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Rams Hit the Road to Start A-10 Play Wednesday at St. Joe's

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RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S - SERIES NOTES

  • Rhode Island opens Atlantic 10 play with a road battle at Saint Joseph's Wednesday.
  • Historically, the Rams are 15-60 against the Hawks dating back to 1984.
  • St. Joe's handed the Rams a 53-50 loss in an overtime thriller at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the Quarterfinal round a year ago.
  • Rhody beat the Hawks 70-65 in the lone meeting of the regular season last year.
  • It's the first trip to Hagan Arena for URI since Feb. 24, 2024. Rhode Island fell 72-67.
  • The Rams are looking for their first win in Philly since a 58-55 win on Feb. 19, 2023.
  • URI is 2-1 on the road while the Hawks are 3-1 at home this season.
  • A win Wednesday would be the seventh of the young season, the best start for the Rams since 2022-23.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS

  • Saint Joseph's enters Wednesday's game winning its last three straight games.
  • Last time out, Saint Joseph's beat Drexel 57-55. It was the sixth win for the Hawks and the third win at Hagan Arena.
  • The Hawks have three averaging double figures in scoring, led by Gabby Casey's 15.9 points per game. Casey also paces the team in rebounding, adding 6.9 boards each time out.
  • It's the first conference game for both Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's.
  • The Hawks were selected to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll.

REISS SECOND ALL-TIME IN WINS

  • Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss sits second all-time in wins at Rhode Island. 
  • She's 116-70 at the helm, making her seven wins away from passing Nancy Langham, who had 122 wins leading Rhode Island in 1977-85.
  • Reiss is one of three coaches in URI program history to eclipse the centennial mark.
  • She picked up her 110th career win in the victory over GW at the A-10 Tournament last year.
  • Reiss bumped past Linda Ziemke who collected 106 wins in 1989-99.
  • She reached the 100-win milestone in her 160th game, making her the fastest to 100 wins in program history. 
  • Langham held the previous mark for fastest to 100 wins, getting there in her 187th game.
 

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