Bryant Shoots Past FPC, 91-79
Bulldogs connect for school-record 14 three-pointers to aid victory

RINDGE, N.H. (January 26, 2002) - Bryant College drained a school-record 14 three-pointers to aid a 91-79 victory over Franklin Pierce University
in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the FP
Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Bryant cashed in on 14-of-22 (63.6-percent) from beyond the arc for the afternoon, including 8-13 (61.5%) in the first half, as it shot a blistering 56.4% (31-55) from the field for the afternoon.

Franklin Pierce was able to match the Bulldogs firepower in the opening 20-minutes as it canned 6-9 (66.7%) from long distance and 55.2% (16-29) from the field. However, FP
hit just 41.9% (13-31) from the field in the second half, including 4-10 (40%) from beyond the arc.

Sophomore Mary McConnell led Bryant with a game-high 24 points (20 second half) and she hit 7-14 from the field, including five three-pointers, and 5-5 from the line to go along with four assists and two steals.

Freshman Deneva Fogarty added 15 points (14 first half), aided by three three-pointers, and six assists. Senior Laurie Pilotte totaled 14 points, hitting 4-6 from long-range, while sophomore Tanya Iwanski chipped in 12 points, a team-high nine rebounds and five steals.

Junior Jennifer Webster (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) led the Ravens with 23 points (16 first half) as she hit 5-9 from three-point range, to go along with four rebounds and two steals. Senior Emily Liskow (Strafford, N.H./Coe-Brown) added 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals, while classmate Amina Robinson (Hyde Park, Mass./Jeremiah Burke) chipped in with her NE-10 leading 13th double-double of the season as she totaled 14 points and ten rebounds with four assists and two steals.

Franklin Pierce jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead just three minutes into the game, as Webster hit a layup and a three-pointer to spark the run. Bryant fought back and knotted the score at 14 at the 14:44-mark with a 12-4 run, sparked by eight points by senior Stephanie Tobey.

The game was back-and-forth until Bryant closed out the first half with a 5-0 run, taking a lead it would never relinquish after a pair of Iwanski free throws 47-seconds before the intermission.

The Bulldogs took control of the game with a 12-2 run to expand its lead to 18 points (85-67) with 6:01 to play.

FP
(11-11, 7-8 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Worcester, Mass., to face No. 23 Assumption College at 5:30 p.m. Bryant (11-7, 7-7 NE-10) hosts UMass Lowell on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.