Bryant Women's Basketball Falls to Saint Rose 71-51
 
     ALBANY, NY -  The Bryant University women's basketball team dropped its second straight game NE-10 game Sunday,  falling to the College of Saint Rose, 71-51 in Albany to drop to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the Northeast-10.  The Golden Knights improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northeast-10.
            After Bryant junior Joanna Skiba made the first bucket of the game, Saint Rose would counter with a 9-0 run and take an early 9-3 lead four minutes into the game. The Golden Knights would finish the first half scoring 13 points in the last three minutes while holding the Bulldogs scoreless during that stretch. Saint Rose shot the lights out with a 50% field goal percentage (13-26), 8-10 from the line and 4-10 from beyond the arc and took a 17 point lead into the locker room.
            Saint Rose continued it's hot shooting in the second, opening the half with a 13-0 run to extend the string of unanswered points to 26, giving the hosts a comfortable 30 point lead.  They would not relinquish the lead and would go on to win 71-51. 
           Courtney Ludwig was the top scorer for the Golden Knights with 17 points, including 3 three-pointers.  Lynne-Ann Kokoski led all scorers with 18 points including 7-8 from the charity stripe. Freshman Alyssa Michella added eight points off the bench for Bryant.

Bryant (1-2, 0-2 NE-10)          21        30        -           51
Saint Rose (4-1, 2-0 NE-10)   38        33        -           71