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Taya Robinson dribbles past a Dayton defender
62
VCU VCU 9-9,7-4 Atlantic 10
67
Winner Dayton UD 12-1,11-0 Atlantic 10
VCU VCU
9-9,7-4 Atlantic 10
62
Final
67
Dayton UD
12-1,11-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VCU VCU 22 11 14 15 62
Dayton UD 15 20 20 12 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RAMS LOSE HEARTBREAKER AT DAYTON, 67-62

Score: Dayton 67, VCU 62
Location: Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)
Record: VCU 9-9 (7-4 A-10), Dayton 12-1 (11-0)
 
THE SHORT STORY: A furious fourth quarter rally got VCU within 62-60 with 2:47 remaining after a 10-0 run. The Rams hung close and had a chance to tie the game trailing 65-62 with 22 seconds remaining but Taya Robinson's 3-pointer just missed.
  
QUICK FACTS
  • Taya Robinson scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting while adding a team-high eight rebounds
  • Janika Griffith-Wallace added 12 points and five rebounds
  • Tera Reed had 10 points, four assists and two rebounds
  • VCU shot 36.4 percent for the game while Dayton shot 43.1 percent. The Flyers shot 7-of-15 from 3-point range while the Rams were just 8-of-22.
  • VCU had a 14-7 edge in points off turnovers but the Flyers led 10-6 in second chance points and 28-12 in points in the paint
  • Dayton was led by Erin Whalen who had 21 points and went 5-of-9 from 3-point range
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • VCU and Dayton were tied 11-11 with 5:41 left in the first quarter but a Taya Robinson jumpstarted an 11-4 run on a midrange jumper that gave the Rams a 22-15 lead heading into the second
  • The Rams shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the first quarter while limiting Dayton to 33.3 percent
  • VCU led 26-15 in the second quarter before a 16-2 run gave the Flyers a 31-28 lead with 3:20 left before halftime
  • The teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half and VCU trailed just 35-33 at the break
  • Dayton started the third quarter on a 10-0 run and shot 50.0 percent to build a 55-47 lead going into the fourt
  • VCU trailed by as much as 62-50 with 8:16 remaining in the game but used a 10-0 run, capped off by a Robinson layup, to get back within a possession at 62-60.
  • VCU held Dayton scoreless from the 6:59 mark until there were 33 seconds remaining when the Flyers went 1-of-2 at the free throw line to lead 65-62
  • Robinson had a chance to tie the game but just missed a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left and Dayton went
NEXT UP
VCU hosts La Salle on Thursday, Feb. 18 for a 6 p.m. tipoff on ESPN+.
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