The Lady Rams playing their third straight game without point guard Mo Torres, fell to Triton 48-28 in ECC play Friday night. The Rams were led by Courtney Morris' nine points and Courtney Ireland put in 8 points. Jasmine Richards chipped in six points, three steals and three assists. Angel Chuckwu had four points and four rebounds. Dae Dae Roberson chipped in a first quarter bucket, a free throw and a rebound. Taeja Fitzgearld grabbed four rebounds in relief of Morris.
The Rams began the game positively breaking Triton's full court press three times in the first period for scores by Courtney Morris and Dae Dae Roberson. The game was tight until 3 minutes into the second quarter Morris went down with an ankle injury. Normally when a starter goes down you see a drop in intensity, but in this case the Lady Rams seems more determined to overcome this latest setback.
"Our intensity really picked up when Court (Morris) went out. Jasmine Richardson and Courtney Ireland were responsible for the rams intensity, said Chris Danehower, Rams Head coach. "They just seems determined that this would not determine the game. In fact the Rams deficit when from 6 to 4 as the Lady Rams trailed by just four at halftime.
The second half we could not get a timely stop defensively and we could not score once they changed their defense to Man. "With our injuries, we are having to put some girls in positions they are not the most comfortable with, but in the end this will help them become better players. Right now we are focused on daily improvement and concentrating on the things we can do and the things we can control", said Danehower.
The Rams will travel to South Johnston on Tuesday. Game starts at 6:30 pm.
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