Women’s Schedule
BOWIE, Md. – Bowie State University women’s basketball head coach Shadae Swan has announced the 2022-23 schedule for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs open the season with a road challenge on Nov. 11-12 before the season concludes with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament on Feb. 20-26.
The schedule features 15 home matchups, including a New Year’s Eve matchup with Chowan, and matchups with four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) members, Kutztown, Shippensburg, Shepherd and California (PA). Of the 10 non-conference contests, Bowie State will square off with four team’s that made it to the NCAA Tournament a season ago.
The Bulldogs will open the season with the PSAC/CIAA Conference Challenge hosted by Shippensburg Nov. 11-12. BSU will take on Kutztown (Nov. 11) and the Raiders on Nov. 12.
The home opener for Bowie State will feature a tilt with Shepherd, a team that finished 25-8 and regional appearance, followed by a road trip to Cal (PA) on Nov. 18.
BSU will host a four-game home stand, starting with the University of the District of Columbia (Nov. 23), Shippensburg (Nov. 27), Goldey-Beacom (Nov. 30) and Wilmington (Dec. 4).
The next three games will be battled tested for the Bulldogs as they hit the road for trips down south against CIAA Southern Division opponents Livingstone (Dec. 15), Johnson C. Smith (Dec. 17) and Winston-Salem State (Dec. 19)
Bowie State will close out the 2022 portion of the schedule with a home game against the Hawks of CU on Dec. 31.
To begin the new year, the Bulldogs and Alderson Broaddus will meet for the first time since 2016 while the next three games will feature a home stand against conference opponents in Saint Augustine’s (Jan. 5), Claflin (Jan. 7) and Fayetteville State (Jan. 9).
BSU will add miles with trips to Lincoln (PA) on Jan. 14 and Elizabeth City State (Jan. 18) for division play before returning home to host Virginia Union on Jan. 21.
After a road trip to Shaw (Jan. 26), Bowie State remain at home for games against Virginia State (Jan. 28), Shaw (Feb. 4) and ECSU (Feb. 9).
Two of the final three regular season contests will be on the road at VUU (Feb. 11), VSU (Feb. 15) before senior day and the home finale against LUPA on Feb. 18.
The CIAA Tournament will take place in Baltimore, Md., at Royal Farms Arena. Ticket details for the 2023 CIAA Tournament will be available on the Bowie State Athletic website soon.
Men’s Schedule
The Bowie State men’s basketball team has released the completed 2022-23 regular schedule that includes hosting a Conference Challenge during the opening week, 14 home games and the Harlem Renaissance Classic as Darrell Brooks – the program’s all-time winningest coach will enter his 12th season at the helm.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference Challenge will be held on the campus of Bowie State this upcoming season featuring Frostburg State, East Stroudsburg of the PSAC and Fayetteville State (CIAA) the weekend of Nov. 11-12. All four games will be played inside A.C. Jordan Arena.
Up next, the Bulldogs will embark on a three-game road slate with trips to nationally ranked Indiana (PA) on Nov. 16 and Bloomfield (Nov. 21). BSU will compete in the second annual Harlem Renaissance Classic in New York on Nov. 19 with the opponent to be determined.
Bowie State return home to face University of the District of Columbia (UDC) on Nov. 23 and Shepherd on Nov. 27 after the Thanksgiving break. On Nov. 28, the Bulldogs will get back on the road for a three game-skid, starting with Shippensburg, Millersville (Nov. 30) and Augusta (Dec. 8).
After a home contest with Wilmington on Dec. 10, the Bulldogs will open conference play with a road slate down south to face Livingstone (Dec. 15), Johnson C. Smith (Dec. 17) and Winston-Salem State (Dec. 19).
Bowie State will close out the 2022 portion of their schedule with a home game against nationally ranked West Liberty on Dec. 31.
BSU begins 2023 with a three-game homestand hosting St. Augustine’s on Jan. 5, Claflin on Jan. 7 and Fayetteville State on Jan. 9 before traveling to Lincoln (PA) and Elizabeth City State for division play on Jan. 14 and Jan. 18.
The end of January will feature a home game against Virginia Union (Jan. 21) and Virginia State (Jan. 28) while the Bulldogs will travel to Shaw on Jan. 26.
The Bulldogs will begin the month of February with a home back-to-back home tilts against Shaw (Feb. 4) and Elizabeth City State (Feb. 9). The final three regular season games include road visits to VUU (Feb. 11) and VSU (Feb. 15).
Senior day and the regular season finale will be on Feb. 18 against the Lions of LUPA.
The 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament will take place on Feb. 20-26 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Md.
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