Bowie State's Cameron Knox Selected CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Hampton, Va. - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors have selected the 2015 slate of All-Conference honorees. This season’s line-up features Men’s Player of the Year, Cameron Knox of Bowie State University and Verdine Warner of Shaw University as Women’s Player of the Year.

Knox, a senior forward from Baltimore, Maryland, is a three-time CIAA Player of the Week and leads the conference in points scored (461).  He ranks in the top 5 in field goals made, three pointers made, steals and points per game.  He has only one disqualification in the 26 games he started.

Warner, a native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies, is second in the conference in scoring average, first in total points, first in rebounds per game, third in field goal percentage and tied for second in blocked shots per game.  She averaged 27.5 points per 40 minutes in the 27 games she's played.

Knox and Warner are joined by Tyrece Little (Virginia State) and Deja Middleton (Fayetteville State) as Defensive Players of the Year. All four honorees and their fellow All-Conference selectees will be formally recognized at the Men’s and Women’s Tip-Off Awards Luncheon scheduled for Monday, February 23 in Charlotte.

For more information about the CIAA Tournament, visit TheCIAA.com/bballtournament.

2014 All-CIAA Men’s Basketball Team

#	NAME	SCHOOL	CL	POS	HOMETOWN
FRONTCOURT
#22	WyKevin Bazemore	Winston-Salem St.	Senior	F	Kelford, NC
#3	Hakeem Jackson	Livingstone	Senior	F/C	Live Oak, FL
#20	Darrell Ward	Elizabeth City St.	Senior	F	White Plains, NY
#23	Stedmon Lemon	Johnson C. Smith	Junior	F	Lithonia, GA
#34	Eric Mayo	Livingstone	Senior	F	Shelby, NC
#1	Tyrece Little	Virginia St.	Senior	F	Greenville, NC
#5	Donta Harper	Winston-Salem St.	Senior	F	Greenville, NC's
BACKCOURT
#4	Cameron Knox	Bowie St.	Senior	G	Baltimore, MD
#4	Eric Dubose	Livingstone	Junior	G	Brooklyn, NY
#3	Raheem Jolliffe	St. Augustine's	Senior	G	Fayetteville, NC
#3	Lamar Kearse	Virginia St.	Senior	G	Syracuse, NY
#4	Kyree Bethel	Chowan	Senior	G	Fayetteville, NC

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cameron Knox, Bowie State University

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyrece Little, Virginia State University

2014 All-CIAA Women’s Basketball Team

#	NAME	SCHOOL	CL	POS	HOMETOWN
FRONTCOURT
41	Verdine Warner	Shaw	Senior	C	St. Vincent and the Grenadines, WN
23	Tiffanie Adair	Virginia St.	Senior	F	Spartanburg, SC
32	Zephrah Pam	Lincoln (Pa.)	Senior	C	Syracuse, NY
21	Deja Middleton	Fayetteville St.	Senior	C	Richmond, VA
11	Alisha Mobley	Chowan	Junior	F	Winchester, VA
14	Dionna Scott	Winston-Salem St.	Senior	F	South Riding, VA
21	Donia Naylor	Bowie St.	Senior	F	Washington, DC
BACKCOURT
4	Jadda Jefferies	Elizabeth City St.	Senior	G	Burlington, NC
4	Ashle Freeman	Virginia Union	Senior	G	Richmond, VA
00	Dashae Jones	Virginia St.	Senior	G	Norfolk, VA
3	Ty-Nita Baker	Bowie St.	Junior	G	Houston, MS
23	Cierra York	Livingstone	Senior	G	Winston-Salem, NC

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Verdine Warner, Shaw University

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Deja Middleton, Fayetteville State University

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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