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Rebecca Villagracia / RIT Athletic Communications
62
Rensselaer RPI 4-4,1-1 Liberty League
73
Winner RIT RIT 4-2,2-0 Liberty League
Rensselaer RPI
4-4,1-1 Liberty League
62
Final
73
RIT RIT
4-2,2-0 Liberty League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rensselaer RPI 12 16 16 18 62
RIT RIT 10 19 11 33 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball beats RPI, 73-62

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior guard Emma Waite scored 19 points to lead the Tigers to a 73-62 win over RPI, Saturday.
 
Graduate student forward Andreja Peciuraite tallied 18 points, sophomore guard Kaitlyn Bockelman scored 13 points and first-year guard Abigail Smith finished with 10 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RIT outscored Rensselaer 19-16 in the second quarter to lead 29-28 at halftime.
  • First-year guard Ansley Orrell tied the score at 19-19 on her three-pointer late in the second quarter.
  • The Tigers outscored RPI over the final 4:08 of the half to lead by one at the break.
  • Graduate student forward Andreja Peciuraite scored 10 points off the bench to pace the Tigers.
  • RPI outscored the Tigers 16-11 in the third quarter.
  • Erin DiPaola tied the score at 52-52 on her layup with 4:52 remaining in regulation.
  • A pair of Waite free throws with 1:24 gave the Tigers a 10-point lead.
  • The Tigers converted their free throws in the closing minutes to secure the win.
 
GAME NOTES
  • RIT shot 42.9 percent from the floor on 24-of-56 shooting.
  • The Tigers outrebounded the Engineers 45-36.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Thursday (Dec. 29) against Hamilton in the opening game of the Baldwin Wallace Tournament.