Rhode Island 79, at George Washington 70

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — In a game defined by a decisive third-quarter surge and a standout performance from its star guard, the Rhode Island women’s basketball team secured a 79-70 victory over George Washington in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup Wednesday afternoon at the Charles E. Smith Center. The Rams, improving to 13-2 overall, used a balanced offensive attack and a critical 24-point third quarter to pull away from the Revolutionaries, who fell to 9-8. The game’s pivotal stretch came after halftime, with Rhode Island transforming a narrow 33-38 deficit into a commanding lead. Sophia Vital, a 5-foot-5 guard from Cambridge,… Read more...