BABSON PARK, Mass. – The College of Chicago girls’s basketball program fell to Rhode Island Faculty 64-56 within the third spherical of the 2023 Division III Championship, hosted by Babson Faculty, on Friday night.
The No. 10-ranked Maroons confronted a 17-point deficit early within the third quarter, however mounted a livid comeback to drag inside two headed into the fourth quarter. RIC held off UChicago with just a few well timed pictures within the ultimate stanza, nevertheless, to safe the eight-point victory.
Senior Grace Hynes scored a team-high 21 factors and added 11 rebounds for a double-double in her ultimate sport as a Maroon. Sophia North chipped in 15 factors in assist and knocked down three triples in 33 minutes. Marissa Powe added 9 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds, meting out three assists.
The Maroons pressured 13 Rhode Island turnovers and gained the paint battle 24-20. However RIC shot 42.3 % from the sphere and 53.3 % from three in comparison with simply 33.3 % and 28.6 %, respectively, for UChicago.
UChicago’s historic marketing campaign involves a detailed with a 23-5 general file, its most wins since 2017-18. This was additionally the primary time since 2011-12 that the Maroons superior to the third spherical of the NCAA Championships. UChicago’s embellished senior class of Mallory Brodnik, Ashley Gao, Isabelle Herrera, Peyton Van Soest and Hynes will depart as one of the vital completed lessons within the girls’s basketball program’s historical past.
