BOWIE, Md. – Senior forward Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bowie State University women's basketball to a 62-50 victory over Livingstone College. Senior Amel Duggins (Largo, Md.) had her breakout game of the season scoring 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc and pulled down seven rebounds in the contest.   PHOTOS (Courtesy of Lawrence Johnson)
 
For the contest, the Bulldogs outscored the Lady Blue Bears in all four quarters and led by a shooting percentage of 51 percent (21-of-41), including 5-of-12 (41 percent) from the 3-point line while holding a 37-16 advantage on the glass defensively over Livingstone. The Bulldogs now improve to 10-0 on the year with today's victory while Livingstone dips to 3-6.
 
Livingstone's Darra Walker led all scorers with 17 points, including 5-of-10 from behind the arc.
 
The Bulldogs wasted no time, owning an 11-4 lead in the first six and a half minutes of the contest before taking a 16-11 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter. After going scoreless in the first four minutes of the second quarter, Daisa Harris cut the Bulldogs lead to 16-13 before Walker's deep ball even the score at 20-20 with 2:18 left. However, BSU would go on a 6-0 run to groom a 26-20 lead at the end of the second stanza.
 
Bowie State regained control in the second half by using a 12-5 run to build its biggest lead of 38-22 with 4:22 remaining. Livingstone would however cut the deficit to just nine to end the third frame.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs outscored Livingstone 17-15 that led to a 15-point lead in the final 1:13 of the game as BSU cruised to 10 straight victory to open up the season.
 
The Bulldogs will return to action on Saturday (12/21) with a home conference matchup against Fayetteville State University. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at the AC Jordan Arena.