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Bowie State Bulldogs Burn University of D.C. Firebirds 71-46 - 5 days ago

The Bowie State University Bulldogs women had no trouble on Wednesday (12/10) evening at the University of the District of Columbia, blowing past the Firebirds by a score of 71-46. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 7-1 overall while the Firebirds dip to 3-6. Redshirt senior Pere Alexander (5'9''-F) led three Bowie State players in double figure scoring, accounting for a career-high 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds while juniors Dynaisha Christian (5'9''-F) and Shawnkia McCallum (5'9''-G) added 10 points each in the non-conference victory. Junior Kyaja Williams (5'8''-F) contributed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs to go along with eight points, a pair of steals and a blocked shot. Calhoun ended the night with eight points (all in the first half) and freshman Chyna Butler chipped in five points. Bowie State jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first five minutes of the first quarter forcing UDC to call a timeout. Following the timeout, BSU's Calhoun drilled a 3-pointer followed by a backdoor layup by Dynaisha Christian to push the advantage to 16-4 at the 3:35 mark. Bowie State maintained its intensity and held a 22-9 lead after one quarter of action. By the under five-minute media timeout (4:33), Bowie State's lead was 30-17. UDC trimmed the deficit under ten (30-21) with 3:26 remaining in the second quarter but the Bulldogs pushed its lead back to a dozen (33-21) with just under three minutes to go in the first half and carried a 39-24 lead into halftime. UDC closed the gap to 42-33 at the 4:13 mark of the third quarter following a baseline jumper by Maya Thomas. However, Bowie State outscored their opponent 12-3 the remainder of the quarter, giving the Bulldogs a 54-36 cushion heading into the final stanza. The Firebirds (3-6) were led by Mia-Alexis Lloyd with 18 points and Thomas chipped in 13 points. Half of Lloyd's points came at the free throw as she knocked down 9-of-11. As a team, Bowie State out-rebounded UDC 45-39, forced 28 Firebird turnovers that resulted in 22 points, held a 30-8 advantage in the paint and the Bulldogs bench outscored the Firebirds bench 36-13. In terms of shooting, Bowie State wrapped up the evening with field goal shooting percentage of 39 percent (22-of-57) and 79 percent form the charity stripe (23-of-29). On the flip side, UDC's Firebirds shot a dismal 22 percent from the field (11-of-51) and hit 22-of-29 free throws (76 percent). The Bulldogs open conference at home against the Winston-Salem State Rams on Sunday (December 16th) at 2 p.m. in BSU's A.C. Jordan Arena.
Courtesy of: bsubulldogs.com

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Bree Alvarez

UH-Hilo women can't find fixes in loss to Fresno Pacific - 11 days ago

The UH-Hilo women's basketball team kept running players in and out of the lineup, looking to find a combination that would solve its two main issues. In its last two losses on Oahu, UHH had a worse shooting percentage and fewer rebounds than Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade, and the Vulcans struggled again in both categories against Fresno Pacific. The Sunbirds ran the floor every chance they got, worked to create open shots and defeated the Vulcans 83-64 on Monday night at UHH gym. Bree Alvarez (5'8''-G) ran around the defense and scored 27 points while Cassie Pisik (5'11''-F) had 15 points, and Ashley Cross added 14 points for Fresno Pacific (6-2, 2-1 PacWest), which shot 49 percent from the field. 'We never got set on defense. We were on our heels,' UHH coach David Kaneshiro said. 'To their credit. That's part of their game, drive hard and crash the boards hard. In the second quarter, when they got their separation, they got offensive rebounds and hit 3-pointers in transition.' Allie Navarette scored 27 points on 7 of 14 shooting, and Mandi Kawaha added 22 points on 10 of 17 shooting for UHH (2-3, 0-3), which shot 35 percent and was outrebounded 42-39. UHH had a hard time penetrating the lane and dishing passes and making shots. The Vuls had just eight assists against 16 turnovers. The Sunbirds outscored the Vuls 21-13 in the second quarter. While Navarette and Kawaha hit their share of shots, the rest of the team struggled. The other Vuls made just 4 of 29 field goals and scored a combined 15 points. In the first half, the taller Sunbirds held the Vuls to 39 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded them 21-16 to bolt ahead 44-29 at the break. Navarette scored 12 points, and Kawaha added 11 points in the first half. The rest of the team scored six points on 1 of 12 shooting. Alvarez, who came into the game averaging 14.4 points per game, scored 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. The Vuls trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter, but Kawaha fouled out with 2:30 left, and UHH's offense dried up from there. Fresno Pacific buried 7 of 23 from 3-point range, attacked the rim and made 20 of 35 free throws while UHH made just 5 of 22 from long distance and buried just 17 of 29 free throws.
Courtesy of: hawaiitribune-herald.com

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Golden Rams force overtime, defeat KSU - 18 days ago

It took overtime, but Albany State won their second consecutive game and remained unbeaten in conference play as they defeated Kentucky State, 72-69. Four Golden Rams players reached double-figures in the win, led by Alexandria James who finished with 17 points including a jumper with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game and force overtime. Trailing by one point with 18 seconds to go in overtime, Yolanda Givens made a contested layup to give Albany State (2-6, 2-0) the lead.... [read more]