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RIT Athletics / Sophia Buonpane
62
Winner RIT RIT 1-1,0-0 Liberty League
60
Allegheny All 0-2,0-0 PAC
Winner
RIT RIT
1-1,0-0 Liberty League
62
Final
60
Allegheny All
0-2,0-0 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
RIT RIT 17 19 14 12 62
Allegheny All 18 9 9 24 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball holds off Allegheny, 62-60

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The RIT women's basketball team held off a late surge to defeat Allegheny, 62-60, in a non-conference game, Sunday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RIT led 36-27 at halftime after a strong second quarter, outscoring Allegheny 19-9.
  • The Tigers extended their lead to 14 points late in the third quarter with back-to-back three-pointers from sophomore forward Ben Kayser-Cochran and graduate student guard Hannah Durand. Graduate student guard Sydney Pearson made the score 50-36 with 2:37 left in the third after making the front end of a pair of free throws.
  • Allegheny mounted a furious comeback in the fourth, scoring 24 points and cutting the deficit to just two with five seconds remaining.
  • Sophomore guard Caroline Henderson hit a clutch free throw with two seconds left to seal the win for RIT.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Sophomore guard Maddy Ramsgard led the Tigers with 17 points, including a key jumper with under two minutes to play.
  • Kayser-Cochran added 14 points, two assists, and two steals.
  • Henderson and Durand both contributed 10 points in the win.
  • RIT shot 35.5 percent from the field (22-of-62) and 47.1 percent from three-point range (8-of-17).
  • The Tigers also outrebounded Allegheny 42-to-40, including 13 offensive boards.
  • RIT improved to 1-1 on the season.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers are off until next weekend, when they compete in the Emmanuel College Tip-Off Tournament in Boston. RIT will face Stevens in the opening game on Saturday (Nov. 15) at 1 p.m.