BRYANT MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS ASSUMPTION, 94-70 SATURDAY
Dan Hammond Tallies Career High 22 Points

WORCESTER, MA -  Dan Hammond (Brunswick, ME) scored a career-high 22 points while teammate John Williams (Springfield, MA) led all scorers with 23 as the Bryant University men's basketball team ended a two-game losing skid with a 94-70 win over Assumption College Saturday in Northeast-10 Conference action at Laska Gym. 

Bryant (10-5, 5-5 NE-10) made 14 of 27 three-point field goal attempts and shot 53.1 percent from the floor.  The Bulldogs opened the game sizzling, draining eight three-pointers in the first 13 minutes and hitting on 70 percent from the floor for much of the first half.

A Williams three from the top of the key followed by a Nick Pontes (New Bedford, MA) bucket on the inside made it 30-18 while Williams would follow with another three from the top of the key to stretch the lead to 33-28. 

Leading 52-31 at the half, Bryant would continue to hit from long range as a three by Hammond made it 57-35 and following a quick 8-2 spurt by the Greyhounds to pulled the hosts to within 66-50 with 13:22 left, but the Bulldogs would respond once more with a run of their own as Hammond hit another three from the baseline and Jarrenn Wright (Cincinnati, OH) capped off a fast break with a  dunk with 10:53 left and Bryant never looked back.

Wright, earning his first start of the season, had 12 points and 10 rebounds.  Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange, NJ) had 13 points and six rebounds while Nathaniel Sudlow (Brookly, NY) added 12.  The Bulldogs host AIC on Monday at 7:30 p.m.