Score: VCU 64, Saint Joseph's 49
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Record: VCU 11-9 (9-4 A-10), St. Joseph's 5-9 (3-9)
 
THE SHORT STORY:  Tera Reed and Taya Robinson combined for 30 points on their senior night to lead VCU past Saint Joseph's 64-49 Saturday night at the Seigel Center. 
  
QUICK FACTS

• Robinson scored a team-high 16 points, grabbed four rebounds and recorded three assists
• Reed dropped 14 points and tallied three rebounds
• Chole Bloom contributed 12 points behind a 6-of-6 performance at the free throw line
• VCU outscored Saint Joseph's 16-4 in points off turnovers. The Rams forced 16 Saint Joseph's turnovers
• The Black and Gold went 26-of-36 at the free throw line while Saint Joseph's was 5-of-10
• The Hawks were led by Katie Maycock who had 12 points and eight rebounds
• VCU honored seniors Olga Petrova, Sofya Pashigoreva, Sydnei Archie, Tera Reed and Taya Robinson prior to tipoff

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a defensive battle early as VCU forced six first-quarter turnovers but led only 9-8 after St. Joseph's held the Rams to 18.8 percent shooting from the floor
• The teams traded baskets throughout the second quarter as VCU shot 57.1 percent from the floor and 40 percent from 3-point range but trailed 26-24 at the half
• Trailing 30-27 early in the third quarter, the Rams went on a 14-2 run which was bracketed by 3-pointers from Robinson and Reed
• VCU remained hot offensively in the fourth, the Rams shot 66.7% from beyond the arc and 50% from the floor in the final quarter
• St. Joseph's cut the VCU lead to 57-49 with 1:32 remaining in the game, but the Rams closed it out with a 7-0 run and tallied a 15-point advantage when the buzzer sounded, their largest of the night
• VCU led for over 30 minutes of the game and didn't trail for the final 18:29 of the contest

 
NEXT UP
VCU travels to face Massachusetts at noon Friday, Feb. 26. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.