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WBB vs Virginia State
43
Bowie St. BSUM 13-13,7-9 CIAA
54
Winner Virginia St. VS 20-4,12-4 CIAA
Bowie St. BSUM
13-13,7-9 CIAA
43
Final
54
Virginia St. VS
20-4,12-4 CIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bowie St. BSUM 7 5 15 16 43
Virginia St. VS 11 12 10 21 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Harris and Irvin Combine for 31 But Not Enough in The Bulldogs 54-43 Loss to Virginia State

PETERSBURG, VA -- Anii Harris and Jayla Irvin combined to score 31 total points, but the Bowie State women's basketball team fell to the Virginia State Trojans (21-4, 12-4 CIAA, 6-3 North) 54-43 on the road Wednesday night inside the VSU Multipurpose Center during Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) division action. 

The Bulldogs (13-13, 7-9 CIAA, 2-7 North) had two players score in double figures, led by Harris, who had 17 points. Irvin added 14 points and Robyn Howard added five points and two steals. BSU forced 18 VSU turnovers and turned those takeaways into 13 points on the other end of the floor. 

How It Happened
BSU kept it close in the first quarter, but entered the second frame down 11-7. Bowie State continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 23-12 halftime deficit.

Following halftime, the Bulldogs kept the Trojans from growing their lead before going on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Irvin, to trim its deficit to 33-27 with 22 seconds to go in the third, a score which remained until the end of the third quarter. BSU played well near the basket, scoring eight of its 15 points in the paint.

Bowie State could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 54-43.

Game Notes
» BSU held the Trojans to only 36.8 percent shooting from the field.
» Harris, Irvin, and Howard combined to account for 84 percent of the Bulldogs points.
» Bowie State played solid perimeter defense, holding VSU to 15 percent from three point land on 13 attempts.
» The Bulldogs defense forced 18 turnovers.
» Harris led the Bulldogs with a game-high 17 points.
» Bowie State got six rebounds from both Myers and Jackson.

Up Next 
Bowie State will travel to Lincoln (PA) on Saturday Feb. 24 for a 2 p.m. tip with the Lions in the Manuel Rivero Gymnasium for its regular season finale before participating in the CIAA Tournament in the CFG Arena in Baltimore, Md., slated for Feb. 26 through Mar. 2.

For the most up-to-date information on Bowie State Athletics and its 13 varsity sports teams, visit bsubulldogs.com. 

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