A little over a month remains in the regular season before everyone packs up for Charlotte, and game results have been shaping out interestingly in CIAA women’s basketball.
Recent games have primarily been in conference play, meaning the results impact the division standings and future game implications. Six women’s basketball games are slated for Saturday, January 12 and each one is conference play with its own unique reason that it is must see T.V (or in this case, live stream.)
Virginia Union (11-1, 3-1) vs Fayetteville State (8-4, 3-1)
Virginia Union is on a three-game win streak after its most recent win over Shaw, while Fayetteville bested Lincoln and has now won five in a row. Both teams are coming off a game with a high-scorer; Shareka McNeill of VUU finished with 34 points and
Union, the defending champs, has the second best northern division record but holds third place due to conference play. Similarly, Fayetteville has the second-best record in the southern division but is ranked fourth due to division play. One of these teams’ win streaks will have to come to an end and someone will leave with a second conference loss. Tip-off is at 2 PM at Capel Arena.
WBB FINAL: #12 @VUUPanthers 75, Shaw 55 – Shareka McNeill – New Career record: 34 Points…Rejoice Spivey becomes the all-time VUU Assist Leader!
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) January 11, 2019
Chowan (8-6, 4-1) vs Winston-Salem State (7-7, 3-1)
Chowan’s loss to Johnson C. Smith ushered in its first conference loss and a two-game skid. Winston-Salem State has now won three straight after defeating Virginia State. Danielle Weldon lead in scoring for CU with 11 points. Amaya Tucker of WSSU tallied up 20 points in their Thursday games, but Brionna Pate comes into this game averaging 14.9 points and 10.25 rebounds.
Chowan holds second place in the northern division while WSSU is third in the southern division. Both Chowan and WSSU only have one conference loss and can not afford to drop a conference game with its respective good, but not great records. Tip-off is at 2 PM at C.E Gaines Center.
WBB FINAL | Chowan falls to JCSU. Hawks unable to get shots to drop late coupled with some unfavorable calls.
— Chowan Athletics (@cuhawks) January 11, 2019
JCSU hands Hawks their first CIAA loss of the season.
Virginia State (6-5, 1-2) vs Livingstone (3-11, 0-4)
Virginia State got knocked down by WSSU on the road and has lost three straight. Livingstone’s woes have been continuous losing eight in a row after its blowout road loss to Elizabeth City State. On Thursday evening, VSU’s Chrisanna Green recorded a
Virginia State is fourth in northern division standings and Livingstone is fifth in the southern division. Livingstone is a solid team and can run up the score, but falls apart in the second half and its record is suffering because of it. Fortunately, the losing streak for one of these teams comes to an end on Saturday. Tip-off is at 2 PM at New Trent Gym.
FINAL WBB@lcbluebears 63@ECSUVikings 87
— Livingstone Athletic (@lcbluebears) January 11, 2019
Up Next the Men's game will tip off.
Lincoln (7-9, 1-4) vs Saint Augustine’s (2-11, 1-5)
Lincoln snapped a two-game win streak in its loss to FSU, while Saint Augustine’s fell to Bowie and has now lost seven in a row. Kwanza Murray put up 17 points in LUPA’s defeat. Murray has been dangerous from beyond the arc as well, cashing 20 of her 33 three-point attempts. Shankia Clark recorded a 13 point, 11 rebound double-double in SAU’s loss on Thursday evening.
Lincoln, while not far from .500, is in
FINAL SCORE: @FSUBroncos 71 @LUL1onsAthletic 58
— Lincoln University Lions Athletics (@LUL1onsAthletic) January 11, 2019
Kwanza Murray has 17 while Dominique Allen adds 10
full recap to follow
Elizabeth City State (11-5, 4-2) vs Johnson C Smith (5-9, 2-2)
Elizabeth City State defeated Livingstone and has won four in a row, while Johnson C. Smith broke a two-game skid in its defeat over Chowan. ECSU’s Naterria Luster recorded a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Imari Montalvo of JCSU put up one of her own with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Elizabeth City State is in fifth place in the North while Johnson C. Smith sits at fourth place in the South. One of these teams will be collecting a third conference loss, which will make division placement
WBB: At the end of the THIRD: @ECSUVikings lead @lcbluebears, 73-42… Luster continues to lead @ECSUVikings with 19 points and 10 rebounds…@CIAAForLife @Onnidan @ESPNStatsInfo @HBCUGameday
— ECSU Athletics (@ECSUVikings) January 10, 2019

Bowie State (13-1, 5-0) vs Shaw (3-10, 0-5)
Bowie State defeated Saint Augustine’s and has won 12 straight, while Shaw fell to Virginia Union and is on a two-game skid. Macy Keen of SU put up 28 points, over half of the team’s final total. BSU’s Kyaja Williams lead in scoring with 16 points.
Bowie State has been impressive thus far this season and is shaking the table of the conference, seemingly taking complete control of the away from Virginia Union’s reign.
BSU sits in first place in the northern division and is unbeaten in conference play. SU, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the southern division and has not won a conference game yet. This is no throwaway game, though; Shaw has a lot to fight for and two of Bowie’s last three games have been decided by less than ten points. Tip-off is at 2 PM at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.
WOMEN'S Bb FINAL … @bowiestatewbb 60 … @SAUFalcons 52 … Bowie State's Kyaja Williams leads all scorers with 16 points which include a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line. Pere Alexander adds 11 points and team-high seven rebounds and Chyna Butler chips in 10 points.
— BSU Athletics (@BSU_Sports_Info) January 11, 2019
All six games will be available to stream through the CIAA Sports Network, or you can see live updates by following HBCU Gameday on Twitter.

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