Box Score (BOWIE, Md.) Senior Juliette Turner led all players with career-highs of 25 points and 18 rebounds as Bowie State University opened its CIAA season with a 69-49 victory over Fayetteville State University.

The win is the first this season for the Lady Bulldogs (1-8, 1-1) while the Lady Broncos (6-4, 0-1) dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season.

When first year head coach Renard Smith was asked what made the difference tonight, he simply responded, “They wanted it … Every last one of them wanted to win at home!”

Senior Kimberly Jones added 16 points, tying her career-high while sophomore Brooke Miles chipped in 12 for the Lady Bulldogs.

Je'Lena Robertson led Fayetteville State with nine points while Akysia Resper and SheQuitia Manning had eight apiece. Manning led the Lady Broncos with 12 rebounds.

The Lady Broncos struggled mightily in their first game in 17 days, showing considerable rust while being foul prone in the first half. Fayetteville State made just one of its first 12 field goal attempts, and finished the half shooting just 24 percent from the field.

Turner had a lot to do with Bowie State's quick start, scoring her team's first 10 points and 14 of its first 18. She had a double-double by the break, with 15 points and 11 rebounds, leading the previously winless Lady Bulldogs to a 30-19 lead at the half.

Bowie State continued to pour it on after the break, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the period to stretch out a 20-6 scoring run that spanned halftime. That gave the Lady Bulldogs their largest lead to that point, 40-21, with 16:50 left in the game.

The Lady Bulldogs will hit the road for a week long southern swing to Winston-Salem State University (January 9th), Shaw University (January 12th) and Saint Augustine's College (January 14th).  Bowie State returns home Monday, January 16th, hosting Livingstone College at 5:30 pm in the A.C. Jordan Arena.