Feb. 9, 2012

Final Stats

BOWIE, MD-Bowie State University placed four players in double figures and the Lady Bulldogs held on for a 54-52 overtime win over Elizabeth City State University Thursday evening at the A.C. Jordan Arena.

Stephanie Harper collected her tenth double-double of the season tallying game highs of 20 points and 18 rebounds. She was the only Lady Vikings to register double figures on the evening.

Harper outscored the Lady Bulldogs by herself 8-1 in the final two minutes of regulation. Her layup with 11 seconds left tied the game at 46 apiece to force the extra session.

In the overtime the Lady Bulldogs struck first with a layup by Cortney Baynard at the 4:29 mark. ECSU answered back with another score by Harper to tie the game again at 48. The Lady Vikings came up empty on their next two possessions and BSU retook the lead on jumper by Jasmine Jacobs with 1:54 to go.

Jacobs added two free throws to give Bowie State a 52-48 cushion with 24 seconds left until Jasmine Whitehurst hit a jumper with 9 ticks on the clock to pull ECSU within a basket.

With the clock working against them the Lady Vikings were forced to foul Jacobs who again sank both free throws to all but seal the victory. Wykeemia Gray scored a layup as time expired for the final point spread.

Kimberly Jones led Bowie State with 16 points as the Lady Bulldogs improve to 6-14 on the season.

ECSU (12-11, CIAA 6-7) will return to action on Saturday when they play host to Chowan University at the RL Vaughan Center. Game time is scheduled for 5:30pm. Visit www.ecsuvikings.com and follow on Twitter @ECSUVikings.