Rhode Island Starters
Phillips, Komara, Vital, Dutat, Kaur
George Washington Starters
Reynolds, Lewis, Engel, Andrews, Mott
How it Happened
Rhode Island struggled offensively throughout as it fell to George Washington 54-46 Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Rhode Island (16-15, 11-7 A-10) shot a season-worst 27.7 percent (18-for-65) from the field. Visiting George Washington (11-18, 5-13 A-10) led for nearly 35 minutes despite the clunky, low-scoring nature of the game.
The Revolutionaries built a 12-point led in the fourth quarter after a Makayla Andrews layup with 8:53 to go. Rhody finally showed life with a 15-6 run that cut the game down to a one-possession affair. A
Katie Ledden 3-pointer made the score 47-44 with 3:44 to go.
However, that was as close as things got. GW outscored Rhode Island 7-2 down the stretch to close out the win.
Inside the Box Score
- Rhode Island was 4-for-26 (15.4 percent) from 3-point range.
- Forward Anaelle Dutat was the lone Ram in double figures. She had 17 points and 12 rebounds for her third straight double-double.
- Guard Ines Debroise was the second-leading scorer for URI with seven points.
- Rhody has averaged just 50.3 points per game over the last three games, well below the team's scoring average of 60.8 points per game.
- The Rams turned the ball over just nine times.
- Rhode Island attempted 65 field goals to just 42 for George Washington. However, the Revolutionaries made 19 field goals, compared to 18 for the Rams.
Up Next
Rhode Island will learn its seeding for the Atlantic 10 Championship later Saturday. The conference will announce the seedings and tournament schedule after all competition is done for the day.
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