Photos CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The Winston-Salem State University Lady Rams defeated the Chowan University women's basketball team 73-58 on Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the CIAA Tournament. The Lady Rams, the fifth seed out of the Southern Division advance with an 11-16 record while the Hawks' season comes to an end with a 13-14 mark.
All-CIAA performer Alisha Mobley netted a career-high 30 points in the setback while grabbing eight rebounds (two offensive, six defensive). Rachel Gostomski added 13 points for the Chowan Blue and White. The Hawks had 27 turnovers in the game while Winston-Salem State had 29 turnovers of their own.
Chowan University women's basketball head coach Patrick Mashuda noted, "We have to give credit to Winston-Salem State. They came out with great energy and we weren't able to match their energy until midway through the first half. We came back at certain points throughout the game but weren't able to match them for the full forty minutes of the game."
Kesheria McNeil scored 21 points for the Lady Rams while All-CIAA team member Dionna Scott chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds (two offensive, eight defensive). Jasmine Carter added 10 points to aid Winston-Salem State's effort in the win.
Winston-Salem State University women's basketball coach A.G. Hall stated, "Hat's off to Chowan, I thought they were very competitive. One of the things we wanted to do today was wear them down. We wanted to use our numbers to our advantage and we were able to achieve that."
The Lady Rams started off the contest with two made free throws to grab an early lead. McNeil's jump shot pushed Winston-Salem ahead 4-0. Scott made good on two free throws for the Lady Rams to leave the Hawks trailing 6-0 by the 18:34 mark in the first half. Trailing 12-0 with 15:40 on the clock, back-to-back buckets by Mobley put Chowan on the board and ended the Lady Rams' 12-0 run by the first media time out of the game.
A made free throw and three-pointer by Mobley cut the deficit to four points (12-8) by the 13:24 mark. With 11:39 remaining before halftime, a three-pointer by Gostomski capped an 11-0 run by Chowan. Winston-Salem State responded with a bucket by Shaquira Palmer, ending a five minute scoring drought for the Lady Rams.
With Winston-Salem State leading 14-13, Courtni Williams' bucket for Chowan gave the Hawks their first lead of the game with 8:27 on the clock. The Lady Rams regained the advantage using a basket by McNeil. Mobley capitalized on two free throw to give Chowan a 17-16 lead.
The teams exchanged baskets over the next four minutes of play with neither team leading by more than two points.
Winston-Salem State held on to a 25-23 lead with 3:22 remaining before halftime. Two made free throws by Gostomski knotted the score 25-25. Scott's jumper for Winston-Salem State followed Naima Harrington's basket resulted in a tied score (27-27) as both teams headed into the locker room at halftime.
McNeil opened the second half with a jumper for the Lady Rams. Back-to-back buckets by Angel Porter pushed Winston-Salem State ahead 33-27 by the 18:18 mark. Trailing 35-32, Harrington's free throw narrowed the Hawks' deficit to two points. The Lady Rams responded with a 7-2 run to pull away 42-35 after Taylar Wells' three-pointer at the 14:33 mark.
Two made free throws by Mobley for Chowan followed by a three-pointer by Winston-Salem State's Jasmine Carter at the top of the key with 13:00 left in the game pushed the Lady Rams ahead 45-37. Chowan trailed by as many as 11 points (50-39) after Briana Wilder's three-pointer with 10:41 left in the game.
With 9:44 left in the game, Mobley's jumper and two made free throws made the score 50-43. Jasmine Carter's three-pointer at the 6:36 mark pushed Winston-Salem State ahead 56-45. Gostomski drained a three-pointer for the Hawks on Chowan's next possession but the Lady Rams built their lead back to 11 points (59-48) by the final media time out of the game.
Carter added a three-pointer for Winston-Salem State with 3:40 on the clock, resulting in a 62-48 advantage. Two made free throws for the Lady Rams left the Hawks trailing 64-48 and gave Winston-Salem State their largest lead of the contest at the 2:46 mark. Mobley drained a three-pointer for the Hawks on Chowan's next possession but Scott promptly answered with a bucket for the Lady Rams to extend Winston-Salem State's lead 66-51 with just under two minutes left in the game.
The Lady Rams controlled the momentum for the remainder of the contest before closing out the game with the 73-58 win. Winston-Salem State will take on Shaw University on Wednesday, February 25th. Tip-off is slated for 12:10pm in Time Warner Cable Arena.
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