2025 Food Lion CIAA men's and women basketball tournament day 1 summary

Baltimore, Md. – The long maintained arrival of the 2025 Food Lion Ciaa men & women basketball tournaments was finally over when six games took place to start the first day. The day started with four women -matchups to start with the 50th anniversary of the women's basketball tournament, followed by two men's competitions. Of the six day one matchups, only a lower seed defeated their higher counterpart, with 5n Lincoln 4S Shaw.

(Women) Bluefield State Def. Johnson C. Smith, 74-59
The Bluefield State Big Blue (11-18) opened the women's basketball championship tournament of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) 2025 with an impressive 74-59 victory against Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (7: 19) on Tuesday morning an impressive 74-59 victory. Although Johnson C. Smith made brave efforts in the game, the great blue defense proved to be too much to overcome it. With the victory, Bluefield State will advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament, where you will complete the 2024-25 season with a 7:19 season tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Johnson C. Smith.

(Women) Claflin def. Elizabeth City State, 50-39
In the first round of the CIAA woman tournament, Claflin secured a 50:39 victory over the state of Elizabeth City in a defense fight at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Claflin stated the tone early, exceeded the ECSU in the first quarter with 12: 6 and extended her lead to 33-17 at half-time. Despite the stronger efforts by the ECSU in the second half, Claflin's defense stated to maintain her leadership. Claflin gets into the quarter -finals at 12 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, to put Virginia Union.

(Women) Lincoln (pa) def. Shaw, 54-49
Lincoln University (PA) and Shaw University fought in the CIAA tournament in a strictly competitive matchup in the first round, with the Lions achieving a 54-49 victory in the CFG Bank Arena on Tuesday afternoon. Shaw put a late pressure and lowered the deficit in the last minute to three points, but Lincoln used the free -wing line to record the victory. The Lions will compete against Virginia State University in the quarter -finals on Wednesday, February 26, as the tournament campaign in Baltimore will continue.

(Women) Bowie State Def. Winston-Salem State, 64-54
Despite a hot start from the Rams, in which they open the game in a 23: 3 run, Bowie State fought back into play and finally won the game 64: 54. Wednesday, February 27th at 6:00 p.m. against Livingstone

(Men) Bowie State Def. Livingstone, 68-64
The Bulldogs and the Men's Men's squads met in the opening round of the tournament for the third time in the last six seasons, with Bowie State Livingstone removed from the tournament for a second season with 68-64. The Blue Bears were up to 18 years old in the first half, but took the lead in the second half, but the difficult Bulldogs squad returned the lead and held back Livingstone in Schach to do. The next round of the tournament.

(Men) Virginia Union Def. Shaw, 71-45
Virginia Union accepted Shaw to complete the first day of the tournament, and dominated from start to finish and held the bears at only one point in the first eight minutes of the game. Shaw fought back hard, but could not overcome the deficit because they would fall on the Panthers 71-45. The Virginia Union meets Fayetteeville State tomorrow evening to complete the second day of the tournament.