Rhode Island (2-5, 0-1 A-10)
Starters: Iler, Baldwin, Basuel, Timpanaro, Shield, Au, Gill, Jackson, Dellecave, Cumins, Wymes, Phelps
Substitutes: Dunn, Goettelmann, Carpenter, Kirk, Keesser, Howlett, Pauline, Lockwood

George Washington (5-2, 1-0 A-10)
Starters: Rotay, Febo, Klein, Milkowski, Ray, Iwan, Walters, Burke, Curry, Chesla, Greth, Cranz
Substitutes: Klein, Jacobs, Pond, Levine, Varona, Stjeanos

How it Happened 
Rhode Island could not overcome an early deficit, falling to George Washington in the Atlantic 10 opener.

George Washington built an early cushion with four first-quarter goals to take a 4-1 lead after the opening 15 minutes. GW's Kiki Rotay opened the scoring at 14:07, followed by Mia Milkowski at 9:51. Parker Febo extended the advantage with 7:02 remaining off an assist from Milkowski, and Grace Curry made it 4-0 at the 4:32 mark. Rhode Island broke through late in the quarter when Caitlin Dellecave finished a feed from Caralie Basuel with 1:07 remaining to cut the deficit to three heading into the second (4-1).

The Revolutionaries added three goals early in the second quarter to extend its lead before Rhode Island answered with a late surge to close within two by halftime. Mckenna Jacobs opened the scoring at 13:03 with a free-position goal during a man-up opportunity, and Rotay followed just over a minute later off a pass from Jacobs to make it 6-1. After Basuel cut into the deficit at 7:54 off an assist from Dellecave, Rotay struck again at 6:54 to push GW ahead 7-2. The Rams responded with three of the final four goals of the quarter. Kate Cumins converted a free-position attempt at 5:46, MJ Timpanaro added a man-up goal with 1:34 remaining off another feed from Dellecave, and Dellecave finished the half with a goal of her own in the closing seconds to trim the deficit to 7-5 at the break.

George Washington extended its lead in the third quarter, using a 3-0 period to take a 10-5 advantage into the fourth.

The Revolutionaries offense proved too much down the stretch, adding three early fourth-quarter goals to pull away for a 13-7 win. Emerson Goettelmann and Calli Dunn added goals for Rhode Island later in the quarter, but it wasn't enough as GW picked up its first Atlantic 10 victory of the season.

Inside the Box Score

• The Rams held the advantage in draw controls, 12-9.
• Rhody's offense was led by Caitlin Dellecave, who added two goals and two assists.
• Kate Cumins had a team-high six shots and scored a goal.
• Caralie Basuel scored a goal and added an assist.
• Basuel added a game-high five draw controls.
• MJ Timpanaro netted her fifth goal of the season.
• The game was the conference opener for both teams.

Up Next
The Rams host Siena on Wednesday, March 11. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield.