Bowling Finishes 8th at Virginia Union Invitational

RICHMOND, Va. – Bowie State University women’s bowling competed in the Virginia Union Invitational over the weekend (11/3-5), finishes in 8th place overall out of the 10 team field. The Bulldogs recorded a 3-7 record, totaled 6,671 pins and averaged 135.2.

Bowie State junior Diamond Carter (Buffalo, N.Y.) led all bowlers with an average of 208.60 which included a high-game of 245. Senior Chantell Farlow (Columbia, Md.) ranked second in team average (132.80) while sophomore Bre’Ana Jones (Odenton, Md.) ranked third for the Bulldogs with a 131.40 average. Junior NaVaughn Barnes (Clarksburg, Md.) averaged 121.80 followed by sophomore Nachelle Daniels (District Heights, Md.) with an average of 94.00.

The Bulldogs recorded a 2-3 record on day one of competition, opening Baker System Scoring with a 712-695 setback to New Jersey City University. Bowie State rebounded in matches two and three, defeating conference foes Virginia State (629-613) and Chowan (712-503). Duquesne and Mount Aloysius defeated Bowie State in Friday’s (11/3) final matches by scores of 853-629 and 858-653.

Saturday’s (11/4) Traditional Scoring matches were tough for Bowie State as the Bulldogs began the day with back-to-back losses to St. Peter’s (959-662) and host Virginia Union (814-665). Bowie State picked up a win against Elizabeth City State in match three, winning by a pin count of 732-630. Coppin State edged Bowie State (723-711) and the Virginia State Trojans took down the Bulldogs 800-673 in Saturday’s final contest.

Bowie State closed out Sunday’s (11/5) Baker Scoring matches with a 1-2 record. The Bulldogs fell to Virginia State’s Trojans (935-853) and New Jersey City (846-829) and squeezed in a win in the middle of the two losses, topping Elizabeth City State (805-754).

Duquesne finished first overall (9,453) followed by St. Peter’s in second (8,647), Mount Aloysius was third (8,407), Virginia Union finished fourth (7,748) and Coppin State rounded out the top five (7,531). New Jersey City placed 6th overall (7,356), Virginia State was 7th (7,148) and Bowie State finished 8th overall. Elizabeth City ended the weekend in 9th place (6,204) and Chowan rounded out the field in 10th place (6,063).

The Bulldogs return to competition November 10-12 at CIAA North/South Event #1 hosted by Fayetteville State University.

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.

Bowling Places 5th at the Virginia Union Invitational

RICHMOND, Va. - The Bowie State University bowling team competed in the Virginia Union University Invitational November 21^st-23^rd. The Lady Bulldogs finished in 5^th place out of 12 teams that competed in the event.  

Friday featured five-game Baker play format with Saturday's scores based on traditional total pin fall. The tournament wrapped up on Sunday with Baker format using first-to-four bracket play.

Bowie State knocked down 5,282 pins on Saturday and totaled 5,080 pins in Baker play for a weekend total of 10,362 pins. The Lady Bulldogs ended the weekend with a 9-3 overall record and improve their overall NCAA record to 27-8.

Sacred Heart took home top team honors with a first place finish and 11-1 record with 11,674 total pins followed by Franklin Pierce in second (10,812), Cheyney in third (10,722) and Felician was fourth (10,689).
Senior Ambrianna Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) led the Lady Bulldogs with 1,164 pins over the course of three days (194.00 average). Freshman Makyra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) followed with 1,092 pins (182.00 average) with redshirt freshman Sierra Davis (Dayton, Ohio) in third for Bowie State with a pin count of 1,054 over the course of the weekend (175.67 average).
Junior Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Md.) tallied 994 pins (165.67) while junior Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) knocked down 978 total pins (163.00 average).
Bowie State will take a break from competition before returning to the lanes to host the Fred and Edwina Underwood Classic at the AMF Laurel Lanes – Friday, January 16 through Sunday, January 18^th.

Lady Bulldogs Place Third at Hampton Road Collegiate Invitational

NORFOLK, Va. - The Bowie State University bowling team competed in the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational on Saturday and Sunday with the Lady Bulldogs finishing third overall out of the six teams competing in the tournament. Saturday featured a traditional team scoring format while Baker play took place on Sunday. RESULTS ATTACHED

Host Norfolk State University won the invitational after turning in a perfect 10-0 record over the course of two days.  Elizabeth City State University finished in second place with a 6-4 record while Bowie State University, also 6-4, finished in third place after total pinfall and Baker play.

Morgan State University took home fourth place with a 4-6 record on the weekend while Howard University finished fifth with a 3-7 mark.  Chowan University finished 1-9 over the course of two days to earn a sixth place finish.

Sophomore Sierra Davis (Dayton, Ohio) paced the Lady Bulldogs with a 177.75 average after knocking down 711 pinson Saturday.  Senior Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.) had a total pinfall count of 876 in five matches for a 175.20 average.  Junior Keyandra Bankston (Ft. Belvoir, Va.) followed with a 174.60 average and 873 total pins. Junior Ashley Wade (Richmond, Va.) competed for the Lady Bulldogs as well and tallied pins for a 147.00 average. 

Senior Ambrianna Bankston and freshman Makyra Bankston also competed over the weekend for the Lady Bulldogs averaging 143.00 and 128.00 respectively in four games each.

Norfolk State edged Bowie State (880-865) in the Lady Bulldogs first match of the weekend. The Lady Bulldogs responded with back-to-back wins over Chowan (832-600) and Morgan State (812-773) in traditional scoring matches. Elizabeth City State and Howard topped Bowie State in the final two traditional matches, beating the Lady Bulldogs 854-777 and 778-722 respectively.

