WSSU's season comes to an end

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia - Winston-Salem State's basketball season came to a crashing halt Saturday night in the first round of the Division II Atlantic Regional.  A 25-foot 3-pointer by Raymont McElroy with 21.5 seconds left lifted West Virginia Wesleyan to a 57-54 win. The Rams failed to respond after the deep 3 and will take the six-hour ride back to Winston-Salem this morning.

"Throughout the game, we got out of character a little bit," coach Bobby Collins of the Rams said. "We needed to make one more stop, and we couldn't do it." 

The Rams were clinging to a 54-52 lead when the Bobcats got the ball with 42.3 seconds left. Wesleyan failed to find any room at first, but on an out-of-bounds play, McElroy worked himself free on the right wing, then buried his only 3-point shot of the game. It was the most open McElroy, who averages 21 points, had been all night.

On their next possession, the Rams got a good look from point guard Marcus Wells, who worked inside but missed a short jumper. Mike Williams of the Bobcats was there for the rebound and was fouled. He made both shots for a three-point lead with 4.2 seconds left.

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