Box Score Playing in front of more than 2,100 fans, Virginia Union University's Brittany Jackson scored 23 points to lead the Lady Panthers to a 71-67 win over Bowie State University on Wednesday, February 8, in Historic Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va.

Jackson scored 11 of her 23 points in the first quarter alone as VUU notched it's 21st win of the season.

The Lady Panthers jumped out to a cushy 16-6 lead by the first media time out of the first quarter and held a 21-16 advantage after the first quarter. Virginia Union shot 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) from the field in the first 10 minutes compared to 6-of-15 (40 percent) for Bowie State.
 
Bowie State rallied to take its first lead of the game at 25-24 at the 4:49 mark of the second quarter following a layup. The Bulldogs closed the first half with a 7-4 run and used that momentum to take a 32-28 lead into halftime.
 
Virginia Union's field goal percentage dropped significantly in the second quarter, dipping to 17.6 percent on 3-of-17 shooting compared to 37.5 percent (6-of-16) for Bowie State.
 
VUU began the third quarter with a 6-0 run to regain the lead at 34-32 at the 8:12 mark. The lead would change hands twice before the Virginia Union was able  to get a little breathing room at 43-37 by the under-five (4:48) media timeout. The Panthers held a 51-44 lead after three quarters of play.
 
Virginia Union extended its lead to double-digits (56-46) by the 7:48 mark via a 5-0 run, capped off by a Lady Walker layup.
 
Bowie State closed the deficit to three (65-62) on a 3-pointer with 2:53 left in the game, but that's as close as the Bulldogs would get as Virginia Union paraded to the free throw line to close out the contest.

VUU's Alexis Johnson scored 16 points while also blocking three shots.

Virginia Union's Jayda Luckie added 15 points while Lady Walker grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds in the win.

The Lady Panthers are now 21-1 on the season and 12-1 in the CIAA.  Bowie State fell to 17-6 overall and 9-4 in CIAA play.

Virginia Union now travels to Lincoln, Pa., to face Lincoln (Pa.) University at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 11.