ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT first-year guard Lauren Sabia scores a team-high 12 points as the women's basketball team loses to Rochester, 87-43, Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Yellowjackets start the game scoring 10 unanswered points in the first four minutes
• Junior forward Sonya Shivok gets the Tigers on the board with a mid-range jumper at the 5:57 mark in the first quarter
• Sabia makes a driving layup and gets fouled, converting an and-one, cutting Rochester's lead to three
• The Yellowjackets take a 21-10 lead after the first quarter of play
• At 5:03 in the second, first-year guard Ella Wilson makes the Tigers' first basket of the quarter
• Senior guard Emma Waite finishes off the half by making a driving layup
• Rochester has a 37-16 lead at halftime
• Sabia makes a driving layup two minutes into the third, cutting Rochester's lead to 20
• The Yellowjackets finish the third quarter outscoring the Tigers 28-18, taking a 67-35 lead going into the final quarter of play
• Rochester outscores RIT 20-8 in the fourth, earning a 87-43 victory

GAME NOTES

• RIT went 7-for-13 (53.8%) from the free throw line
• The Tigers earned six steals
• RIT grabbed 31 total rebounds

WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers welcome Liberty League opponent William Smith on Friday, with tipoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m.