BOWIE, Md. – Looking for its fourth-straight win, and seventh at home this season, the Bowie State women's basketball will welcome the Trojans of Virginia State University in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Northern Division action Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12 noon from A.C. Jordan Arena.
 
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Game Day Promotions
Saturday's doubleheader is tagged as the Links & Masons Day. Both organizations are slated to make an announcement at halftime.
 
About the Links
The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 17,000 professional women of African descent in 299 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. Prince George's County has three Chapters of The Links's Incorporated, The Prince George's (MD) Chapter - President Shirley Peterson Barton, The Mount Rose (MD) Chapter - Rosalind Daniel-Walker, President and The Willow Oak (MD) Chapter - President Tomeka Bumbry. These three chapters have collaborated to serve Bowie State University as OUR HBCU.   The presence of The Links Incorporated will be noticed to serve Bowie State University in the areas of The Arts, Services to Youth, Health and Human Services, National Trends, and International Trends. 
 
About the Masons
Officially chartered on September 29, 1784, Prince Hall Freemasons represent the oldest recognized and continuously active organization founded predominately for, and by, African American men. As it exists in Maryland, The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Maryland and Its Jurisdiction, Inc. traces its beginnings back to February 2, 1825, and since its inception, the organization has been committed to making good men better by providing opportunities for fellowship, charity, education and leadership. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Maryland and Its Jurisdiction, Inc. will show its support for the student-athletes and athletic programs at Bowie State University, Maryland's oldest Historically Black College/University, as the university continues to blaze a path forward for African American scholars here in our great state of Maryland!

The Series
14-13 overall since 2009 is the record Bowie State holds over Virginia entering Saturday's nationally televised game. The Bulldogs have not had much success against the Trojans in the last 10 matchups as VSU holds a 7-3 record in the last 10 meetings including three-straight wins over BSU coming into this weekend's game.

Last Time Out
Sophomore Saniha Jackson put the Bowie State women's basketball team ahead for good with 36 seconds to go the extra period to give the Bulldogs a 64-60 win over the Shaw Lady Bears (11-10,4-5 CIAA, 2-2 North) on the road Wednesday night inside C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium. The Bulldogs (10-8, 6-3 CIAA, 3-1 North) had three players score in double figures, led by junior Jayla Irvin, who had 17 points and six rebounds. Sophomore Anii Harris tacked on 16 points and two steals and junior Seanice Lyons helped out with 12 points and six rebounds. Led by graduate senior Jazmyne Scott's five offensive rebounds, BSU did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 23 boards that resulted in 16 second chance points.The Bulldogs' defense was effective at forcing 23 Shaw turnovers while committing 16. Those takeaways turned into 23 points on the offensive end of the floor. Jackson led the way individually for the Bulldogs with two steals.

Last Time against VSU
BSU got outscored in all four quarters against Virginia State during the last meeting which occurred at the conference tournament. The Bulldogs shot poorly in the contest, posting 9-of-56 in field goals, 6-of-27 behind the three-point arc and 9-of-16 from the free throw line for the game while the Trojans shot 33.3-percent from the floor overall, making 2-of-6 3-pointers and hit 16-of-30 free throws. Junior Robyn Howard led Bowie State in scoring with 10 points while Myers collected eight rebounds.
 
A Look at the Trojans
Virginia State (8-12, 4-6 CIAA) has lost its last four games entering Saturday's game. The Trojans suffered 76-58 loss to Lincoln (PA) Thursday night, marking its seventh loss on the road this season. The first three quarters were within reach for VSU but the Trojans were held to just 10 points in the fourth while allowing 25 from the defending champion Lady Lions. Sommer Blakemore led the efforts with 14 points and eight assists while Raija Todd and Kalyn Ervin both finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively. The loss dipped the Trojans to 1-3 within the North, a team whose offense ranks last in the CIAA for scoring, averaging 59.1 points per game while they've allowed its opponents to score the same (59.1). Within the CIAA's team categories, Virginia State only has a top-3 ranking in team free throw percentage at 70-percent. VSU also ranks last in team rebounds (34.3).
 
Up Next
Bowie State does not return to action again until Feb. 4 when the Bulldogs host Shaw for Greek Day and Alumni Takeover. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
 
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