<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ritathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wbb</link><description>Latest news items for Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://ritathletics.com/rss?path=wbb" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Athletic Department celebrates 2025-26 year with ROARspy Awards</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field, General, Cheerleading, Men's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Athlete of the Year Josh Harkless and Women's Athlete of the Year Elena Onodera...RIT SAAC hosts the first annual Roarspy Awards on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Gene Polisseni Center. 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src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/3/25/CSC_ALL-DISTRICT_WBB_9582540.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Four student-athletes from the RIT women's basketball team were 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ® selections, announced Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/CSC_ALL-DISTRICT_WBB_9582540.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/CSC_ALL-DISTRICT_WBB_9582540.png"><media:title>Four RIT women's basketball players are named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District WBB 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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women's basketball team members have been named to the 2025-26 Women's Basketball All-Liberty League Team, announced Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/WBB_ALL-LL_9375725.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/WBB_ALL-LL_9375725.png"><media:title>A trio of RIT student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 Women's Basketball All-Liberty League team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/WBB_ALL-LL_9375725.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19890</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball falls to Union in Liberty League Championship game, 81-70</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/3/1/womens-basketball-falls-to-union-in-liberty-league-championship-game-81-70.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/3/1/womens-basketball-falls-to-union-in-liberty-league-championship-game-81-70.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RIT Women's Basketball game vs. Union College on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at George H. Clark Gymnasium. " src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/1/7/Pearson_2.jpg" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The RIT women's basketball team fell to Union, 81-70, in the Liberty League Tournament Championship game, Sunday afternoon. The Tigers battled back from a 39–27 halftime deficit with strong third- and fourth-quarter scoring bursts, but the top-seeded Garnet Chargers held off the late push with clutch shooting and free throws down the stretch.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/Pearson_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/Pearson_2.jpg"><media:title>RIT Women's Basketball game vs. Union College on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at George H. Clark Gymnasium. </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/Pearson_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19885</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Basketball visits Union Sunday in Liberty League Tournament title game</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/28/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-visits-union-sunday-in-liberty-league-tournament-title-game.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/28/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-visits-union-sunday-in-liberty-league-tournament-title-game.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RIT women's basketball visits Union College in the Liberty League tournament championship game on Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/28/WBB_LL_Championship_9359459.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's basketball team takes on top-seeded Union in the Liberty League Tournament championship game tomorrow (Mar. 1) in Schenectady with  an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament on the line.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/WBB_LL_Championship_9359459.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/WBB_LL_Championship_9359459.png"><media:title>RIT women's basketball visits Union College in the Liberty League tournament championship game on Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/28/WBB_LL_Championship_9359459.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19878</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball defeats Skidmore in Liberty League Tournament semifinals, 53-45</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/27/womens-basketball-defeats-skidmore-in-liberty-league-tournament-semifinals-53-45.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/27/womens-basketball-defeats-skidmore-in-liberty-league-tournament-semifinals-53-45.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rochester Institute of Technology defeated Skidmore in the Liberty League women's basketball tournament semifinals on Friday, February 27, 2026" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/27/MEP_20260227_5.JPG" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Caroline Henderson scored a game-high 15 points to lead the RIT women's basketball team past six-seeded Skidmore, 53–45, in the Liberty League Tournament semifinals Friday evening. The two-seeded Tigers advance to face top-seeded Union in the championship game this Sunday at 1 p.m. in Schenectady, N.Y.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/MEP_20260227_5.JPG" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/MEP_20260227_5.JPG"><media:title>Rochester Institute of Technology defeated Skidmore in the Liberty League women's basketball tournament semifinals on Friday, February 27, 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/27/MEP_20260227_5.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19872</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball hosts Skidmore in Liberty League Semifinals</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/26/womens-basketball-hosts-skidmore-in-liberty-league-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/26/womens-basketball-hosts-skidmore-in-liberty-league-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RIT women's basketball hosts Skidmore in a Liberty League tournament semifinal on Friday, February 27, 2026" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/25/WBB_LL_SEMIS_2026_9327627.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's basketball team hosts Skidmore in the semifinals of the Liberty League Tournament, Friday at 5:30 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/WBB_LL_SEMIS_2026_9327627.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/WBB_LL_SEMIS_2026_9327627.png"><media:title>RIT women's basketball hosts Skidmore in a Liberty League tournament semifinal on Friday, February 27, 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/25/WBB_LL_SEMIS_2026_9327627.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19864</s:story_id></item><item><title>RIT Athletics Preview: Feb. 23 – Mar. 1</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/womens-tennis-rit-athletics-preview-feb-23-mar-1.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/womens-tennis-rit-athletics-preview-feb-23-mar-1.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Wrestling, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RIT athletics schedule for the week of February 23 through March 1, 2026" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/23/RIT_Athletics_Weekly_Schedule_Web_223-31.jpg" /><br /><br />WOMEN'S BASKETBALL]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/RIT_Athletics_Weekly_Schedule_Web_223-31.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/RIT_Athletics_Weekly_Schedule_Web_223-31.jpg"><media:title>RIT athletics schedule for the week of February 23 through March 1, 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/RIT_Athletics_Weekly_Schedule_Web_223-31.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19862</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>