RALEIGH, N.C. – The Bowie State University softball team closed out their participation in the CIAA Round-Up with a victory over Saint Augustine's University and setbacks versus Shaw University and Winston-Salem State University. Overall, the Lady Bulldogs record stands at 5-11 and 3-3 in league play.
 
Freshman Nicoleen Ochoa (Madison, Ohio) paced the Lady Bulldogs with three hits and five runs on day two and four other Bowie State players had two hits each. Ochoa also earned Bowie State's lone victory in the circle on Sunday (3/22).
 
Freshman Jacqueline Pickering (Bowie, Md.) led Bowie State on Sunday with 3 RBI, a triple, a homer and two stolen bases.
 
Bowie State overcame a 9-4, 4th inning deficit to defeat Saint Augustine's 11-10 in extra (8) innings. Ochoa and Pickering accounted for a pair of hits each while five other Lady Bulldog players tallied one hit apiece.
 
The Saint Augustine's trio of Meranda Zanni, Jo'Landa White and Marley Parker recorded three hits each for the Lady Falcons.
 
In the second game of the day, Shaw held a 3-0 advantage after three innings and held off Bowie State's late inning charge to claim a 6-4 victory. The Lady Bulldogs tallied six hits in the loss with six different BSU players getting one hit each.
 
Shaw was led by Tiffany Brooks and Shanice Anderson with two hits each. In total, Shaw had eight hits and Krystal Laflora earned the victory in the circle.
 
The Lady Bulldogs faced the defending CIAA Champions of Winston-Salem State in the final game of the weekend and were shutout 8-0 in five innings. Bowie State managed just one hit in the contest and that came off the bat of junior Deanna Matlock (Pomona, Calif.).
 
Samantha Gibbs led Winston-Salem's batters with three hits and Mercedes Hargett recorded two RBI for the Lady Rams. Hargett pitched all five innings, striking out seven.
 
Bowie State will enjoy spring break before returning to action on Saturday (3/28) at Virginia State. The Lady Bulldogs follow that with a Sunday (3/29) clash at Virginia Union.