Bulldogs drop to St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday night

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Senior Sydney Holloway's (Morgantown, W.Va.) double-double performance wasn't enough as the Bryant University women's basketball team fell to St. Francis Brooklyn, 80-77, on Friday night in Brooklyn.

Four Bulldogs posted double-figures, led by Holloway with 19 points. Brooke Bjelko (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) added 16 while Nicole Gallagher (Foxboro, Mass.) trailed with 14. Freshman Alana Perkins (Wauwatosa, Wis.) chipped in 12.

GAME INFORMATION
St. Francis Brooklyn 80, Bryant 77
Records: Bryant (8-17, 6-8), St. Francis Brooklyn (8-17, 4-10)
Location: Pope Physical Education Center (Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.)

KEY MOMENT

• The Terrier's 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter gave St. Francis Brooklyn a ten-point cushion as they rode out the advantage for the remainder of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Francis Brooklyn converted an and-one into a three-point play by sinking the free throw to spark a 7-0 run. The run gave the Terriers the advantage, 9-4, halfway through the first frame.
• A short jumper from Bjelko put the Bulldogs within one, but the Terriers went on to get a layup just before the buzzer to hold onto their lead, 16-13, at the end of the first quarter.
• Holloway came out hot in the second quarter when an offensive rebound and the put back fueled a 6-0 run to give Bryant the lead, 23-18.
• The Bulldogs held onto their lead to close out the half, outscoring the Terriers, 20-10. Holloway exploded for ten points in the second quarter alone to help lead the Bulldogs to a seven-point cushion at the halftime break.
• Both teams went back and forth all quarter long until a buzzer-beating three put St. Francis Brooklyn within one, 55-54.
• The Terriers exploded from the three-point line in the third quarter, posting 83.3 percent off five-of-six shooting from behind the arc.
• St. Francis Brooklyn went off on a 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter to grow to its biggest lead of the night, 67-57.
• The Bulldogs pulled within three with seconds to go, but a last-chance three wouldn't go as the Bulldogs fell, 80-77.

STATS

• Holloway led with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds.
• Three other Bulldogs posted double-figures, including Bjelko with 16, Gallagher with 14, and Perkins with 12.
• Bjelko led with four blocks.
• Masey Zegarowski (Hamilton, Mass.) dished out four assists.
• Bryant outrebounded the Terriers, 36-33.

GAME NOTES

• Holloway's double-double is the eighth this season and 44^th of her career.
• Bjelko tied her career-best with four blocks.
• Perkins posted a career-best 12 points against an NEC opponent off four-of-nine shooting from long-distance.
• Bryant is now 14-8 all-time against St. Francis Brooklyn and 7-4 all-time in Brooklyn heights.

UP NEXT: Sacred Heart
The Bulldogs head to Sacred Heart on Sunday to take on the Pioneers for the first time this season. The game is set for Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m.