Rams Lose To Bryant At FT Line

Bryant 75, Rhode Island 62 – Final
Chace Athletic Center – Smithfield, R.I.

Rhody Starters:
Ajanae Boone, Ashley Rivera, Emilie Cloutier, Sherrie Session, Chari Lehnertz

Bryant Starters:
Katie Whittington, Courtney Schissler, Danielle Douglas, Naana Ankoma-Mensa, Brittany Stahura

Rhody Leaders:
Points: Ashley Rivera (22)
Rebounds: Sherrie Session (9)
Assists: Sherrie Session (7)
Steals: Ashley Rivera (2), Kerry Wallack (2)
Blocked Shots: Chari Lehnertz (1)
Minutes Played: Ashley Rivera (39)

Bryant Leaders:
Points: Steph Cardamone (20)
Rebounds: Steph Cardamone (10)
Assists: Katie Whittington (6), Danielle Douglas (6)
Steals: Naana Ankoma-Mensa (4)
Blocked Shots: Brittany Stahura (1)
Minutes Played: Brittany Stahura (36)

Inside the Box Score:

• With the loss, Rhode Island drops to 1-6. Bryant improves to 4-2.
• The Rams shot 41.7% from the field, connecting on 25-of-60 attempts while Bryant connected at a 40.9% clip (27-66).
• URI held a 45-38 rebounding advantage but committed 26 turnovers to Bryant’s 12.
• 32 of the Bulldogs’ 75 points were scored off of Rhode Island turnovers.
• Bryant went to the foul line 29 times and netted 17 shots, while URI was 6-of-7 from the line.
• There were three lead changes in the game and two ties.
• Bryant took its largest lead of the game (23 points; 51-28) with 13:31 remaining in the second half.
• Rhode Island clawed its way back, cutting the deficit to 10 (70-60) with just under a minute to play, but Bryant hit five foul shots down the stretch to seal the 75-62 win.
• Rivera (22) and Wallack (13) both set new season-highs in points.
• Rivera – who sank a season-best four 3-pointers – is the first URI player to reach the 20-point mark this season, finishing the game just four points shy of her career-high (24).
• Session led URI with nine rebounds and a game-high seven assists.
• Meredith Soper (20), Katie Whittington (16) and Jenniqua Bailey (12) all scored in double figures for the Bulldogs. Soper also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.

What’s Next:
Rhody opens the month of December at the Brown Bear Classic in Providence. There, the Rams will face Brown on Saturday (2 p.m.) and Fairfield in Sunday (2 p.m.) – the fifth and sixth of seven consecutive road games for the Rams. Rhode Island is 22-8 in the all-time series vs. Brown, winning each of the last four – and eight of the last ten – meetings between the teams. Against Fairfield, URI is 3-3 all time, most recently downing the Stags (52-44) last season in Fairfield. Over her 24+ years as a head coach, Cathy Inglese has compiled a 4-0 record against Brown and is 3-4 against Fairfield. At Rhode Island, Inglese has combined for a 3-1 record against the Bears (2-0) and Stags (1-1).