Lady Rams Open Home Court with 75-50 Loss to Radford Second half slump costs Lady Rams Trevin Goodwin 11/20/07   WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It was a bad homecoming for the Winston-Salem State University Lady Rams who took a 75-50 loss to the Radford Highlanders in their first home game of the season. The Lady Rams had a tough time adjusting to their new home arena, the Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum Annex, where the team will play 11 home games this season, shooting just 34% from the field and 12% from the three-point line.   The visiting Highlanders seemed to like the LJVM Coliseum Annex shooting 44% from the field for the game. The young Lady Rams were valiant in the game with just 19 turnovers and forcing 18 Highlander turnovers in the contest, but could not match the strength of RU’s experienced front court duo of Kelli Darden and Corrie Fertitta, who combined for 32 points and 20 rebounds in the game.   WSSU senior guard Keoshia Worthy led the way for the Lady Rams with 12 points and tying a career-high with eight assists in the loss. Freshman center Vontisha Woods continues to be impressive with 12 points, seven rebounds, and a blocked shot in the loss. Freshman guard Rene Rector was strong in the game with 10 points in the loss.   The Lady Rams opened the game strong jumping out to a 13-6 lead on a jumper by freshman guard Corbin Bradford with 15:04 in the half. Radford would strike back chipping away at the WSSU lead until tying the game 25-25 with just over seven minutes left in the first half. It was a 9-0 Radford run the erased the Lady Ram lead. The Highlanders would go on to score four more unanswered points and take control of the game, 30-25 with 6:13 left in the half.   Down the final stretch of the half, the Lady Rams were outscored 7-18 and took a 48-32 deficit into the locker room at the half.   The second half turned out tougher for the Lady Rams as the team never got any closer than 14 points of catching the Highlanders. Worthy scored six second half points to lead the Lady Rams in the half, but was handcuffed by just one second half assist. The team went six scoreless minutes in the opening portion of the half, allowing a 13-0 Radford run that put the game out of reach for the Lady Rams. A lay-up by Worthy ended the drought, but left the Lady Rams trailing, 38-63 with 11:54 left in the game. The final 10 minutes of the game saw the Lady Rams manage just five field goals and end the night with the 50-75 loss.   With the loss, the Lady Rams fall to 0-2 on the season and will hit the road to seek their next win, facing the Auburn Tigers in the opening round of the Klosterman Buckeye Classic hosted by The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.