RALEIGH, NC --The Shaw women's basketball team fell to the Winston-Salem Rams 62-58 in overtime at home Wednesday.

The Lady Bears (6-13, 3-6) had four players score in double figures, led by Skylar Adams, who had 16 points. Elisha Quinn tacked on 13 points and two steals and Kaylee Milburn chipped in as well with a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Led by Milburn's six offensive rebounds, Shaw did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 17 boards that resulted in 24 second chance points.

Shaw did a great job disrupting Winston-Salem shots in the contest, coming away with 13 blocks. Mahogany Collins' nine rejections led the way individually for the Lady Bears.

How It Happened

After falling behind 3-0, Shaw went on a 5-0 run with 6:05 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Quinn, to take a 5-3 lead. Winston-Salem then responded to tie things up at 7-7 heading into the second quarter. Shaw got a great contribution from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for four of its seven total points.

Winston-Salem then took a 23-11 lead before Shaw responding by going on a 7-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Adams, to narrow its deficit to 23-18. The Bears were unable to narrow the gap any further, but did not lose ground either and entered halftime with a 25-20 deficit.

After intermission, Shaw cut its deficit to 27-24 before going on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a three from Quinn, to grab a 31-27 lead with 5:39 to go in the third. Winston-Salem responded to seize a 41-39 lead entering the fourth quarter. Shaw played well near the basket, scoring 10 of its 19 points in the paint.

Winston-Salem kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 49-46 advantage before Shaw went on a 5-0 run, finished off by Quinn's three, to seize a 51-49 lead with 2:21 to go in the fourth. The Rams then fought back to even things up at 52-52 and send the game to overtime. Shaw fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down two shots to account for six of its 13 points.

Winston-Salem then edged ahead in overtime, leaving Shaw behind 62-58 at the final buzzer.

Game Notes

» Kaylee Milburn notched a double-double for the Lady Bears with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
» The Lady Bears outscored Winston-Salem 11-13 in the fourth quarter force overtime.
» Shaw rallied from a five-point 25-20 halftime deficit to force overtime before ultimately coming up short.
» TheLady Bears held the Rams to only 29.3 percent shooting from the field.
» Shaw played solid perimeter defense, holding Winston-Salem to 10 percent from beyond the arc on 10 attempts.
» The Shaw bench made an impact by scoring 30 points to its scoring output.
» Skylar Adams and Zaniyyah Ross-Barnes came off the bench to score 16 and 10 points, respectively.
» Mahogany Collins made an impact defensively with nine blocks in the game.
» The Shaw defense forced 24 turnovers.
» The Lady Bears were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying 13 blocks as a team.
» Shaw cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 17 offensive boards in the game.
 

Up Next

The Lady Bears will have the weekend off before returning to Spaulding Gymnasium to face JCSU on Tuesday, January 28. Tipoff is slated for 6 PM.