Feb. 21, 2007

Final Stats

The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (8-21) ended their first season in NCAA Division I with style defeating the Savannah State Lady Tigers (11-17), 80-60 at the C.E. Gaines Center. The Lady Ram seniors put on a show in their final outing combining for 40 points, 25 rebounds, and nine assists in the win.

The 80-point performance was the team's best offensive performance of the season as the squad posted a season high in points scored and shot their second best field goal percentage of the year as well (.429). Leading the way for the Lady Rams was senior center Shalonda Carter who tied the individual game high for the season with 23 points in the contest. She also pulled in 10 rebounds in the game after missing a lot of practice time recently recovering from an ankle injury suffered in her last outing at Longwood. Sophomore forward Lavontay Johnson added 20 points and six rebounds in the game as well going 8-for-8 from the free throw line as well. Senior guard Latoya Armstrong had one of her best games of the season with 12 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Richea Harris was the fourth WSSU player with 12 points and three assists in the contest.

The Lady Rams controlled the entire contest jumping out with a 10-2 run to start the game and never looking back. A Savannah State surge midway through the second half cut the WSSU lead down to as much as six points with 8:19 left in the first half. Savannah State would continue to battle but was never able to get any closer than six points. The Lady Rams would then turn up the offense to close the half with an 18-3 run and took a 37-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.

It was in the second half that the Lady Rams put the game away shooting 44% from the field in the half and taking home the win. Savannah State got no closer than 14 points in an SSU three-pointer with 14:18 left in the half. However, the team ran off nine unanswered points to push the team's lead back to 23 points. A free throw by senior guard Kadina Baldwin gave the team its biggest lead of the game, 74-48 with 6:42 left in the game. With the run, the team continued to dominate down the stretch of the contest never allowing Savannah State to get and closer that 21 points for the remainder of the contest and finished the season with the victory.

With the win, the Lady Rams finish 2006-07 season with an 8-21 record, including wining three of their last four games.