ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The Bowie State women's basketball team picked up its 21st win of the season behind senior Kyaja Williams' (Baltimore, Md.) 11th double-double of the season, defeating Elizabeth City State 58-50. The forward posted 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Fellow senior Dynaisha Christian (Pocomoke, Md.) led all scorers with 18 points and added six rebounds while junior Talanya Hutton (Seat Pleasant, Md.) chipped in 10 points.

In addition to their great defensive effort, the Bulldogs' offense was solid as well for a great overall performance. The Bulldogs held the Lady Vikings to making just 22 field goals for the entire game. Offensively, Bowie State shot a solid 46.3 percent (25-of-54) from the floor. Sirena Pitts led the way for ESCU with 12 points while Devona Stell recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Both teams went back and forth in the first period with BSU grabbing 9-7 lead after Williams' jumper with 3:55 remaining. The Lady Vikings would take control the rest of the way until senior Shawnkia McCallum's (Baltimore, Md.) deep ball gave the Bulldogs 16-14 lead to end the first quarter.

Williams opened the second stanza with a layup to push BSU's lead 18-14 before Stell responded with a bucket of her own at 8:19. ECSU controlled the quarter as far as scoring with 12 to BSU 10 but the Bulldogs hung around to take 26-26 tie into the locker room at half.

The third quarter belonged to the Bulldogs as they outscored ECSU 16-11. Hutton gave the Bowie State their biggest lead of the game 33-26 with a layup at 8:22 before Nyasia Blango answered to cut the lead 33-29. BSU would later take a 42-37 lead into the fourth quarter.

Senior guard Amel Duggins (Largo, Md.) knocked down back to back three ball to begin the fourth period and gave the Bulldogs its biggest lead 48-37. The Lady Vikings would score on back to back possession to cut the deficit to 48-41 with 8:03 left. The Bulldogs took control of the game and never looked back when Williams' layup gave BSU a 54-41 lead. Although the Bulldogs won comfortably, they struggled at the line once again after going 4-of-20 for the entire game. With CIAA tournament right around the corner, the team can't afford to go 20 percent at the free throw line.

Bowie State will be back on the road on Wednesday (2/19) when they travel to Richmond, Va. to take on Virginia Union University. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.