Score: VCU 52, St. Bonaventure 47
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 16-7 (5-5 A-10), St. Bonaventure 19-4 (8-2)

The Short Story: VCU women's hoops upset the Atlantic 10 two seed St. Bonaventure 52-47 at home on Wednesday night. With the win, the Rams are back to .500 in the A-10 and have now held an opponent below 50 points in 11 games this season.

OPENING TIP

• Adaeze Alaeze and Isis Thorpe led paced the Rams with 12 and 11 points respectively.
• Jessica Ogunnorin and Keira Robinson just missed double-doubles. Each put up nine points with Ogunnorin grabbing a team-high 11 boards and Robinson reeling in eight.
• Ashley Pegram and Chadarryl Clay chipped in four points each. Clay dished out two assists, while Pegram swatted a block and swiped a steal.

 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing four points at halftime, the Rams were able to limit the Bonnies to just eight points in the third quarter to take a one-point lead.
• VCU pulled ahead early in the fourth, but the Bonnies managed to tie the game twice in the first four minutes of the quarter. 
• Just under five minutes left in the game, Alaeze drove for a layup and a two-point advantage.
• Alaeze followed with a jumper and Ogunnorin answered with one of her own to build a six-point lead with less than two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the game.
• The Bonnies made it interesting, pulling within three late, but the Rams refused to relent, sealing the victory at the foul line.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Rams caused 15 turnovers to continue their season-streak of forcing double-digit turnovers. The Black and Gold lead the A10 in turnovers forced and turnover margin.
• VCU came away with five steals, scoring 10 of their points off of Bonaventure mistakes.
• The Rams outrebounded their opponent 39 to 35 and outscored the Bonnies on second chance efforts nine to two.
• VCU scored 16 of their points in the paint and the bench chipped in seven points.

WHAT'S NEXT
VCU will travel to La Salle for an A-10 matchup on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.