Feb. 13, 2012

Final Stats

PETERSBURG, VA-Virginia State University closed the first half on a 17-5 run and held on to defeat the Elizabeth City State University Lady Vikings 64-51 Monday evening at Daniel Gymnasium.

The Lady Trojans improve to 14-11 on the season and earn a season split with Elizabeth City State.

Defensively the Lady Trojans held their opponents at bay by limiting ECSU to a season low 26 total rebounds. Meanwhile Virginia State crashed the boards with 41 rebounds and outscored the Lady Vikings' bench 39-10.

The Lady Vikings orchestrated a late run and with 4:56 left two free throws by Jasmine Walker cut the lead to six, 52-46. Virginia State responded with a quick 8-0 run to push the lead back to double digits to close out the game.

Virginia State went 18-27 from the free throw line to 8-10 shooting for the Lady Vikings.

Da'Shae Jones led Virginia State and all scorers with 16 points. Wykeemia Gray was the high player for the Lady Vikings 14 points.

ECSU (12-11, CIAA 6-7) will host the final home game of the regular season on February 23 versus Virginia Union University. Game time is scheduled for 5:30pm. Follow on Twitter @ECSUVikings and visit www.ecsuvikings.com.