FORT MILL, S.C. – Senior forward D'Andra Moss (Atlanta, Ga.) (right)registered her second double-double of the season with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead VCU to a 65-51 victory against Winthrop on Tuesday evening at the LifePointe Community Center.

With the win, VCU picks up its second-straight against a Big South opponent in as many games and improves to 5-2 on the season, while Winthrop slips to 4-5.

Senior guard La'Tavia Rorie (Charlotte, N.C.) finished with 13 points and three assists for the Rams and sophomore forward Courtney Hurt (Loganville, Ga.) chipped in 10 points with a game-high five steals off the bench.

Jessica Fansler led Winthrop with a team-high 18 points and three assists.  Katie Fitzgerald added seven points and Mary Hathaway scored six points for the Eagles.

VCU went up 15-7 on a jumper by Moss at the 13:38 mark in the first half before Fansler scored seven-straight points for Winthrop to pull the Eagles within one.  Hurt answered for the Rams on the following possession and scored six of the next eight points to put VCU back on top 23-14 with 7:46 to go before the break.

Winthrop cut the VCU lead to five with 6:30 remaining but it was as close as the Eagles would get the remainder of the half.  The Rams used a 14-2 run to go up 37-20 with 2:36 showing and took a 41-26 lead into the locker room.

VCU scored 17 points off 15 Winthrop turnovers in the opening period, while commanding the boards with 19 second-chance points.

The Rams maintained their lead to start the second half and went up 60-42 on a 3-pointer by Rorie with 6:28 remaining.  Winthrop answered with a 9-2 run to pull within 11 points with 2:06 to go.  However, sophomore Jennifer Lane (Wichita, Kansas) hit 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch and VCU overcame a 14.3% shooting effort in the second half to hold off the Eagles' rally.

The Rams shot a season-best 87.5% (21-of-24) from the charity stripe, including a perfect 10-for-10 effort from Moss.

VCU returns to the court on Saturday, December 19 for an 8 p.m. EST tipoff against UNLV in the first game of the Duel in the Desert Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.