(Richmond, VA) VCU Women’s Head Coach Beth O’Boyle became the winningest coach in VCU History on Wednesday as she got her 186th win as the VCU Rams defeated the Saint Joesph’s Hawks 59-48. The Hawks came into this matchup as the top team in the A-10 as they were undefeated on the road with a 13-1 A-10 record. Sarah Te-Biasu led the Rams with 16 points while Laura Ziegler led the Hawks with 13.
Mary-Anna Asare’s jumper and Timaya Lewis-Eutsey’s driving layup put the Rams up 4-0 with 8:42 remaining in the 1st quarter. The Hawks countered with a 6-0 run to take a 2-point lead with 4:34 remaining in the 1st quarter. Samantha Robinson’s jumper tied the game (6-6 with 3:25 remaining). Chole Welch hit 2 consecutive 3-pointers to give the Hawks a 6-point lead (12-6, 2:14 remaining). The Hawks maintained their 6-point lead until Mary-Anna Asare’s 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining to cut the Hawks lead to 3. Saint Joesph’s led 15-12 at the end of the 1st Quarter.
Julia Nystrom scored with 8:30 remaining in the 2nd quarter to give the Hawks a 17-12 lead. Sara Te-Biasu layup cut the Hawks lead to 1 (22-21, 6:04 remaining). Laura Ziegler 3 3-pointer capped a 10-0 run for the Hawks as they led 32-21 with 1:35 remaining in the 2nd quarter. The Rams went scoreless for over 4 minutes until Jennifer Ezeh's layup with 56 seconds cut the Hawks lead to 9 (32-23). Chole Welch's buzzer-beating jumper capped a 14-2 run for the Hawks as they led 36-23 at halftime.
Tayla Brugler’s layup with 8:56 remaining in the 3rd quarter was the only field goal made by the Hawks in the 3rd quarter as they led 38-25. Jennifer Ezeh connected on 2 free throws to cap a 13-0 lead to tie the game 38 with 3:23 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Gabby Casey hit two free throws to put the Hawks up 40-38. Mary-Anna Asare’s layup and two free throws by Sara Te-Biasu put the Rams up 42-40 at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Hawks went 1/16 from the field in the 3rd quarter and shot 6.3 % from the field in the 3rd quarter.
Laura Ziegler's layup tied the game at 42 to start the 4th quarter. Sara Te-Biasu scored on 2 consecutive field goals to put the Rams up 46-42. Laura Ziegler's layup with 3:40 remaining in the 4th cut the Rams lead to 2 (50-48). The Rams closed the game on a 9-0 run as they won 59-48. The Rams (23-4, 12-3 A-10) will hit the road as they face La Salle on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm.
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At The Podium
After tonight's win, we spoke with Beth O'Boyle , Mykel Parham & Sara Te-Biasu.
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