Smithfield, RI - The Bryant University women's basketball team welcomed the Golden Knights of Saint Rose to the Chace Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon for a Northeast-10 conference tilt. The Bulldogs fell to the Golden Knights in a back and forth game 72-69. Saint Rose improves to 12-6 and 8-5 in the NE-10. Bryant drops to 3-14 overall and 0-10 in conference play. Lauren Rubenoff (New Hartford, CT) had a career day with 12 rebounds

(one shy of career high) and tied a career high with 14 points. Junior Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) led four Bulldogs in double-figures with a game high 23 points including 8-10 from the free throw line. Lynne- Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, MA) and Megan Peper (Castelton, NY) were also in double figures each scoring 11 points.

The Bulldogs led for almost three-quarters of the game until a Courtney Ludwig (Shaftsbury, VT) three-pointer gave Saint Rose their first lead. Ludwig finished the game with a Saint Rose high of 16 points with all of her baskets coming via the three-pointer.

The game would continue to go back and forth down the stretch with the lead changing seven times. A couple of buckets by Ashley Anderson (Portland, ME) and free throws down the stretch gave the Golden Knights a three point lead that they would not relinquish in the last two minutes of the game. Anderson finished in double figures with 12 points. Bryant University will travel to Pace on Tuesday with a tip time of 5:30pm.