Providence College Athletics

Saturday, November 28
Kingston, R.I.
1:00 PM

Providence College

1-1,0-0Big East

76
at
50

Rhode Island

0-1,0-0Atlantic

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2
3
4
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Providence
24
17
22
13
76
Rhode Island
16
16
10
8
50

Team Stats

PROV
URI
FG%
.576
.360
3FG%
.500
.429
FT%
.500
.571
RB
32
29
TO
12
18
STL
5
2

Game Leaders

Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1

Players Mentioned

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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
Providence College women's basketball versus Marquette at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I., March, 2019. (Photo/Stew Milne)
Photo by: Stew Milne

Women's Hoops Runs Away In Second Half To Defeat Rhode Island, 76-50

11/28/2020 3:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Four Friars score in double figures while the team combined to shoot 58-percent from the field.

KINGSTON, R.I. – The Providence College women's basketball team outscored the Rams 35-18 in the second half to run away with a 76-50 win at Rhode Island on Nov. 28. Four Friars scored in double figures, while the team combined to shoot 58-percent from the field (34-59).
 
FIRST QUARTER:
Alyssa Geary and Kyra Spiwak each drained a three-point bucket on the Friars' first two possessions.
• Providence started the game on an 11-0 run before URI scored its first points of the game at the 5:53 mark on a pair of free throws (11-2).
• Rhode Island hit its first field goal at the 4:31 mark to make it a 13-5 game coming out of the media timeout. 
• The Friars finished the frame with a 24-16 lead.
• Spiwak notched eight points to lead the offense on 3-4 shooting from the field, including 2-3 from beyond the arc.
Chanell Williams added seven points on 3-3 shooting and dished two assists.
 
SECOND QUARTER:
• Rhode Island used a 7-0 run to get within three (26-23). 
Mary Baskerville ended the Friars' scoring drought with a turn-around jumper with 5:44 on the clock (28-23).
• URI cut the deficit to two (30-28) with 3:51 remaining in the quarter, but freshman Grace Efosa scored her first points of the game for Providence on a drive to the hoop at 3:15.
• Providence closed the quarter with a 9-2 scoring advantage, capped by a short baseline jumper from Spiwak with one-second remaining on the clock.
• Spiwak went into halftime with a game-high 12 points on 5-7 shooting. 
• Baskerville contributed eight points and six rebounds in the opening half.
• Providence shot 58-percent from the floor in the first half (18-31), including 63-percent (5-8) from three. 
 
THIRD QUARTER:
• Baskerville scored the Friars' first six points in the third.
• Providence held a 48-40 lead at the media timeout (4:48) as URI used a slim 8-7 scoring edge through the opening 5:12 of play.
• A 9-0 run by the Friars forced a URI timeout with 1:20 on the clock to give Providence a 61-42 lead.
• Providence extended its run to 11-0 on its first offensive possession out of the break on a reverse lay-up by Andrea Cooper.
• The Friars held a 63-42 lead at the conclusion of the third frame.
 
FOURTH QUARTER:
• The Friars held URI without a field goal for more than four minutes late in the fourth quarter to take a 76-48 lead. 
• URI got back on the scoreboard with 44-seconds left.
• The Friars outscored the Rams 13-8 in the fourth to take a 76-50 victory.
 
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence finished the game 34-59 from the field (57.6-percent), including 7-14 from three-point territory (50-percent).
• In the Friars' season opener vs. Quinnipiac, Providence shot just 2-10 from beyond the arc (20-percent).
• Baskerville paced the Friars with 16 points and seven rebounds. She shot 8-12 from the field on the day.
• Spiwak notched 15 points to get into double figures for the second-straight game. She shot 6-10 from the floor, including 3-6 from beyond the arc.
• Williams contributed 14 points, three rebounds and four assists.
• Geary registered 11 points, three boards and three assists.
Olivia Orlando dished a game-high six assists and added six points and six rebounds.
• Three URI players reached double figures led by Marie-Paule Foppossi's 17 points.
• The Friars took advantage of 18 URI miscues on the day to outscore the Rams 23-10 in points off of turnovers.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars will return to Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. to host Bryant on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2:00 p.m. 
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
 
 
 
 
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