• Final Score: Bowie State 59, Gannon 46
• Records: Gannon (3-1) | Bowie State (3-1)
• Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center

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• Bowie State used a strong third quarter surge, outscoring the Lady Knights 22-6 en route to a 59-46 victory over Gannon on Saturday afternoon at the Hammermill Center. The Bulldogs went 17-of-27 (63%) from the floor in the decisive third frame while the Lady Knights were just 7-of-24 (29.2%) overall in the third period.

• After two minutes had elapsed into the contest, Gannon scored its first basket on a layup from Lauren Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) at 7:46. Nicole LaCava (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) followed with Gannon's next basket, taking a feed from L. Tewes and drawing a foul on a made layup for a 5-2 lead.
• Sydney Mitchell (Halethorpe, Md./Seton Keough) drained a three at the 4:01 mark in the first quarter to stretch the Gannon lead to 12-4. Each team went through a scoring drought to start the second quarter, with Bowie State breaking the ice on a layup with 6:54 left in the frame.
• Ivana Twumasi (Jane and Finch, Ontario/Central Tech) knocked down a three accounting for the Lady Knights first score of the second quarter with 4:15 showing on the second quarter clock. Holding a 20-15 lead, Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) extended the Gannon advantage with a jumper with 3:08 left in the first half. Obenrader pushed the Gannon lead to 24-20 on a layup with less than one minute left in the opening half.
• Bowie State surged ahead, building a double-digit lead with a 22-6 edge in scoring during the third quarter. The Lady Knights endured a scoreless drought that spanned about four minutes of game action to begin the third frame.
• Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) made a free throw, cutting the Bulldog lead to 36-28 in the third quarter. Bowie State responded with a 7-2 scoring run to close the third quarter for a 43-30 lead.
• Bowie State maintained a double-digit lead throughout much of the fourth quarter, keeping the Lady Knights at bay offensively. Obenrader converted a foul shot to bring Gannon to within nine with 3:55 left, but the Bulldogs quickly jumped ahead by double-digits one again with a fastbreak layup at the 3:10 mark.
   

• Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) was the lone Lady Knight to finish the game in double figures. She notched 10 points and added five rebounds along with two assists.
• Mitchell chipped in nine points while LaCava added eight points.
• The Lady Knights had at least two players finish in double figures in every game entering Saturday's matchup.
• Kyaja Williams (12 points) and Chyna Butler (10 points) powered the Bowie State offense.
• After shooting 45% as a team in the opening half, Gannon cooled down considerably in the second half from the floor, shooting just 29.7% in the third and fourth quarters.
• Gannon had scored at least 80 points in two of its first three games this season.

• Gannon returns to action next week for the Mount McKinley Bank North Star Crossover, hosted by Alaska Fairbanks on November 22-23.
• The Lady Knights open the crossover tournament with the University of Tampa on Thanksgiving night at 7:00 p.m.

WBB: Here's a look at some of the best images from today's matchup with Bowie State!

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— Gannon Athletics (@GUKnights) November 17, 2018