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

Hartford Starters
Villalobos, Primo, Lee, Streeter, Smith

How it Happened
Forwards Emmanuelle Tahane and Marie-Paule Foppossi combined for 48 points as Rhode Island snapped a three-game skid by thumping Hartford, 84-49, Wednesday evening.

The Rams (8-3) never trailed in the contest. Rhode Island scored the first six points of the night, as Foppossi and Tahane made layups on the first two possessions before Tahane hit a pair of free throws. Hartford (0-9) never got closer than three points the rest of the way.

The Rams forced Hartford to make five turnovers in the game's first four minutes, helping URI establish a nine-point lead at 16-7 after a Chanell Williams 3-pointer. From there, Rhode Island missed its next 16 shots, including 10 from 3-point range. Despite going cold, the Rams never lost their lead. Hartford cut it to three on an Abby Streeter 3-pointer that made it 16-13. Rhody then went on a 19-4 run to go up by double-digits. The lead got to as many as 18 points and Rhody took a 37-23 lead into the break.

Foppossi (13) and Tahane (7) combined for 20 points in the third quarter as Rhody ostensibly put the game away. The Rams outscored Hartford by 11 in the period to take a 25-point advantage (61-36) into the fourth quarter.

Rhode Island maintained the pressure and continued to stretch the lead in the final period, cruising to the victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island had a 27-2 advantage in points off turnovers. In the first half, the Rams turned 12 turnovers into 14 points.
• The Rams had four players score in double digits.
• Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane poured in a game-high 25 points with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Redshirt junior Marie-Paule Foppossi had a season-best 23 points to go with 14 rebounds, five assists and three steals. It was her third career double-double.
• Sophomore Dolly Cairns added 11 points and three rebounds.
• Graduate student Chanell Williams had 12 points, six rebounds and four steals.
• Junior Yanni Hendley scored three points and added three steals and three assists. In 16 minutes off the bench, she had a plus-minus of plus-18.
• Grad student Anna Dreimane recorded four points, three rebounds and one blocked shot in seven minutes on the floor.
• Rhode Island committed a season-low eight turnovers, including just three in the first half.
• URI had a season-high 17 steals as five different players had at least two. Williams and Foppossi had four apiece, while Hendley had three. Tahane and freshman Emmi Rinat each had two.
• The game took just one hour and 26 minutes to be played.

Up Next
Rhode Island travels to Maine for a game Sunday, Dec. 12. Game time is 1 p.m.