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

Holy Cross Starters
Cross, Ezemma, LaBarbera, Power-Cassidy,

How it Happened
For the second straight game, a bad third quarter and a plethora of turnovers hurt Rhode Island in a 66-54 loss at Holy Cross Thursday night.

The Rams (7-2) and host Crusaders (4-3) were tied 31-31 before Avery LaBarera hit a layup at the halftime buzzer to put Holy Cross up by two at the break. Rhody opened the second half missing its first seven shots as Holy Cross went on a 7-0 spurt. Despite the offensive struggles, URI pulled within five points at 40-35 when Emmanuelle Tahane hit a layup with 4:16 left in the quarter.

From there, Holy Cross started finding its stroke. Cara McCormick and Madison Demski hit back-to-back 3-point shots to start a 9-3 run to close out the quarter.

The teams traded baskets in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. A Tahane layup got the Rams within eight points at 51-43, but that was as close as Rhode Island got. Holy Cross extended its lead to as many as 18 points, sending URI to its second straight loss.

Inside the Box Score

• After committing 29 turnovers against Long Beach State last time out, Rhode Island had 17 turnovers Thursday.
• URI averaged 14.2 turnovers per game during its seven-game winning streak.
• The Rams were just 4-of-20 from 3-point range, while Holy Cross was 8-for-16.
• Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane was the lone Ram in double figures, scoring 23 points to go with a team-high eight rebounds.
• Graduate student Dez Elmore and redshirt junior Marie-Paule Foppossi each had eight points.
• Graduate transfer Anna Dreimane made her URI debut. The center played three minutes and recorded one assist.

Up Next
Rhode Island stays on the road for a game at Buffalo Sunday, Dec. 5. Game time is 2 p.m. on ESPN3.