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CHOWAN SWEEPS LADY BULLDOGS TENNIS 9-0 IN SEASON OPENER FOR BOWIE STATE

FRANKLIN, Va. - The Bowie State University women's tennis was swept 9-0 at Chowan University on Saturday in the first official match of the season.

The Hawks shutout the Lady Bulldogs at No. 1 and 3 doubles and defeated BSU 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.  Bowie State junior Iyabode Sodipo and freshman Antonique Johnson fell to Chowan’s Nata Kamenshchikova and Holly Egnor at No. 1 doubles and the BSU duo of Mieke Allen and Diara Mackey were blanked at No. 3 doubles by Breanne Johnson and Brittany Moser. In No. 2 doubles, Bowie State junior Kassandra Bishop and sophomore Channae Manning lost to Jessica De Backre and Straffai Cleveland of the Hawks.

Chowan (6-4) continued their dominance in the singles matches, shutting out Bowie State 8-0 at No. 1, 3, 4 and 6. Bowie State’s Johnson won three games at No. 2 against Chowan’s Johnson. Allen of the Lady Bulldogs dropped an 8-2 decision to Cleveland at No. 5 singles.

The Lady Bulldogs return to action on Sunday (2/24) at Elizabeth City State University. Bowie State will play their first home match of the season (3/2) against Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. Match time is slated for 1 pm against the Lady Lions.

BOWIE STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED

Charlotte, NC…The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has released its pairings for the 2013 CIAA Basketball Tournament as determined by the Basketball Tournament Committee. Both men’s and women’s games begin on opening day, Tuesday, February 25 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Men’s semifinals and finals games will be televised on Bounce TV and ESPNU. All games and post game press conferences will be streamed live online. To follow visit: www.livestream.com/ciaa.

All Bowie State Mens and Womens Matchups Will be broadcast live on Us Sports Network www.ussportsentertainment.com 

Tournament tickets are still available for purchase by visiting the CIAA Tournament website: www.ciaatournament.org or www.ticketmaster.com. Single day tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday only, are available for purchase at the Time Warner Cable Arena box office. $25 general admission; $10 students with ID. For an official schedule of events visit www.ciaatournament.org.

Game Times and Seedings:

Tuesday, February 26,

Women

#4S St. Augustine’s vs #5N Chowan 11:00 am

#3N Virginia St. vs #6S Livingstone 1:00 pm

#3S Winston-Salem St. vs #6N Bowie St. 3:00 pm

#4N Lincoln (PA) vs #5S Johnson C. Smith 5:00 pm

Men

#5N Virginia St. vs #6S Fayetteville St. 7:00 pm

#5S Shaw vs #6N Chowan 9:00 pm

Wednesday, February 27

Women

#2N Virginia Union vs 3N/6S 11:00 am

#1N Elizabeth City St. vs 4S/5N 1:00 pm

#1S Fayetteville St. vs 4N/5S 3:00 pm

#2S Shaw vs 3S/6N 5:00 pm

Men

#4 S St. Augustine’s vs 5N/6S 7:00 pm

#4N Bowie St. vs 5S/6N 9:00 pm

Thursday, February 28

Men

#2N Elizabeth City St. vs #3S Johnson C. Smith 1:00 pm

#2S Winston-Salem St. vs #3N Virginia Union 3:00 pm

#1S Livingstone vs 4S/6S/5N 7:00 pm

#1N Lincoln (PA) vs 4N/6N/5S 9:00 pm

Friday, March 1

Women

1:00, 3:00 pm

Men

7:00pm, 9:00 pm

Saturday, March 2

Women’s Final- 5:00 pm

Men’s Final- 8:30 pm

Financial help available to cancer patients

Sources of Financial Help for
Uninsured Cancer Patients

    You probably know that cancer brings bills that can be a crushing burden to the cancer patient and the whole family. Can the uninsured patient get any financial help? The answer is yes, but you need patience and perseverance.

    Fortunately, there are many non-profit organizations whose focus is to provide various types of assistance to cancer patients. Let's take a look and see what kind of help you can get. . .

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    I'll speak about the conventional sources of health insurance in a moment. Those may be of limited use, especially if you prefer natural or alternative treatments. So let's look first at what's available privately. . .

    The Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition is a group of 14 member organizations that focuses on educating cancer patients and providers about available financial resources.

    The group also provides advocacy services to people burdened with the costs of cancer treatment and care. That's important, because many people have already piled up massive bills in the conventional medical system before they give up on it and turn to alternatives.

    The CFAP's current lineup of member organizations includes:

• American Cancer Society
• CancerCare
• CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation
• Chronic Disease Fund
• HealthWell Foundation
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Co-Pay Assistance Program Lymphoma Research Foundation
• The Max Foundation
• National Organization for Rare Diseases
• National Marrow Donor Program
• Patient Access Network Foundation
• Patient Services Incorporated
• Sarcoma Alliance

    Each of these organizations provides various forms of financial assistance, including services and products at reduced costs.

    The services will vary depending on locations served and the needs of the individual. For this reason, it is best to contact each organization to determine what is available for your area and level of need.

    Considering the sponsors involved, I doubt if they'll help you much with alternative treatments. But they provide other help that's not medical in nature. And if you're pursuing a combination of conventional and alternative treatments — and especially if your caregiver's name is followed by the magic letters "M.D." -- you might persuade them to help you out on the medical side, too.

