TROY, NY -- The RIT (10-13, 8-8 Liberty League) women's basketball team was defeated 84-78 at Rensselaer (14-9, 10-6 Liberty League) in Liberty League action from ECAV Arena Saturday afternoon. Junior Sabrina Wolfe (Troy, NY/Troy) tallied 22 points to become the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 career points.

The Tigers led 24-16 after the first quarter, thanks to a 16-pt. run over a four minute stretch. RIT was outscored 29-14 in the second quarter to trail 45-38 at the half.

The Tigers came back to outscore the Engineers 21-17 in the third quarter to cut the RPI lead to 62-59. Rensselaer stretched the lead to nine points early in the fourth quarter and maintained its lead until a three-pointer from Sabrina Wolfe (Troy, NY/Troy) with 2:55 to play cut the lead to 78-72. The Tigers pulled to within four points twice, but the Engineers made their free throws to hold on for the win.

RIT shot 37.3 percent from the floor on 28-of-75 shooting. The Tigers made 5-of-15 from beyond the arc, and were 17-of-24 from the foul line. First-Year Kaleesha Joseph (Somerville, MA/Prospect Hill Academy Charter) led the Tigers with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Wolfe finished with a team-high 22 points. She moves into 11th place all time in scoring at the university with 1,017 career points. Brooke Stanley (Minnetonka, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret's) tallied 15 points, while Alyssa Juergens (Rochester, NY/Hilton) chipped in 14 points.

RIT returns to action on Friday, Feb. 21, when the Tigers host Skidmore College in Liberty League action from Clark Gym at 5:30 p.m.