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

Davidson Starters
Haines, Prior, Lienafa, Morgan, Donovan

How it Happened
Rhode Island's shooting struggles ultimately doomed the team in a 65-55 loss at Davidson Wednesday night. Though the Rams (7-9, 2-1 A-10) outscored their visitors in the final two quarters, they were unable to overcome an early deficit.

Rhody was held scoreless for over two minutes to start the game, falling into an 8-4 hole at the first media break. The Rams started the quarter connecting on just 2-of-9 from the floor (22.2 percent). Anaelle Dutat drew a foul and completed the three-point play to close the lead, but a 5-0 Davidson (9-7, 4-0 A-10) run helped the team double up against their visitors, 16-8, to close the quarter.

Rhode Island's scoring struggles continued in the second quarter, with its first field goal falling about six minutes in. From there, URI scored eight points the rest of the way, capped by a Sophie Phillips 3-pointer (31-21). The trey was the first of the game for the Rams, who were 0-8 from deep before the make. Going into halftime, the score was 34-21 after Davidson sunk its sixth 3-pointer of the half. 

The Wildcats built their lead to as many as 18 points (41-23) in the third quarter. Rhode Island used its best shooting quarter (8-of-18) to get within 11 by the end of the period (51-40), outscoring their hosts 19-17 in the block. 

The Rams later got within seven points after a driving layup by Palmire Mbu (53-46), but it was the closest that they got as Davidson scored six-straight to regain its cushion and never looked back.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island had four players in double figures, led by 13 points from Ines Debroise.
• She added three steals and dished out three assists.
• Hawa Komara turned in her second career double-double, pairing 11 points with 11 boards. 
• Anaelle Dutat had 11 points and was just shy of a double-double with nine rebounds.
• Harsimran "Honey" Kaur was the fourth Ram in double digits, adding 10 points with eight rebounds. 
• Rhode Island won the rebounding battle, 41-32.
• Entering the game, Rhode Island led the league averaging 4.3 blocks per game. The Rams blocked just one shot on the night.  

Up Next
The Rams return home to face George Mason Sunday at noon. The game will be Rhody's first national TV broadcast of the season on CBS Sports Network.