The Lady Bulldogs recorded a 4-1 record in Sunday’s (10/26) Baker System matches, claiming wins over Elizabeth City State (1100-1062), Chowan (712-510), Howard (1011-933) and Morgan State (972-793). Bowie State’s lone Baker loss came against Norfolk State (1021-979).

Bowie State returns to action on November 7^th when they travel to Midlothian, Virginia to compete in the first CIAA Event of the season hosted by Virginia Union University. 

Lady Bulldogs Bowling and Softball News

DURHAM, N.C. – Bowie State University ended the season third overall in the CIAA Bowling Championships, which concluded Sunday, March 23, 2014.

The Lady Bulldogs defeated Saint Augustine’s University 4-1 in elimination bracket play on Sunday. Bowie State took down Elizabeth City State 4-2 before falling to the eventual Champion Virginia State 4-3 in the loser’s bracket.

The All-CIAA Tournament team consisted of MVP Amber Seay of Virginia State and included Bowie State’s Ashley Wade (Henrico, Va.) and Shayla Lightfoot (Henrico, Va.), Nicole Sciortino of Saint Augustine’s, Crystal Mujica of Fayetteville State and CIAA Bowler of the Year Rebecca Clements of Virginia State.

Lady Bulldogs Closeout CIAA Round-Up with Wins over Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone

RALEIGH, N.C. – Bowie State softball closed out the CIAA Round-Up with wins over Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone by scores of 4-2 and 7-3 respectively. The victories improve the Lady Bulldogs overall record to 4-16 and 3-6 in conference play.

The Lady Bulldogs fell behind early versus the Lady Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith, trailing 2-0 after half an inning. Bowie State junior Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) opened the Lady Bulldogs half of the 1^stinning with an inside the park homer to pull BSU within one.

The Lady Golden Bulls maintained their narrow lead until the bottom of the 4^th inning when the Lady Bulldogs plated two to take a 3-2 lead. Junior Hayley Flint (Mesa, Ariz.) reached on a fielder’s choice and crossed the plate following a home run by senior Adria Lewis (Cumberland, Md.).

Bowie State added an insurance run in the bottom of the 6^th inning when Flint scored on an error by the JCSU second baseman.

Johnson C. Smith went down in order in the bottom of the 6^th inning and senior Mariela Hernandez (Del Rio, Texas) picked up the win, striking out six, walked two and allowed five hits.

In game two of the day, the Lady Bulldogs jumped all over Livingstone’s Lady Blue Bears, scoring five runs on just three hits in the top of the first inning. BSU’s three hits came off the bats of Lewis, Flint and junior Megan Windsor (Upper Marlboro, Md.).

Bowie State pushed one across the dish in the 3^rd and 6^th innings to take a 7-0 lead and were in completely control.

The Lady Blue Bears put together a pretty good 6^th inning, collecting a pair of hits and scored three runs to close the deficit to 7-3. However, it was too little too late.

Clayborne and Flint tallied two hits each against Livingstone, while Lewis, Windsor, juniors Miranda Luna (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Erica Atkins (Burtonsville, Md.) and Victoria Lizardo (Baltimore, Md.) added one hit apiece. Windsor earned her first victory of the season in circle, pitching a complete game, allowing five hits but struck out three.

Bowie State returns to action on Thursday (3/27) making a non-conference road trip to Millersville (Pa.) University for a 3 pm doubleheader. The Lady Bulldogs make their home debut on Saturday (3/29), hosting Virginia State in a CIAA Northern Division clash at 1 pm.

Johnson C. Smith vs Bowie State (Mar 24, 2014)

Box Score

BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS SOFTBALL 2014
Johnson C. Smith vs Bowie State
Mar 24, 2014 at Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Complex)

Johnson C. Smith 2 (6-13,2-3 CIAA)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
WARREN,Britn rf	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
SCOTT,Imani rf	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
ARCHIBALD,Br lf	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
HERNANDEZ,Jo ss	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
JEFFERSON,Mo c	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
ANDERSON,Cab cf	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
ROWE,Brittan 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1
HASTY,Morgan 3b	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
JACKSON,Jasm 1b	3	0	1	0	0	1	6	1	0
PERALTA,Stac p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
LOPEZ,Victor p	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Totals	24	2	5	2	2	6	18	9	3
Bowie State 4 (3-16,2-6 CIAA)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
BETHKE,Hailey ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
RAY,Stefanie c	2	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	0
ATKINS,Erica 2b	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
FLINT,Hayley 1b	2	2	1	0	1	0	7	1	0
LEWIS,Adria 3b	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	2
HERNANDEZ,Mariela p	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
WASHINGTON,Kiara lf	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
LIZARDO,Victoria rf	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
Totals	24	4	5	4	2	5	21	9	4

Score by Innings                  R  H  E ----------------------------------------- Johnson C. Smith.... 200 000 0 -  2  5  2 Bowie State......... 100 201 X -  4  5  0 -----------------------------------------

E - ROWE,Brittan; JACKSON,Jasm. LOB - Golden Bulls 3; Bulldogs 4. 2B - ANDERSON,Cab. HR - CLAYBORNE,C.; LEWIS,A.. SB - FLINT,H. 2. CS - HASTY,Morgan.

Johnson C. Smith	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
PERALTA,Stac L	3.2	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	16	17	1	6
LOPEZ,Victor	2.1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	8	9	3	2
Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
HERNANDEZ,Mariela W,2-7	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	0	0	0	24	26	6	7

Win - HERNANDEZ,M. (2-7). Loss - PERALTA,Stac (). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: LOPEZ,Victor 1/0. Umpires -  Start: 12:30 pm Time: 1:20 Attendance: 20  Weather: Cool