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

George Washington Starters
Robertson, Lok, Engel, Inniss, Taiwo

How it Happened
Rhode Island used an efficient third quarter to pick up its third straight win Wednesday night, shooting 56.3 percent in the 10-minute span to beat George Washington 66-52 on the road.

The Rams (15-8, 7-3 A-10) saw George Washington (8-13, 1-8 A-10) jump to an 8-2 lead at the first media timeout after a sloppy start. The visitors committed seven turnovers in the first 10 minutes of play, and trailed 15-10 after one. 

Rhody stormed back in the second, and a Dee Dee Davis layup tied it at 20. Sophie Phillips had back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Rams a three-point lead with 1:21 to go until halftime, but Nya Lok responded with a 3-pointer of her own with less than a minute to play to send the teams into the break tied at 26.

The second half was all Rhode Island, as the Rams used a dominant 24-9 third quarter and never looked back. George Washington cut the lead to 10 (61-51) at 2:22 but it wasn't enough and Rhody was able to come out on top with the win. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Rams were led by junior Sophie Phillips who had 12 points on 4-of-6 from long range. 
• Phillips is now in sole possession of fifth place on Rhody's all-time 3-point shooters list, passing former teammate Dolly  Cairns (2020-22) who had 142. Phillips, now at 144 career 3-pointers, needs 15 to pass assistant coach Megan Shoniker (158) next. 
• Grad transfers Dee Dee Davis and Teisha Hyman each chipped in 11 points. 
• Davis added five rebounds and drew a game-high 10 fouls.
• Sophomore Ines Debroise dished out six assists and scored six points off the bench.
• Senior Tenin Magassa blocked four shots in 13 minutes. She added four rebounds and three points.
• Senior Mayé Touré had eight points to go with eight rebounds. She also had three steals.
• Sophomore Anaelle Dutat continued to dominate the offensive glass, grabbing six of her seven total rebounds on the offensive end. She scored nine points and added two assists and two steals. 
• After committing eight turnovers in the first two quarters, the Rams had just two turnovers in the second half of play. 
• Rhody scored 18 points off 16 GW turnovers.

Up Next
Rhody continues its road swing at Duquesne on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. tip on ESPN+.