Box Score Rhode Island Starters
Phillips, Komara, Dutat, Vital, Kaur

Princeton Starters
Hutcherson, Belker, Chea, Tall, Hill

How it Happened
Early offensive struggles doomed Rhode Island as it fell at Princeton 66-54 for its fifth consecutive loss Wednesday.

The Rams (4-8) fell behind by as many as 10 points in the second quarter. Shooting just 29 percent from the field (9-for-31), URI could not maintain pace with the host Tigers (6-4). With guard Ashley Chea leading the way, Princeton led for the entire game. Chea had a game-high 18 points to go with six assists as she helped the Tigers control play from the outset.

Rhode Island made several mini runs to stay close. A strong start to the third quarter led to Rhody closing within three points on two different occasions. An Hawa Komara layup off a nice feed from Sophia Vital closed the gap to 39-36, and another Komara basket made it 41-38 moments later.

However, Princeton kept responding and keeping the Rams at bay. A Vital 3-pointer with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter pulled Rhode Island with five at 58-53. A 7-0 response by Princeton extended the lead back to 12 points and essentially sealed the outcome.

Inside the Box Score

• Forward Hawa Komara scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. She also had eight rebounds.
• The rest of the team shot a combined 15-of-52 from the field (28.8 percent).
• Guard Sophia Vital also had a career high, scoring 11 points.
• Forward Anaelle Dutat had eight points and seven rebounds.
• Rhode Island scored 18 second-chance points on 17 offensive rebounds.
• The Rams had a 40-29 edge on the boards.
• Princeton had 21 assists on its 27 field goals.
• The teams combined to commit just 17 fouls.
• Princeton's bench outscored the Rhode Island bench 24-7.

Up Next
Rhode Island is off for nine days until it hosts Saint Francis on Friday, Dec. 20. The Education Day game tips off at 11 a.m. and will have more than 5000 elementary students from around the state in attendance. The game will stream on ESPN+.