News, VA/Denbigh HS) gave UDC a six-point cushion, 61-55 with 2:10 to go.

Twice in the final two minutes, Queens cut the lead down to four, only to have Oliver sink a pair of free-throws in response to make it a six-point game. Oliver's 1-of-2 during her final trip at the line gave UDC its largest lead of the second half, 66-59, with eight seconds remaining. Madison Rowland would then make a layup at the buzzer to make the final score, 66-61.

Next up, the Firebirds host ECC foe Molloy on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.