Q1 – Saint Joseph's opened the game on a 6-0 run as sophomore guard Katie Jekot hit a three-pointer to open the scoring at the 6:17 mark, junior guard Lula Roig went 1-of-2 from the free throw line (5:44), and junior guard Mary Sheehan hit a pull-up jumper in the inside center of the paint (4:49). The Hawks held the Rams to 0-of-10 shooting from the field (and 0-of-3 from beyond the arc) in the opening 5:20 and went on the keep VCU off the scoreboard until the 2:55 mark; from that point, VCU scored four of the final six points of the quarter as the opening 10:00 ended 8-6, in favor of the Hawks.

Q2 – VCU outscored SJU 15-4 in the second quarter and scored the opening 11 points on three lay-ups and a string of free throws to take a 17-8 advantage by the 4:18 mark. Sophomore forward Katie Mayock hit a nice turnaround lay-up to end that run, but the Rams would close out the half by scoring four of its final six points to take a 21-12 lead into the break.
 

Q3 – SJU clawed back to outscore VCU 15-14 in the third quarter, pulling to within six, 35-27 entering the final 10:00 of play. Senior guard Nailah Delinois hit a big three (7:54) before freshman forward Gabby Smalls hit two free throws (6:12) and a lay-up (5:16) and Jekot mirrored with a lay-up (3:48) and two free throws (3:13) to pull the Hawks to within two points, 27-25, with minutes to go in the third. VCU responded by closing the quarter on an 8-2 run.

Q4 – Smalls dominated in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 of SJU's 13 points, but after her lay-up at the 7:49 mark, VCU tore off on an 8-2 run to take a 12-point advantage, 43-31, into the final 2:20. Jekot hit her second three-pointer of the night with 2:01 to go to close the Hawks to within nine, 43-34, and Smalls hit a pair of free throws and a beauty of a jumper from outside of the paint (1:09) that appeared to have the power to shift the momentum, but the Rams shot 4-of-5 from the stripe to close out regulation.