November 20, 2009

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS LAFAYETTE SATURDAY AT 1 PM

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The Bulldogs return to action this Saturday afternoon hosting Lafayette College in a non-conference game looking to bounce back from a loss Wednesday night in the home opener. This will be the second-straight Patriot League opponent for the Bulldogs who fell to Holy Cross 57-45 despite a double-double effort from junior Siamone Bennett.  Lafayette will also be looking to get back in the win column on Saturday.  The Leopards fell to Fairfield 52-29 in Fairfield,Conn. on Wednesday evening. Today's game will be the second of three-straight at home as the Bulldogs will host Brown University this Tuesday before heading out for a three-game road trip starting with a visit to upstate New York to face St. Bonaventure next Sunday (Nov. 29).   

HOLY CROSS COMES FROM BEHIND TO PICK UP 57-45 WIN
Bryant came out on fire in the first 10 minutes against Holy Cross Wednesday night as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 lead behind back-to-back three's by Kristin Mraz and held a 12-point advantage with under 10 minutes left before the half.  However a 19-6 run by the Crusaders gave the visitors a one-point lead at intermission and Holy Cross would hold on from there.  After scoring a career-best 11 points in the team's opener against Dartmouth, Bryant sophomore guard Lekia Cowen tallied 12 points Wednesday night.  Cowen was 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and made 4-of-5 from the free throw line.  Bennett picked up her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds - 12 of which came on the offensive end. Bryant shot just 38.9 percent from the floor in the game and turned the ball over 28 times but did hold a 46 to 32 rebounding advantage against the Crusaders.

LOOKING AT THE LEOPARDS FROM LAFAYETTE
Lafayette shot just 18 percent from the floor in falling on the at Fairfield Wednesday night, 52-29.  Melissa Downey and Alicia Manning each had six point to pace the visiting Leopards who were outrebounded 55 to 35 in the game.  Lafayette has been out-rebounded in all three games this season. The lone win came last week on the road at NEC member Monmouth, 58-55. 

LAFAYETTE DOWNS BULLDOGS IN LAST YEAR'S MEETING
In the first-ever meeting between the two schools last season, Bryant led 30-27 at the half but couldn't hold on as Lafayette's LaKeisha Wright scored 19 points and Elizabeth Virgin had 14 points and 12 rebounds to pace the host Leopards to a 64-57 win over the Bulldogs in Easton, Pa.  Cara Johnson had 17 for Bryant which shot 30 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 23 times. Kristin Mraz, Siamone Bennett and Kelsey O'Keefe each had eight points for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs return to action this Tuesday hosting Brown University at 7 pm.