New Orleans - Dillard University’s Athletic Department will host its Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night at its final home basketball game on The Battlefield, in Dent Hall, Saturday, February 19 versus Tougaloo College.
It will also be Senior Night for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The men’s basketball team will acknowledge Senior’s Lance Bell, Briant Jones and Kenyon Harper. The women’s basketball team will acknowledge Senior Jasmine Archie. Senior’s Leon Drabo from Men’s Track and Field and Kristi Coleman from the DU Dance Team will also be acknowledged.
The Bleu Devil Athletic Department encourages all students, faculty and staff to attend the game wearing pink in support of the cause.
There will be a “DU Pink Contest”, which will recognize the student organization who wears the most creative pink attire. Participants in the “DU Pink Contest” will be judged at halftime of the men’s game.
The Lady Bleu Devils game will start at 5:00p.m. and the Bleu Devil Men’s game will follow at 7:00p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Dillard Bleu Devils Can't Overcome Slow Start, Lose to Loyola 88-75
Wed, Feb 9, 2011 - [Men's Basketball]
New Orleans, LA-The Dillard Bleu Devils battled to stay close with Loyola all night, but they were unable to overcome the hot shooting by the Wolfpack and lost 88-75.
Loyola (12-9) jumped out to an early 15-5 lead, using their size advantage against the Bleu Devils' quickness. Myron McGowan had 7 points in the first half points for the Bleu Devils. Jermille Fluker and Lance Theard contributed 5 points apiece for Dillard, who trailed 47-27 at halftime.
The Bleu Devils found their shooting touch in the second half, outscoring the Wolfpack 48-41, but the lead was just too much for them to overcome. The Bleu Devils finished the game with four players in double figures, led by Myron McGowan with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jermille Fluker had 13 points and 3 assist for the Bleu Devils (6-13, 1-3). Briant Jones came off the bench and contributed 12 points and 4 rebounds. Loyola was led by Ryan Brock with 33 points and 8 rebounds.
The Bleu Devils will now focus their attention back towards conference play on Saturday, February 12th versus another inner-city rival, University of Southern at New Orleans at 7:00 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Jazzmin Smith Voted GCAC Conference Player of the Week
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:21 PM - [Women's Basketball]
Dillard University Athletics is proud to recognize that Lady Bleu Devil Jazzmin Smith was voted GCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week ending February 13, 2011. Smith, a 5-11 sophomore from Lake Charles, LA was recognized for her outstanding performances versus Loyola University and Southern University at New Orleans last week. The Lady Bleu Devils team finished last week with a record of 1-1.
In a 75-72 loss to Loyola University, Jazzmin Smith had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, 2 steals and shot 7-10 from the free-throw line.
In a 73-69 upset victory over Southern-University at New Orleans, Smith tallied a double-double, 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assist.
For the week, Jazzmin Smith averaged 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game. She also shot 73% from the field.
Lady Bleu Devils lose to Talladega College 60-49
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:13 AM - [Women's Basketball]
Talladega, AL-The Dillard Lady Bleu Devils were unable to find their shooting rhythm in the second half and lost to the Talladega Lady Tornadoes 60-49. The game was a defensive struggle between the two teams from the beginning. The Lady Tornadoes jumped out to a 10-0 lead on the Lady Bleu Devils. The Lady Bleu Devils (11-15, 2-3) stormed backed with a 14-2 run to take a 14-12 lead late in the first half. The Lady Bleu Devils' defense forced 14 turnovers and held the Lady Tornadoes scoreless for over eight minutes in the first half. The Lady Bleu Devils led the Lady Tornadoes 25-21 at halftime. Ariel Mitchell led the Lady Bleu Devils with 10 points in the first half.
