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(BOWIE, Md.) While Shaw held an 11-point halftime lead, they could not find their shooting touch in the second half, scoring only 15 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 (45 peercent) 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 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 senior
Bianca Lee (Temple Hills, MD, Archbishop Carroll) hit two three-pointers and sophomore
Juliette Turner (Silver Spring, MD, John F. Kennedy) added 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 paced Bowie State's Lady Bulldogs with a season-high 24 points, leaving her just 35 points away from the 1,000 point plateau for her career. Turner recorded her second career double-double adding 12 rebounds and a dozen rebounds.
Bowie State welcomes Elizabeth City State to the A.C. Jordan Arena – Thursday (January 28) for a 5:30 p.m. CIAA Eastern Division contest.