Stone's Buzzer Beater Puts Women's Basketball Over Rhode Island, 56-54

Wednesday, December 28

Princeton, N.J.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

8-3,0-0Ivy League

Rhode Island

9-3,0-0Atlantic 10

Rhode Island

Princeton

Grace Stone's buzzer beater gave the Tigers the victory.

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Stone's Buzzer Beater Puts Women's Basketball Over Rhode Island, 56-54

December 28, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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PRINCETON – Grace Stone provided the heroics with a walkoff layup with no time remaining as the Princeton Women's' Basketball Team dropped the Rhode Island Rams, 56-54, at Jadwin Gym on Wednesday.

It's the first buzzer beater for Princeton since Eileen Powers' putback with one-second remaining in overtime lifted the Tigers past Southwest Texas State, 82-81, at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas on Nov. 23, 2002.

Trailing by five with 2:35 to go, Princeton scored on consecutive possessions to get the game within one, 51-50, as the clock ticked under two minutes. Julia Cunningham's bucket with 69 seconds remaining put the home unit ahead, but a three-point play by Rhode Island's Madison Hattix-Covington put the road team back in front, 54-53, with 25 seconds left. A free throw by Kaitlyn Chen tied the game before Stone took care of the rest …

AT THE BUZZER! @grace_stone10 WINS IT FOR THE TIGERS! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? #GetStops???? | @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/HO40lYsZRD
— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) December 28, 2022

Stone discussed the game-winner afterwards …

. @grace_stone10 talks about her buzzer beater and the Tigers' win over Rhode Island.#GetStops ???? pic.twitter.com/kdmDQXL2eE
— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) December 28, 2022

Rhode Island scored the final six points of the first quarter to take a 15-11 lead after 10 minutes. The Tigers got within one during the second stanza but trailed 26-22 at halftime.

Down three, head coach Carla Berube's squad rolled off an 8-0 sprint to take a 36-31 advantage in the third frame, but Rhode Island registered five consecutive points to even the score at 36-all as the final 10 minutes go underway.

Chen led all scorers with 21 points. It's the third 20-point game of her career. Parker Hill set a new career high with 12 points, adding four rebounds, two steals and two blocks. The Tigers caused 20 turnovers, the most for Rhode Island this season.

Princeton is now 8-3 this season while Rhode Island falls to 9-3. The Tigers head on the road to begin Ivy League play at Harvard on Dec. 31. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNEWS and is set for a 12 p.m. tip.