RHODE ISLAND (13-15, 6-10 A-10
Starters:​ Dale, Moffitt, Jones, Harvey-Carr, Jorgensen
Subs:​ Oberg, Niang, Brown, Rogers

MASSACHUSETTS (19-10, 9-7 A-10)
Starters​: Philoxy, Perry, Leidel, Donnelly, Breen
Subs: Taylor, Keeps, Hampton-Bey, Mccormick, Lowery

How it Happened
A cold offense in the second half doomed the Rams in a 73-53 loss at Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

Rhode Island started the first quarter going 0-for-4 until Maia Moffitt hit a 3-pointer to get the Rams on the board (4-3). Rhody ended the first quarter down 17-11.

A Brazil Harvey-Carr trey cut the UMass lead to three (19-16) in the second, but the Minutewomen responded with a 8-2 run to push their lead to 27-18. The Rams held UMass without a field goal through the final 3:45 of the quarter, and used that to their advantage. Kassondra Brown sunk a 3-ball and Harvey-Carr made both at the charity stripe to go into the half down 27-24.

That was as close as the Rams would get, as the Minutewomen pushed their lead to as many as 23 in the second half and never looked back, cruising to the 73-53 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Senior Nicole Jorgensen led the Rams with 22 points, including a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. She added six rebounds, two steals, and one block.
• Freshman Brazil Harvey-Carr scored eight points, grabbed three rebounds and had one steal and one assist.
• Redshirt senior Davida Dale, junior Maia Moffitt and freshman Kassondra Brown all contributed six points.
• Dale added eight rebounds and two steals.
• UMass' Hailey Leidel had a game-high 26 points. She connected on 6-of-11 from deep.
• After going 0-for-5 from 3-point range in the third, Rhody connected on 3-of-3 from beyond the arc in the fourth.
• Massachusetts out rebounded the Rams 41-35.

What's Next
Rhode Island will head to face Duquesne on Tuesday, March 3 for the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at La Roche University.