TROY, N.Y. – RIT senior guard Emma Waite scores a team-high 17 points as the women's basketball team loses to RPI, 63-44, Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Waite makes a jumper to start the Tigers' scoring, cutting RPI's early lead to one with 7:41 left in the first
• Junior guard Lila McGuiggin sinks a shot from behind the arc, tying the game at nine with 4:10 on the clock
• RPI takes a 15-11 lead after the first ten minutes of play
• Sophomore guard Erin DiPaola makes a driving layup at the 7:32 mark in the second, RPI remains in the lead by four
• RPI goes on to outscore RIT 11-8 for the remainder of the quarter, taking a 28-19 lead at the half
• Junior forward Sonya Shivok opens the second half with a layup, cutting RPI's lead to seven
• Shivok makes a jumper at the 5:51 mark, putting RIT within six
• RPI finishes the third on a 13-4 scoring run, taking a 44-29 lead going into the fourth
• DiPaola makes two free throws at 5:03, putting the Tigers within 14
• RPI finishes the game outscoring the Tigers 8-3, securing a 19 point victory

GAME NOTES

• RIT out-rebounded RPI, 39-33
• Waite shot 8-for-16 (50%) from the floor
• DiPaola and first-year guard Ella Wilson led the Tigers with five rebounds each

WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers travel to William Smith tomorrow for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.