POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The RIT women's basketball team fell in overtime, 85-76, in a closely contested game at Vassar, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After trailing Vassar, by two points at the end of the first quarter, the Tigers used an 8-2 run to take a 26-22 lead with 5:19 left in the half.
• The Brewers took the lead back early in the third when Tova Geib converted a pair of free throws with a little over a minute into the second half.  
• Tied at 59, RIT scored seven points in a span of 1:21 in the fourth quarter to take a seven-point lead. The quick run was capped by a three-point shot from senior guard Kaitlyn Bockelman which put RIT up 66-59 with 4:03 left to play.
• The Brewers battled back, taking the lead with a layup and an and-1 play from Sierra McDermed with 1:11 on the clock.
• Bockelman ties the game at 70 after making the front end of a pair of free throws with 53 seconds remaining.
• With seconds on the clock, first-year guard Caroline Henderson put up a baseline jumper that rimmed out, sending the game into overtime.
• In the extra session, the Brewers hit 4-of-5 shots from the field while limiting RIT to six points to take the win.

 
GAME NOTES

• Sophomore guard Maddy Ramsgard paced RIT with a team-high 20 points after shooting 62.5 percent from the field to go along with five assists and a season-best 11 rebounds.
• Bockelman added 15 points as Kaplinski chipped in 14 points. In all, five players scored in double figures for the Tigers.
• RIT received 14 points from the bench while holding Vassar's bench scoreless.
• The loss puts the Tigers at 7-7 overall and 5-2 in the Liberty League.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts Clarkson next Friday (Jan. 24) at 5:30 p.m. inside Clark Gymnasium.