ANNONDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY – RIT (3-1, 1-0 Liberty League) sophomore Emma Waite led a trio of Tigers to score in double figures in a 78-50 win at Bard (1-5, 0-1 Liberty League) in the Liberty League opener Friday. Waite led the Tigers with 21 points, while junior Kaleesha Joseph and freshman Sydney Pearson each tallied 16 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Waite scored 14 points to lead RIT to a 26-13 first-quarter lead, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor. The Tigers broke the quarter open with a 22-2 run.
• Senior forward Alyssa Juergens scored two straight buckets early in the second quarter to extend the RIT lead to 37-19.
• The Tigers led by as many as 21 points in the second quarter and led 47-27 at halftime
• Waite led RIT with 19 first-half points, while Joseph had four assists to go along with eight points.
• Senior guard Sarah Henretta converted a pair of free throws to extend the RIT lead to 29 points at the 7:49 mark of the third quarter.
• Pearson scored nine points in the third quarter to lead the Tigers to a 67-42 lead after 30 minutes.
• Pearson scored with 6:06 to play in the fourth quarter that gave RIT a 75-42 lead, outscoring Bard 11-8 in the quarter.

 
GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 29-of-74 from the floor, including 7-of-24 from beyond the arc.
• Waite scored 14 of her 21 points in the first quarter, shot 9-of-18 from the floor and led the Tigers with five assists and six steals.
• Pearson shot 7-of-11 from the floor, and Joseph led RIT with six rebounds and four assists.
• Christina Kiser led Bard with 19 points.

 
UP NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 4) at RPI at 2:00 PM.