Gillis Puts Up Double-Double in Loss to Lyons

Final	1	2	T
Rhode Island College (1-1)	29	36	65
Wheaton (Mass.) (2-0)	40	33	73

Game Leaders

Rhode Island College

Pts: 2 Players (#02, #35 - 16)

Reb: Grant Gillis - 10

Ast: Aj Pettway - 3

Wheaton (Mass.)

Pts: 2 Players (#02, #21 - 19)

Reb: Ryan Fogarty - 8

Ast: Duaka Ekwensi - 4

Team Stats

Rhode Island College

Wheaton (Mass.)

Field Goals

(27-64)

(26-61)

Field Goal %

42.2%

42.6%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

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Nov 17, 2017

North Easton, Mass.--Junior center Grant Gillis (North Kingstown, RI) notched a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as the Rhode Island College men's basketball team dropped a 73-65 decision vs. host Wheaton at the 2017 Wheaton Invitational at Emerson Gymnasium on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
Wheaton 73, Rhode Island College 65
(Rhode Island College 1-1)
(Wheaton College 2-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC sophomore guard CJ Donaldson (Bridgeport, CT) and junior forward Justin Campbell (New Haven, CT) each scored 16 points.

• Freshman guard AJ Pettway (Worcester, MA) was also in double figures with 11 points and three assists in the setback for the Anchormen.

• Wheaton was led by senior forward Liam Bruno (Newton, MA) with 19 points, six rebounds and two assists, while junior forward Duaka Ekwensi (Morris Plains, NJ) also had 19 points to go with four rebounds and four assists for the Lyons.

• Senor guard Ryan Fogarty (Walpole, MA) and junior guard David Carbonello (Windham, MA) each tallied 11 points in the victory for the Lyons.

• Both teams traded baskets early on with neither squad leading by more than five points during the early stages of the contest.

• RIC trailed by just four points when a layup by Pettway with 8:05 left in the first half made the score 22-18.

• Wheaton then used a 15-4 run, capped by a three-pointer from Bruno, to take its largest lead of the stanza, 37-22, with 3:06 left on the clock.

• The host Lyons took a 40-29 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.

• RIC responded early in the second half and cut the lead down to 54-48 on a pair of free throws with 11:53 remaining in the contest.

• RIC trimmed the deficit to six several times down the stretch, but the hosts advanced to the title game with the win.

BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) from the field, 7.1 percent (1-of-14) from the three-point line and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the free throw line.

• Wheaton shot 42.6 percent (26-of-61) from the field, 19.0 percent (4-of-21) from the three-point line and 77.3 percent (17-of-22) from the free throw line.

• RIC outrebounded Wheaton by a 41-37 margin.

WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will face Sage in the consolation game of the Wheaton Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 18 (1 p.m.).

Wenham, Mass.--Sophomore forward Ornela Livramento (Pawtucket, RI) recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Rhode Island College women's basketball team to a 56-43 victory against Elms at the 2017 Gordon Invitational played at the Bennett Center on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 56, Elms 43
(Elms College 0-2)
(Rhode Island College 2-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC sophomore guard Jordyn Gauvin (Fall River, MA) scored a game-high 23 points and contributed three rebounds, three assists and three steals

• Senior guard Jessa Rubera (Newton, MA) notched nine points.

• Elms was led by senior guard Mackenzie LaRochelle (Chicopee, MA) with nine points and eight rebounds, while sophomore guard Molly Moulton (North Adams, MA) added nine points and three boards in the loss.

• The two teams traded leads throughout the first quarter with RIC holding a 10-9 advantage after 10 minutes of action.

• The Anchorwomen took their largest lead of the first half with 5:55 left on the clock when a layup from Rubera made the score 22-15.

• Elms then closed out the half on a 10-2 run to take a 25-24 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.

• The third quarter belonged to RIC as the Anchorwomen opened on a 12-2 run to take a 36-27 advantage on a three-pointer from Gauvin with 5:43 left in the frame.

• RIC held a 42-31 lead after three quarters of play.

• Elms cut the lead down to five, 48-43, on a jumper from LaRochelle with 4:06 left in the contest, but RIC closed the game with an 8-0 run to seal the 56-43 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC shot 41.9 percent (26-of-62) from the field, 20.0 percent (2-of-10) from the three-point line and 50.0 percent (2-of-4) from the free throw line.

• Elms shot 33.3 percent (16-of-48) from the field, 50.0 percent (4-of-8) from the three-point line and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from the free throw line.

• RIC outrebounded Elms by a 37-33 margin and forced the Blazers into 31 turnovers in the contest.

WHAT'S NEXT
RIC will take on Manhattanville in the second round of the Gordon Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 18 (1 p.m.).

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