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RHODE ISLAND VS. LA SALLE - Series notes 

• Rhode Island and La Salle meet for 43rd time Wednesday.
• Historically, Rhody is 13-29 all-time against La Salle, however the Rams have won the last six straight meetings with the Explorers.
• The last La Salle win in the series was back of Feb. 22, 2020 (54-42) in Kingston.
• It'll be Rhody's first trip to Philadelphia since the opening of John E. Glaser Arena. 
• In the last match up between the two teams, Rhode Island handed La Salle a 77-54 loss at the Ryan Center.
• Guards Ines Debroise and Sophia Vital combined for 24 points on 8-of-10 from the field and a 6-for-7 performance at the free throw line in the last meeting with the Explorers. 
• The Rams are 11-1 on the road this season, winning the last 10 straight games away from Kingston while La Salle is 6-6 at home this year.  
• Rhody enters Wednesday on a 17-game win streak, a program record.

SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS

• The Explorers enter Wednesday winning their last two games, most recently defeating George Washington 67-52 in Washington, D.C.
• La Salle has three averaging double figures in scoring, led by Ashleigh Connor's 15.6 points per game.
• The Explorers are 7-7 in Atlantic 10 action.
• Redshirt sophomore Aryss Macktoon leads La Salle in rebounding, averaging 7.2 per game paired with her 15.1 points per game.
• La Salle head coach Mountain MacGillivray is in his seventh season leading the Explorers.

20-WIN SEASON (AGAIN)

• The win against George Mason last time out was Rhody's 23rd of the season.
• It's the fourth 20-win season under head coach Tammi Reiss in her seven years leading the program.
• For perspective, in the 38 years before Reiss, the Rams recorded 22 20-loss seasons.
• Reiss posted three straight 20-win seasons from 2021-22 through 2023-24 for the first time ever. 
• Before Reiss, the Rams had just two 20-win seasons.
• With the 23 wins, the Rams have already surpassed last year's win total with four regular season games still remaining (17).

HOW 'BOUT THOSE RAMS

• The Rams are 12-0 in 2026.
• Rhody is 22-0 when leading at the half.
• Rhode Island is 16-0 when the game is decided by 10+ points. 
• The Rams are 19-0 when outrebounding their opponent.
• Rhode Island is 9-0 when it allows fewer than 50 points, and 5-0 when the opponent's field goal percentage is below 30 percent.
• The Rams are 12-0 when scoring 70+ points. 
• Rhode Island is one of four teams nationally with two losses or fewer: UConn (27-0), UCLA (25-1), and North Dakota State (23-2).