Rhode Island Starters
Muzet, Foppossi, Hendley, Vargas, Tahane
 
Davidson Starters
Turner, Welch, Konstans, Gould, Fuller
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island (3-5, 3-2 Atlantic 10) dominated the paint on both ends of the floor en route to its third win in four games, knocking off Davidson, 62-44, Sunday afternoon.

Davidson used its perimeter shooting to jump out to the early lead. The Wildcats began 3-of-5 from deep as it established a 15-6 lead. Rhode Island responded with a 9-0 run that featured baskets from four different players. By the end of the quarter, it was a two-point game, with Davidson up, 17-15.

It was all Rhody to start the second quarter, as the Rams opened with a 10-3 run. The balance continued, as five different players scored during the run. The defense held Davidson (6-5, 3-2 A-10) to just 25 percent from the field in the quarter.

The second half saw Rhode Island scored the first 12 points, with Johanna Muzet and Marie-Paule Foppossi each scoring five points in the run. When Foppossi drove coast-to-coast for a layup, it put the Rams up, 43-25, the team's largest lead of the season. After Davidson scored five straight points to stem the momentum, URI called a timeout. On the ensuing possession, the Rams outworked Davidson, getting four consecutive offensive rebounds before Muzet hit a jumper to make the score 45-30.

The lead got to as many as 20 points following a Catherine Cairns 3-point shot with 3:15 to go. The Rams coasted in the final minutes, getting above .500 in league play for the first time this season.

Inside the Box Score

• The last time Rhode Island had a winning record through five Atlantic 10 games was the 2014-15 season, when the Rams also opened league play 3-2.
• Rhode Island had four players score in double figures for the second time this year.
• Redshirt junior Emmanuelle Tahane recorded her third double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
• It was the seventh time in eight games that she has reached double digits.
• Redshirt sophomore Marie-Paule Foppossi added 11 points and eight rebounds.
• Graduate senior Johanna Muzet had 14 points and six rebounds.
• Senior Marta Vargas scored a team-high 16 points and had four assists.
• The Rams outscored Davidson in the paint, 34-20.
• Rhode Island had a 43-25 edge in rebounds. The Rams had 14 offensive rebounds, helping the team to a 9-2 advantage in second-chance points.
• Davidson had just four offensive rebounds for the game, two of which came in the final minute.
• The 44 points for Davidson was the fewest allowed by Rhode Island this season. The Wildcats were held to 36.0 percent from the floor (18-for-50).
• It was the lowest shooting percentage for any opponent this year.

Up Next
Rhode Island gets a slight break this week and is off until Friday, Jan. 15 at Richmond. Game time 5 p.m.