DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chastity René Taylor's 20 points led five B-CU players in double figures as the Lady Wildcats downed Florida A&M, 76-62, on Senior Day in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Wildcats (10-16 overall, 7-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) gave Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis her first conference victory in the Ocean Center, and just the second overall. B-CU had lost its last eight games in the building.

Kayla Crawford had a career-high 15 rebounds as B-CU posted a season-high 53 boards as a team.

Taylor Houston scored 14 with nine rebounds, Kailyn Williams double-doubled with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Kendra Cooper and Jasmine Evans added 12 each. Evans also hit the glass hard, registering eight rebounds.

B-CU never trailed after a Houston three-pointer capped off a 7-0 run that gave the Lady Wildcats a 17-11 lead with 10:18 remaining in the first half.

The biggest B-CU lead in the first half came on a Houston lay-up with 5:50 remaining that made it before the Rattlers cut the halftime deficit to 35-26.

Taylor got to the line in the second half, making seven of nine attempts as B-CU gradually pulled away.

FAMU got as close as 38-32 before the Lady Wildcats controlled the next eight minutes and led 60-37 on two Williams free throws with 10:44 left. FAMU closed to 70-57 in the final two minutes, but B-CU kept them at bay.

Jasmine Grice had a game-high 27 for Florida A&M, now 14-13 and 8-6 in MEAC play.

It was the final home game for B-CU, which has won two straight and four of its last five. After a significant drought in the lopsided series, the Lady Wildcats have now won two of the last three against the Lady Rattlers.

During the pregame, the Lady Wildcats honored four outgoing seniors making their last appearance in Daytona Beach: Kayla Crawford, Jasmine Evans, Kiara Redmon and Chastity René Taylor.

The Lady Wildcats face Morgan State next Saturday (March 1) in Baltimore, Md. The Lady Bears (3-22, 1-11 MEAC) shocked rival Coppin State with a 66-61 victory on Wednesday (Feb. 19).

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NOTES: B-CU moved up to seventh in the MEAC; Norfolk State and Howard, both 6-6, meet Monday night to move a half-game ahead into sixth...This was Taylor's ninth 20-point game of the season and 13th at B-CU...Williams posted her fourth double-double; it was also the first time she's reached double-figure scoring in consecutive games...Houston also had a career-high rebounding game with nine...Evans' 12 points matched her season high...The Lady Wildcats have now beaten FAMU in consecutive games.

-B-CUathletics.com-