Rhode Island Starters
Williams, Foppossi, Vargas, Elmore, Tahane

Dartmouth Starters
Harland, Curtis, Boyd, Page, Jennings

How it Happened
Rhode Island dominated its season-opener, as five Rams scored in double figures to cruise to a 83-37 victory at Dartmouth Tuesday night.

After a back-and-forth start, the Rams found their rhythm and jumped to a 16-5 lead at the first media timeout. Rhody allowed just seven points for the Big Green in the first 10 minutes of play, ending the quarter up 22-7. 

The Rams used that momentum into the second, as Chanell Williams scored 10 of her game-high 20 points, connecting on both of her attempts from deep. They went into the break with a comfortable 46-20 lead.

Rhode Island came out of the locker room picking up right where they left off, after Dez Elmore connected on back-to-back buckets to extend the Rhody lead to 30 (50-20) at 9:14. They ended the third up 62-30.

In the fourth, Rhody held the Big Green to without a field goal until 4:47 remaining of the period. The Rams outscored Dartmouth 21-7 for the 83-37 final and to clinch the first win in the series since 2015.

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Mayé Touré recorded her first career double-double, pouring in 11 points and grabbing 10 boards in 19 minutes.
• Grad transfer Chanell Williams made a statement in her Rhody debut, leading all players with 20 points on 7-of-10 from the floor. She added two steals, two rebounds, and two assists.
• Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane had 14 points.
• Grad transfer Dez Elmore made her Rhody debut, scoring 11 points while grabbing six rebounds, and blocking two shots. She dished out two assists.
• Redshirt junior Marie-Paule Foppossi was the fifth Ram in double figures, adding 10 points and just missing a double-double with nine boards. 
• Sophomore Dolly Cairns scored nine points off the bench.
• The Rams led in rebounds 46-30.
• Rhody also dominated the fast break, 20-0.
• URI held Dartmouth to just 15.4 percent from long range (2-of-13).

Next Up
The Rams return to Kingston to host Merrimack for the home opener at the Ryan Center. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the men's team playing Bryant at 6:00 p.m.