December 3, 2007

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST NO. 9 BENTLEY TUESDAY NIGHT

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BRYANT UPDATE
The Bryant women's basketball team hosts No. 9 Bentley College Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. in a Northeast-10 Conference game at the Chace Athletic Center. This will be the first of two meetings this year between the Bulldogs and Falcons. Bryant was swept in four meetings last year, two in the regular season and once in both the NE-10 and NCAA Tournaments.

JUNIOR CARA JOHNSON

FAMILIAR FOES                                                    
The Bulldogs and Falcons have met 63 times entering the 2007-08 season and Bentley holds the 58-5 (.921) advantage. Of its five wins, Bryant has only beaten Bentley once in the regular season, a 63-51 win on Feb. 3, 2007 at the Chace Athletic Center. Three of the Bulldogs' four postseason victories over the Falcons came in Northeast-10 Tournament play, while the fourth came most recently in the 2003-04 NCAA Tournament (70-65).

LAST TIME OUT                                                   
The Bulldogs defeated UMass Lowell, 71-37, at home Saturday afternoon behind a strong defensive effort and a game-high 16 points from junior guard Cara Johnson.

UP NEXT                                                              
Following Tuesday's game against Bentley, the Bulldogs will travel to Southern New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon to take on the Penmen at 1:30 pm. The Penmen and the Bulldogs split the season series, 1-1, last season and Bryant is 20-9 all-time against SNHU. The last time Bryant traveled to Manchester, NH, it topped the home team 79-68 on Jan. 17, 2007.

BULLDOGS ON THE AIR                                       
Fans can catch all of the action this year by tuning into www.bryantbulldogs.com with Pat Sullivan and Jared Hager calling all of the action at no cost to the listener. For the second-straight year, fans can also watch selected games through www.NE10.tv at a cost of $6.99 per game. Also this year, track each game live online for free with LIVE STATS by visiting www.bryantbulldogs.com and clicking the Live Stats link. 

NOTABLES                                                            
* Lynne-Ann Kokoski needs just three more assists to hit the 200 mark for her career. She also needs five steals to get to 100 in her career.
* Bryant is 1-1 at home this season with a 71-27 win over UMass Lowell and a 65-54 loss to Franklin Pierce. Last year, the Bulldogs were 12-3 inside the friendly confines of the Chace Athletic Center, with their losses coming to Southern New Hampshire, Pace and Stonehill.
* Bentley's head coach Barbara Stevens in the winningest women's basketball coach in Division II history.