Box Score (RALEIGH, N.C.)  The defending CIAA Champion Lady Bears of Shaw University controlled from beginning to end, rolling to a dominating 87-48 victory over Bowie State University.  The loss drops the Lady Bulldogs record to 1-10 overall (1-3 CIAA).

Shaw controlled all aspects of the game.  The Lady Bears shot 43 percent (32-of-75) compared to a season-low 21 percent (12-of-58) for the Lady Bulldogs.  Shaw dominated on the glass as well, out-rebounding the Bowie State 67-43.

Bowie State broke on top early in the first, scoring the first six points of the game, but the Lady Bears then roared back, outscoring BSU 27-3 in the ensuing 11 minutes.  With 6:16 left in the first, Brittney Spencer hit a jumper to give the Lady Bears a 27-9 lead. 

The Lady Bulldogs then found some offensive footing, scoring the next four points and trimming the Shaw lead to 14 when Kimberly Jones hit a layup off the fastbreak. 

With 50 seconds remaining in the half, Jasmine Jacobs hit a jumper to again trim the Shaw lead to 14 at 32-18.  Brittany Ransom and Buford then combined to score five straight points to close out the half and make the score 37-18 at the half.

The Lady Bears scored nine points to open the second half and never looked back.  The Lady Bulldogs did not get closer than 23 points the rest of the game.

With 7:24 left in the game, Brittney Spencer hit two free throws to put the lead over 30 and begin a ten-point scoring run that culminated with an Aslea Williams tip in that made the score 74-34 with 5:20 showing on the clock.

The Lady Bears would lead by as many as 42, but a jumper by Bowie State senior Juliette Turner with 20 seconds left on the clock cut the final margin to 39, 87-48.

Turner and sophomore Brooke Miles scored 15 and 12 points respectively for Bowie State.  Turner and Miles accounted for 21 of Bowie State 31 total free throws.  Turner knocked down 8-of-10 while Miles made 7-of-11 from the charity stripe.  Miles also led the Lady Bulldogs on the glass, grabbing a team-high seven rebounds.

The Lady Bears were paced by Sequoyah Griffin with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds.  Kyria Buford recorded a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds and Shaw's Crystal Harris just missed a double-double, contributing nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Lady Bulldogs will wrap up a week long southern road swing – Saturday (January 14th) at Saint Augustine's College.  BSU and the Lady Falcons will begin the conference doubleheader at 5:30 pm.