Women's Hoops Loses to Southern N.H. 76-70
BRYANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
December 9, 2006
Smithfield, R.I. - The Bryant Women's Basketball suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of Southern New Hampshire, losing 76-70 Saturday afternoon at the Chace Center.
With the loss, the Bulldogs have dropped two in a row and are 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the Northeast-10.
Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) led the Bulldogs with 23 points in 35 minutes. She scored 17 in the first half and made four from behind the arc.
Both teams exchanged leads throughout the second half, but the Penmen took control with five minutes to play after Stephanie Houghton drained a three and was fouled on the play. She converted the free throw to give her team the four-point lead.
Bryant continued to battle back, but could not catch up as the Penmen made every free throw they attempted down the stretch. They shot 83.3% from the line while the Bulldogs struggled, shooting only 54%.
Coming off the bench for the first time all season, freshman Kelsey O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) tallied a career-high 15 rebounds but was only 5-for-16 from the field, scoring 11 points. Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, Mass.) added 13 points and six assists off the bench in 31 minutes. After scoring a career-high 23 points at Bentley on Tuesday, senior Lauren Rubenoff (New Hartford, Conn.) spent most of the game in foul trouble. She scored four points in just 14 minutes.
Houghton led the Penmen with 17 points while Julia Houghtaling added 16 and 10 rebounds.
The Bulldogs will head to 15th-ranked Stonehill Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. game.