Nov. 15, 2006

Final Stats

TOWSON, MD - Towson University (2-0) won its second straight game, a 76-51 non-conference victory over Winston-Salem State University (0-2) in the Tigers' home opener at the Towson Center on Tuesday evening as the Lady Rams fell in defeat for the second consecutive game.  

It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams and the first of a pair of games the two will play against each other this season. Towson and Winston-Salem State will meet on December 19 in Winston-Salem.

The Lady Rams rallied to score five straight points to cut the margin to 22-14 before a pair of free throws by sophomore Alis Freeman (Winston Churchill H.S./Potomac, Md.) and a layup by senior Kelly Robinson (Raritan H.S./Hazlet, N.J.) extended the Tiger advantage back to 26-14 with 7:51 remaining in the period.

The Tigers extended their lead to as many as 15 with 2:52 remaining in the first half and led 35-20 at the intermission. 

Early in the second half, the Tigers upped their lead to 41-23 with 17:11 remaining before the Rams scored eight points to cut the deficit to 41-31 with 15:21 on a jumper by senior guard Kadina Baldwin (Westover H.S./Fayetteville, N.C.).

However, a three-point basket by freshman guard Shanae Baker-Brice (Roosevelt H.S./Washington, D.C.) ended the Ram rally and give the Tigers a 44-31 advantage with just over 15 minutes left.

The Tigers pushed the advantage to 64-40 with six minutes left on a Mahan layup before the Rams scored five of the next seven points to narrow the margin to 66-45 with 4:02 remaining.

However, the Lady Rams, who were playing their second game in three days, fell short in their bid for a comeback en route to their second loss of the season.

Mahan made 9 of 12 shots from the floor in leading the Tigers to the victory while adding six steals. Baker-Brice, who was honored as the CAA Player of the Week on Monday, scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four assists as the Tigers shot 50.0 per cent from the floor in the victory.

Sophomore forward Lavontay Johnson (E.E. Waddell H.S./Charlotte, N.C.) led the Rams in the loss by scoring 14 points along with adding nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Akebia Williams (Southview H.S./Fayetteville, N.C.) added 11 points and four rebounds for WSSU and Shalonda Carter added nine points and a dozen rebounds as each she and Johnson narrowly missed recording double-doubles on the evening.

The Tigers, a quality team that handed the Georgetown Hoyas a loss in their opening game of the season, improve to 2-0 with the win, while the Lady Rams fall to 0-2 with the loss. 

WSSU returns to action on Friday at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, AL as they take on the Auburn Tigers at 5:00 pm.

For additional information on WSSU women's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at www.WSSURAMS.com.

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