PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The TCNJ women's basketball team wrapped up its New England road trip with a game against Rhode Island College Saturday afternoon, dropping an 82-70 decision to the Anchorwomen.
Amanda Baylock paced the Lions in scoring for the second straight game at 15, with
Grace Kowalski (14),
Katie Fricker (13) and
Cassidy Brown (13) joining the sophomore in double figures. Brown added a team-high four assists off the bench while defensively it was
Brooke McFadden and Fricker pacing TCNJ in rebounds and steals, respectively, at five each.
Baylock opened the scoring for the Lions (0-3) in Saturday's game, hitting a triple to give TCNJ a 3-2 lead. With the score level at five following a Fricker layup, it was Rhode Island College (2-1) going on a 6-0 run to stake an 11-5 advantage. The hosts' lead sat at nine with under a minute to go before the Anchorwomen sandwiched a Brown 3-pointer with two of their own to take a 26-14 lead after one.
Brown stayed hot to start the second frame, scoring TCNJ's first six points to keep the Lions within striking distance, setting the table for a 5-0 burst sparked by a Baylock freebie to trim the lead back to seven at 34-27. Buckets from Baylock and Kowalski cut the deficit to as little as six, but a 4-0 response by Rhode Island College built its advantage back to 10 with just over a minute on the clock. As was the case to end the first quarter, however, it was Brown coming up with a three at the buzzer, pushing her first-half total to 12 and making it a 42-35 game at the break.
A rare McFadden triple got the Lions within five at 47-42 with 7:08 in the third, but that was as close as TCNJ would get with one final push in the fourth – a 9-0 run that trimmed the lead Anchorwomen's lead to six – coming up short in the 82-70 loss.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions shot 41 percent from the field (25-61), 41.7 percent from behind the arc (10-24), and 66.7 percent from the free throw line (10-15).
- Rhode Island College shot 52.8 percent from the floor (28-53), 38.9 percent from deep (7-18), and 86.4 percent from the charity stripe (19-22).
- TCNJ turned 25 Anchorwomen turnovers into 28 points on the other end.
- The Lions held a commanding 33-11 advantage in bench points.
STANDOUT LIONS
- Baylock scored a team-high 15 points on 6-14 shooting from the field. The sophomore added one assist and one steal.
- Fricker stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, four rebounds and five steals – the latter of which ties her career high set during the 2022-23 season.
- Brown impressed off the bench, scoring a career-best 13 points to pair with three boards and a team-high four assists.
FOR THE FOES
- Meagan Schuermann led all scorers with 27 points on 9-18 shooting, adding eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks.
- Abby Wager finished one rebound shy of a double-double, tallying 18 points and nine boards.
- Eva Monahan was the last Rhode Island College player to score in double figures with 13.
NOTES
UP NEXT
- TCNJ is back home Wednesday, Nov. 19 to face off against 20th-ranked Christopher Newport, with tip scheduled for 5 p.m.
