It’s time for the Lady Wildcats to put on their dancing shoes for the first time. Bethune-Cookman took down Norfolk 57-45 in the MEAC women’s Championship on Saturday. The victory is the first conference championship in 25 years for BCU and ushered an inaugural NCAA Tournament bid.
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In the first quarter, BCU started slightly in the hole and trailed NSU 4-0 with 6:38 left. A quick BCU run tied the game at 6, but NSU responded to take a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Wildcats trailed throughout the second quarter with NSU going up by as many as nine points. A clutch three at the buzzer from Angel Golden cut the trail and sent BCU into halftime trailing 23-17.
The Lady Wildcats seemed to know what was at stake after the half. A 14-3 run capped by two free throws from Golden gave BCU a 31-28 lead with 3:52 left in the third. NSU tied the game at 33 with under a minute left, but BCU went into the fourth up 36-33. The Lady Wildcats did not relinquish their lead throughout the rest of regulation. A 12-3 run in just over the first three minutes gave BCU a 12-point lead, it’s largest of the night. NSU slightly cut the trail to nine, but BCU pushed it back up to double digits with the 57-45 win.
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Golden led BCU in scoring with 18 points, followed by 12 points from Amaya Scott. Chasimmie Brown racked up 16 rebounds, all defensive.
The Lady Wildcats are now 21-10 overall and will receive their bracket placement on Monday, 7 PM on ESPN via the Selection Show.
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GOD BLESS THE WILDCATS. I AM A GRADUATE OF BETHUNE- COOKMAN AND AM SO PROUD OF THE UNIVERSITY AND TEAM. HALLELUJAH !!!