Jan. 28, 2008

Final Stats

NORFOLK, VA - The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (1-15) played a great 39 minutes, but fell victim to a last minute surge by the Norfolk State Lady Spartans (3-13) that left the squad with a 62-61 loss to the short-handed Lady Spartans. The final 30 seconds of the game saw the Lady Rams holding a 58-50 lead, but also saw WSSU give up nine unanswered points to end the night with the loss.

Freshman guard Rene Rector led the way with 18 points in the loss, including hitting nine-of-10 free throws. She led three Lady Ram scorers in double digits in the loss with fellow freshman guard Corbin Bradford adding 11 points while forward Vontisha Woods scored 13 points and added nine rebounds.

The squad continued to dominate in the second half going ahead by as many as 13 points on a free throw by Rector. Down the stretch of the half, Norfolk State would chip away at the WSSU lead cutting the lead down to eight points heading into the final 30 seconds of the game.

Norfolk State would go on to hit three three-pointers in the final 30 seconds, including one with 22 seconds left that gave NSU a 58-56 lead, their first lead since the first half of play. A free throw by freshman center Nora Campbell would put the Lady Rams ahead 61-59, but a Norfolk State lay-up combined with a Campbell foul would doom the Lady Rams in the loss.

As a team, the Lady Rams shot 34.5% from the field, but committed 29 turnovers in the loss.

The Lady Rams now move to 1-15 on the season and will return home to face the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers in a Saturday game at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Annex.  Tip-off is slated for 5:30 pm.

For additional information on WSSU women's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2909 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.