SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Ali Brigham of the Bryant University women's basketball team made the game-winning shot as time expired in the 42-41 home victory against New Hampshire on Thursday night at the Chace Athletic Center.
 
Mimi Rubino led the Bulldogs with a season-high 11 points, hitting three from deep. Martina Boba went 2-2 from beyond the arc, adding two steals.


Game Information
Bryant 42, UNH 41
Records: Bryant (10-9) (3-3), UNH (8-12), (2-5)
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment

• Boba hit a bank in three with two seconds remaining, cutting the lead to one (41-40). The Wildcats would turn the ball over on the next play, giving the Bulldogs 1.9 seconds left on the clock. Boba then in-bounded the ball to Brigham, who made the layup as time expired for the win (42-41).

How it Happened
 

• It was a defensive battle to start, with UNH earning a 4-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game,
• The Wildcats would tally four points, as Mia Mancini had the loan basket for the Bulldogs in the quarter (8-2).
• The Black and Gold were outscored 13-7 in the second quarter. Martina Boba tallied five points (21-9).
• The Black and Gold fought back in the third quarter, going on a 15-3 run, tying the game at 24 with 2:47 remaining in the third quarter. Breezie Williams tallied seven, Mimi Rubino had two, Silvia Gonzalez made a three, and Ali Brigham made a basket.
• UNH closed out the third tallying eight to Bryant's three, resulting in a 32-27 deficit for the Bulldogs heading into the fourth.
• Both teams tallied four points in the first five minutes of the final quarter (36-31). Maranda Nyborg and Brigham recorded a basket for the Black and Gold.
• UNH would tally three more points in the next two minutes before Rubino hit a three, making the score 41-37 with 1:30 remaining.
• Boba hit a three-pointer off the backboard with two seconds remaining, forcing a Wildcats timeout (41-40).
• On the ensuing inbound, UNH was called for a back-court, giving the Black and Gold possession with 1.9 seconds remaining.
• Boba then took the inbound and lobbed a pass to Brigham, who then shot the ball which bounced on the rim, before falling as the buzzer sounded, giving Bryant a 42-41 victory at home.

Stats

• Rubino posted 11 points and made three from beyond the arc.
• Boba hit two from deep.
• Bryant forced 22 turnovers.
• Mancini, Williams, and Boba all had two steals.
• Brigham recorded two blocks.
• The Bulldogs shot 29% from the field. 35% from deep and 71% from the line,

Notes

• Rubino recorded her first double-figure game as a Bulldog.
• Rubino tallied her second game with multiple three-pointers.
• Boba posted her first game this season with two made from deep.
• Boba registered her sixth multi-steal game.
• Brigham now has five games this season with multiple blocks; this is her second in a row.
• This is the second time this year that Black and Gold have come back to win after trailing at halftime.
• Lynne-Ann Kokoski improves to 15-7 at the Chace Athletic Center.

 Next Up
The Black and Gold head north to face Binghamton on Saturday.