Bowie State Softball Closes Out CIAA Round-Up with 1-2 Record on Final Day

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Bowie State University softball team closed out their participation in the CIAA Round-Up with a victory over Saint Augustine’s University and setbacks versus Shaw University and Winston-Salem State University. Overall, the Lady Bulldogs record stands at 5-11 and 3-3 in league play.

Freshman Nicoleen Ochoa (Madison, Ohio) paced the Lady Bulldogs with three hits and five runs on day two and four other Bowie State players had two hits each. Ochoa also earned Bowie State’s lone victory in the circle on Sunday (3/22).

Freshman Jacqueline Pickering (Bowie, Md.) led Bowie State on Sunday with 3 RBI, a triple, a homer and two stolen bases.

Bowie State overcame a 9-4, 4th inning deficit to defeat Saint Augustine’s 11-10 in extra (8) innings. Ochoa and Pickering accounted for a pair of hits each while five other Lady Bulldog players tallied one hit apiece.

The Saint Augustine’s trio of Meranda Zanni, Jo’Landa White and Marley Parker recorded three hits each for the Lady Falcons.

In the second game of the day, Shaw held a 3-0 advantage after three innings and held off Bowie State’s late inning charge to claim a 6-4 victory. The Lady Bulldogs tallied six hits in the loss with six different BSU players getting one hit each.

Shaw was led by Tiffany Brooks and Shanice Anderson with two hits each. In total, Shaw had eight hits and Krystal Laflora earned the victory in the circle.

The Lady Bulldogs faced the defending CIAA Champions of Winston-Salem State in the final game of the weekend and were shutout 8-0 in five innings. Bowie State managed just one hit in the contest and that came off the bat of junior Deanna Matlock (Pomona, Calif.).

Samantha Gibbs led Winston-Salem’s batters with three hits and Mercedes Hargett recorded two RBI for the Lady Rams. Hargett pitched all five innings, striking out seven.

Bowie State will enjoy spring break before returning to action on Saturday (3/28) at Virginia State. The Lady Bulldogs follow that with a Sunday (3/29) clash at Virginia Union.

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2015
Saint Augustine's vs Bowie State
Mar 22, 2015 at Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Complex)

Saint Augustine's 10
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
RIOS,Jasmine cf/lf	5	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
WHITE,Deja c	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
STUTTS,Hannah dh	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
ZANNI,Meranda p/2b	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	0
WHITE,Jo'Landa dh/c	5	2	3	2	0	0	6	3	0
MCPHAUL,Akera 2b/cf	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
PARKER,Marley rf	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
HILL,Korey lf/p	3	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
WALTERS,Taylor 1b	4	2	1	0	0	0	8	0	3
NOLAND,Danyelle ss	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
PETERSEN,Tyanna 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	39	10	13	10	1	1	22	7	8
Bowie State 11 (5-9)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
WATT,Danielle 3b	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	7	3
OCHOA,Nicoleen p	5	4	2	0	0	1	0	3	1
O'NEIL,Caitlin 2b	1	2	0	0	3	0	3	2	0
LEWIS,Emily c	4	2	1	2	0	0	1	3	2
MATLOCK,Deanna 1b	3	1	1	0	1	0	13	0	0
BETHKE,Hailey lf	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
PICKERING,Jacqueline ss	4	2	2	3	0	1	3	0	1
WILLIS,Hannah rf	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Totals	32	11	9	7	5	8	24	16	8

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------ Saint Augustine's... 310 500 10 - 10 13 3 Bowie State......... 002 143 01 - 11 9 4 ------------------------------------------ Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - ZANNI,M.; NOLAND,D.; PETERSEN,T.; CLAYBORNE,C.; O'NEIL,C.; MATLOCK,D.; WILLIS,H.. LOB - Lady Falcons 8; Bowie State 8. 2B - ZANNI,M.; WALTERS,T.; LEWIS,E.. 3B - RIOS,J.; PICKERING,J.. HR - PICKERING,J.. HBP - CLAYBORNE,C.; O'NEIL,C.. SH - ZANNI,M.; BETHKE,H.. SB - ZANNI,M.; NOLAND,D.; OCHOA,N. 2; BETHKE,H.. CS - O'NEIL,C..

