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RIT’s Caroline Henderson, #11, moved down the court towards the basket while trying to avoid opponent. On Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Clark Gymnasium, in Rochester, New York. RIT Women’s Basketball fell to SUNY Geneseo 68 - 83. RIT Women’s Basketball vs. SUNY Geneseo. (Elizabeth Robertson/RITAthletics)
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53
RIT RIT 12-9,10-4 Liberty League
68
Winner Ithaca ITH 14-7,13-1 Liberty League
RIT RIT
12-9,10-4 Liberty League
53
Final
68
Ithaca ITH
14-7,13-1 Liberty League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
RIT RIT 8 12 16 17 53
Ithaca ITH 17 24 11 16 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball loses to Ithaca 68-53

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT women's basketball team lost on the road at Ithaca, 68-53, Tuesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ithaca started the game with an 8-2 run before ending the first quarter with a 17-8 lead, holding the Tigers to 3-of-8 from the field over the first ten minutes.
  • Emma Waite helped extend Ithaca's lead in the second quarter, scoring 12 of the Bombers' 24 points to make the score 41-20 at halftime.
  • RIT improved their shooting in the second half, finishing the third quarter with a 53.8 field goal percentage (7-of-13), but were unable to make headway in to the significant Ithaca lead.
  • The Bombers started the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run to build their lead to 23 points with less than eight minutes to play.
 
GAME NOTES
  • First-year guard Caroline Henderson scored a team-high 21 points after shooting an 61.53 percent (8-of-13) from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range.
  • Senior guard Hannah Durand and first-year forward Ben Keyser-Cochran each added nine points as sophomore guard Maddy Ramsgard led the team with three assists.
  • Ithaca's Emma Waite tallied a game-high 22 points.
  • The Tigers fall to 12-9 overall and 10-4 in the Liberty League.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns home this Friday (Feb. 14) for a 5:30 p.m. against Vassar.