BRONX – Zoe Shaw's 22 points and Caitlin Frost's 13-point, 10-rebound double-double were not enough as the St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team came up just short on the road at Fordham Saturday afternoon, falling to the Rams, 51-49.

Shaw finished the game 9-for-14 from the field to go with five rebounds in 39 minutes. Frost shot 5-for-11 from the field, including a three in 32 minutes. Dani Haskell and Hannah Richardson chipped in seven points each for the Brown and White.

Neither team trailed by more than three in the second half in Saturday's matchup.

The Bonnies (5-15, 1-8 A-10) led the Rams (12-7, 6-2 A-10) by one heading into the fourth quarter, 41-40.

The two teams traded baskets early in the fourth as Shaw, Frost and Richardson made shots to give the Brown and White a 47-45 lead.

Back-to-back scores from Taylor Donaldson and an Irene Murua free throw with under two minutes to play gave the hosts a 50-47 advantage.

With 30 seconds to play, Frost was fouled and sent to the line. The freshman made both, pulling the Bonnies within one.

Donaldson made one of two at the line after the Bonnies were forced to foul, making it a 51-49 game and giving the Bonnies a chance to win or tie the game with 27 seconds on the clock.

On the final possession, Frost had an open look on the wing from three-point range with one second to play, but the shot bounced out, giving the Rams the two-point victory.

The Bonnies started the game shooting 50.0 percent in the first quarter, building an early lead.

A 10-2 run with five points from Shaw gave the Brown and White a 15-8 lead midway through the first period. 

Donaldson's 3-pointer made it a 15-11 game, but the Bonnies held the Rams scoreless for over five minutes between the first and second quarters, building a 19-11 lead. 

Fordham, however, used a 10-0 spurt to retake the lead, 21-19, with 1:47 remaining in the first half. 

Shaw gave the Bonnies a 24-23 halftime lead, driving through the lane for a score with 10 seconds left in the half. 

Donaldson finished with 19 points while Murua registered 18 tallies for the Rams.

GAME NOTES

• The Bonnies finished the game shooting 39.6 percent (19-for-48) from the floor and held Fordham to a 34.5 percent (20-for-58) shooting percentage.
• The Rams outrebounded the Bonnies, 41-31.
• Caitlin Frost registered her second double-double of the season, posting her first career double-double against George Mason Jan. 5.
• Zoe Shaw has registered double figures in 11 straight games.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"From the last three games, I thought we put a consistent effort together. We defended well. We only broke down defensively a few times and we made them beat us. Donaldson had the two pretty big shots at the end. We had a couple good looks that didn't fall, but we didn't do anything to beat ourselves today."

"This is a good ball club. While I think we've been good in close games, this is the first one we've lost. It's different when you're on the road and a conference opponent. You've been on the road all week, it's the first week of classes and you've played three straight games where things haven't gone great. When you put all of that together and to see the resiliency here when you're playing with so many first-time kids, I'm really proud of them."

UP NEXT
The Bonnies return home to host La Salle Wednesday, Jan. 29. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

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