After leading by as many as 18 points in the 1^st quarter, the Golden Rams women's basketball team lost (94-65) to the University of West Georgia Wolves on Friday afternoon.  With the loss, the Golden Rams will start the season (0-1) while the Wolves are now (1-0) on the season.
 
The Golden Rams led (26-15) after one quarter.  At the half, the Golden Rams led 41-37).  But, the Wolves outscored the Golden Rams (29-18) in the 3^rd quarter.  Things got worse for the Golden Rams as they could only score 6 points in the 4^th quarter.
 
Elisa Saffold led the Golden Rams with 21 points and 6 rebounds.  Saffold scored 19 of her points in the 1^st half.  Keyra Peterson contributed with 10 points and 11 rebounds in her Golden Rams debut.  Yasmine Fairchild finished with 10 points and 4 rebounds.
 
The Wolves were led by Aliyah Washington, who finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds.  K'Nari Holliday also finished with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the Wolves.  Zuriyah Davis added 17 points and 5 rebounds while Jada Powell contributed with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.
 
On Saturday, November 11, the Golden Rams will play the University of West Alabama at 12:00 noon.
 
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