(RICHMOND, VA) The VCU Rams suffered their 1st home loss of the season to the Richmond Spiders 65-58. Sarah Te-Biasu led the Rams with 25 Points, while Grace Townsend led the Spiders with 23 points.
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey layup with 4:04 remaining in the 1st quarter put the Rams up 8-0. Addie Budnik put the Spiders on the scoreboard with 3:48 remaining in the 1st quarter. Timaya Lewis-Eutsey's 3-pointer gave the Rams their largest lead (12) as they led 17-5 (1:24 remaining in the 1st quarter). Rams ended the 1st quarter leading 19-7. The Spiders started the 2nd quarter on a 7-0 run as they reduced the Rams lead to 5 (19-14, 6:39 remaining in the 2nd quarter). Sarah Te-Biasu’s 3-pointer put the Rams up 27-21 at halftime.
The 3rd quarter saw the Rams maintaining their lead. Maggie Doogan's 3-pointer with 2:04 in the 3rd quarter decreased the Rams lead to 2 (35-33). Sara Te-Biasu’s off-the-glass layup with 3.4 seconds left put the Rams up 41-35 to end the 3rd quarter. Grace Townsend hit 2/2 free throws to put the Spiders up 45-44 (8:10 remaining in the 4th quarter). The Rams took their final lead of the game as Jennifer Ezeh scored on a spinning layup (51-50, 5:05 remaining in the 4th quarter). In the final 3 minutes of the game, the Spiders connected on all 8 free-throw attempts as the Spiders went on to win 65-58.
The Rams (21-4,10-3 A10) will head on the road as they face Umass on Saturday, February 17th. The tip-off is scheduled for 1 PM.
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After tonight's game, we spoke with Richmond Head Coach Aaron Roussell, VCU Head Coach Beth O’Boyle, and Sarah Te-Biasu.
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