Rhode Island Starters
Muzet, Foppossi, Hendley, Vargas, Tahane
 
Fordham Starters
DeWolfe, McLoughlin, Heremaia, Downey, Jonassen
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island's six-game win streak was snapped as Fordham rallied to edge URI, 56-53, in a back-and-forth contest Sunday afternoon.

Rhody (8-6, 8-3 Atlantic 10) trailed by one point entering the final quarter, but it scored the first six points of the frame to take a 46-41 lead after an Emmanuelle Tahane layup.

Fordham (10-3, 7-2 A-10) responded with a 7-0 run of its own, pulling ahead 48-46 on a 3-pointer by Anna DeWolfe, the A-10's leading scorer. Rhody came right back with a Tahane free throw and a 3-pointer by Marta Vargas following a steal by Yanni Hendley, putting URI up by two with 3:33 to go.
 
Fordham's Kendell Heremaia drove and had her shot blocked by Tahane. However, she got her own rebound and scored the second chance basket to tie the score. After a defensive stop for Fordham, Heremaia hit a pair of free throws to put Fordham up, 52-50, with 1:25 left. Rhode Island came up empty on its next trip, and DeWolfe made two free throws to stretch the lead to four points for Fordham with 12 seconds left.

Johanna Muzet hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left to pull Rhody back within one point. Fordham's Kaitlyn Downey knocked down a pair of free throws with 1.7 to make the score 56-53, and a last second attempts at a deep 3-pointer by Vargas was short as Fordham held on.
 
Inside the Box Score

• The victory was the 200th win at Fordham for head coach Stephanie Gaitley.
• Fordham has now defeated Rhode Island in 13 of the last 14 meetings, including each of the last eight contests.
• Graduate senior Johanna Muzet led Rhode Island with 16 points. It was her seventh game in double digits this season.
• Muzet was 6-of-8 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
• Muzet also had eight rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
• The rest of the team was just 2-of-16 from the arc.
• Redshirt junior Emmanuelle Tahane had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, which ranks second in the Atlantic 10.
• Sophomore Kassondra Brown had a strong first half off the bench, scoring six points and grabbing two rebounds in nine minutes. She was 3-of-5 from the floor.
• Redshirt sophomore Marie-Paule Foppossi had eight points, four assists and three rebounds.
• Sophomore Yanni Hendley had six points and five rebounds.
• Rhode Island had a 9-0 advantage in fastbreak points.
• The game featured seven lead changes and three ties.

Up Next
We'll see. Rhode Island was scheduled to be off until Sunday, Feb. 14, when it was to host Massachusetts. However, UMass has entered a 14-day COVID-related pause. Schedule changes will be posted to GoRhody.com as we know them.