Bowie State led for most of the game before the third-ranked Lady Bears took the lead for good midway through the second half and defeated Bowie State 93-88.  For the Lady Bears it was their 49th-straight win over a CIAA opponent and assured them that they would go undefeated at home during the regular season for the third-straight year. 

The Lady Bulldogs (13-10, 8-5, 3-4) took their biggest lead of the game 33-20 on a lay-up by Allyson Hardy with 9 minutes 15 seconds remaining in the first half.  The Lady Bears (23-1, 13-0, 8-0) managed to cut it to 40-39 on a jumper by Joy Hairston with 4:04 remaining in the first half.  Bowie State took a six-point lead twice before going into the locker room ahead 51-47 at halftime.   Shaw tied the game at 51-51 on a lay-up by Nastassia Boucicault 40 seconds into the second half.  The Lady Bulldogs would push their lead up to 63-57 on a thee-pointer by Tracy Cole with 14:47 remaining.  Shaw outscored Bowie State 8-3 over the next three minutes and took the lead 66-65, which they never relinquished on lay-up by Kiarsha Curtis with 11:37 remaining.  The Lady Bulldogs would hang around but would get any closer than three points.

Curtis was perfect from the field in her last regular season game, going 10-of-10 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, finishing with a game-high 26 points.  Hairston added 16 points.  Hardy and Cole had 21 points a-piece for the Lady Bulldogs. 

Shaw will travel to Richmond, VA on Tuesday to take on Virginia Union at the Siegel Center on the campus of VCU.

Lady Bear Note: Five seniors were honored after the game.  Kiarsha Curtis, Joy Hairston, Jessica Hawkins, India Lopez and Bilisa Perkins all played their last regular season home games, going out on top.