iLOWELL, MASS. – Breezie Williams led the Bulldogs with 18 points as the Bryant University women's basketball team defeated UMass Lowell 64-43 on the road.
 
Mia Mancini scored 14 points, hitting four from deep, and Nia Scott posted an 11 points and ten-rebound double-double.


Game Information
Bryant 64, Bryant 43
Records: Bryant (9-9) (2-3), UMass Lowell (2-15), (0-5)
Location: Costello Athletic Center (Lowell, Mass.)

Key Moment

• UML cut the lead to three (26-23) with 1:33 left in the first half before the Black and Gold outscored the River Hawks 38-20 for the remainder of the game.

How it Happened
 

• Defense was the story of the game's first six minutes, with UML earning a slight 6-4 edge at the media timeout. Nia Scott had all four points for the Bulldogs.
• UML took a 12-7 lead with two minutes remaining, and then the Black and Gold closed the quarter on an 8-0 run, which was capped off by a Mia Mancini half-court buzzer-beater. Breezie Williams also hit a three-pointer (15-12).
• The Bulldogs jumped out to begin the second quarter, registering an 11-6 run that saw Mancini hit two from deep (26-18).
• The River Hawks tallied a 5-0 run at the 1:33 mark to cut the lead to three (26-23) before Williams recorded a 5-0 run of her own to give Bryant a 31-25 lead at the half.
• The beginning of the second half was closely contested, with the Black and Gold registering a slight 5-4 edge (36-29).
• The Bulldogs closed out the third quarter on a 13-3 run. Mancini had five, Ali Brigham tallied four, and Williams posted four (49-32).
• Bryant outscored UML 15-11 in the final quarter, resulting in a 64-43 win for the Bulldogs.

 
Stats

• Williams recorded 18 points and hit two from deep.
• Mancini tallied 14 points, making four three-pointers.
• Scott posted an 11 points and ten-rebound double-double.
• Mimi Rubino went 2-2 from beyond the arc.
• The Bulldogs shot 42% from the floor, 40% from deep, and 62% from the line.
• The Black and Gold outrebounded UML 42-38.

Notes

• Williams recorded her seventh 10+ point game and second in a row.
• Williams now has 2+ threes made in three consecutive games.
• Mancini had her eighth multi three-point game,
• Mancini made her 100^th career three-pointer.
• Mancini posted her tenth double-figure scoring game.
• Scott now has five double-doubles this season.
• Rubino now has a three-pointer in five games, and this is her second game with 2+.
• This is the Bulldog's fifth game with 40+ boards.
• Bryant improves to 2-3 in conference play.
• This is the fourth consecutive win against the River Hawks.

 Next Up
The Black and Gold return home to welcome UNH on Thursday.