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

Buffalo Starters
Hemphill, Fair, Young, Adeyeye, McEvans

How it Happened
Rhode Island stumbled for the third straight game, falling at Buffalo 69-54 Sunday afternoon.

Buffalo (5-2) scored the first four points of the game and never relinquished the lead. In the first two quarters, the Bulls were 9-of-15 from the 3-point arc, using the perimeter to steadily build its lead. Summer Hemphill scored 10 first-half points, while Dyaisha Fair added nine – all on 3-pointers – and Georgia Wolley added eight points. The trio combined for 27 points and seven 3-pointers, helping Buffalo build a 41-29 lead.

The deficit stayed in double digits throughout the third quarter as Rhode Island (7-3) had six turnovers. It prevented the Rams from creating any momentum, as Rhody never scored more than four straight points in the quarter. URI started the final quarter hot, getting 3-pointers from Emmi Rinat and Dolly Cairns wrapped around an Emmanuelle Tahane layup, cutting the Buffalo lead to 57-49. However, over the final 8:16, the Rams shot 2-for-11 from the field and were not able to get any closer.  

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island had 19 turnovers. Over the three-game losing streak, the Rams have committed an average of 21.7 turnovers per game.
• The Rams struggled from 3-point range (6-for-21) and free throw line (3-for-10).
• Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane had a double-double leading the team with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Tahane added four assists.
• Sophomore Dolly Cairns was the second Ram in double digits, scoring 11 points.
• Redshirt junior Marie-Paule Foppossi had nine points and eight rebounds, while graduate students Chanell Williams and Dez Elmore added eight points each.
• Williams led the team with six assists.
• The Rams did move the ball well, recording 18 assists on its 23 field goals.

Up Next
Rhode Island returns to the Ryan Center to host Hartford on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Game time is 6 p.m.