Rhode Island Drops to 1-7

Rhody Leaders:
Points: Emilie Cloutier (17)
Rebounds: Corinne Coia (8)
Assists: Sherrie Session (3)
Steals: Teneka Whittaker (2)
Blocked Shots: Teneka Whittaker (1), Sydney Lewis (1)
Minutes Played: Sherrie Session (37)

Brown Leaders:
Points: Hannah Passafuime (16), Sheila Dixon (16)
Rebounds: Aileen Daniels (9)
Assists: Hannah Passafuime (6)
Steals: Aileen Daniels (4), Lauren Clarke (4)
Blocked Shots: None
Minutes Played: Hannah Passafuime (32)

Inside the Box Score:

• With the loss, Rhode Island drops to 1-7. Brown improves to 4-4.
• The Rams shot 43.9% from the field, connecting on 18-of-41 attempts while Brown connected at a 45.8% clip (27-59).
• URI held a 34-26 rebounding advantage, marking the fourth time this season that the Rams out-rebound their opponents.
• Nearly half (30-of-66) of Brown’s points were scored off of Rhode Island’s 25 turnovers. The Rams have now turned the ball over 25-or-more times in back-to-back times.
• Rhody netted a season-high 18 free throws, finishing the game 18-of-22 (81.8%) while Brown was just 2-of-4 (50%) from the line.
• Conversely, the Bears sank 10-of-19 (52.6%) attempts from three-point range while the Rams went 0-for-5. It was the first time this season that URI failed to connect from beyond the arc.
• Brown took its largest lead of the game (23 points; 53-31) with 6:55 remaining in the second half. Rhode Island never led by more than three points.
• The Rams took an 11-point (32-21) deficit into the break but played evenly with the Bears throughout the second half, netting 33 points to Brown’s 34.
• Cloutier led all players with a game- and career-high 17 points. She was 9-of-10 from the foul line and also matched her career-best with seven rebounds.
• Corinne Coia finished with a season-high eight rebounds and 12 points in 25 minutes on the floor.
• Whittaker was the third Ram to score in double figures, recording 11 points, four rebounds, two steals, a block and an assist.
• URI has had three double-digit scorers in five of its last seven games.
• Hannah Passafuime (16), Sheila Dixon (16) and Lindsay Nickel (14) all scored in double figures for the Bears.

What’s Next:
Rhody remains in Providence for the second day of competition at the Brown Bear Classic, where it will face Fairfield at 2 p.m. on Sunday. URI is 3-3 all time against the Stags, most recently posting a 52-44 victory last season in Fairfield, Conn. In that game, Kerry Wallack pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds for the Rams, who held the Stags to just 21 second-half points. Head coach Cathy Inglese has a 3-4 career record against Fairfield.