Dartmouth, Mass.-Senior center Willcia McBorrough (Providence, R.I.) matched a season-high with12 points as the Rhode Island College women's basketball team defeated UMass Dartmouth, 61-54, to clinch at least a share of the Little East Regular Season Championship on Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 61, UMass Dartmouth 54
Rhode Island College (19-5, 14-1 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth (16-7, 10-4 LEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• UMass quickly found itself up by six, 10-4, just 3:30 into the game thanks to seven quick points by senior guard Jordan Moretti (Johnston, R.I.). The two teams would be knotted at 27 by the time the first half concluded.
• RIC would dominate the third quarter, outscoring the Corsairs, 19-10, and headed into the final stanza up by nine points, 46-37. Â
• The hosts would chip the Anchorwomen lead down to just four, 54-50, with three minutes remaining in regulation after a Moretti free throw. The Anchorwomen would hit their free throws down the stretch and hang on to win, 61-54. Â
• With the victory, the Anchorwomen have clinched at least a share of the Little East Regular Season Championship. RIC can claim the outright title with a win on Saturday against Plymouth State, or an Eastern Connecticut loss on Wednesday vs. Western Connecticut State. Â
• McBorrough scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter. Â
• Junior guard Jeniyah Jones (Randolph, Mass.) netted 10 points, six rebounds and two assists. Â
• Sophomore guard Ashanti Frazier (Newington, Conn.) had five points, four assists and a game-high nine rebounds.
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• UMD's Moretti paced all scorers with her 18 points. She added six rebounds, six assists and three steals.Â
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East action at home vs. Plymouth State on Saturday, Feb. 19 (1 p.m.).
