MANCHESTER, NH –  Shannon Perry scored 16 of her 22 points in the second half while Joanna Skiba led all scorers with 23 points as the Bryant University women's basketball team picked up a 68-57 win over Saint Anselm College here Saturday. 

Leading 32-27 at the half, Bryant (7-17, 4-15 NE-10) pulled ahead 45-33 following a pair of Perry free throws early in the second half.  However Saint Anselm (6-18, 2-17 NE-10) would pull to within a pair, 46-44 with 11:03 left to play.  A three by Lana Martin and pull-up jumper in the paint by Katie Lavane helped key the run. 

After a timeout by the Bulldogs, Bryant would respond in a big way, holding the Hawks without a basket over the next seven minutes and outscoring the hosts 13-0 to push the lead back to double digits, 59-44 with just over three minutes to play.  Perry continued to hurt the Hawks with strong moves in the paint while both Perry and Skiba continued to shoot well from the foul line as the Bulldogs were never threatened.

Bryant shot 41 percent from the floor in the first half in taking a 32-27 lead into the locker room at the half. Skiba had 15 points in the first half including four 3-point field goals to pace the Bulldogs.

Bryant will return home to host Saint Michael's College this Wednesday night starting at 5:30 pm at the Chace Athletic Center. 

Bryant vs Saint Anselm College
2/11/06 1:30 p.m. at Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gym)
At Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gym)
BRYANT 68, SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE 57
BRYANT (7-17, 4-15 NE-10)
Joanna Skiba 6-17 7-8 23; Shannon Perry 6-12 10-12 22; Erin Murphy 4-11 1-1
11; Lauren Rubenoff 3-8 0-0 6; Megan Peper 1-2 1-2 3; Cara Johnson 1-4 0-0
2; Alyssa Michella 0-3 1-4 1; Stephanie Fontaine 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren Glenney
0-3 0-0 0; Abby Lesneski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 20-27 68.
SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE (6-18, 2-17 NE-10)
Lanna Martin 4-10 2-3 11; Katie Levane 3-6 4-4 10; Jessica Morgan 4-6 0-0 8;
Meredith Amyot 2-7 2-2 7; Christina Buckley 3-7 1-1 7; Cassaundra Thorpe 3-5
0-0 6; Rae. DeCastro-Cain 3-10 0-0 6; Cassandra Loftus 1-4 0-0 2; Rachel
Reilly 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 9-10 57.

Bryant........................   32   36  -   68
Saint Anselm College..........   27   30  -   57

3-point goals-Bryant 6-22 (Joanna Skiba 4-10; Erin Murphy 2-7; Alyssa
Michella 0-3; Lauren Glenney 0-2), Saint Anselm College 2-10 (Lanna Martin
1-3; Meredith Amyot 1-3; Christina Buckley 0-1; Rachel Reilly 0-1; Katie
Levane 0-2). Fouled out--Bryant-None, Saint Anselm College-None.
Rebounds-Bryant 39 (Shannon Perry 14), Saint Anselm College 39 (Lanna Martin
8). Assists-Bryant 13 (Shannon Perry 5), Saint Anselm College 12 (Lanna
Martin 4). Total fouls-Bryant 14, Saint Anselm College 20. A-417