ROBERTSON / BSU RE-UNITE: Bowie State Athletic Director Derek Carter officially announced the hiring of former BSU assistant Douglas (Doug) J. Robertson, Jr. as the new head coach of the Lady Bulldogs basketball program at a press conference last week. Robertson has spent the last five seasons (2000-2005) as the number one assistant to former BSU head coach Ed Davis at Division I Delaware State. There he helped guide Delaware State to an 82-64 overall record and assisted in leading the Lady Hornets to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship game appearances. During his Bowie State tenure, Robertson was instrumental in the team's success, as the Lady Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 100-18, earned three consecutive Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships and four berths into the NCAA Division II Tournament. "This journey has taken about 19 years in terms of my basketball career and my involvement in basketball," said Robertson. "I'm excited about the opportunity to be back at my alma mater and back with all the familiar faces that I remember during my first tenure here. My passion for the institution and our women's basketball program is enormous." Robertson, a native of Baltimore, earned a bachelor's from Bowie State in 1995 and is currently pursuing a master's of public administration. He was a member of the Bowie State Bulldogs men's basketball team for one season.

WATTEN LEAVING B-CC: After establishing Bethune-Cookman as a budding national power in softball in just over eight years at the helm, head coach Lauren Watten has decided to pursue other opportunities."I have enjoyed a great career here at Bethune-Cookman, and I've loved every bit of it," stated a saddened Watten. "I especially love the lives I've touched, and the impact I've had on this program. This [program] is my baby, and it's hard to walk away." Watten led the Lady 'Cats to five consecutive MEAC Championships (2000, '01, '02, '03 and '04), as well as six NCAA Regional appearances beginning in 2000 and led Bethune-Cookman to it's first-ever NCAA Super Regional appearance this past season "Laura's leadership in coaching and recruiting were a solid foundation upon which the program was built and her successor will have tremendous shoes to fill," said B-CC Athletic Director Lynn Thompson.

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