Virginia State held Bowie State to 27% shooting from the field in an upset victory for the Trojans 67-57, on Saturday Feb. 18 in Bowie, MD. Both Kenny Mitchell (junior/ Stone Mountain, GA) and Ibn Rassoull (senior/ East Orange, NJ) led the Trojans each scoring 19 points as the Trojans shot 48% from the field.

The Bulldogs jumped out the gates early on offense with a 13-4 lead. At the 14:34 mark in the first half, the Trojans finally found the basket on a consistent basis. Several Trojans added points, switching the momentum to favor Virginia State. The Trojans went on to shoot 55% from the field in the first half, making 11 of 20 shots from the field. VSU's Shawn Porter (freshman/ Chesapeake, VA) sparked an 8-2 run with 2:48 left to play in the half drawing the Trojans to within 4 points. The Trojans played well defensively holding the Bulldogs to a mere 29% shooting from the field in the first half.

The Trojans Ibn Rassoull scored 13 points in the second half to pace the Trojans scoring. At the 15:17 mark in the second half forward Kenny Mitchell made a tough lay-up in the paint tying the game for the first time (35-35).

After a technical foul called on BSU's Hyman the Trojans went ahead by four points as VSU's Mike Bynum (junior/ Norfolk, VA) and Daniel Awosanya (junior/ London, England) both made clutch free-throws down the stretch putting the Trojans ahead in the game. The Bulldogs tried to extend the game by fouling but the Trojans were able to make their free throws at the end of the game. The Trojans defeated the 19th ranked Bulldogs of Bowie State 67-57 giving them their first road win of the season.

Leading the way for the Trojans was forward Kenny Mitchell with 19 points and 7 rebounds and Ibn Rassoull added 19 points. Also producing was Mike Bynum with 2 of 3 from three-point range with 14 points, 4 dimes, and 4 rebounds.

The Trojans are on a four game winning streak their longest of the season. They will return to action at home in Daniel Gymnasium for senior night on Monday, Feb.20.