BRYANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
January 9, 2007
Bryant Women's
Hoops Wins Fourth Straight 56-45 over Assumption
WORCESTER, MASS. - The Bryant
University Women's Basketball team used another fast road start to
notch its fourth straight win, third straight on the road, 56-45
over Assumption College Tuesday night.
Senior forward Lauren Rubenoff (New Hartford,
CT) continued her dominance on the road, leading the
Bulldogs with a double-double on 18 points and ten boards in 37
minutes. She entered the game averaging a team-best 16 points on
the road this season.
Bryant led by 13 at the half, shooting 52% from the field, but
they were forced to grind out this victory in the second frame, as
they went nearly ten minutes without a field-goal, until
Adrianne Mayshar (West Boylston, Mass.) sank a
short jumper with 5:37 to play. The Bulldogs converted only four
second-half field-goals, shooting 18% from the field, but shot
20-of-24 from the line to secure the victory.
Senior Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) put the
game away, sinking six late free throws. She finished 12 points and
team-best five assists.
After surrendering the first point of the game, the Bulldogs
caught fire, scoring the game's next ten points. Rubenoff scored
ten of her team's first 18 points, to give Bryant an 11-point lead
midway through the first half. She finished the half with 12
points and five boards, only three less than the entire Greyhounds'
team.
The Bulldogs' defense stymied the Greyhounds, limiting them to
only five first-half field-goals, on 5-of-19 shooting.
After being selected as the Northeast-10 Co-Player of the Week
and Freshman of the Week from January 1-7, freshman Kelsey
O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) spent much of the game in foul
trouble. She finished with nine points and three boards, while
nailing all six of her foul shots, before fouling out.
With the victory, Bryant captures the season-sweep over the
Greyhounds. The Bulldogs defeated them 80-76 earlier this season in
Smithfield, RI.
Bryant (10-5, 6-4 NE-10) returns to the Chace Center Thursday,
seeking its fifth straight win, against Pace University at 5:30
p.m.
