8000
Friday Nov. 11 Final
53
Rhode Island
89
Delaware
Sunday Nov. 13 Final
62
Maine
58
Rhode Island
Wednesday Nov. 16 Final
43
Providence
52
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Saturday Nov. 19 Final
65
Rhode Island
73
Siena
Tuesday Nov. 22 Final
57
Rhode Island
69
Harvard
Saturday Nov. 26 Final
44
Rhode Island
71
Boston University
TV: NESN
Wednesday Nov. 30 Final
62
Rhode Island
75
Bryant
Saturday Dec. 03 Final
54
Rhode Island
66
Brown
Brown Bear Classic - Providence, R.I.
Sunday Dec. 04 Final
66
Fairfield
56
Rhode Island
@ Brown Bear Classic - Providence, R.I.
Brown Bear Classic - Providence, R.I.
Wednesday Dec. 07 Final
45
Rhode Island
50
Central Connecticut
Saturday Dec. 10 Final - OT
72
Quinnipiac
67
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Sunday Dec. 18 Final
52
New Hampshire
33
Rhode Island
TV: Cox HD | Radio: RIU2
Thursday Dec. 29 Final
56
Rhode Island
67
Lehigh
Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa.
Friday Dec. 30 Final
77
James Madison
42
Rhode Island
@ Christmas City Classic - Lehigh, Pa.
Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa.
Wednesday Jan. 04 Final
53
Brown
40
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Saturday Jan. 07 Final
46
Rhode Island
97
Dayton
Wednesday Jan. 11 Final
46
Massachusetts
39
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Saturday Jan. 14 Final
49
Rhode Island
69
Fordham
Wednesday Jan. 18 Final
63
George Washington
42
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Sunday Jan. 22 Final
55
Rhode Island
70
Saint Louis
TV: CBSSN
Saturday Jan. 28 Final
67
Xavier
57
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Tuesday Jan. 31 Final
49
Rhode Island
68
Richmond
Saturday Feb. 04 Final
35
Rhode Island
72
Charlotte
Wednesday Feb. 08
Halftime
37
Duquesne
21
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
Saturday Feb. 11 2:00 PM
La Salle
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2 | Nat'l Girls & Women in Sports Day
Wednesday Feb. 15 7:00 PM
Rhode Island
Saint Joseph's
Sunday Feb. 19 1:00 PM
Temple
Rhode Island
TV: Cox HD | Radio: RIU2
Wednesday Feb. 22 7:00 PM
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Saturday Feb. 25 4:30 PM
St. Bonaventure
Rhode Island
Radio: RIU2
  

Women's Basketball

December 30, 2008

Women's Basketball Defeats Mississippi Valley State, 63-46

Dec. 30, 2008

Box Score

ATLANTA - Senior Tanja Licina (Belgrade, Serbia) paced the Rams with a game-high 20 points as the Rhode Island women's basketball team took down Mississippi Valley State, 63-46, in the consolation game of the 15th Annual Georgia State Invitational. Two other Rams finished with double-digit point totals as sophomore Megan Shoniker (Rochester, N.Y.) and freshman Lara Gaspar (Spa, Belgium) netted 10 apiece.

Junior Lindsay Harris (Upper Marlboro, Md.) led Rhody defensively, recording a career-high four blocks and a game-best 10 rebounds. She also dished out six assists and two steals while Shoniker added seven assists and a steal. Both played all 40 minutes.

Harris - who combined to total 16 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, five blocks and five steals over the two-day tournament - joined Mississippi Valley State's Colby Stallings, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Jade Davis, and Georgia State's Brittany Hollins and Crystal Johnson on the All-Tournament team. The Panthers' Jylisa Williams was Tournament MVP after totaling of 26 points, 14 steals, 12 rebounds and nine assists in games against Mississippi Valley State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Mississippi Valley State (3-9) outscored URI 6-2 over the first five minutes before a Gaspar layup capped a 16-4 Rhode Island run that gave the Rams an 18-10 advantage with 8:22 on the clock. The Rams extended their lead to as many as 10 (23-12) - on a jumper by Licina with five minutes to go in the half - and took a 25-18 advantage into the break.

The Devilettes came out of the locker room and used a 10-7 push over the first seven minutes to cut Rhody's lead to four, but the Rams responded with a 17-4 run while holding MSVU scoreless for over four minutes to lead by 17 (49-32) with 2:42 to play. URI led by 15-or-more the rest of the way, going up by 19 twice - both times on shots by senior Sierra Cooper (Blairs, Va.).

Shoniker, Harris and Cooper combined to go 10-for-12 from the line in the final 91 seconds, helping lock up the 62-46 victory. As a team, Rhode Island was 87.5% from the charity stripe, connecting on 21-of-24 attempts. Rhody also out-rebounded Mississippi Valley State, 40-33, while scoring 19 points off 21 MSVU turnovers.

The Rams (6-7) return to action when they host Albany on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Noon. The game - which will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams - is the opening end of a Rhody basketball doubleheader as the URI men will take on Akron following the conclusion of the women's game versus the Great Danes.