The Basics

• Score: William & Mary 56, VCU 48
• Records: VCU (3-3), William & Mary (3-2)
• Location: Kaplan Arena – Williamsburg, Va.
• The Short Story: Playing their sixth game in 13 days, the VCU women's basketball battled the William & Mary Tribe, but eventually dropped a 56-48 road decision.  The game featured six ties, four times in the second half. Sophomore Isis Thorpe led the Rams offensively with 12 points, while senior Melanie Royster chipped in a career-high six points and a team-high seven rebounds.

• VCU came out of the gates strong, holding the Tribe without a point for the first 3:32. A 3-pointer from Ashlee Mitchell with 16:16 to play in the first half capped off a 7-2 start to the game for the Rams.
• The Tribe would answer and eventually tie the game at 10-10 halfway through the stanza.
• The two teams would trade buckets over the next six minutes before William & Mary scored the final seven points of the half to take a 29-22 lead into the break.
• Much like the first half, VCU came out firing, scoring the first seven points of the second half and tying the game at 29 on a layup by Royster with 17:39 remaining.
• The teams would trade buckets over the next seven minutes with a layup from Camille Calhoun with 10:34 to play tying the game at 38.
• William & Mary would then answer with an 13-2 run over the next eight minutes that would put the game away and seal the 56-48 victory.

• The Rams were playing their sixth game in 13 days
• VCU has traveled over 1,600 miles in that span
• Royster tied a career-high with six points. She also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
• Thorpe scored in double-figures for the second time in the past three games.

• "William & Mary is a tough team and unfortunately we just didn't do a good job of taking care of the ball. We can't make that many mistakes and expect to win."  - Head Coach Beth O'Boyle
• "We're a young team and we'll need to use this as a good teaching point moving forward. " – Head Coach Beth O'Boyle

• The Rams remain on the road, taking on their second straight former CAA foe with a trip to UNC Wilmington on Tuesday, December 2. Game time in Wilmington is set for 7 p.m.