ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT women's basketball team (8-1, 3-0 Liberty League) rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Liberty League rival William Smith College (6-4, 0-3 Liberty League) 83-75 Friday evening from Clark Gym.
 
RIT shot 41.2 percent from the floor on 28-of-68 shooting. The Tigers were 9-of-28 behind the arc and 18-of-22 from the foul line. Cori Okada led the Tigers with a season-high 26 points and five assists. Amanda Olsen tallied 14 points along with a team-best eight rebounds and four steals. Sabrina Wolfe chipped in 11 points and Jessica Glaz tallied nine.
 
Mia Morrison led William Smith with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Stavriana Dimitrakopoulou chipped in 15 points.
 
The lead changed nine times in a back and forth first half. RIT shot 47.1% from the floor while William Smith shot 58.8%. It was 26-26 after one quarter and RIT led 45-44 at the half over the Herons.
 
RIT came out strong to start the second half, going on an 8-0 run to put them up 54-46 over the Herons with 6:30 remaining in the third. William Smith would respond with an 18-5 run of its own to finish out the quarter, taking a 64-59 lead.
 
In the fourth, RIT took control, going on another 8-0 to reclaim the lead, 70-67. Okada scored 11 of her game-high 26 points in the remaining 2:27 of regulation to help give RIT the 83-75 victory.
 
This is the eighth consecutive time that RIT has defeated William Smith.
 
The Tigers return to action Saturday Jan. 6 when they host Liberty League foe Rensselaer at 2 p.m. from Clark Gym.