Seahawks keep Rams at bay

With only one game left in the regular season, sophomore forward Krystal Vaughn (Baltimore, Md.) scored 20 points and three other Rams tallied double figures, but VCU didn’t get much scoring help in overtime and fell to visiting UNC Wilmington.

After trailing by as many as 14 points with 8:53 left, center Quanitra Hollingsworth (Chesapeake/ Great Bridge High School) and guard LaKea Jones (Fort Washington, Md.) sparked a 20-3 run with back-to-back 3-pointers. During the run when the score was 51-44, Jones hooked up with Vera Chistova (St. Petersburg, Russia), who hit a long three to cut to cut the margin within four.

After hitting another three with 4:57 left to make the score 51-50, the Rams then took the lead for a brief time when Chistova buried her second three of the night.

The Rams took the lead again, making the score 65-63, after Michele Cosel (Mechanicsville, Atlee High School) and forward Brittany Pinkney (Clifton, Md.) combined to hit three free throws. The Seahawks then forced overtime with a layup with 5 seconds to go.

The Rams faltered in overtime, going 0-for-8 in shooting to let the game slip away. Freshman Sasha Taylor came off the bench to provide the offense for the Seahawks, scoring a game-high 22 points.