Bryant University

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Bryant University women's basketball team defeated Manhattan 63-46 in New York in the AE-Metro Challenge.
 
Four Bulldogs reached double figures, including Mia Mancini with a team-high 15 points and four three-pointers made. Fellow senior Nia Scott tallied a double-double, Izzy Adams had 11, going 3-for-3 from deep, and Cameron McNamara posted her third consecutive 10+ point performance.
 
With the victory, the Black and Gold move to 3-0 for the third consecutive season.

 
Game Information
Bryant 63, Manhattan 46
Records: Bryant (3-0) (0-0), Manhattan (1-2), (0-0)
Location: Drauddy Arena (Riverdale, N.Y.)

Key Moment
 

• The Bulldogs held the Jaspers to three points in the third quarter, creating an 18-point lead heading into the fourth quarter (50-32).

 
How it Happened

• The Jaspers jumped out to a 13-9 lead in the game's first five minutes.
• The Bulldogs ended the first quarter on an 11-8 run, resulting in a one-point deficit (21-20) for Bryant at the end of the quarter. Martina Boba and Cameron McNamara led the way for the Black and Gold with five points each. Boba and Izzy Adams both knocked down three-pointers.
• Bryant tallied ten straight points and held the Jaspers to two points, giving the Bulldogs an eight-point lead (31-23) at the 7:59 mark of the second quarter, forcing a Manhattan timeout. Mia Mancini hit back-to-back triples during the scoring stretch.
• The Bulldogs ended the first half on an 11-8 run (42-31), including five consecutive three-pointers, four from Mancini and one from Adams.
• The Bulldogs kept their foot on the gas pedal, jumping out to a 50-32 lead at the four-minute media timeout of the third quarter. Mancini and Nia Scott both scored three each. Both teams remained scoreless for the rest of the third quarter.
• The Black and Gold outscored Manhattan 13-12 in the final quarter, resulting in a 63-46 victory.

Stats

• Mancini led the Bulldogs with 15 points, hitting four from beyond the arc.
• McNamara tallied 14 points (6-for-9; 66% from the field).
• Scott tallied an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double.
• Adams posted 11 points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from deep.
• The Bulldogs shot 45% from the field, 42% from deep, and 61% from the line.
• Bryant out-rebounded Manhattan 32-30.
• The Black and Gold held the Jaspers to three points and seven percent shooting in the third quarter.

Notes
 

• McNamara tallied her third consecutive game of 10+ points.
• Scott posted her 24^th career double-double and first of the season.
• The Bulldogs are 24-5 in Scott's career when she has 10+ rebounds.
• Adams had her second straight game of 10+ points and 2+ three-pointers made.
• This is her eighth career game with multiple three-pointers.
• This is the second time this year that Bryant has held a team to less than five points in a quarter.
• Bryant has out-rebounded an opponent in every game this year.

•  This is Mancini's 48^th career game with multiple three-pointers and the first time in her career she hit four in a quarter.
• This is the third consecutive season the Bulldogs have started 3-0.

Next Up
The Bulldogs take the short trip to Providence to face the Friars on Wednesday.