Shakarri Mack
Gene Breland, Orangeburg, SC
62
Winner Bowie State BSU-W 14-1, 4-1 CIAA
47
Claflin CLAFWBB 0-14, 0-7 CIAA
Winner
Bowie State BSU-W
14-1, 4-1 CIAA
62
Final
47
Claflin CLAFWBB
0-14, 0-7 CIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bowie State BSU-W 11 17 18 16 62
Claflin CLAFWBB 18 10 10 9 47

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bowie State Holds Off Claflin in CIAA Women’s Basketball Action

Orangeburg, S.C. – Bowie State University held off a fighting Claflin University Lady Panthers team for a 62-47 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) win at the Jonas T. Kennedy Health and Wellness Complex (Tullis Arena). Saturday (Jan. 11).
 
The hard-fought loss dropped Claflin to 0-14 on the season and 0-7 in the CIAA, while Bowie State, which is ranked ninth in the D2SIDA Weekly National Poll and shares the top spot in the D2SIDA Atlantic Regional Poll with Virginia Union University, improved to 14-1 and 4-1.
 
Shakarri Mack came off the bench to lead the Lady Panthers in scoring with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 at the charity stripe. She also led the team in rebounding with six. Dionna Long was the only other player in double-figures for Claflin with 12 points.
 
Kyaja Williams, who eclipsed the 1,000th career-point mark, led Bowie State with a double-double of 25 points and 13 points followed by Chyna Butler at 19 points.
 
Claflin held its own against Bowie State in the first half, but a 6-0 run by the Bulldogs to start the third quarter put the visitors on top for good.  The six unanswered points provided Bowie State with a 34-28 lead with 6:42 on the clock.
 
The Lady Panthers couldn't get no closer than five points in the quarter at 41-36 which came at the two-minute mark. Bowie State finished the quarter with a 46-38 lead.
 
In the fourth quarter, Autheria Dantzler, who had seven points in the game, pulled Claflin within 46-40 with 7:41 left on a basket. Bowie State closed the game with a 16-7 run for the 62-47 win.
 
In the first quarter, the Lady Panthers played like an upset minded team for the second straight game, jumping out to an early lead. Claflin raced out to a four-point lead twice, the last at 10-6 at the 4:47 mark, before going on an 8-2 run. The run increased the Lady Panthers lead to 10,18-8, with 1:47 left in the quarter.
 
Bowie State scored he last three points of the quarter, but still trailed at 18-11.
 
The Lady Panthers shot 53.3-percent (8-of-15) from the floor while Bowie State managed only 20.0-percent (3-for-15) in the opening quarter.
 
The second quarter saw the scoring reverse as Bowie State outscored Claflin 17-10, pulling even at 28-28 heading into intermission.
 
Bowie State scored 11 of the last 15 points of the quarter to wipe away a 23-17 Claflin lead over the last 4:09.
 
For the game, Claflin shot 35.4-percent (17-for-48) from the field and 12-of-22 from the free throw line.
Bowie State shot little better from the field at 41.2-percent (21-for-51) and in free throws at 20-of-32.
 
Claflin's Dashia Jackson had the only three-pointer in the game as the Lady Panthers were 1-for7 and Bowie State was unsuccessful in six attempts.
 
The Lady Panthers will return to the hardwood on Wednesday (Jan. 15) at Johnson C. Smith University for CIAA Southern Division contest.
 
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