GENESEO, N.Y. – RIT junior guard Hannah Durand scores 20 points as the women's basketball team falls to Geneseo, 68-65, Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore guard Erin DiPaola opened up the Tigers scoring with a layup after two minutes of play
• First-year guard Lauren Sabia scores a three-pointer, cutting Geneseo's lead to two with 1:17 left in the first quarter
• A three-pointer from senior guard Emma Waite gives the Tigers their first lead of the game, putting them up 20-17 with 6:51 left in the second quarter
• RIT ends the second quarter on a 16-11 run, giving them a five-point lead at the half
• Geneseo started the third quarter on 10-2 run, taking a two-point lead at the 6:43 mark
• Durand sinks a shot from behind the arc, putting the Tigers ahead 41-40 midway through the third
• Geneseo takes a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter
• Waite makes a pull up jumper, cutting Geneseo's lead to one with 7:26 left in the game
• Geneseo goes on an 11-6 scoring run for the next 4:54, taking a 65-57 lead with 2:30 left to play
• First-year guard Ella Wilson makes a three-pointer with 25 seconds left, cutting Geneseo's lead to three
• DiPaola misfires on a potential game-tying three point shot with eight seconds left

GAME NOTES

• RIT outrebounded Geneseo, 43-41
• Durand shot 8-for-15 (53.3%) from the floor and was 4-for-8 (50%) from behind the arc
• The Tigers' bench outscored the Knights' bench 39-14

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT plays Franklin & Marshall in the WPI Winter Invitational on Friday, Dec. 29, with tipoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m.