Rivers, James Rally No. 14 N.C. State Women Past Rhode Island 67-58 – News18

RALEIGH, N.C.: Saniya Rivers and Aziaha James fueled a 14-2 run during the last 4:14 and No. 14 North Carolina State pulled out a 67-56 win over Rhode Island on Sunday.

The Rams led many of the method however down the stretch Rivers and James mixed for 12 factors earlier than Zoe Brooks added a layup. Rhode Island was 1 of 9 after Maye Toure’s basket made it 56-63 with 5:17 to go.

Rivers scored 19 factors with seven assists and 7 steals and James had 17 factors. Mimi Collins had 10 factors and 11 rebounds for the Wolfpack (4-0) and Brooks scored 10.

Toure led the Rams (3-2) with 19 factors and eight rebounds and Teisha Hyman had 12 factors and 9 boards.

N.C. State was unranked within the preseason ballot however vaulted into the Top 25 by beating UConn final Sunday.

Rhode Island led by as many as 10 within the second quarter and it was 30-26 on the half as Sophie Phillips hit a late 3-pointer. She hit one other 3 within the closing seconds of the third quarter to place the Rams up 48-46.

Rivers drilled a jumper to make it a one-level recreation after which James drove for a layup that lastly put the Wolfpack on prime for good at 57-56 with 3:38 to play. After two James free throws, Hyman pulled the Rams again inside 59-58 on the 2:45 mark however James responded with a 3 after which N.C. State acquired respiration room with a 3-level play by Rivers with 35 seconds to go.

Rhode Island was 4 of 17 behind the arc and made its solely two free throws whereas the Wolfpack went 15 of 18 from the road.

NC State heads to the Virgin Islands and performs Kentucky on Thursday.

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