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(BOWIE, Md.) Senior Teaunsha Robinson (Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Polytechnic) recorded her third double-double of the season (22 points and 10 rebounds), helping lead Bowie State University to a 81-71 home win over Fayetteville State University. With the win, the Lady Bulldogs improve its record to 6-4 overall and 6-2 in the CIAA.

The home standing Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State trailed the entire first half, including a 14-point deficit (33-19) at the 5:48 mark in the first 20 minutes. Bowie State experienced a very poor shooting first half, making just 10-of-41 field goals (24 percent) and included three-of-13 (23 percent) behind the arc.

Fayetteville State punished Bowie State in the paint in the first period, outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 20-12. Fayetteville State's Lady Broncos scored at a 52 percent clip in the first half, making 14-of-27 from the floor, shot a perfect seven-of-seven from the free throw line and took a 38-33 lead into halftime.

Bowie State junior Lakisha Walker (Baltimore, MD, St. Frances Academy) pulled the Lady Bulldogs even with Fayetteville State at 42-42 two minutes into the second period. BSU's Robinson gave the home team its first lead of the night (44-42) on layup a few seconds later.

The lead would change hands six times before another layup by Robinson put Bowie State in front to stay (64-62) with 8:04 left to play. Bowie State took a 11-point advantage with just over three minutes remaining in the game.

Fayetteville State (7-4 / 4-2) managed to close the gap to five (73-68) with 1:51 left in the contest, bout that's as close as the Lady Broncos would get. Despite holding the Lady Bulldogs to 32 percent shooting from the field, BSU had 20 more field goal and 12 more free throw attempts than FSU.

Another glaring stat was Bowie State's control of the offensive glass. Of the 44 total rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs, 20 were on the offensive end, compared to just nine offensive rebounds for Fayetteville State.

Fayetteville State's Tiffany Haywood ripped down a game-high 20 rebounds, 12 in the first half) and added 16 points. Danielle Russell paced the Lady Broncos with a team-high 16 points and LaQuasha

Jordan chipped in 11 points.

Senior Bianca Lee (Temple Hills, MD, Archbishop Carroll) pumped in a personal season-high 17 points and juniors Brittney Jackson (Laurel, MD, Laurel) and Walker added a dozen points each. 

Bowie State will hit the road for its next two, travelling to Livingstone College (Saturday, January 16) and Johnson C. Smith University (Monday, January 18).  Both games are set for 5:30 p.m.