The Lady Bleu Devils struggled to score in the second half. There were four different lead changes and three ties in the second half. Talladega (9-16) took a 40-39 lead with 8:39 remaining in the game and the Lady Bleu Devils were unable to get any closer. Ariel Mitchell finished with a game-high 17 points, including 2-for-3 from three-point range. Ebony Richardson had 17 points for the Lady Tornadoes.
The Lady Bleu Devils will come back home for an important conference match-up on Saturday, February 15 against the Tougaloo Lady Bulldogs at 5:00p.m.
The Lady Bleu Devils can even their conference record at 3-3. It will be the final home game of the season for the Lady Bleu Devils. It will also be Breast Cancer Awareness Night and Senior Night for the Lady Bleu Devils.
Jazzmin Smith leads Lady Bleu Devils to Victory over SUNO Lady Knights
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 - [Women's Basketball]
New Orleans, LA-Jazzmin Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Dillard Lady Bleu Devils upset the SUNO Lady Knights 73-69 at the Castle. The Lady Bleu Devils dealt the Lady Knights only their second loss of the season. In what was by far the Lady Bleu Devils (11-14, 2-3) most impressive victory this season, they held SUNO (18-2, 3-2) down the entire game, using a combination of an effective offense and a pesky defense to defeat the Lady Knights.
The Lady Bleu Devils shot a 62 percent from the field in the first half, en route to a 35-30 halftime lead. The Lady Bleu Devils' pressure defense forced the Lady Knights to take a lot of tough shots in the first half and shoot only 44 percent from the field. Six Lady Bleu Devils' players scored in the first half. Jazzmin Smith had 11 first half points and 5 rebounds. Ariel Mitchell contributed 6 points and 3 rebounds. Priscella Booker had an outstanding all around first half with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assist and 2 blocked shots.
The Lady Bleu Devils clamped down on defense in even more in the second half, forcing the Lady Knights to only shoot 39% from the field. The Lady Bleu Devils maintained the lead throughout the second half and were able to seal the upset victory with clutch free throws in the end. Jazzmin Smith's double-double led the Lady Bleu Devils. Priscilla Booker finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assist and 3 blocked shots. Ariel Mitchell and Jasmine Bradley had 10 points apiece for the Lady Bleu Devils.
The Lady Bleu Devils will now travel to Alabama on Tuesday, February 15 to take on the Talladega Lady Tornadoes. Tip-off is at 5:00 p.m.
Lady Bleu Devils squander lead late, lose in overtime to Loyola
Wed, Feb 9, 2011 - [Women's Basketball]
New Orleans, LA-Ariel Mitchell had an outstanding performance of 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, but it was not enough as the Lady Bleu Devils lost a tough game to the Loyola Wolfpack 75-72 in overtime.
The Lady Bleu Devils (10-14, 1-3) led the entire first half, using a suffocating defense and excellent outside shooting to take a commanding 36-22 lead at halftime. The Lady Bleu Devils' pressure defense forced the Lady Wolfpack to shoot 30 percent from the field and commit 17 first half turnovers. Offensively, Ariel Mitchell led the way for the Bleu Devils with 15 points. Jazzmin Smith had 6 points in the first half and Jasmine Bradley grabbed 5 rebounds for the Lady Bleu Devils. The Lady Bleu Devils' bench also contributed 25 first half points.
In the second half, the Lady Wolfpack (14-9) capitalized off the Lady Bleu Devils' 14 turnovers and 17 fouls to get back in the game. The Lady Bleu Devils had a chance to win the game in regulation, but a three-point attempt by Ariel Mitchell bounced off the back of the rim. The Lady Wolfpack outscored the Lady Bleu Devils 9-6 in overtime to win the game.
Jazzmin Smith finished with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the Bleu Devils. Jasmine Bradley chipped in with 7 points and 12 rebounds. Kevia Council led the Lady Wolfpack with 43 points and 14 rebounds.
The Lady Bleu Devils look to recapture their winning ways on Saturday, February 12th with another important conference game against Southern University at New Orleans at 5:00 p.m
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