VCU women snap losing streak
The VCU women’s basketball team snapped their six-game losing streak Sunday afternoon as they took down the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on the road, 64-51.
Zachary Holden
Staff Writer
The VCU women’s basketball team snapped their six-game losing streak Sunday afternoon as they took down the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on the road, 64-51.
The Bonnies started off the game with a layup before VCU responded with a Jessica Pellechio 3-pointer. Back and forth scoring saw neither team lead by more than five points in the first half.
A late Ashley Zahn 3-pointer gave the Bonnies a slight advantage entering halftime, which saw the Rams trail 24-21.
The second half would turn into a scoring clinic for VCU, largely in part thanks to Robyn Parks and Pellechio getting hot from virtually everywhere on the court.
At the 7:34 mark, the Rams had a slim 43-40 lead. Over the course of the next five minutes, the Rams went on a 10-1 run, virtually sealing the win. Pellechio and Parks scored eight of the 10 points over this run.
The two ladies combined to score 27 of the team’s 43 points in the second half, while the Bonnies scored 27 points as a team in the second half.
Parks finished the day with 21 points, three steals and nine rebounds, narrowly missing out on her eighth double-double of the season. Freshman Pellechio added 16 points, five steals, and four rebounds.
The 20-plus performance from Parks was her eighth of the season, and 23rd straight game in double figures. Pellechio’s 16 points were her highest since December 5th against UMBC, and only the second time she reached double-digits in the past seven games.
Freshman Kaneisha Atwater had her second-straight scoreless game and seems to be having a tough February. In January, she was featuring for 30-plus minutes a game in the eight games they had, but in the past two games, she’s played a total of 18 minutes.
Pellechio and Atwater, albeit freshmen, seem to step up and help Parks each game. Usually one steps up and the other is pretty quiet, February must be Pellechio’s time to shine.
Currently 9-15 (2-7 in the Atlantic 10), the Lady Rams sit 13th and need to string together a few wins in their final five games of the season if they hope to make the A-10 tournament.
They return to the Siegel Center next Sunday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. to face the La Salle Explorers.