Lady Bulldogs Lose to Lady Eagles

BOWIE, MD---The Bowie State University Lady Bulldogs could not contain the outside shooting of the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central University and fell in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association contest.

Led by Tiona Beatty, who sank three from behind the arc and led all scorers with 25 points, the Lady Eagles (2-9, 1-3 CIAA) hit 9-of-18 three-point attempts and shot 52 percent from the field for the night.

The Lady Eagles shooting would be the difference as the Lady Bulldogs were virtually identical in every other statistical category, forcing 21 turnovers while turning it over just 12 times. Tiffany Foster and Nicole Davis would score 17 and 10 points, respectively, for the Lady Eagles.

The loss halted the Bulldogs (5-6, 3-3) modest two-game winning streak.

The Bulldogs trailed by a point with just over seven minutes to play in the first half when the Lady Eagles went on a 14-2 run to take a 34-20 lead into the half.

The Eagles lead would grow to as much as 20 in the second half, but after an Allyson Hardy steal and layup, the Bulldogs were in spitting distance at 70-61 with four minutes to play. A missed shot and turnover led to points from Davis and Beatty, stretching the lead back to 13, and while the Bulldogs would get within nine points once more, just 29 seconds remained in the contest.

Coming off her CIAA Player of the Week award, point guard Allyson Hardy continued her strong play with 22 points and five assists. Leketia Berry would chip in to the tune of 19 points and nine rebounds.

The Bulldogs will next host Fayetteville State University at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night.