Box Score Score: Richmond 77, VCU 65
Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 8-17 (4-7), Richmond 18-4 (8-1)
 
The short story: VCU dropped its Atlantic 10 matchup to Richmond on Sunday afternoon, falling 77-65 at the Siegel Center.
 
OPENING TIP:

• VCU hosted its third-annual SupportHER game and the third largest crowd for women's basketball at the Siegel Center with 5,373 in attendance
• Katarina Kneževic paced the Rams with a career-high 22 points along with five rebounds
• Cyriah Griffin scored 17 points for the Rams going 6-of-13 from the field
• The Spiders outshot the Rams from the floor at 53.1 percent (26-for-49) while VCU shot at a 41.3 clip (28-for-65
• VCU scored 16 points off of 17 forced turnovers, while Richmond tallied 11 points off 15 turnovers
• Richmond's Maggie Doogan recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Ally Sweeney led UR's offensive charge with a game-high 27 points

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• VCU erased an early deficit, tying the game at 12-12 with 2:20 remaining on a Kneževic jumper in the opening quarter. Richmond held a slight 19-15 lead heading into the second
• The Rams didn't allow a field goal in the final four minutes of the first half, but entered halftime trailing 38-25
• Kneževic powered VCU's offense with 10 points in the third quarter including a 3-pointer that got VCU within 44-38 with 4:45 to go. The Spiders went on a 12-2 run to close the quarter and led 56-40
• In the final quarter, the Rams kept battling and outscored the Spiders 22-21 in th eframe led by Griffin's 11 points but they weren't able to close the deficit

 
UP NEXT:
The Rams travel to Loyola Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 7. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.