Providence, R.I.--Senior guard Alex Moore (West Newbury, MA) recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rhode Island College women's basketball team to a 73-62 victory over Plymouth State in a Little East Conference contest played at The Murray Center on Saturday evening. Moore needs 42 points to become the 14th player in school history to reach the 1,000-career point plateau. |
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RIC (4-4, 1-0 LEC) freshman forward Victoria Demers (Sutton, MA) also a notched a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards. Freshman guard Jordyn Gauvin (Fall River) narrowly missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds, while junior guard Jessa Rubera (Newton, MA) was also in double-figures with 16 points. |
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Senior forward Kayla Wyland (Melrose, MA) paced Plymouth State (1-4, 0-1 LEC) with a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds, while senior guard DeAsia "Ace" Lawrence (Middletown, CT) chipped in with 19 points and five boards. |
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RIC led from the opening tip and throughout the first quarter, taking its largest lead when a three-pointer by Gauvin made the score 7-4 at the end of the quarter. Gauvin and Rubera each had five points in the first stanza for the Anchorwomen. |
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The Anchorwomen pushed their lead to five points early in the second quarter after a three-pointer by Demers put the team up by five, 16-11, with 7:29 left in the first half. Plymouth State then used a 5-0 run, capped by a layup by Lawrence, to knot the game at 16-16 with 6:05 remaining on the clock. The two teams then traded baskets for the rest of the half and headed into the locker room in a 27-27 deadlock. RIC held a 29-19 advantage on the glass over the first 20 minutes. |
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RIC used a 16-5 run to open the second half, capped by a three-pointer by Moore, to take its largest lead of the contest, 43-32, with 5:14 left in the third quarter. The visiting Panthers chipped away at the lead and closed the gap to just one, 51-50, on a three-pointer by Lawrence with :35 on the clock. |
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The Anchormen opened the fourth quarter on a 14-3 run, capped by a three-pointer by from Moore, to give the hosts their largest advantage of the game, 65-53, with 7:52 left in the contest. Plymouth cut the lead down to just three points when a jumper by Wyland with 4:40 remaining in regulation made the score 65-62. That would be as close as the Panthers would get, however RIC pulled away down the stretch. |
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RIC shot 35.8 percent (24-for-67) from the field, 42.9 percent (12-for-28) from behind the three-point stripe and 54.2 percent (13-for-24) from the free throw line. Plymouth State shot 33.3 percent (23-for-69) from the field, 24.0 percent (6-for-25) from the three-point line and 55.6 percent (10-for-18) from the free throw line. |
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In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at Amherst on Monday, Dec. 5 (5 p.m.). |