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Skiba Scores Career-High 31 To Lead Bryant Women To 79-68 Win Over Southern NH Wednesday
Posted: Jan 17, 2007

Skiba Scores Career-High 31 To Lead Bryant Women To 79-68 Win Over Southern NH Wednesday

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 January 17, 2007

SKIBA SCORES CAREER-HIGH 31 IN BRYANT WIN OVER SOUTHERN NH
Northeast-10 Conference Women's Basketball

MANCHESTER, NH - Senior guard Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) scored 27 of her career-high 31 points in the second half as the Bryant University women's basketball team snapped a two-game slide with a 79-68 win over Southern New Hampshire Wednesday night in Northeast-10 Conference action.

Skiba, who came off the bench for the Bulldogs early in the first half, helped spark a 12-3 Bryant run midway through the second half to break open a tight game.  Trailing 40-37, Skiba drained a three from the left side and moments later followed with a fast-break layup following a SNHU turnover, giving the Bulldogs a 42-40 lead with 12:39 left.

A Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, Mass.) three from the top of the key gave the Bulldogs a 49-43.  Kokoski would finish with a team-high seven assists in 36 minutes of action.

Southern New Hampshire (5-13, 2-6 NE-10) would make one last run at the Bulldogs, but another three by Skiba followed by a Lauren Rubenoff (New Hartford, Conn.) jumper in the paint pushed the visitor's lead to 61-55 with just over 10 minutes left to play. 

The Penmen would go ice cold from the field during a six minute stretch, giving the Bulldogs plenty of opportunities to close the door on Southern NH and the Bulldogs responded nicely.  Erin Murphy (Albany, NY) scored after an offensive rebound and Skiba scored on a layup and was fouled on the play to give Bryant its largest lead of the game, 71-61 and the Bulldogs were never threatened.

Skiba's previous career-best was 26 points scored against Stonehill last season.  Tonight, the guard made 11 of 18 from the floor and was 5-for-10 from three-point range.  Freshman Kelsey O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) had 18 points and seven rebounds while Murphy finished with 16 and added eight rebounds. 

Bryant (11-7, 7-6 NE-10) shot 50 percent from the floor in the game including 60 percent in the second half.

Both teams struggled from the field in the first half as both Bryant and Southern New Hampshire shot below 40 percent from the floor and turned the ball over a combined 27 times.   

The Bulldogs will host Le Moyne College this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Chace Athletic Center.