Women's basketball drops fifth straight
Matt Swiss
Issue date: 2/18/09 Section: Sports
Senior forward Sierra Cooper struggled offensively against a much bigger Goring, as she was held scoreless throughout the first half and finished with just four points for the game.
"[Sierra] is going to have trouble against a team like that but we got scoring from other places," Garrick said.
Richmond's sharp-shooter Brittani Shells struggled as well, as Rhode Island was able to hold the Spiders' guard to eight points, as opposed to her usual 16 points per game.
"I thought the zone was effective," Garrick said. "She's a kid that likes to put the ball to the floor and get to the basket, and I thought keeping her away from the basket as much as possible was effective."
The second half was played at the same pace as the first, with neither team able to pull away, and the game was knotted at 50 apiece with just more than seven minutes remaining. It was Richmond, however, that converted its free-throws late and pulled away for a narrow 59-54 victory. Rhode Island missed the front end of two one-and-one trips to the charity stripe late, and for the game, finished just 10-15 from the line.
The Rams look to get back on track tonight when they host St. Louis University. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
"We just couldn't get over the hump [in our last three games] against those three very good teams," Garrick said. "Now what we have to do is put forth the same type of effort in our next game and hopefully the result changes."
"[Sierra] is going to have trouble against a team like that but we got scoring from other places," Garrick said.
Richmond's sharp-shooter Brittani Shells struggled as well, as Rhode Island was able to hold the Spiders' guard to eight points, as opposed to her usual 16 points per game.
"I thought the zone was effective," Garrick said. "She's a kid that likes to put the ball to the floor and get to the basket, and I thought keeping her away from the basket as much as possible was effective."
The second half was played at the same pace as the first, with neither team able to pull away, and the game was knotted at 50 apiece with just more than seven minutes remaining. It was Richmond, however, that converted its free-throws late and pulled away for a narrow 59-54 victory. Rhode Island missed the front end of two one-and-one trips to the charity stripe late, and for the game, finished just 10-15 from the line.
The Rams look to get back on track tonight when they host St. Louis University. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
"We just couldn't get over the hump [in our last three games] against those three very good teams," Garrick said. "Now what we have to do is put forth the same type of effort in our next game and hopefully the result changes."
