Bowie State to Face Elizabeth City State Thursday in CIAA Quarterfinals
BOWIE, Md. - The No. 4 seeded Bowie State Bulldogs will face the No. 5 seeded Elizabeth City State Vikings during the quarterfinal round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women's Basketball Tournament Thursday, Feb. 23. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. inside the CFG Bank Arena and will air live on ESPN +.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased HERE or visit theciaatournament.org.
The Series
Bowie State and Shaw will meet for the third time this season but 30th overall since since 2009. The Bulldogs swept the season series against the Vikings, including a 55-44 win at Elizabeth City State on Jan. 18 and then a 61-51 victory in A.C. Jordan Arena back on Feb. 9.
Last Time Out
The Bulldogs concluded the regular season 14-11 overall and 10-6 against conference opponents. Bowie State did cap off the season with a 62-44 win over rival Lincoln (PA) during its regular season finale. Against LUPA, the Bulldogs had two players score in double figures, led by sophomore Anii Harris, who had 21 points and two steals. Redshirt sophomore Katerra Myers added 17 points and eight rebounds and junior Seanice Lyons added six points and seven rebounds.
Scouting Elizabeth City State
ECSU (17-10) defeated No. 12 St. Augustine's on Tuesday during the opening round of the CIAA Tournament, 59-55. The Vikings went to the wire with the Lady Falcons despite outscoring SAU, 20-7 in the third quarter. ECSU used a 6-1 in the last 50 seconds to come away with the win. NyAsia Blango led the offensive effort with 21 points, four assists and three rebounds.
At Stake
The winner between Bowie State and Elizabeth City State will face the winner of No. 2 Fayetteville State and No. 8 Johnson C. Smith on Friday, Feb. 24 in the semifinals.
Defensive Effort Not Enough as Bowie State Falls to Shaw 63-53 in CIAA Tournament
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BALTIMORE, MD -- The Bowie State men's basketball team kept Shaw to just 18.2-percent from deep in a 2-for-11 shooting performance, but fell 63-53 to the Bears at CFG Bank Arena Tuesday during the opening round of the 2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Tournament.
Sophomore Caleb Johnson led the Bulldogs with 11 points. Sophomore Elijah Rantin tacked on two points, three steals and two blocks and freshman Amare Wimbush chipped in as well with six points and two steals.
Bowie State forced 16 Shaw turnovers while committing 12 themselves in the game. The Bulldogs turned those takeaways into 10 points on the offensive end of the floor. Rantin's three steals led the way for Bowie State.
How It Happened
Bowie State got off to a slow start offensively, the Bulldogs scored
just two points for over 11 minutes before falling behind 23-12 heading
into halftime.
After intermission, BSU managed to gain control and had a 35-26 lead before going on a 7-0 run, finished off by junior Mark Bradshaw's jumper, to grow the lead to 42-26 with 10:43 to go in the contest. Shaw then asserted control, outscoring the Bulldogs 37-11 the rest of the way to end BSU's run at a tournament championship. Bowie State got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 22 of its 41 total points.
Game Notes
» The Bulldogs put on a passing clinic, recording an assist on 78-percent of made field goals.
» Bowie State played solid perimeter defense, holding Shaw to 18-percent from three point land on 11 attempts.
» BSU's bench made an impact by scoring 24 points to its scoring output.
» The Bowie State defense forced 16 turnovers.
» Johnson led the Bulldogs with 11 points.
» Bowie State got five rebounds from both Johnson and Bradshaw.
Shaw (16-13) will face the No. 2 Fayetteville State on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 8:50 p.m. in the quarterfinals as the Bulldogs 2022-23 comes to an end at 7-22 overall.
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