CHARLESTON, WV -- The University of Charleston Women's Basketball Team (9-16, 8-11 MEC) Downed by Shepherd (12-15, 9-10 MEC) Thursday Evening. 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE – Shepherd University 70, University of Charleston 59
LOCATION – Charleston, W.Va. 
RECORDS – Shepherd (12-15, 9-10 MEC); Charleston (9-16, 8-11 MEC)
A TALE OF FOUR QUARTERS
-UC scored the first points of the evening on an Anna Hayton layup only to see the visiting Rams rattle off 9 straight points before the Golden Eagles stopped the run behind a Mya Walker shot in the paint.  Charleston cut the lead to 15-12 with just under 2 minutes go in the opening quarter but Shepherd scored the final 4 points to carry a 19-12 lead into the second quarter.
-Charleston used a strong opening to the second, cutting the deficit to 23-22 on a pair of Octavia Loll free throws at the 4:50 mark of the quarter.  UC would never get any closer than that as the Rams used an 8-0 run over the final 4 minutes and carried a 31-24 lead over the Golden Eagles going into the locker room.
-It was another tough third quarter for Golden Eagles, a continuing trend for UC this season.  UC found themselves down 17, 45-28, after being outscored 14 to 4 to open the second half and would eventually be down 16 going into the final frame.
-Coach Collins turned up the pressure in the fourth quarter to build a little momentum and throw a scare into the Rams.  Following a steal from Loll and a layup by Abby Watson to cut the lead to 11, 64-53, Watson would be whistled for a technical foul and hurt Charleston's chances of making the comeback.  UC continued to battle but still found themselves on the wrong end of a 70-59 game, dropping their second straight.

CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 
-Jordyn Peck led the Golden Eagles with 18 points, converting all 8 of her FT attempts.
-Anny Hayton chipped in 12 points and led UC with 6 rebounds.
-Abby Watson scored 10 points off the UC bench

GLENVILLE STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Morgan Arden led all scorers with 25 points on 9-19 shooting.
-Cara Mason followed with 14 points despite fouling out in 32 minutes.
-Kayla Tibbs scored 13 points off bench for the Rams, knocked down a pair of three's. 

FROM THE SCORER'S TABLE
-Charleston outscored the Ram bench 27-14
-UC shot just 24% in the first half, hitting on only 6 of 25 attempts.
-The Golden Eagles turned the ball over 22 times which led to 16 Ram points.

UP NEXT
-The University of Charleston will face Fairmont State on Saturday, February 18 at 2:00 p.m. 
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