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Sarah Te-Biasu of VCU dribbles the ball past a Richmond defender along the sideline in the Siegel Center
65
Winner Richmond UR 22-4,12-1 Atlantic 10
58
VCU VCU 21-4,10-3 Atlantic 10
Winner
Richmond UR
22-4,12-1 Atlantic 10
65
Final
58
VCU VCU
21-4,10-3 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Richmond UR 7 14 14 30 65
VCU VCU 19 8 14 17 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RAMS FALL JUST SHORT IN 65-58 LOSS AGAINST RICHMOND

Score: Richmond 65, VCU 58
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 21-4 (10-3 Atlantic 10), Richmond 22-4 (12-1 Atlantic 10)
 
The short story: VCU's Sarah Te-Biasu finished with a game-high 25 points, her fifth 20-point game of the season, but the Richmond Spiders used a fourth quarter run to overtake the Rams for the win.
 
OPENING TIP
  • Te-Biasu tied her season high in field goals made, shooting 9-for-17 from the field, going 5-for-10 from beyond the arc. She added a pair of assists and grabbed three rebounds
  • Timaya Lewis-Eutsey scored was the only other Ram in double figures with 11 points, going 2-for-3 from 3-point range. Lewis also grabbed six boards and added three assists
  • For the third time in the past four games, senior forward Mykel Parham grabbed at least 10 rebounds, finishing with a game-high 12 boards
  • Richmond had three score in double figures, led by Grace Townsend's 23 points
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Rams led for the opening three quarters, reaching a game-high lead of 12 and a 19-7 margin after the end of the first quarter
  • Richmond went on a 7-0 run to start the second, cutting VCU's lead to 19-14 with 6:44 left before halftime
  • The Rams and Spiders traded buckets as VCU took a 27-21 lead into halftime
  • The third quarter was an even battle, and the Rams margin remained at six points with a 41-35 leading heading into the fourth quarter
  • After a Te-Biasu 3-point basket at 9:24 made it 44-38 in VCU's favor, the Spiders chipped away at VCU's lead with a 7-0 run
  • Following a pair of made free throws by Townsend, the Spiders took their first lead of the game at the 8:10 mark of the fourth quarter making it 45-44
  • Both sides traded leads over the next three minutes but at the 4:37 mark Richmond's Addie Budnik nailed a 3-point bucket to make it 53-51, giving Richmond a lead they wouldn't relinquish
  • The Spiders closed the game on a 12-4 run to pull away from VCU
NOTABLE
  • Te-Biasu's five made three-point field goals is the third game this year she has made at least five baskets from beyond the arc
  • The Rams outrebounded the Spiders 39-29, the 22nd time in 25 games this season VCU has outrebounded an opponent. The Rams have only lost twice when outrebounding an opponent, both times to Richmond
NEXT UP
The Rams head to UMass for the next A-10 match up, with tip set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17.
 
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