ORONO, ME – The Bryant University women's basketball team fell to Maine 64-56 on the road on Saturday.
 
Mia Mancini led the way for the Bulldogs, scoring 15 points.

 
Game Information
Maine 64, Bryant 56
Records: Bryant (16-8) (6-5), Maine (13-11), (8-3)
Location: Memorial Gym (Orono, ME)

Key Moment
 

• Maine tied the game at 31 at the half and then outscored the Bulldogs 33-25 in the second half.

 
How it Happened

• The Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-11 lead in the first six minutes of the game. Mia Mancini and Maranda Nyborg each tallied four, while Mimi Rubino made the Black and Golds' first bucket of the game on a transition three-pointer.
• Bryant ended the quarter on an 8-4 run, Nia Scott posted four points during the run, giving the Bulldogs a 23-15 lead heading into the second quarter.
• The Black Bears earned a slight 7-6 edge, creating a seven-point lead (29-22) for the Bulldogs at the 4:28 media timeout. Mancini knocked down two from deep in the quarter.
• Maine countered with a 9-2 run to end the half, tying the game at 31.
• The Black Bears jumped out to an 8-3 run, resulting in a 39-34 deficit for the Bulldogs with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter.
• The Black and Gold scored six to end the third quarter, while Maine posted six as well, giving the Black Bears a five-point lead heading into the fourth (45-40).
• Both teams scored six points again, keeping the Maine lead to five points (51-46) at the 4:16 mark of the final quarter.
• The Bulldogs were outscored 13-10 to end the game, resulting in a 64-56 loss.

Stats

• Mancini tallied 15 points, hitting two from deep, and hauled in eight boards.
• Scott posted nine points and eight boards.
• Martina Boba posted seven boards.
• Mancini dished out six assists.
• The Black and Gold outrebounded Maine 43-37.
• Bryant shot 37% from the field, 18% from deep, and 53% from the line.

Notes
 

• Mancini recorded her 16^th 10+ point game, seventh in conference, and fourth in the last five games.
• This is her sixth game in a row of multiple assists, and 23^rd this year.
• Boba had a season-high seven boards.
• This was the 12^th game the Bulldogs have held a team under 25% from three-point this season, and eighth in AE play.
• Bryant falls to 8-5 on the road and 3-3 in conference games.

Next UP
The Black and Gold return to the Chace and welcome UMass Lowell on Thursday.