February 4, 2010
BRYANT FALLS TO CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT AT HOME, 60-34, THURSDAY NIGHT
Boxscore
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Joe Seymore scored a game-high 19 points
while Markeys Deans added 12 points to go with seven rebounds as
Central Connecticut State University handed Bryant University a
60-34 defeat in Northeast Conference action Thursday night at the
Chace Athletic Center.
Bryant (0-23, 0-11 NEC) raced out to a quick 8-3 lead on the
visiting Blue Devils, thanks in part to the play of sophomore
Papa Lo (Thies, Senegal) defensively in the paint.
Lo, who blocked six shots against CCSU as a freshman at UMass, led
the Bulldogs in their strong start, stuffing the Blue Devils with
six rejections in the first half - five of them coming in the first
four minutes of the contest - en route to a seven-block game. His
game-high seven blocks are good to knot him for fifth in the
single-game all-time blocks list.
But it would be all Blue Devils (8-14, 5-6) from there as
Seymore drained a deep three from the right side and CCSU put the
game away early with a 24-3 run over the next six minutes to gain a
27-11 lead with 8:45 left to go in the first half.
Seymore and Vince Rosario combined to make six 3-point field
goals during the run. A layup by Lo and a free throw moments later
made it 29-14, but Seymore was there once again with another long
lefty three to give the Blue Devils their largest lead of the
night, 32-14.
Bryant shot just under 24 percent from the floor as the Bulldogs
were held to their lowest point total of the season. Lo led Bryant
with a career-best seven points and tied his career high with a
game-best eight rebounds in 28 minutes of action. Senior guard
Adam Parzych (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and rookie
Raphael Jordan (Bel Air, Md.) each had six points.
"We had a very difficult time scoring tonight," said head coach
Tim O'Shea. "We can't afford to miss the number of
shots we did in and around the basket.
"We've got some pieces," added O'Shea, "we just don't have all
the parts right now."
Central Connecticut shot 41.7 percent from the floor in the game
and outrebounded Bryant, 44-28. Rosario had 10 points as the Blue
Devils made just one three in the second half after converting
8-of-12 from long range in the first.
Bryant and CCSU will meet again this Saturday in New Britain,
Conn. at 3:30 p.m.
