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Laycee Drake shooting
Laycee Drake tallied 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists Saturday.
45
St. Bonaventure SBU 11-6,2-3 Atlantic 10
66
Winner Rhode Island URI 14-2,5-0 Atlantic 10
St. Bonaventure SBU
11-6,2-3 Atlantic 10
45
Final
66
Rhode Island URI
14-2,5-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 10 11 10 14 45
Rhode Island URI 7 15 18 26 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dylan Nuzzo, Assistant Sports Information Director

Bonnies Fall to Rhode Island in Atlantic 10 Action

KINGSTON, R.I. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to Rhode Island, 66-45, on the road Saturday afternoon.

Laycee Drake paced the Bonnies with 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Aaliyah Parker chipped in eight points for the Brown and White.

Drake gave the Bonnies an early 10-4 lead on a pull-up jump shot from the free throw line with 2:55 remaining in the first.

A three from Vanessa Harris pulled Rhode Island back within three at the end of the first.

Rhode Island used a 6-2 spurt to open the second and take a 15-12 lead.

Back-to-back scores later in the second gave the hosts a 20-14 lead over the Brown and White.

The Bonnies (11-6, 2-3 A-10), however, closed the first half on a 7-2 run with baskets from Gabby Robinson, Elyse MacDonough and Aaliyah Parker to pull within one at the break, 22-21.

The two teams traded scores to open the second half as the Rams pushed the lead to three, 32-29, at the third quarter media timeout.

The Rams (14-2, 5-0 A-10) extended their lead out of the timeout to 37-29 before Mallory Heise ended the scoring drought on a layup with 2:49 left in the third.

The hosts kept the pressure on, taking a 40-31 lead at the end of three.

Rhode Island kept the momentum in the fourth, opening up a double-digit advantage over the Bonnies with the lead growing to as many as 24 in the period en route to the victory.

GAME NOTES

  • Bonnies freshman Elyse MacDonough made her first collegiate start Saturday.
  • Bona's finished the game shooting 39.2 percent (20-for-51) from the floor while Rhode Island shot 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from the field.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"Really proud of our effort. Credit to Rhode Island. They attacked the rim and we were a step slow. They put a lot of pressure on us on both ends of the floor. We can learn from this one. Just proud of our effort. We split the week which is a good thing and we'll have ourselves ready for Wednesday."

UP NEXT
The Bonnies return home to host Saint Joseph's Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

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