What are some examples of services
that may be covered?

    I can't say these services will be available for everyone, but here are just a few examples of aid that may be available:

• The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) program consists of drug companies, health care providers, patient advocacy organizations, and community groups. They help search more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs to find assistance for cancer patients who don't have prescription drug coverage.
• The American Cancer Society has established "Hope Lodges" throughout the United States. These housing units give families a place to stay when a patient must receive cancer treatments far from home. They also provide free wigs to cancer patients.
• The Corporate Angel Network provides free airfare to cancer patients who can walk and travel without life-support or medical attention.
• The Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund (BMCF) is for patients aged 18 to 40 and provides assistance with daily needs not covered by insurance. A typical amount is $600 that can be used to cover medical co-payments, rent /mortgage, transportation, car insurance, repairs, and groceries.
• The Breasts Friends Hat Project provides free hats to women being treated for cancer.
• Cleaning for a Reason partners with maid services to offer four free monthly house cleanings to help women undergoing cancer treatment.

    This list represents just a few of the resources that can help ease the financial burdens cancer patients experience. You'll find more examples at the websitewww.1UpOnCancer.com.

    If I had cancer and needed help, I'd explore these outfits to see what's available. Will they give a free wig or a hat, or cleaning services, or help with car insurance or repairs, or free airfare. . .if you're seeking alternative treatment? I don't know, but it can't hurt to ask.

    And this would be a good time to invoke your own "don't ask, don't tell" policy. For example, if you're flying to one of the excellent alternative cancer clinics in Nevada or Arizona or California, there's no particular reason to tell the charitable organization that it's for alternative treatments. These clinics are run by licensed M.D.'s — and I would hope your choice of caregiver is your own business.

    May you or someone you love find an abundance of resources to help you cope with the many challenges of battling cancer! If you know anything about the organizations above or have received assistance from them, please post your experiences on our Facebook page or write me at newsletter@cancerdefeated.com.

    Meanwhile, what kind of help can you get from conventional insurance?

Welcome to the health insurance wonderland

    A study sponsored by the American Cancer Society of nearly 4 million cancer patients found that the uninsured are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at its advanced stages. We can guess why: not having insurance, they delay seeking help.

    Big mistake. When cancer reaches the advanced stage, it's more expensive to treat and — more important — the patients are less likely to survive. So the outlook is not encouraging for the uninsured. The time to think about insurance is BEFORE you get sick.

    But even the insured are at risk of being underinsured when expensive medical care is required. Insurance doesn't cover everything. So make your plans for a rainy day before it starts raining. And your plan should include putting something aside to pay the deductibles and other expenses that insurance won't cover.

    Ready to seek insurance? Let's look at the options. . .

You might qualify for one of these programs…

    Health insurance in the U.S. comes in the following four broad categories:

1. Employer sponsored—in this system, lower-risk participants help subsidize the expenses for sick, high-risk participants; unfortunately, not all companies offer benefits. And some workers may not be eligible for coverage, or may choose not to participate, or cannot afford their share of the premiums.
2. Medicare—this federally funded program is designed for citizens age 65 or older or for citizens of any age with certain disabling conditions. Medicare includes coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and prescription drugs. To determine your eligibility, visit www.Medicare.gov.
3. Medicaid—this program is funded by both federal and state funds; benefits vary from one state to another, but Medicaid typically pays the medical bills of certain low-income and needy people. Because coverage varies by state, you must check your eligibility at www.Govbenefits.gov.
4. Private, non-group—individuals or families pay for their own insurance coverage; traditionally people seeking this type of coverage paid higher rates for not being part of a group and faced denial of benefits

    It almost goes without saying that none of the options above provides significant coverage for alternative or natural treatments. Coverage is available for the traditional triad of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

    BUT there's some hope. As I said, there are integrative physicians with the magic letters "M.D." and some of the treatments they use — such as low-dose chemotherapy — are probably covered by insurance. You may have to pay for the nutritional supplements or for alternative treatments such as ozone therapy or UV blood irradiation -- but the chemo, the diagnostic tests, the bed, the food and the doctor's fees should be insured, it seems to me.

    There's more: Cancer patients often have been denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions. And cancer patients who do have insurance often pay high premiums or pay for insurance that won't cover cancer screenings, treatments and follow-up visits.

    That may be changing.

    The Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, is intended to make healthcare more affordable and available, including to people diagnosed with cancer. My understanding is that, under this law, beginning in 2014, a person who's already been diagnosed with cancer mustbe granted coverage. I don't know about the costs, I haven't delved into that — but you canget insurance.

    Some of the law's key provisions include:

• Ending lifetime limits on benefits
• Limiting out-of-pocket costs and deductibles
• Ending higher charges for people based on their health status (beginning in 2014)
• Helping low- and moderate-income families buy insurance
• Preventing insurance companies from ending benefits when a person gets sick

    If you play it right, it looks to me like the uninsured person, even one who prefers alternative treatments, might be able to get significant financial help from both public and private sources.

    Best thing of all is to avoid cancer in the first place, so you never need financial aid or insurance. Our last issue talked about a tip that can help you do just that. If you missed it, scroll down and read it now.

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.

 

Complete story to come later

Firebirds Succumb to Molloy on the Road, 82-52

 

February 23, 2013

Video | Live stats | Recap | Box Score

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

full stats

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.