Box Score (RALEIGH, N.C.)  Bowie State University played with tremendous determination, but the Saint Augustine's College Lady Falcons were just too strong down the stretch, beating the Lady Bulldogs 72-60.  The win improves the Saint Augustine's record to 9-5 overall / 4-0 in the CIAA.

Bowie State (1-11 / 1-4 CIAA) was led by junior Cortney Baynard with a career-high 16 points.  Senior Juliette Turner finished the afternoon with 14 points and eight rebounds and fellow senior Kimberly Jones added a dozen points and seven rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs.

The Lady Falcons bolted out to an early 6-0 lead and extended that lead to a first period high of 14 points (25-11).  With Saint Augustine's leading 28-14 with 6:59 remaining in the first half, the Lady Bulldogs went on a 9-1 run over the next minute and a half to close the gap to 29-23 after a pair of free throws by junior Jasmine Jacobs.

Bowie State knocked down 17-of-22 free throws over the first 20 minutes, but went into intermission trailing 39-31.  BSU hit 7-of-23 (30 percent) first half field goals.

Saint Augustine's Keyona Bryant led the first half charge with 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field.  The Lady Falcons made 16-of-31 (52 percent) first half field goals.

Bowie State narrowed the gap to 41-37 early in the second half following a triple by Jacobs and a conventional 3-point play by Turner.

The Lady Falcons pushed the lead back to double-digits (50-40), but the Lady Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 spurt, forcing Saint Augustine's to burn a timeout.

What ever the SAC coaching staff said during the time-out, Keianna Evans put the team on her back at that point, scoring eight straight points.

The only Bowie State basket wedged between Evans' outbursts was a layup by freshman Alisha Burley.

Bryant paced Saint Augustine's with a game-high double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Williams and Evans chipped in 15 and 12 points respectively and combined for 10 rebounds.  Speaking of rebounds, Saint Augustine's controlled the backboards, holding a 55-32 advantage on the glass.

Baynard drilled a 3-pointer and Turner followed that up with drive to the hoop for two more, trimming the Lady Bulldogs deficit to 58-52.  However, the Saint Augustine's duo of Jolisa Williams and Evans countered with an identical five point swing to give the Lady Falcons another double-digit advantage.

A bucket by BSU's Jones with 1:49 left to play put the score at 66-57, but the Lady Bulldogs would get no closer.

Bowie State returns home for the first time in 11 days to host the Lady Bears of Livingstone College – Monday, January 16th at 5:30 pm.