RHODE ISLAND (11-9, 4-4 A-10) 
Starters: Dale, Moffitt, Jones, Harvey-Carr, Jorgensen
Subs: Niang,, Brown, Oberg, Rogers

GEORGE MASON (7-15, 1-8 A-10)
Starters: Doster, Bolton, Korpinen, Cardano-Hillary, Kaminski
Subs: Lawhorne, Wakefield, Wilson, Gatling, McCool

How it Happened
Rhode Island won a rock fight, knocking off George Mason, 47-42, Saturday afternoon.

For the ninth time in 20 games, Rhode Island held its opponent to single-digit scoring in the opening period, outscoring George Mason 12-6 through the first 10 minutes of play.

URI pushed its lead to eight (14-6) early in the second quarter but then went cold. Mason, meanwhile, reeled off a 10-0 run over the next five and a half minutes to erase the deficit and pull ahead 16-14 with 2:22 left in the half. That was as much damage as the Patriots were able to do before the break however, as a 3-point play by Kassondra Brown and a trey by Erin Jones sent the Rams to the locker room with a 20-16 advantage.

Rhody maintained the lead throughout the second half of play, pushing it to as many as nine (38-29) on a Nicole Jorgensen layup with 9:00 remaining in regulation. The Patriots chipped their way back in and got within two (42-40) with 24 seconds left to play, but Rhode Island hit its free throws down the stretch to win it 47-40.

Inside the Box Score

• With the win, Rhode Island already has its most Atlantic 10 wins since the 2015-16 season, when it was 5-11 in league play.
• Senior Nicole Jorgensen had her eighth double-double of the season, scoring a team-high 15 points to go with 10 rebounds.
• Redshirt senior Davida Dale and freshman Brazil Harvey-Carr each scored nine points, while redshirt junior Erin Jones added eight.
• Jones added eight rebounds.
• Junior Maia Moffitt had eight rebounds, two steals and three points.
• George Mason's Nicole Cardano-Hillary scored a game-high 16 points. The rest of the Patriots combined for 26 points.
• After Sarah Kaminski hit a 3-pointer for George Mason with 3:57 remaining, Rhode Island's defense forced the Patriots to miss nine consecutive field goals until Tamia Lawhorne made a harmless layup with one second on the clock. 
• Rhode Island limited George Mason to 2-for-25 from 3-point range.

Up Next
Rhode Island is back in action on Wednesday afternoon at Fordham. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m.