Bowie State University Athletics

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Bowie State women's basketball made it two wins in a row after defeating host Shippensburg 73-64 in the final game of the Wolf's Bus Lines Classic on Saturday evening inside the Heiges Field House. With the victory the Bulldogs improve to 2-0 while Shippensburg Raiders dip to 0-2 on the season.
 
Senior Kyah Proctor (Capital Heights, Md.) scored 17 points and graduate student Sade Chatman (Minneapolis, Minn.) pumped in 19 points (one off her career high) to go along with a game-high four assists and a career-high five blocks to lead the Bulldogs. Senior Ty-Nita Baker (Houston, Miss.) rounded out Bowie State's double figure scorers with 14 points.
 
Shippensburg's Ariel Jones led all scorers with 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field, which included 5-of-7 beyond the arc and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Kryshell Gordy was the only other Raider to score in double figures, adding 10 points to go along with a half-dozen rebounds and three assists.
 
Shippensburg came out of the gate strong and opened the game with a 12-4 run over the first five minutes of play. The Raiders held a 20-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter, but Bowie State rallied in the second quarter and carried a 28-27 lead into the break.
 
The Bulldogs had its lead trimmed to one (30-29) early in the third quarter before going on a 11-3 run to push their lead to 11 (41-32) following a triple by senior Lisa Jing (Laurel, Md.). Bowie State extended their lead to 59-41 on 62.5 percent shooting from the field. Bowie State out-scored host Shippensburg 31-14 in the third quarter which made the difference in the outcome of the game.
 
Bowie State's lead grew to a game-high 21 points twice in the fourth quarter, but Shippensburg closed the game with a 14-2 run to make the game interesting down the stretch.
 
In terms of team stats, Bowie State finished the night with a shooting percentage of 41.3 percent and knocked down 15-of-17 free throws (88.2 percent). The Bulldogs held a slim 38-36 points in the paint advantage, converted 22 Raiders turnovers into 21 points and the Bowie State bench out-scored the opponents bench 21-12.
 
Proctor and Chatman were named to the All-Tournament and Proctor brought home some extra goodies after being selected the Most Valuable Player.
 
The Bowie State Bulldogs make their home debut on Saturday (November 18), hosting the Catawba Lady Indians at 2 p.m. in the A.C. Jordan Arena.