ORONO, ME. – The Bryant University women's basketball team fell to Maine on the road by a score of 87-64 on Saturday.
 
Ali Brigham recorded 16 points, and Maranda Nyborg, Mia Mancini, and Martina Boba had 10 points.


Game Information
Maine 87, Bryant 64
Records: Bryant (8-7) (1-1), Maine (7-8), (2-0)
Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Burlington, VT.)

Key Moment

• The Bulldogs cut the deficit to eight with five remaining in the third quarter (49-41) and then were outscored 38-23 for the remainder of the game.

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs scored the game's first bucket, and then the Black Bears responded with a 12-2 run for the next six minutes of the first quarter (12-4).
• Bryant stormed back for the final four minutes of the quarter, tallying 12 points, while Maine scored seven (19-16). Ali Brigham scored six, Mia Mancini had four, and Martina Boba registered two.
• Maine began the second quarter on a 7-0 run at 7:23 (26-16).
• The Black Bears finished the first half recording 15 points to the Black and Golds nine, resulting in a 41-25 deficit for Bryant.
• The Bulldogs came out on top to start the second half, tallying 12 points: six from Boba, four from Mancini, and two from Maranda Nyborg. Maine posted seven, cutting the Black Bears' lead to 11 (48-39) with six minutes left in the quarter.
• The remainder of the third quarter was closely contested, with the Black Bears earning a slight 11-9 edge (59-48). Brigham had seven of Bryant's nine during the stretch.
• Maine outscored the Bulldogs 28-16 in the final quarter, resulting in an 87-64 loss for Bryant.

 Stats

• Brigham scored 16 points, going 7-9 from the field (77%).
• Boba, Mancini, and Nyborg posted ten points.
• Rubino hit two from deep.
• Mancini had three steals, while Breezie Williams registered two.
• The Black and Gold shot 41% from the field, 18% from deep, and 73% from the line.

Notes

• Brigham recorded her fifth double-figure scoring game.
• Mancini posted her ninth 10+ point game.
• Boba scored ten points for the third time this year.
• Nyborg registered her seventh 10+ point game.
• Mancini tied her season-highs of four assists and three steals.
• Rubino hit a season-high two three-pointers.
• This is the third game this season. Bryant has four players reach double figures.

 Next Up
The Black and Gold will face Vermont on Saturday in Burlington.