Box Score RALEIGH, N.C. (November 27, 2018) – Senior Chrisanna Green led the way for the Trojans securing 22 points and five rebounds to help lift the Virginia State University women's basketball team to a victory over St. Augustine's 73-58, this evening at Emery Gymnasium.
 
Virginia State (5-2) opened the contest outscoring the Lady Falcons 19-15 after one quarter. St. Augustine's continued to rally and outscored the Trojans in the second, 17-16, as Virginia State took a 35-32 lead into the half. Virginia State secured a 52-51 advantage after three periods and rolled to a 73-58 victory to earn its fifth win of the season.

Green scored 22 points in 38 minutes of play. The Jamestown, New York native was 8-of-10 from the line and finished with six rebounds. Taylor Hayes recorded 16 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
 
Angela Caraballo led the Lady Falcons in double figures with contributing 21 total points. Carballo led the way for St. Augustine's when she dished out 21 points and four rebounds. Jordyn Burton 
tallied 13 points, while Kiana Clark registered eight points.

How It Happened
Virginia State opened the game with a 19-15 lead over St. Augustine's to close out the first quarter. The Trojans would build the lead to three point-in the second quarter, but the Lady Falcons continued to rally to make it 52-51 to close out the first half.
 
Yazmen Hannah three-pointer to start the third quarter cut the Lady Falcon's lead 42-38. Taylor Hayes layup then tied the game 45 all. Hayes three-pointer then advanced Virginia State lead to 52-47, but St. Augustine's then cut VSU's lead 52-51 with just 00:16 seconds to play in the period on Angela Caraballo layup to close out the third quarter.
 
The Trojans scored 13 in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. Virginia State continued to put up points over the remaining minutes to close out the game giving the Trojans the 73-58 victory. St. Augustine's added its last basket of the contest with 00:28 seconds left when Kiana Clark collecting a three-pointer to round out the Falcons scoring. Chrisanna Green added a layup with 00:38 second left to close out the scoring for the Trojans.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Virginia  State was 24-of-58 (41.4 percent) shooting and 19-of-31 (61.3 percent) from the charity stripe
> St. Augustine's University shot 36.8 percent (21-of-57) from the floor and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the free-throw line
> SAU outrebounded the Trojans registering 42 rebounds, while Virginia State recorded 40 rebounds
> Virginia State finished with 19 points off SAU turnovers and 11 second-chance points
> SAU tallied 16 points off VSU turnovers and 12 second-chance points
 
Up Next
The Trojans will return home as they host the Lady Panthers of Claflin University in a non-conference match-up on Thursday, November 29^th. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. at the VSU Multipurpose Center.
 
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