December 12, 2007

BRYANT WOMMEN HOST STONEHILL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 5:30

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BRYANT UPDATE

THE GAME                                                           
The Bryant women's basketball team hosts No. 15 Stonehill College Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. in a Northeast-10 Conference game at the Chace Athletic Center. Today's matchup marks the first of two regular-season meetings between the Bulldogs and the Skyhawks this year.

FAMILIAR FOES                                                    
The Bulldogs and the Skyhawks have met 57 times entering the 2007-08 season and Stonehill holds the 42-15 (.737) advantage. Bryant has lost four of the last five contests to the Skyhawks and haven't topped Stonehill since an 81-68 road win on Jan. 8, 2005. The Skyhawks swept the last two season series, and with an undefeated record in 2007-08 are in sole possession of the top spot in the NE-10.

LAST TIME OUT                                                   
The Bulldogs defeated Southern New Hampshire, 61-46, on the road Saturday afternoon behind a game-high 19 points from sophomore forward Kelsey O'Keefe.

BULLDOGS ON THE AIR                                       
Fans can catch all of the action this year by tuning into www.bryantbulldogs.com with Pat Sullivan and Jared Hager calling all of the action at no cost to the listener. For the second-straight year, fans can also watch selected games through www.NE10.tv at a cost of $6.99 per game. Also this year, track each game live online for free with LIVE STATS by visiting www.bryantbulldogs.com and clicking the Live Stats link. 

NOTABLES                                                            
* Bryant is 2-1 at home this season with wins over UMass Lowell and Bentley and a loss to Franklin Pierce. Last year, the Bulldogs were 12-3 inside the friendly confines of the Chace Center, with their losses coming to SNHU, Pace and today's foe, Stonehill.

* Senior captain Lynne-Ann Kokoski sits at No. 4 in all-time assists for Bryant women's basketball with 207 dishes and No. 8 in steals with 102. Her 162 made free throws rank her ninth all-time and her 250 attempts from the line put her seventh.

* In just her second season as a Bulldog, Kelsey O'Keefe has already cracked the top-10 in career field goals made (10th/188), 3-pointers made (T-8th/33), 3-pointers attempted (T-7th/136) and blocked shots (8th/23), and her current numbers rank her in the top-10 in scoring average (2nd/13.9 ppg), field goal percentage (2nd/.464) and rebounding average (3rd/6.8).

* Sophomore Adrianne Mayshar's 20 blocked shots ranks her right behind O'Keefe at ninth all-time for the Bulldogs.

* Stonehill is one of two NE-10 teams currently ranked in the USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Coaches' Poll. Southern Connecticut sits at No. 10 with a 6-2 record (4-2 NE-10), down from its Week 2 ranking of No. 8, while Stonehill upped its stock from No. 22 to No. 15. Bentley, Franklin Pierce, AIC and Assumption are all Others Recieving Votes.

UP NEXT                                                              
Following Wednesday's game against Stonehill, the Bulldogs will travel to the University of Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon to take on the Purple Knights in a non-conference matchup at 2:00 pm. The Bulldogs took last season's contest, a 78-57 win at home, on Dec. 17, 2006, and Bryant is 8-4 all-time against Bridgeport. The last time Bryant traveled to Bridgeport, it opened the 1996-97 season with a 76-73 win.