WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State Rams (7-8, 3-3 CIAA) were too much for the Saint Augustine's Falcons (3-14, 0-7 CIAA) as they took a 74-41 win, Saturday afternoon. The win opened Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Southern Division play for the Rams and pushed the team's CIAA winning streak to three straight games.

The Rams took the win behind a dominant effort at both ends of the court as the scored a season-high 74 points in the game while holding their opponents to under 50 points for the seventh time this season. As a team, the Rams broke out on offense once again when they shot a scorching hot 50.0% (32-of-64) from the floor and held the Falcons to shooting just 24% (12-of-50) from the floor. The Rams did much of their damage on the interior with junior center Taylor Boyd leading the way once again with 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds in the game while sophomore center Kandace Tate added 12 points with six rebounds and sophomore forward Briana Arnold added 12 points with seven rebounds.

The Rams started things off with a stellar defensive first quarter effort as the Rams held the Falcons to just six first quarter point on their way to building a 13-6 lead. Though Saint Augustine's came out with a better second quarter effort, the Rams turned themselves up as well. After back-to-back scores by the Falcons cut the WSSU lead down to three points, 13-10 with 7:56 left in the quarter, the Rams broke out once again when freshman guard Brionna Pate kicked things off with a three-pointer that sparked a 17-5 run that capped the effort and left the Rams on top, 30-16 at halftime.

As impressive as the first half was, it was in the second half that the team really took control when they outscored the Falcons, 44-25. The Rams held the Falcons without a field goal for nearly four minutes of the quarter and pushed their lead to as many as 20 points with a 53-33 lead at the end of the quarter. With the game well in hand, the Rams went into overdrive as they scored 21 fourth quarter points to pull away with the win. For the quarter, the Rams allowed just two field goals, including not allowing a Saint Augustine's field goal for the final six minutes of the game and sealed the 74-41 victory.

With the win, the Rams improve to 7-8 overall, 3-3 in CIAA play, and 1-0 in the CIAA Southern Division. The Rams will return to action, Wednesday when they head to Raleigh, N.C. to take on the Shaw Lady Bears.

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