Box Score (ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.)  Turnovers and late cold spells costly in Bowie State 60-50 loss at Elizabeth City State.

“You can't turn the ball over 25 times in a ball game and expect to win”, said first year head coach Renard Smith. 

Elizabeth City State (11-7, 5-3 CIAA, 2-0 North) used an 11-0 run over a late first half stretch to turn a two point lead to a 35-25 halftime advantage.  ECSU's Jasmine Walker was deadly in the first 20 minutes, knocking down four 3-pointers on 4-of -6 shooting.

The Lady Vikings shot a blistering 59 percent from the floor in the first half (13-22) which included 5-of-10 beyond the arc.

Elizabeth City State held a ten point lead early in the second half until a 3-pointer by Bowie State junior Brooke Miles followed by a jumper by senior Juliette Turner cut the lead in half at 39-34 at the 16:27 mark.  However, the Lady Viking pushed the lead back to ten (49-39) by the midway point of the second half.

Bowie State (2-13, 2-6 CIAA, 1-1 North) battled back to pull within three at 51-48, but the offense stalled for the remainder of the game.  The only bucket by the Lady Bulldogs over the final 6:07 was a layup by Turner at the 1:54 mark.

Turner was Bowie State's only double figure scorer with 19 points and also led the team in steals with six.  Senior Chanita Jordan and junior Jasmine Jacobs chipped in seven points each and sophomore Chanet Wallace added six points.  Jordan swatted away a game-high five shots.

Walker scored a game-high 24 points to lead Elizabeth City State and Stephanie Harper added 12 points and six rebounds.  Wykeemia Gray pulled down a game-high eight rebounds for the Lady Vikings to go along with eight points and a team-high four assists.

Bowie State outrebounded Elizabeth City State 38-23.  “This (rebounding) was an emphasis for us this week in practice, but we have to learn from this and get better by the next game … I'm proud of the ladies because they really worked hard tonight”, said Smith as the Lady Bulldogs boarded the bus for home.

The Lady Bulldogs return to action Saturday (January 28th) at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania at 5:30 pm.