Skiba and O'Keefe Pace Bryant to 68-48 Victory

BRYANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

January 20, 2007

Women's Hoops Rolls over Le Moyne 68-48

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant Women's Basketball team cruised to its second straight victory, 68-48 over Le Moyne College Saturday afternoon at the Chace Center.

Senior captain Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) and freshman Kelsey O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) led the way for the Bulldogs scoring 17 points each. O'Keefe posted a double-double as she pulled down 13 rebounds while finishing with a career-high five steals.

The Bulldogs entered the second leading 38-25 and put the game away with a 10-0 run to start the half. O'Keefe scored off her own offensive board, and then freshman Courtney Schermerhorn (Lowell, Mass.) came up with a steal and got it to Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, Mass.) who scored the fast-break lay-up and converted the three-point play following the foul. Skiba would end the run with a fast-break lay-in of her own, with Kokoski notching the assist to give her team the 48-25 lead

Bryant went cold from there, scoring only three points over the next eight minutes, but the lead was too big for the Dolphins to overcome.

Ten different Bulldogs scored in the contest including freshmen Kailah Al-Darraji (Dover, NH) and Kristen Dessingue (Clifton Park, NY).

Bryant forced 28 Dolphin turnovers and scored 37 points off those Le Moyne errors.

Skiba finished the week averaging 24 points in two games. She came off the bench in both contests and injected the Bulldogs with instant energy.

Bryant (12-7, 8-6 NE-10) will go for its third straight win against UMass-Lowell next Saturday at the Chace Center at 1:30 p.m.

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