URI Women Hold Off Saint Louis To Earn Tenth Straight Win

University of Rhode Island Press Release

Rhode Island Starters
Foppossi, Tahane, Williams, Cairns, Elmore

Saint Louis Starters
Flowers, Warren, Barbison, McNeal, Martinez

How it Happened
Rhode Island continued its winning ways, defeating Saint Louis 60-52 Wednesday night. It was the 10th straight victory and seventh conference win for the Rams.

Saint Louis (6-12, 2-4 A-10) jumped to a 8-3 start early in the first quarter, but the Rams fired back using an 8-2 run to get on top 11-10. Two baskets from Dez Elmore and Marie-Paule Foppossi give Rhody a 15-14 lead to end the period. The Rams carried the momentum into the second, with Chanell Williams opening the quarter with a fast break layup. Rhody pushed its advantage to seven after another Elmore bucket to go into the break 28-21.

The Rams had their biggest lead in the third, going up by as many as 11 points thanks to a Foppossi jumper. SLU wouldn’t go away though, battling back to get within five after six unanswered points. That was as close as the Billikens would get, as the Rams held their 10th straight opponent to less than 60 points for the win.

Inside the Box Score

• Emmanuelle Tahane led all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-15 from the floor.
• Chanell Williams added 15 points while going perfect from the charity stripe (4-of-4). She’s now nine points away from 1,000 for her career.
• Marie-Paule Foppossi was the third Ram in double figures, adding 15 to go with 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double.
• Dez Elmore also grabbed 10 boards, just missing a double-double of her own with nine points.
• Dolly Cairns was the only other Ram to get in the scoring column, providing three points.
• The Rams shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line (10-of-12). It’s the third time in the last four games the Rams have shot 80 percent or better from the charity stripe, and fourth time this season.
• Rhody held the opponent to less than 60 points for the 10th straight game.
• URI was dominant in the paint, scoring 44 of its 60 points there.
• The Rams picked up their 17th win on the season for the first time since 2014-15.
• Rhody had another good performance of sharing the ball, dishing out 14 assists.

Up Next
The Rams make the trip to La Salle to face the Explorers on Sunday, Feb. 6. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.