Saint Augustine's	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
ZANNI,Meranda	4.2	7	7	6	3	5	1	0	2	0	21	27	3	5
HILL,Korey L	2.2	2	4	3	2	3	4	0	0	0	11	13	3	1
Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
OCHOA,Nicoleen W,4-5	8.0	13	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	39	41	6	16

Win - OCHOA,N. (4-5). Loss - HILL,K. (). Save - None. WP - ZANNI,M.; HILL,K. 4. HBP - by ZANNI,M. (O'NEIL,C.); by ZANNI,M. (CLAYBORNE,C.). PB - WHITE,J. 3.Umpires - HP: Tyler Riggs 1B: Michael Long Start: 11:30 am Time: 2:30 Attendance: 134 Weather: Cloudy - 62 Degrees

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2015
Bowie State vs Shaw
Mar 22, 2015 at Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Complex)

Bowie State 4 (5-10,3-2 CIAA)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
WATT,Danielle 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
OCHOA,Nicoleen 2b/ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
O'NEIL,Caitlin p/ss	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0
LEWIS,Emily c	3	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
MATLOCK,Deanna 1b	1	0	0	1	2	0	7	0	0
BETHKE,Hailey lf	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1
PICKERING,Jacqueline ss/2b	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
WILLIS,Hannah 2b	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
WILLIAMS,Amber rf	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
Totals	26	4	6	3	6	2	18	9	9
Shaw 6
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
HOLMES, Renee 1b	3	1	0	1	1	0	8	1	0
KLINE, Brittany 2b	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	1
BROOKS, Tiffany lf	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
ANDERSON, Shanice c	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	0
JACKSON, Chakiryn ss	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	2
BURRIS, Ladazia rf	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
BEASE, Shai 3b	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	5	0
JONES, Morgan dh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BEASE, Briana cf	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
LAFLORA, Krystal p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	25	6	8	6	3	3	21	13	5

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Bowie State......... 000 102 1 - 4 6 1 Shaw................ 003 120 X - 6 8 4 -----------------------------------------

E - MATLOCK,D.; BROOKS, Tiff; BEASE, Shai 2; BEASE, Brian. DP - Lady Bears 1. LOB - Bowie State 9; Lady Bears 5. SF - LEWIS,E.; MATLOCK,D.; BEASE, Shai. SB - PICKERING,J.; BURRIS, Lada; BEASE, Brian 2. CS - CLAYBORNE,C..

Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
O'NEIL,Caitlin L,1-5	2.0	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	11	3	3
OCHOA,Nicoleen	4.0	6	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	17	18	3	5
Shaw	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
LAFLORA, Krystal W	7.0	6	4	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	26	34	5	11

Win - LAFLORA, Kry. Loss - O'NEIL,C.. Save - None.Umpires - Start: 2:30 pm Time: 1:27 Attendance: 204 Weather: Cloudy - 63 Degrees O'NEIL,C. faced 3 batters in the 3rd.

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2015
Bowie State vs Winston-Salem State
Mar 22, 2015 at Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Complex)

Bowie State 0 (5-11,3-3 CIAA)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
WATT,Danielle 3b	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
OCHOA,Nicoleen 2b/p	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O'NEIL,Caitlin p/2b	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0
LEWIS,Emily c	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
WILLIAMS,Amber rf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
MATLOCK,Deanna 1b	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0
BETHKE,Hailey lf	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
PICKERING,Jacqueline ss	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
WILLIS,Hannah rf/c	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	16	0	1	0	0	7	12	9	1
Winston-Salem State 8 (6-12)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Anna Marino cf	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Melissa Carillo c	3	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0
Chyna Riley 2b	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Mercedes Hargett p	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2
Samantha Gibbs dh	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Katrina Bartlett ss	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Katherine Zimmer rf	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Jada Johnson 3b	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Allison Woodbury 1b	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
Kiah Ruffin lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	25	8	15	8	0	0	15	2	7

Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------- Bowie State......... 000 00 - 0 1 0 Winston-Salem State. 205 1X - 8 15 0 --------------------------------------

LOB - Bowie State 1; Lady Rams 7. 2B - HARGETT,M; GIBBS,S; JOHNSON,J. HR - HARGETT,M. HBP - JOHNSON,J. SH - MARINO,A. SB - ZIMMER,K.

Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
O'NEIL,Caitlin L,1-6	3.0	13	7	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	22	4	4
OCHOA,Nicoleen	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	3
Winston-Salem State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Mercedes Hargett W	5.0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	16	16	6	2

Win - HARGETT,M. Loss - O'NEIL,C.. Save - None. HBP - by O'NEIL,C. (JOHNSON,J). Umpires - HP: Tyler Riggs 1B: Michael Long  Start: 4:35 pm Time: 1:02 Attendance: 21  Weather: Sunny - 65 Degrees

Bowie State University Sweeps Top Individual CIAA Bowling Honors

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Bowie State University was a winner before the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women’s Bowling Championship began at AMF Western Branch Lanes on Friday, March 20, 2015.

