Smithfield, RI - The Bryant University women's basketball team welcomed the 17^th ranked Stonehill Skyhawks to the Chace Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon for a Northeast-10 conference tilt. The Bulldogs fell to the undefeated Skyhawks 92-80 in a high paced game. Stonehill improves to 13-0 and 8-0 in the NE-10. Bryant drops to 6-7 overall and 1-6 in conference play.

Shannon Perry (Providence, RI) had another outstanding game for the Bulldogs putting in 21 points on 8-12 shooting and grabbing 18 rebounds, just three shy of the school record. Perry got Bryant off to a fast start and kept them in the game in the first half scoring 16 with nine rebounds. Junior Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) tied her career high with a game high 26 points and dished out six assists.

The game was tight throughout the entire first half but Stonehill finished the last five minutes on a 16-5 run to give them a four point lead heading into the locker room. Junior Kim Morast (Bridgewater, MA) led the Skyhawks with 21 points including four three-pointers. Fellow juniors Alisha Collins (Port Chester, NY) with 16 points and Tiffany Huggins (Stoughton, MA) with 10 points helped lift Stonehill to the victory.

Bryant University will travel to Merrimack on Tuesday with a tip time of 5:30pm.

#17 Stonehill College (13-0, 8-0 NE-10)             48              44         -            92
Bryant University (6-7, 1-7 NE-10)                      44              36        -               80