ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior guard Emma Waite scored a single-game record 40 points as the women's basketball team defeated Bard, 77-34, Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A made free throw from sophomore guard Ansley Orrell put the Tigers up 5-0 midway through the first quarter
• Waite hit a shot from beyond the arc, putting RIT in front 13-4 with 3:31 left in the first
• The Tigers finished the quarter on a 11-1 scoring run, taking a 21-5 lead after the first ten minutes of play
• First-year guard Ella Wilson made a driving layup, increasing RIT's lead to 19 with 6:47 left in the second quarter
• Senior guard Mya Richardson scored on a layup, giving the Tigers a 35-11 lead with 3:33 left in the first half
• First-year forward Grace Murphy made a layup to close out the first half, putting the Tigers in front 39-14 at the half
• Junior guard Kaitlyn Bockelman scored on a driving layup with 2:27 left in the third, giving the Tigers a 47-19 lead
• RIT took a 30 point lead after three quarters of play
• Waite sunk a shot from behind the arc at the 2:11 mark in the fourth, setting the program record for points scored in a single game
• The Tigers took a 77-34 victory

 
GAME NOTES

• Waite grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds
• RIT outrebounded Bard 69-42
• Richardson had a 12 rebounds, a career-high

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers travel to Ithaca on Tuesday (Feb. 20) for the first round of the Liberty League tournament. Tipoff time is currently TBD.