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Lady Knights Cannot Sink Baskets vs Cougars

12.11.17

Warwick, R.I. – December 11, 2017: The CCRI Lady Knights basketball team traveled to Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY to compete in the Genesee Cougar Classic over the weekend. On Saturday CCRI faced the Cougars on their home court and had a difficult shooting day which resulted in a 74-61 loss. With the loss the Lady Knights fall to 7-3 on the season.

The long road trip did not start well for the Lady Knights as they had a difficult time making baskets versus the hosting Cougars of Genesee Community College (GCC) in the first game of the Cougar Classic. As a team the Lady Knights shot 26.4% from the field which led to 23 first half points while GCC scored 35. In the second half the Lady Knights played the Cougars pretty evenly but were still outscored by a single point to give Genesee the 74-61 victory on their home court. Leading the way for the Cougars was TaLia Burgess with a career-high 25 points including seven 3-pointers with a remarkable 7-11 shooting clip from beyond the 3-point arc.

Leading the way for the Lady Knights was sophomore Nia Mims (Bethlehem, PA) who scored a team-high 20 points with two rebounds and a blocked shot. Also playing well for CCRI was freshman Kat Raposo (Warwick, RI) who scored 16 points including three 3-pointers with three rebounds, two assists and a steal.

The Lady Knights will be back in action Sunday when they will face the Thunderwolves of Niagara county Community College in the Cougar Classic at 11am.

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The Community College of Rhode Island, New England’s largest comprehensive community college, enrolls nearly 16,000 students in credit courses and thousands more in non-credit and job training classes. Its athletic program boasts 12 varsity programs and an academic support program for all student-athletes.