Richmond, VA The VCU Women’s Basketball team defeated the Howard Bison 69 to 66 on Monday evening to pick up their second straight win. Howard came into the matchup undefeated. The Rams were led by Mary Anna Asare, who finished with 25 points, including the game-winning layup. Zennia Thomas led the Bison with 25 points. Bison Grab the Lead Early but Never Get It Back A three pointer from Zoe Stewart with 7 minutes and 56 seconds left in the first quarter put Howard up 5 to 4.

The VCU Women’s Basketball team defeated the Maine Black Bears 81–77 on Friday night to move to 2–1 on the season. Prior to Friday’s matchup, the two programs had not met since January 1, 2013. The Rams played without their leading scorer, Mary-Anna Asare, who averages 18 points per game this year. She was sidelined after suffering an injury in the loss to Villanova last week. VCU was led by Katarina Knezevic, who scored 19 points. Maine’s Kaliyah Sain had a standout night fo