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Women's Basketball

Rams Host La Salle on NGWSD/Pink Out Day at the Ryan Center


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RHODE ISLAND vs. LA SALLE
 URI is 2-12 in the all-time series vs. the Explorers, picking up its last win - a 54-48 victory - on Jan. 27, 2009. Since then, Rhody has dropped back-to-back contests. The last time the teams met (Feb. 9, 2011), the Explorers handed Rhody a 61-49 loss in Philadelphia. In that game, Caitlin Kearns recorded her first double-double of the season (12p/10r) while Megan Shoniker scored a team-high 20 points and Lara Gaspar added 10. As a team, Rhode Island held a slight rebounding advantage (39-35) but committed 22 turnovers to La Salle's 14. Rhody also hit just 4-of-11 (36.4%) attempts from the free throw line while the Explorers connected at a 75-percent (12-of-16) clip.   

SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS
 La Salle - which is 11-13 overall and 5-4 in the Atlantic 10 - enters the game looking to bounce back from a 57-54 loss to St. Joes on Wednesday night. The Explorers are 6-8 this season when playing away from Tom Gola Arena. La Salle is led offensively by two players averaging double figures: Brittany Wilson (14.0 ppg) and Alexis Scott (12.7 ppg). Wilson also leads the Explorers with 60 assists and 43 steals while Ruvanna Campbell has a team high 35 blocked shots and 8.1 rebounds per game. Collectively, La Salle is averaging 60.4 points and 36.0 rebounds per game. 

CATHY INGLESE vs. LA SALLE
 Over her 24+ years as a head coach, Cathy Inglese has turned in a 3-2 record against La Salle, going 3-0 at Boston College and 0-2 at Rhode Island. 

LAST TIME OUT: RHODE ISLAND FALLS TO DUQUESNE, 63-42

  • With the loss, Rhode Island drops to 1-23 overall and 0-9 in the Atlantic 10. URI also falls to 19-24 in the all-time series vs. Duquesne, which improves to 16-8 (4-5).
  • Rhode Island shot 32.6% from the floor, hitting 15-of-46 attempts from the field. Duquesne, meanwhile, connected at a 39.7% clip (23-58) and sank six three-pointers.
  • Both teams shot well from the free throw line. Rhode Island was 10-of-11 (90.9 %), while the Dukes were 11-of-13 (84.6 %)
  • The teams combined for 47 turnovers. The Rams had 28, leading to 28 points for Duquesne. The Dukes committed 19 turnovers.
  • Duquesne outscored URI, 37-21, in the first half, marking the seventh consecutive game that the Rams went into the break trailing by double digits.
  • Ashley Rivera led the Rams in scoring with 11 points while Teneka Whittaker recorded a game-high six steals and five assists.

 

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