Rhode Island Starters
Phillips, Magassa, Hyman, Touré, Davis

Quinnipiac Starters 
Girardi, Kealy, O'Donnell, Grisdale, Foley

How it Happened
An off shooting night doomed Rhode Island as visiting Quinnipiac won 61-59 on a buzzer-beating jumper by Bri Bowen Thursday.

URI (5-3) led 55-48 with four minutes to go after Mayé Touré sank a pair of free throws. Quinnipiac (2-4) came back with a 9-0 run that included second-chance 3-pointers by Jackie Grisdale and Paige Girardi. Girardi's shot put the Bobcats up 57-55 with 57 seconds to go, setting up a wild final minute.

Rhody retook the lead when Tenin Magassa hit a layup while drawing a foul. Her free throw made the score 58-57 in favor of the Rams. Grisdale hit a layup to put the guests ahead by one. Touré was fouled with 20 seconds to go and hit 1-of-2 at the line to knot the score at 59-59.

URI's defense forced Quinnipiac to call a timeout with nine seconds to go. Out of the timeout, the defense appeared to cause a loose ball in the final moments, but the ball found Bowen on the baseline. She managed to get a jumper off just before the buzzer, handing a stunning loss to the Rams in the process.

Inside the Box Score

• Quinnipiac was 6-for-10 from 3-point range, while Rhode Island was 1-for-14.
• The Rams also were just 14-of-26 at the free throw line, while the Bobcats were 7-for-12.
• Before the game, head coach Tammi Reiss was honored with a plaque from USA Basketball in recognition of the gold medal she helped earn at the 3X3 World Cup in Austria.
• Forward Mayé Touré had a team-high 17 points to go with six rebounds.
• Guard Teisha Hyman just missed a double-double, finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds.
• Center Tenin Magassa had nine points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
• She had six points, four boards and both blocks in the final quarter.
• Guard Dee Dee Davis scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting. She added three assists.
• Guard Sophie Phillips had a career-high four steals.

Up Next
The Rams are back at home to host Princeton on Sunday, Dec. 3. Game time is 1 p.m. and the action will be streamed on ESPN+.