BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie State University women's basketball team picked up their fourth straight win after rolling through Chowan University, 65-45 at the A.C. Jordan Arena on Saturday afternoon. With this win, BSU improves to 20-4 overall and 12-3 in the CIAA, while Chowan moves to 12-13 and 8-7 in conference matchup.    PHOTOS (Courtesy of John Betts)

Redshirt senior Pere Alexander had a monster game, leading all scorers with 23 points to go along with eight rebounds and five steals. Junior Kyaja Williams had a solid game with another double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She also had four steals, was perfect at the foul line (3-of-3), handed out three assists, was credited with four steals and blocked one shot.

Danielle Weldon had a huge game for the Hawks, scoring 20 points to go with her 10 rebounds. Weldon was the only player in double figures for Chowan and their lack of offense cost them the ball game.

Alexander's layup tied the game at 2-2 after Weldon's jumper opened the scoring at 8:58. The Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run during the first period and held Chowan to just six points. Weldon was the only offense for the visiting team. During BSU's run to end the period on top 12-6, junior Dynaisha Christian converted two layups, while the team forced four turnovers.

Freshman Drew Calhoun opened the scoring in the second period with a 3-pointer, but Chowan's Weldon answered with a layup to cut the lead to 15-8 at 9:22. Junior Shawnkia McCallum's three pushed the lead to double figures and right after the media timeout, Calhoun hit another three to take the lead up to 13 by the 6:57 mark. BSU quickly put the game out of reach scoring nine points in the final 4:55. Williams's tip-in with 14 seconds left sent the Bulldogs into the half leading 37-17.

Olivia Gaither's layup commenced the scoring in the third period, but Christian answered with a layup of her own to extend the Bowie State lead to 39-19 with 9:13 left in the game. Every time Chowan's offense started coming alive, the Bulldogs had answers.

Weldon continued to add on her stats in the fourth with a layup at 9:33 and after Jordan Pettaway's turnover, Williams punished the Hawks with a layup. Alexander's jumper followed by Butler's layup and McCallum's jumper built the Bulldogs biggest lead at 61-35 before Brianna Copeland ended the mini run with a jumper at the 4:48 mark. Another Weldon layup follow by a Coker triple, cut the Bowie State lead to 19, but the Hawks would get no closer.
 
Bowie State dominated Chowan in just about every major stat category except rebounds. The Bulldogs shot 43 percent from the field (23-of-54), made 89 percent of its free throws (16-of-18), outscored the Hawks 32-20 in the paint, converted 11 Chowan turnovers into 21 points and outscored the opponents bench 17-8.
 
The Bulldogs head to Virginia State for a 5:30 tipoff against the Trojans next Wednesday (February 20) then close the regular season at Elizabeth City State on Saturday (February 23).