BLUEFIELD - The Bluefield State women's basketball team dropped to Johnson C. Smith in Ned E. Shott Tuesday night, 63-58.

After a JCSU missed bucket and a rebound by London Coleman Dani Janutolo drained a three to tie it up 7-7, at the 5:42 mark of the first quarter. 

The Big Blue finished the quarter ahead, 16-14.

The second quarter belonged to the Big Blue. They outscored the Big Blue 16-14 and went into the locker room with a four-point lead at 32-28.

The start of the second half brought a battle between leads. 

But the Golden Bulls took the lead and ended the quarter at 46-44.

The women refused to give up, tying it back up early in the fourth quarter, 50-50 at the 5:15 mark. 

They fought the Golden Bulls neck-and-neck through the final five minutes but got outscored 17-14 in the fourth quarter.

Ashlie Louden led the Big Blue with 16 points on 6-14 shooting. She added three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes.

Derricka Bramwell came off the bench to score ten points. She also grabbed ten rebounds, recording her first double-double of the season in 20 minutes.

Azariah Binford played almost the entire game, scoring eight points. She also collected six assists.  

Alexus Tucker also scored ten points in 33 minutes. She was 2-7 from the three-point line.

Katrina Davis added six rebounds and seven points in 32 minutes.  

Overall, the team shot 20-50 for 40%.

They were 10-29 for 34.5% from the three-point line.

And 8-10 for 80% from the free-throw line.

Next Up: The Big Blue host St. Augustine's. Saturday, Nov. 27. Tipoff at 2:00 P.M.