Women’s Basketball beats Union, 71-48, on Senior Day

ROCHESTER, NY – Senior forward Kaleesha Joseph scored 21 points and made 10 rebounds as the Tigers beat Union, 71-48, on Senior Day at Clark Gymnasium Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Union scored first, as Olivia Pachla hit a jumper to give the Dutchwomen a 2-0 lead with (;26 left in the first quarter.
• Senior forward Kaleesha Joseph got the Tigers on the board with a layup with 7:53 left in the first quarter to make the game 4-2 in Union's favor.
• The Dutchwomen were able to extend their lead to as much as 12-4 with 3:40 left in the first quarter, before the Tigers went on an 8-0 run culminating in a layup by sophomore guard Lila McGuiggin with 1:08 left on the clock.
• First-year guard Abigail Smith hit a layup as time expired to end the first quarter with the Tigers up, 14-12.
• The Dutchwomen regained the lead, 15-14, on a Claudia Porto free-throw with 8:35 left in the second quarter.
• Junior guard Emma Waite hit a three-pointer with 8:14 left in the quarter put the Tigers ahead again, 17-15.
• Union tied the game again, 21-21, on an Emma Riley jumper with 59 seconds left.
• RIT scored twice in the final minute to go into halftime up 25-21.
• Union narrowed the RIT lead to two, 28-26, but McGuiggin hit a three-pointer with 7:11 left in the third to again extend the RIT lead, 31-26.
• The Tigers outscored Union the rest of the third quarter, 13-7, to enter the final quarter up 44-33.
• RIT put the game away in the fourth by outscoring Union 27-15 for the 71-48 victory.

GAME NOTES

• The Tigers shot 25-of-55 (45.5%) from the floor, including 7-of-19 (36.8%) from beyond the arc.
• RIT shot 14-of-17 (82.4%) from the free throw line.
• McGuiggin scored 18 points, including four three-pointers.
• Joseph, Holland Gillis, and Meg Roy were honored before the game as part of Senior Day festivities.

UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to RPI next Friday, Feb. 17, to face the Engineers. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM.