BALTIMORE, MD. - The Bryant University women's basketball team travels to Baltimore to face UMBC for a Thursday afternoon game.

The Particulars
Opponent: UMBC
Location: Baltimore, MD. | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Date and Time: Thursday, January 15 - 12:00 PM
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
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Game Notes: Bryant | UMBC

THE SERIES

• The Bulldogs are 0-6 all-time against UMBC, with every game being decided by single digits.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Nia Scott posted her seventh double-double of the season against UAlbany. She has three straight games of 10+ points and 14 on the season.
• Mia Mancini tallied her 12th game of double figures and tenth with multiple three pointers (3 in a row). She has recorded 5 assists in 3 consecutive games and has multiple assists in every game this season. She averages 4.6 APG, second in the conference.
• The Bulldogs have held eight teams under 25% from deep. Bryant's defense is first in the conference in FG% defense (35.8), Reb margin (+5.8), Reb per game (37.24), scoring defense (52.5), scoring margin (16.8), and 3P% defense (23.5). The scoring defense and 3P% defense marks rank fifth and sixth nationally.
• Izzy Adams (48.6), Mia Mancini (37.0), and Mimi Rubino (35.4) are all shooting above 35% from deep. As a team, Bryant is shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc, which leads the AE and ranks 12th nationally.
• The Bulldogs are on their second seven-game winning streak of the season and are 14-3 to start the season, the best start in DI program history, and are 4-0 in conference for the first time since 2015.
• Martina Boba has produced a steal in 16 of 17 games this season. She is averaging 1.7 steals per game and 2 steals per game in conference play.

• UMBC heads into Thursday with a 6-9 overall record and a 1-2 conference record.
• The Retrievers won their most recent game against UNH by a score of 58-47.
• Jade Tillman is top of the team, averaging 14.1 points per game, and Kennedy Austin is averaging 10.1 ppg.
• UMBC leads the conference in bench points per game (25.9), free throws made per game (19.47), Offensive rebounds per game (14.4), and steals per game (10.5). Tillman is averaging an AE-high 2.13 steals per game.