November 17, 2007
BRYANT DROPS 2007-08 SEASON OPENER TO BRIDGEPORT
ON THE ROAD, 70-49
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Junior Jerrann Wright led the
Bulldogs with 13 points and
11 rebounds in 33 minutes
Saturday against Bridgeport.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bryant men's basketball team, picked to
finish fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in 2007-08, lost
its season opener Saturday afternoon to the University of
Bridgeport, 70-49, in the Bridgeport Classic.
Junior Jerrann Wright (Cincinatti, Ohio) and
sophomore Chris Birrell (Scituate, RI) each
pitched in a team-high 13 points while Wright grabbed a game-high
11 boards and shot 5-for-9 from the floor in 33 minutes. Birell
recorded the Bulldogs' only two steals of the contest.
Both Birrell and senior Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange,
NJ) were perfect from the line, going 4-for-4 and 6-for-6,
respectively, while Bryant shot 76.2 percent as a team from the
line on the day. But the Bulldogs were just a combined
1-for-14 on three-point attempts to Bridgeport's 6-for-20 effort.
Cornell Littlejohn led Bridgeport with a game-high 17
points in 28 minutes, shooting 2-for-2 from the line and 6-for-11
from the floor, including three treys. Bryant edged the Purple
Knights in rebounds, 45-31, but turned the ball over twice as
much, 24-12.
The Bulldogs next take on Post University, Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2
p.m. in their final game of the Bridgeport Classic.
