Rhode Island Starters
Cairns, Squires, Toure, Hattix-Covington, Lassiter
Dartmouth Starters
Mitchell, Boyd, Page, Koch, Lawlor
How it Happened
Rhode Island swarmed Dartmouth from the start, using a stifling defense and an efficient offense to record the fourth largest margin of victory in program history. The Rams drubbed the visiting Big Green 89-36 Friday afternoon.
The Rams (1-1) established control midway through the first quarter, ending the period on an 18-0 run.
Sayawni Lassiter got the spurt started with a 3-pointer that was created by good ball movement, with
Emma Squires getting the assist. Lassiter then assisted on back-to-back
Dolly Cairns shots. The first was a 3-pointer, followed by a transition pull-up jumper off a turnover, which forced Dartmouth (0-2) to call an early timeout. The Rams did not let up after the pause. A layup from
Ines Debroise made the score 14-5 before
Sophie Phillips took over, scoring eight consecutive points on two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws. By the time the first quarter ended, Rhody had a commanding 22-5 lead.
The Rams kept the pressure on in the second quarter, limiting Dartmouth to 5-of-25 from the field. URI scored 22 points for the second straight period, with Lassiter's 10 second-quarter points leading the way. The Rams scored 15 points off of 13 Dartmouth turnovers in the first half alone, helping Rhody take a 44-15 lead into halftime.
Any thoughts of a Dartmouth rally were squashed minutes into the third quarter. A 12-0 run to start the half pushed Rhode Island's lead to 56-15, and the Rams maintained control the rest of the way.
Inside the Box Score
- The 53-point margin of victory tied for the fourth largest in program history. It is just the sixth time overall the Rams have won by more than 50 points, and the second time it has happened during the Tammi Reiss era.
- All 11 players who saw the court for Rhode Island played at least 13 minutes.
- Rhode Island had 10 different players score, 10 different players grabbed at least one rebound and 10 different players record at least one assist.
- Rhode Island's bench outscored Dartmouth's bench, 40-19.
- The Rams scored 39 points off turnovers, compared to just six for the Big Green.
- Five Rams scored in double digits. Graduate transfer Sayawni Lassiter led the way with 16 points. Sophomores Emmi Rinat and Sophie Phillips scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, while graduate transfers Emma Squires and Madison Hattix-Covington both chipped in 10 points.
- The 11 points for Phillips were a career high.
- Freshman Anaelle Dutat had five points, a game-high 12 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.
- Redshirt freshman Hawa Komara had 10 rebounds, seven of which came on the offensive glass.
- Freshman Ines Debroise had eight points and six assists off the bench.
- Rhode Island recorded 11 assists on its 15 first-half field goals. Eight different players had at least one assist in the opening 20 minutes.
- With 14 3-pointers Friday, the Rams were were one shy of the program's single-game record. Through two contests, Rhody has made 21 shots from beyond the arc already.
- The attendance was 1,044.
Up Next
The Rams stay home to host in-state rival Providence Monday at the Ryan Center. Tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio broadcast on The Varsity Network.
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