MURFREESBORO – The Chowan Men's and Women's Basketball squads will continue their home stand tonight as they host Bowie State University in pivotal CIAA North matchups. The women will tip-off at 5:30pm, with the men to follow at 7:30pm in the Helms Center. The Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State come to town tied for first place in the CIAA North with the Hawks at 5-1. The winner of tonight's game will hold sole possession of first place as the conference race winds down. Chowan is coming off their first division loss of the season, a 71-62 loss to Virginia State University. 

 

Sophomore Talaya Lynch has been playing well of late, and scored a game high 17 points in the loss. Lynch is tied for second in the conference in three point field goals made per game with 1.9. Two-time CIAA Player of the Week Ransheda Jennings currently sits second in the CIAA averaging 16.6 points per contest and first in steals per game (2.8).  Senior Najah Harris is third in the CIAA in free throw percentage, knocking down a stellar 80.3% from the line.

 

The Chowan men enter tonight's contest on a two game win streak, and have moved up to a tie for fourth place in the CIAA North. They will have their hands full tonight as Bowie State enters with a 17-3 overall record, and are 11-1 in the CIAA. The Bulldogs are currently ranked #2 in the Atlantic Region. Senior Charles Rhodes is averaging 11.3 points per game, and has 996 career points. He needs four points to break the 1,000 mark for his career and move into eighth place on the all-time Chowan scoring list. 

 

Sophomore Deandre Tyree has been a force in recent games, namely on the defensive end. He is averaging 7.1 rebounds per contest, good for seventh place in the CIAA. Tyree also sits in fifth place in blocks, averaging 1.1 a game. On the year, Senior Travis Williams has hit 37 of 43 free throw attempts (86.0%), which leads the CIAA.