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Second Half Explosion Leads Bowie State Over Shaw 66-54
(Bowie,
MD) – While Shaw held an 11-point halftime lead, they could not find their
shooting touch in the second half, scoring only 18 and giving Bowie State
the 66-54 victory.
The Lady Bears, normally a strong free throw shooting team, hit only 13 for 29 on the night (44.8%) including a two for 11 second half. On the night, Shaw shot only 36 percent from the floor.
The loss drops Shaw to 11-5, 6-4 in the CIAA. With the win, Bowie improves to 10-4, 10-2 in the CIAA, leaving them atop the conference.
The Lady Bulldogs built an 11-point lead ten minutes into the game, when Denita Hill’s three put the score at 19-8.
Quaticqua Johnson (above) took over the game for the Lady Bears at that point, scoring 10 points in the next four minutes to help Shaw tie the game at 21 with 6:03 left in the half.
After Bowie State scored five unanswered points, the Lady Bears stormed back, outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 18-2 in the closing five minutes of the half.
After the strong finish in the first, the Lady Bears came out hot in the second, building their lead to as much as 12, and holding a 44-37 lead with 13:39 left in the game. But Bowie State’s Bianca Lee hit two three-pointers and Juliette Turner a layup to put the Lady Bulldogs up by one two minutes later.
A Saundra Procter three gave the Lady Bears a one-point, 47-46 lead with 8:40 left in the game. The Lady Bulldogs took control, outscoring Shaw 20-7 the rest of the way. During that stretch, the Lady Bears shot only two for eight from the floor and committed four turnovers.
Johnson led Shaw with 12 points. Tanisha McGaughey had a double-double with ten points and 12 rebounds. She also had six assists.
Lee had 24 points for the Lady Bulldogs. Turner had 12 rebounds.
The Lady Bears continue their road trip in Salisbury, NC, on Thursday where they will face off against Livingstone College at 5:30 p.m. They return home Saturday, January 30, 2010 against Fayetteville State at 5:30 in C. C. Spaulding Gymnasium.
January 25, 2010