The Lady Bulldogs swept the top individual honors during the awards ceremony which preceded the CIAA Championship. Senior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) was named CIAA Bowler of the Year, redshirt freshman Sierra Davis (Dayton, Ohio) was selected CIAA Rookie of the Year and Kenneth Scott was chosen CIAA Coach of the Year.

Bowie State also captured the CIAA Team Highest Grade Point Average Award with a 3.23 GPA in addition to being honored for winning the Northern Division. Fayetteville State University was also honored for winning the Southern Division with a perfect 30-0 division record.

Lightfoot led all CIAA bowlers with a 193.92 average and Davis topped all freshman bowlers in the league with a 172.16 average. Her bowling average was also seventh-best in the CIAA. Scott guided the Lady Bulldogs to their third straight Northern Division crown with a 35-1 division record and a 45-1 conference mark.

Lightfoot and Davis head the All-CIAA Women’s Bowling Team, which is comprised of the top 10 CIAA bowlers with the highest average in conference matches. They join senior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) and Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) on the all-star squad as Bowie State led the CIAA with four all-conference selections. Ambrianna Bankston ranked fifth in the CIAA with a 177.61 average and Keyandra Bankston ranked ninth with a 169.69 average.

Rebecca Clements of Virginia State University and Nicole Sciortino of Saint Augustine’s University were placed on the All-CIAA team after posting the second-highest and third-highest bowling averages. Clements ranked second with a 182.50 average and Sciortino ranked third with a 181.44 average.

Two bowlers each from Fayetteville State University and Elizabeth City State University were selected to the All-CIAA squad. Crystal Mujica (179.40) and Jasmin Aponte (169.08) of Fayetteville State ranked fourth and 10^th respectively, in the league. Melissa Borum (175.75) ranked sixth and Brooks Roberts (172.15) ranked eighth for Elizabeth City State.

The CIAA Championship started Friday with preliminary team matches and will continue Saturday with preliminary Baker matches. The total pin count in the preliminary rounds will determine the seeding for the double elimination Baker tournament for the league title, which begins later Saturday and concludes with the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship on Sunday.

Sunday’s play will be live streamed on www.theciaa.com.

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Cameron Knox Earns 2nd Team All-Atlantic Region Honor

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Bowie State University senior guard, Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.), has been selected to the Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Atlantic Region second team.

Knox was selected to the 2014-2015 All-CIAA Team and voted the conference’s Player of the Year. Knox started in 29 games this season and averaged a team-best 17.4 points per game and ranked second in conference scoring. He scored a career-high 31 points versus Livingstone and scored 20 or more points 11 times during the 2014-2015 campaign. He finished his career with 786 points and a career scoring average of 12.3 points per game.

West Liberty’s Seger Bonifant has been named the Atlantic Region Player of the Year and headlines the 2014-15 Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Atlantic Region Men’s Basketball Team.

Bonifant, a junior from Berlin, Ohio, was the Mountain East Conference Player of the Year after averaging 24 points per game for the Hilltoppers. WLU finished the season ranked fifth in the country and is the host for this week’s NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament.

Joining Bonifant on the All-Atlantic Region first team are Adam Blazek of Gannon, Devante Chance of Indiana (Pa.), Nick Harney of Fairmont State and Matt Tobin of East Stroudsburg.

The second team consists of WyKevin Bazemore (Winston-Salem State), Tyree Gaiter (Notre Dame College), Wali Hepburn (Lock Haven), C.J. Hester (West Liberty) and Knox.

Sports information directors from NCAA Division II Atlantic Region schools and conferences selected the two Daktronics All-Region teams and voted on the Player of the Year. The process concludes with All-American selections announced later in the month.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.

2014-15 Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Atlantic Region Team

FIRST Team
Name	School	Pos	Ht	Wt	Cl	Hometown
Adam Blazek	Gannon	G	6-1	185	Sr.	Erie, Pa.
Seger Bonifant**	West Liberty	G/F	6-7	200	Jr.	Berlin, Ohio
Devante Chance	Indiana (Pa.)	G	5-11	180	Sr.	Philadelphia, Pa.
Nick Harney	Fairmont State	F	6-8	215	Sr.	Cleveland, Ohio
Matt Tobin	East Stroudsburg	G	6-1	175	Sr.	Hopatcong, N.J.
** Atlantic Region Player of the Year
SECOND Team
WyKevin Bazemore	Winston-Salem St	F	6-4	185	Sr.	Kelford, N.C.
Tyree Gaiter	Notre Dame College	G	5-7	150	Jr.	Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Wali Hepburn	Lock Haven	G	6-4	185	Sr.	Philadelphia, Pa.
C.J. Hester	West Liberty	F	6-4	210	Sr.	West Mifflin, Pa.
Cameron Knox	Bowie State	G	5-11	170	Sr.	Baltimore, Md.