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ROCHESTER, NY -- The RIT women's basketball team defeated Elmira College 72-57 in Empire 8 action on Friday night.

RIT led by as many as 14 points in the first half and never trailed, opening the game up with a 16-4 run early in the half. The Tigers shot 42.5% from the floor in the first half on 14-of-31 shooting.

Freshman #Courtney Tennant (Cortland, NY/Cortland) led RIT with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. (Neptune, NJ/Neptune)Leslie Havens (Wayland, NY/Wayland-Cohocton)# chipped in with nine points for the Tigers.

The Tigers extended the lead to 19 points three minutes into the second half on a layup by #Mallory Apperson (Bemus Point, NY/Maple Grove)#. She finished with six points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Tennant made it a 20 point lead for RIT with her layup at the 12:40 mark of the second half. She finished with a game-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Havens finished with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists for the Tigers who win their first Empire 8 conference game of the season and second straight game overall.

The Tigers shot 43.9% from the floor on 25-of-57 shooting. RIT held a 72-57 rebounding edge and scored 18 points in the paint.

The Tigers are off until Tuesday, December 14 when they face Roberts Wesleyan College in Chili, New York.