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PRICE'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE POWERS LADY VIKINGS PAST LADY BULLDOGS 80-69
Jan. 30, 2007
BOWIE, MD- Elizabeth City State University senior guard Deanna Price notched her fourth career triple-double, helping to propel the Lady Vikings past Bowie State University 80-69 Tuesday evening at the A.C. Jordan Arena. Price finished the game with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists en route to beating the Lady Bulldogs to remain undefeated (5-0) in the CIAA Eastern Division. Celeste Trahan led all scorers with 26 points and 8 rebounds while Tanika Hudgins and Joyce Freeman each added 13 points. After training by six early in the contest, the Lady Vikings got a spark from the bench contribution of Joyce Freeman. She dialed and connected from long range on consecutive possessions to tie the game at 14. A few minutes later, ECSU would gain its first lead of the evening with a go ahead 3-pointer from Tanika Hudgins at the 6:07 mark. Hudgins was finished as she would hit from downtown twice more before the intermission and the last one would give the Lady Vikings an 8-point edge with 2:05 to go. ECSU carried a 33-28 lead at the break. As the points in the paint were knotted at 12 in the first half, the Lady Vikings would control the post 20-12 in the second stanza for a plus 12 advantage. As ECSU was paced Price's all-around play and Trahan's 20 second half points, Bowie State got balanced contributions from Allyson Swailes and Crystal Johnson. Swailes finished the night with 22 points and a game high 16 rebounds while Johnson contributed 17 points and 6 assists. Bowie State slips to 12-6 overall, 8-4 in CIAA and 2-3 in the Division. ECSU (14-5, CIAA 11-1) will return to action on Thursday, February 1, 2007 as they will play host to Fayetteville State University. Game time is slated for a 5:30 tip-off at the R.L. Vaughan Center. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com. |
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