BALTIMORE, Md. – The Career Group, Incorporated has selected Bowie State University sophomore Cassandra Clayborne as an honoree at the 27th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Association Conference.

 Clayborne will receive national recognition, along with other outstanding college students, in front of an audience of over 1,000 STEM professionals and college students at the Student Leadership Awards Dinner – February 8, 2013 at the Washington Marriot Wardman Park Hotel. The BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference will be co-hosted by the Northrop Grumman Cooperation.

 The Damascus (Md.) native was a member of the 2012 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Second Team, maintaining a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA over the 2011-2012 academic year as a Biology major.

 Cassie, as she is affectionately known, led the Lady Bulldogs softball team in Runs Scored (46), Triples (2), Stolen Bases (16) and At Bats (126) and was selected as the CIAA Rookie of the Year as well as being named to the All-CIAA First Team.

 BOWIE, MD – The home debut for Bowie State University did not result in a positive outcome, as the Firebirds flew past the Lady Bulldogs 60-40. The loss, Bowie State’s third in a row, drops the Lady Bulldogs overall record to 2-3.

 The University of the District of Columbia (4-3) soared to a 24-7 lead over the first 11 minutes of play and finished with a 21-6 flourish over the final eight minutes of play.

 UDC's Janelle Junior led all scorers with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field (3-of-7 from behind-the-arc) and 3-of-4 from the foul line. Erika Brent was also a major offensive force with 17 points and eight rebounds. Tajruba Baldwin-Kallore added eight points while Robin Keke pulled down a team-best nine rebounds.

 Bowie State, which shot just 12-of-58 from the field (21-percent) and 3-of-20 from three-point range (15-percent), was led by junior Moriah Goodman (eight points, five rebounds) and sophomore Jasmine McIntosh (six points, 12 rebounds).

 The Firebirds connected on three of their first four three-point field goals of the day as they raced out to a commanding 24-7 lead by the 8:55 mark of the first half. Junior and Baldwin-Kollore led the way with six points apiece during that stretch. But back came Bowie State, as sophomore Bria Robinson scored five points to lead the Bulldogs on a 10-0 run to cut the Firebird lead to seven with just under four minutes left to play in the half. That seven point margin would stick with the District of Columbia heading into halftime with a 28-21 lead.

 In the second half, the Firebird lead hovered between four and nine points for the majority of the second half until UDC blew the game open with a 21-6 outburst over the final 8:26. Clinging to a 39-34 lead after a pair of free-throws by BSU senior Jasmine Jacobs, Robin Keke scored the next three consecutive points followed by a layup by Teara Shaw to quickly up the Firebirds lead to 10 with a little over six minutes left to play. Junior and Brent then combined for 16 points, including the final six points of the afternoon.

 The University of the District of Columbia held a 40-percent to 21-percent field goal shooting advantage and fared much better, 42-percent (5-of-12) to 15-percent (3-of-20) from three-point range. The Firebirds also held a 43-37 rebounding edge and more than doubled-up the Bulldogs in points in the paint, 24-10.

 Bowie State will look to start a new winning streak next Tuesday (December 4), hosting the Lady Pioneers of Glenville State College at 6 pm. Glenville State will enter the contest with a 5-1 overall record and winners of the last three in a row, including a 92-68 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan (12/1).

 HAMPTON, VA – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association released today the 2012 All-CIAA Rookie Team for football with players representing all twelve CIAA institutions. Livingstone College’s Drew Powell (Upper Marlboro, MD) and Bowie State’s Curtis Pumphrey (Forestville, MD) headline this year’s team as Offensive and Defensive Rookie’s of the Year respectively. The team is voted on annually by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association.

 Powell was voted as the CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year after holding down the quarterback position for the Blue Bears this season. Powell completed 197 of 349 pass attempts (56.4%, 2322 yds.) and had connected for 18 touchdowns. He ranks 4th in the CIAA in yardage per game (258) and 5th in the CIAA in passing touchdowns (18).

 The Bulldogs’ Pumphrey led his squad at the cornerback position. Pumphrey has picked six interceptions, topping the chart for the CIAA, and logged 58 tackles (40 solo, 18 assisted) and is also responsible for 12 pass breakups and two tackles for loss of four yards.

 The Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year will be formally recognized at the CIAA Football Championship Luncheon, scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 9 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley hotel, 12:00 noon.

CIAA ALL-ROOKIE OFFENSIVE TEAM

15 Ryan Nolan (CU) WR 5-11 170 Chester, VA SSPE

12 Antonio Huff (ECSU) WR 5-9 150 Washington, DC Accounting

34 Andre Montgomery (FSU) RB 6-0 220 Goldsboro, NC Business Administration

2 Fred Scott (JCSU WR 5-7 145 Stone Mountain, GA Undecided

2 Drew Powell (LC) QB 6-3 235 Upper Marlboro, MD Sports Management

24 Roderick Davenport (SAU) TB 6-1 200 Orangeburg, SC Business Administration

38 Marquise Grizzle (SU) RB 5-7 165 Camden, NC Physical Education

80 Ja'von Smallwood (VSU) WR 6-2 175 Virginia Beach, VA Sports Management

34 Lamont Britt (VSU) RB 5-10 205 Norfolk, VA Health & Physical Recreation

79 Ronnie Ransome (VSU) C 6-1 285 Ettrick, VA Sociology

7 Kenneth Graham (VUU) QB 6-0 173 Fort Lauderdale, FL Accounting

CIAA ALL-ROOKIE DEFENSIVE TEAM

1 Antoine Young (BSU) LB 5-11 225 Capital Heights, MD Communications

7 Curtis Pumphrey (BSU) CB 5-8 155 Forestville, MD Communications

89 Alex Noboa (CU) K/P 5-11 180 Deltona, FL Criminal Justice

37 Brandon Whitaker (CU) S 5-10 185 Ayden, MD Sport Management

48 Marquel Gathers (FSU) LB 5-11 240 Smithfield, NC Undecided

7 Brion Robinson (LUPA) S 5-10 205 Bowie, MD Undecided

24 Jacob Lockley (LUPA) DB 6-1 170 Philadelphia, PA Undecided

31 Kenneth Miller (SAU) CB 5-9 165 Dothan, AL Sport Management

19 Darion Thomas (VSU) FS 6-0 175 Virginia Beach, VA Computer Science

26 Devonte Piggott (VSU) CB 5-10 185 Woodbridge, VA Engineering

21 Matthew Browning (WSSU) DB 5-10 190 Charlotte, NC Exercise Science

2012 CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year 2012 CIAA Defensive Rookie of the Year

Drew Powell - Livingstone College Curtis Pumphrey – Bowie State University